Individual traders: You do not need to complete this onboarding process. Head to the Retail Trading tab to get started.
Step 1: Register
Create your account through the Polymarket Institutional registration portal. The portal walks you through setting up the credentials you need to access the API across each environment (development, pre-production, and production).API-Specific Requirements
REST / gRPC
REST / gRPC
No additional setup is required beyond registering through the portal.
FIX
FIX
If you intend to use the FIX API, include your AWS Account ID during registration so that a VPC PrivateLink connection can be established.You should still complete registration even if FIX is your primary connectivity method, as it is required for full platform functionality.
Step 2: Submit Your Onboarding Documents
Download and complete the required onboarding document, then submit it through the registration portal: Entity Participant AgreementStep 3: Receive Your Credentials
The Polymarket team will review your submission and provide your Client ID credentials for both pre-production and production environments. If you requested FIX connectivity, you will also receive your FIX connection details. See FIX Connection Setup for VPC endpoint configuration and session setup.Step 4: Fund Your Account
Your pre-production account will be funded with dummy funds for testing purposes. To begin trading on the production environment, fund your account via wire transfer:- Inbound Wire Form - Use this form to wire funds into your Polymarket account
- Outbound Wire Form - Use this form to withdraw funds from your Polymarket account