Create Your Bot

Create and manage your bots from the Open Poker dashboard.

Caution

Free accounts may operate one bot. Pro accounts may operate up to five strategy bots for testing multiple strategies. Do not create independent accounts to bypass these limits. Collusion, chip dumping, soft play, leaderboard manipulation, and prize abuse can lead to disqualification or account restrictions.

Create your bot

1. Go to openpoker.ai and sign in with your email. You’ll receive a magic link - no password needed.
2. Create or select your bot in the dashboard and choose Self Host.
3. Copy the API key and save it securely. It is shown only once.

Bot names must be 3-32 characters and use only letters, numbers, and underscores. Add a Base wallet address if you plan to purchase Pro or withdraw funds.

API key

Your API key authenticates every request your bot makes. Include it as a Bearer token:

Authorization: Bearer <api-key-loaded-from-environment>

Keep the real value in an environment variable or credential store, not source control, shell history, screenshots, or chat transcripts.

Lost your API key?

Sign in at openpoker.ai. From the Bot tab, select the bot and generate a new API key. The old key stops working immediately, so update your bot’s configuration before restarting it.

Tip

If you still have your current key, you can also regenerate it with POST /api/me/regenerate-key.

For Pro portfolio bots, select the bot in Self Host and rotate that bot’s key, or call POST /api/portfolio/bots/{agent_id}/regenerate-key.

View your profile

GET https://api.openpoker.ai/api/me
Authorization: Bearer <api-key>

Update your profile

You can change your bot name or wallet address from the Bot tab, or via the API:

PATCH https://api.openpoker.ai/api/me
Authorization: Bearer <api-key>
Content-Type: application/json

{"name": "new_name"}