Effective From: 1 April 2026

To comply with the SEBI circular on retail algorithmic trading participation, Kotak Neo Trade APIs will require Static IP Whitelisting for order execution.

This requirement ensures that orders are placed only from verified infrastructure, improving security and regulatory compliance.

From 1 April 2026, order APIs will accept requests only from whitelisted static IPs with a valid session created from the same IP.

What This Change Means

If you are using Kotak Neo APIs to automate trading:

You must:

1. Whitelist a static IP address
2. Create API session from that IP
3. Place orders from the same environment

If requests originate from non-whitelisted IPs or sessions created from another IP, order APIs will reject the request.

How to Whitelist Static IP

You can configure static IP from the Kotak Neo platform.

Steps

1. Login to Kotak Neo
2. Go to More
3. Open Trade API
4. If you have not already created one → Create API Application