freqtrade-delta-exchange

Trade on Delta Exchange with freqtrade. This package plugs Delta into freqtrade — install it and "name": "delta" works in your freqtrade config, just like any built-in exchange.

Works with both Delta International and Delta India, live and demo (paper) accounts.

Install

pip install freqtrade-delta-exchange

That's it — no freqtrade fork or patch needed. To confirm it registered:

freqtrade list-exchanges | grep -i delta

Quick start

You need two files: a config and a secrets file (for your API keys).

1. config.json — trading settings:

{
  "dry_run": true,
  "trading_mode": "futures",
  "margin_mode": "cross",
  "stake_currency": "USD",
  "stake_amount": 100,
  "max_open_trades": 1,
  "timeframe": "1h",
  "exchange": {
    "name": "delta",
    "india": true,
    "sandbox": true,
    "key": "",
    "secret": "",
    "pair_whitelist": ["BTC/USD:USD"],
    "pair_blacklist": []
  },
  "pairlists": [{ "method": "StaticPairList" }]
}

2. delta-secrets.json — your API keys (never commit this file):

{
  "exchange": {
    "key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "secret": "YOUR_API_SECRET"
  }
}

3. Run:

freqtrade trade -c config.json -c delta-secrets.json

The 3 settings that matter

Start with "sandbox": true + "dry_run": true. When that works, try "sandbox": true + "dry_run": false to see real orders on your demo dashboard. Only flip sandbox to false when you're ready to go live.

Matching pairs and stake currency

Using the wrong pair/currency combo is the most common setup mistake — the pair must match the account type.

API keys & 2FA

Create keys in your Delta account (demo keys from the demo site, live keys from the live site — they are not interchangeable).

If your key has 2FA enabled, add the base32 TOTP secret to the secrets file:

{
  "exchange": {
    "key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "secret": "YOUR_API_SECRET",
    "totp_secret": "JGFRS7RYJWMJWDKV"
  }
}

Examples

Ready-made configs live in examples/:

• delta-india-demo-smoke.config.json — India demo account, 1-minute smoke test
• delta-india-demo.config.json — India demo account
• delta-india-live.config.json — India live account

Limitations

• Funding-rate history is not available on Delta (no API endpoint), so backtests don't back-adjust funding fees.
• Leverage tiers are not published by Delta; the adapter assumes a flat 0.5% maintenance margin for liquidation estimates.

Links

• Delta API docs: https://docs.delta.exchange
• freqtrade docs: https://www.freqtrade.io