Broker integration · Kite Connect
Algo trading with Zerodha, without writing code
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Zerodha is where most Indian retail algo traders start, and Kite Connect is its official automation gateway. The catch has always been that Kite Connect is a developer product — it expects you to write and host software. INDfolio AI removes that step: build strategies in plain English or visual blocks, validate them on NSE data, and deploy them to your Zerodha account through Kite Connect with no code at any point.
- Official API
- Kite Connect
- Segments
- NSE equity, F&O
- Connection
- API key — password never shared
- API charges
- Set by Zerodha (see their pricing)
How to connect Zerodha in three steps
- 1
Enable Kite Connect on your Zerodha account
Generate API credentials from Zerodha's developer/API console. You keep full control — credentials can be revoked from your broker at any time. Kite Connect sessions refresh via a quick Zerodha login once per trading day.
- 2
Connect the broker in INDfolio AI
Paste your API credentials into INDfolio AI's broker settings. Credentials are stored encrypted (256-bit, in transit and at rest); your broker password is never asked for or stored.
- 3
Deploy a validated strategy
Pick a strategy that has passed backtesting and paper trading, set position limits and a daily loss cap, and switch it live. Orders flow through the official API; funds stay in your own broker account.
How Zerodha algo trading works on INDfolio AI
Kite Connect lets authorized software place, modify and cancel orders, read positions and margins, and stream market data from your Zerodha account. INDfolio AI sits on top as the strategy layer: your rules run in the cloud, and when they signal, orders go to Zerodha through Kite Connect — the only Zerodha automation path that sits inside SEBI’s framework for retail algos.
One Zerodha-specific ritual to know: Kite Connect requires you to complete a Zerodha login once per trading day to refresh the API session. INDfolio AI prompts you when the session needs refreshing, so live strategies never silently stall.
Zerodha bills its own Kite Connect charges (and a separate add-on if you want their historical data product); those are paid to Zerodha directly. INDfolio AI’s backtesting uses its own NSE historical data, so you do not need Zerodha’s data add-on to validate strategies.
What you can automate on Zerodha
Intraday and positional strategies on NSE equity, index and stock futures, and options — including NIFTY and BANKNIFTY systems with strike selection logic. TradingView alerts and Chartink scanner hits can also route to your Zerodha account through INDfolio AI, with position limits, daily loss caps and automatic square-off enforced on every path.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is algo trading allowed on Zerodha?
Yes — through Kite Connect, Zerodha’s official trading API. SEBI’s retail algo framework expects automation to flow through registered brokers’ APIs with risk controls, which is exactly how INDfolio AI connects. Screen-scraping or session-hijacking tools sit outside that framework; avoid them.
Do I need coding to algo trade on Zerodha?
Not with INDfolio AI. Describe your strategy in plain English or build it visually; INDfolio AI handles Kite Connect integration, order placement and monitoring.
What does Kite Connect cost?
Zerodha sets and bills Kite Connect charges directly — check Zerodha’s current API pricing. INDfolio AI’s subscription is separate and includes its own NSE data for backtesting.
Is connecting Zerodha to INDfolio AI safe?
INDfolio AI never asks for your Zerodha password — only API credentials, stored with 256-bit encryption. You can revoke access from Zerodha at any time, and funds never leave your own Zerodha account.
Why do I have to log in to Zerodha every day?
Kite Connect requires a daily session refresh via Zerodha login — a Zerodha-side security requirement that applies to every platform using the API. INDfolio AI reminds you before market open so live strategies are never left without a session.
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