How do I transfer/deposit crypto with my sub-accounts?

Published on Aug 22, 2023Updated on Aug 6, 20255 min read3,682

Sub-accounts can be used for spot, spot leverage, contract trading and deposits for standard sub-accounts, but withdrawals are not allowed. You can only transfer crypto from your main account into your sub-account. To transfer funds from your sub-account back to your main account, you must do this within the main account.

How do I transfer crypto from my main account to sub-account?

On the web

  1. Login to your OKX main account and go to Transfer via one of the following:

  2. Select the Sub-account you would like to transfer and your preferred crypto in Asset.

  3. Adjust the From/To details according to your preference

  4. Fill in the Amount and select Transfer to complete your crypto transfer from your main account to your sub-account

Insert the transfer details to complete your crypto transfer from main account to sub-account on web

On the app

  1. Login to your main account and select Assets

  2. Go to Transfer and select Main and sub-account

  3. Select the Sub-account you would like to transfer and adjust the From/To details according to your preference

  4. Select your preferred crypto in Asset, fill in the Amount, and select Confirm to complete your crypto transfer.

Insert the transfer details to complete your crypto transfer from main account to sub-account on app

How do I transfer crypto from my sub-account to main account?

On the web

  1. Login to your OKX main account and go to Transfer via one of the following:

  2. Select your preferred sub-account and preferred crypto, then select Switch to change the account type in From and To on the Sub-account transfer page

    Select switch in the middle to transfer the fund from sub-account to main account

  3. Fill in the Amount and select Transfer to complete your crypto transfer from your sub-account to your main account

On the app

  1. Login to your main account and select Assets

  2. Go to Transfer and select Main and sub-account

  3. Select your preferred sub-account, then select Switch to change the account type in From and To on the page

    Select switch at the right to transfer the fund from sub-account to main account

How do I deposit crypto with my sub-accounts?

The main account controls the ability to enable the deposit function for sub-accounts on the web. However, only standard sub-accounts are allowed to deposit cryptos.

Before depositing crypto into your sub-account, log in to your main account and go to Profile > Sub-accounts. Find the standard sub-account that you would like to enable for deposits, select Action, and toggle Deposit on.

Enable deposit for standard sub-accounts in your main account

Once the deposit function is enabled, you can switch to the standard sub-accounts to make deposits as usual. If you would like to know more about how to make a deposit on our platform, you can view the information here.

After switching to your standard sub-account, you can go to Assets > My Assets > Overview > Deposit on the web to obtain your sub-account's deposit information. Alternatively, you can select Profile > Deposit to view your sub-account's deposit information.

Open the deposit page in your standard sub-account on the web

If you're accessing from our app, switch to your preferred sub-account at Menu > Profile and settings > Profile > Switch accounts, then go to Assets, and select Deposit.

Open the deposit page in your standard sub-account on the app