{"id":5673,"date":"2025-08-16T16:33:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T16:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/16\/zerodha-unveils-whatsapp-based-kite-backup-for-emergency-trading-how-to-use-it-business-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T16:33:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T16:33:56","slug":"zerodha-unveils-whatsapp-based-kite-backup-for-emergency-trading-how-to-use-it-business-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/16\/zerodha-unveils-whatsapp-based-kite-backup-for-emergency-trading-how-to-use-it-business-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Zerodha Unveils WhatsApp-Based Kite Backup For Emergency Trading: How To Use It | Business News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9508260\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-730caffcddfd709\">August 16, 2025, 08:22 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9508260\" class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-2423959184 asubttl-schema\">Zerodha launched Kite Backup, a WhatsApp-based system for traders to manage positions if Kite&#8217;s main platforms fail.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-45a692afa6f47900 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-2423959184 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath (Photo: X\/@Nithin0dha)\" title=\"Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath (Photo: X\/@Nithin0dha)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-2423959184\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath (Photo: X\/@Nithin0dha)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><strong>Zerodha WhatsApp-Based Kite Backup:<\/strong> India\u2019s largest stockbroker Zerodha has launched Kite Backup, a WhatsApp-based emergency system that allows traders to square off open positions and cancel pending orders if its primary platforms \u2013 Kite web and mobile \u2013 ever go down during market hours.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">Trading platforms are highly complex, with multiple systems linked to exchanges, data centres, and cloud providers. Despite several layers of redundancy, a rare technical glitch at any point can disrupt trading. To provide an additional safety net, Zerodha has created this fully independent backup channel.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">Unlike the regular Kite systems that run on Amazon AWS and are protected by Cloudflare, the new WhatsApp-based setup is hosted on Microsoft Azure and connects directly to multiple order management systems (OMS) in physical data centres. It does not rely on Kite\u2019s primary infrastructure, ensuring that even if AWS or Cloudflare face outages, users can still exit positions.<\/p>\n<h3>How To Use Kite Backup On WhatsApp<\/h3>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><strong>Customers need to complete these four steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listOncontentArticleUL\">\n<li>Save the contact number: +91 99644 52020<\/li>\n<li>Send a WhatsApp message: Open WhatsApp and send \u201cHi&#8221; to this number<\/li>\n<li>Provide authentication: Enter your\u00a0 Zerodha user ID and PAN when prompted<\/li>\n<li>Complete verification: Enter the SMS OTP you received<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><strong>Once logged in, you will see four options:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listOncontentArticleUL\">\n<li>Open positions: View and square off open positions<\/li>\n<li>Open orders: Cancel pending orders<\/li>\n<li>Holdings: View your Kite holdings<\/li>\n<li>Margins: Check available funds and margin requirements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Limitations<\/h3>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\">The Kite Backup system over WhatsApp is designed to be a last resort in case all primary trading platforms become unavailable. It is NOT designed to be a trading or investment platform.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"listOncontentArticleUL\">\n<li>The WhatsApp Flow offers only a rudimentary interface that permits very few interactions.<\/li>\n<li>You can view holdings, margins, open orders and positions.<\/li>\n<li>Open orders and positions can be squared off. New orders or any other advanced features are not available.<\/li>\n<li>The backup system offers redundancy over Kite\u2019s trading systems and infrastructure, such as Amazon AWS and Cloudflare, which Kite depends on. However, it does not offer redundancy over the core OMS (Order Management Systems) located in physical data centres. OMS systems have different redundancy measures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"authorimg\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-02-11-at-14.38.33-2025-02-47cdd4fd31681cc3efe5087cb8bd1418.jpeg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/varun-yadav-28203.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Varun Yadav<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Varun Yadav is a Sub Editor at News18 Business Digital. He writes articles on markets, personal finance, technology, and more. He completed his post-graduation diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Inst&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Varun Yadav is a Sub Editor at News18 Business Digital. He writes articles on markets, personal finance, technology, and more. He completed his post-graduation diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Inst&#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-4625396a04d15488 jsx-2423959184 artcta\">Stay updated with all the latest business news, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/business\/markets\/\">market trends<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/topics\/stocks-to-watch\/\">stock updates<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/business\/tax\/\">tax<\/a>, IPO,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/business\/banking-finance\/\">banking finance<\/a>, real estate, savings and investments. 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