MT5 API guides for developers
Working notes on connecting MetaTrader 5 to real software — REST endpoints, webhook delivery, copy-trading mechanics, and the constraints that actually bite in production.
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EA trade copier vs cloud trade copier: which to run
Local EA trade copiers versus hosted cloud copiers, compared honestly: the failure modes that differ, real latency numbers, and who should use each one.
Trade CopierCopy TradingMT5Comparison - 8 min read
MT5 swap fees and commission: reading true trade costs
See where MT5 swap fees, commission, and fee land on deals, why net profit must sum all of them, and how to measure whether trading costs eat your edge.
MetaTrader 5Trading DataCostsMT5 API - 7 min read
Funded account risk management: a dashboard with MT5 alerts
Build one screen showing every funded account's distance to its daily and max drawdown limit, with an MT5 drawdown alert to Telegram before you breach.
Prop FirmFunded AccountRiskAlertsPython - 8 min read
Webhook retries, ordering, and idempotency: what to assume
What your webhook consumer must assume about retries, duplicates, and ordering, using MetaKit's real delivery numbers (5 attempts, 5s timeout) as the example.
WebhooksEngineeringReliabilityMT5 API - 8 min read
MT5 server time vs UTC: why your timestamps are off
MT5 server time is the broker's clock, not yours. Find the offset, convert MetaTrader 5 timestamps to UTC in pandas and JavaScript, and fix daily drawdown math.
MetaTrader 5TimezonesTrading DataProp Firms - 7 min read
MT4 vs MT5 API: your real options for programmatic access
Searching for an MT4 API? There isn't one. What MT4 really offers, what MT5 adds, the data-model change that is the real migration work, and where to go.
MT4MT5MT5 APIMigration - 9 min read
Set up an MT5 trade copier through the API, step by step
Set up an MT5 trade copier over a REST API: pick a lot sizing mode with worked examples, map symbols, add slippage guards, and verify the first copied fill.
Copy TradingTrade CopierMT5 APITutorial - 7 min read
Netting vs hedging in MT5: what changes and how to tell
Understand netting vs hedging MT5 accounts through one trade sequence: how position ids, deals, partial closes, analytics, and copiers behave in each mode.
MetaTrader 5Trading DataCopy TradingMT5 API - 9 min read
MT5 historical data API: candles and ticks into pandas
Pull MT5 historical data through a REST API into pandas: candles and ticks, backfilling a range under the caps, a UTC DatetimeIndex, and clean resampling.
Market DataPythonpandasMT5 API - 8 min read
Prop firm consistency rule and news trading rule, explained
The two prop firm rules traders fail after surviving drawdown: the consistency rule and the news trading window. How each is measured, and how to monitor both.
Prop FirmFunded AccountTrading RulesRisk