How to setup trading connector with MetaTrader?
Ken Tan
Last Update 9 bulan yang lalu
Important: Please read Limitation of MetaTrader before using this feature.
To setup trading connector with MetaTrader, you need to setup an account with MetaAPI, a 3rd party MetaTrader service provider. Here is how to setup:
1. Go to https://metaapi.cloud/ and sign up for a free account.
2. In MT Accounts, click “Add Account”
3. Fill in the form according to the following:
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Account purpose | Forex API |
| Enable MetaStatsAPI | No |
| MT version | Your Metatrader version. Recommended value is MT5 |
| Account type | cloud-g2 |
| Quote streaming interval | 2.5 |
| Region | new-york |
| Resource slots | 1 |
| Provisioning profile | Automatic broker settings detection |
| Generate a link for end user to enter trading account login and password | No |
| Account name | Any name to keep track of your account |
| MetaTrader login | Login ID of your actual MT4/MT5 account |
| MetaTrader password | Password of your actual MT4/MT5 account |
| MetaTrader server name | Server name of your actual MT4/MT5 account |
4. Accept both rules to create the account.
5. In the MT account page, find the newly created account, click the three dots and select “Account access token”
6. Scroll to the bottom to find “Validity”. Choose “Infinity”, then “Generate API Access Token”.
7. An API token will be generated below that button. Save this API token for later use.
8. Go back to MT Accounts page, find the account that was created in step (5). You will see an “ID” section, click the “Copy” icon to copy it.
9. Go to TraderToolsPro Dashboard -> Trading Connectors -> Trading Accounts -> Create. The detailed steps were already explained in "Setting up a Trading Account" guide, with the exception of the following fields:
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Exchange | metatrader |
| MetaAPI Token | Token copied from step (7) |
| MetaAPI Account ID | ID copied from step (8) |