fxapis — MetaTrader 5 changelog

description

Let AI agents trade and read MetaTrader 5 accounts. Hosted — no terminal for you to run. → Let AI agents read and trade MetaTrader 5 accounts. Sign in with OAuth; read-only unless you allow.

version

1.0.0 → 1.1.0

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+ - [Order checker](https://fxapis.com/tools/mt5-order-checker)+ - [Partners](https://fxapis.com/partners): The partner program for creators, communities, educators and brokers: commission, perks, how to apply.+ - [Partner terms](https://fxapis.com/legal/partner-terms): Partner program terms.

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− - An OpenAPI specification, code samples in 13 languages per endpoint, and a web console. A TypeScript SDK exists; its npm package is being prepared.− - TradingView alert webhooks to MT5 (/tradingview) and a hosted MCP server for AI agents (/mcp).− - No outbound webhooks for account or trade events. (Receiving TradingView alerts is a separate feature.)− - Trial: 14 days, 2 demo accounts, every feature, no card. One per person.− - [Changelog #1 — Sign in from Claude, copy trading, and more](https://fxapis.com/blog/changelog-1-sign-in-from-claude-copy-trading): Week of 12 October 2026: sign in to fxapis from Claude and ChatGPT, managed copy trading, webhooks that catch up after downtime, and security, data and SDK updates.− - [How to Choose an MT5 API: A Developer's Checklist](https://fxapis.com/blog/how-to-choose-an-mt5-api): Twelve questions to ask before you build on an MT5 API: platforms, order types, hosting, errors, retries, multi-account trading, security, pricing and docs.− - [TradingView to MT5: EA Bridge vs Hosted API](https://fxapis.com/blog/tradingview-to-mt5-ea-bridge-vs-hosted-api): Two ways to turn TradingView alerts into MetaTrader 5 trades: an Expert Advisor bridge on a VPS, or a hosted alert URL. Setup, upkeep and failures compared.− - [MT5 Investor Password vs Trading Password: Which Does Your App Need?](https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-investor-password-vs-trading-password): The investor password can only watch an MT5 account; the trading password can trade it. Which one your app needs, why the wrong one fails late, and how to ask.− - [Trade MetaTrader 5 from Node.js with the fxapis TypeScript SDK](https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-api-typescript-sdk): Install the fxapis TypeScript SDK, connect an MT5 account, place an idempotent market order and handle every failure — from Node.js, with no MetaTrader terminal.− - [Trade MetaTrader 5 from Python with the fxapis SDK](https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-api-python-sdk): pip install fxapis: connect an MT5 account, place orders that never double-fill, and let the SDK retry only what is safe — from Python on Linux, macOS or Windows.− - [Runnable MT5 API Examples in Python, Node.js and curl](https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-api-examples-python-node-curl): Three runnable fxapis examples — a quickstart, click-to-trade for signal providers and a trade copier — each in Python, Node.js and curl, against a demo account.− - [Connect Claude, Cursor and VS Code to MetaTrader 5 with MCP](https://fxapis.com/blog/connect-ai-agents-to-metatrader-5-mcp): Give Claude, Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code access to your MT5 accounts through fxapis's hosted MCP server — with a scoped key, so the agent can only do what you allow.− - [Postman, TradingView and n8n Templates for the MT5 API](https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-api-postman-tradingview-n8n): Explore the fxapis MT5 API in Postman, send TradingView alerts straight to MT5, and automate trades with n8n — ready-made templates from fxapis-integrations.− - [Build an MT5 Trading Dashboard with the Next.js Starter](https://fxapis.com/blog/nextjs-mt5-trading-dashboard-starter): A working Next.js app on the fxapis MT5 API: connect an account, watch its positions and place a trade behind a confirm step — with the API key kept on the server.− - [Can You Trade MT5 When Your Computer Is Turned Off?](https://fxapis.com/blog/trade-mt5-with-computer-off): What keeps working when your MetaTrader 5 terminal is closed, what stops, and three ways to keep MT5 automation running without leaving your own computer on.+ - Works with any MetaTrader 5 broker or prop firm, demo or live; there are no broker partnerships. What varies by broker: https://docs.fxapis.com/guides/broker-compatibility.+ - An OpenAPI specification, code samples in 13 languages per endpoint, and a web console.+ - Official SDKs: TypeScript (`npm install fxapis`) and Python (`pip install fxapis`); examples and starters at https://github.com/FXapis.+ - Event webhooks: register an HTTPS endpoint with `POST /v1/webhooks` (scope `webhooks:write`) to get a signed, retried POST when an order fills, a position opens or closes, an account changes state or a multi-account order finishes. Verify each delivery's `fxapis-signature` with the SDKs' `verifyWebhook()` / `fxapis.webhooks.verify()`.+ - TradingView alert webhooks to MT5 (/tradingview).+ - A hosted MCP server for AI agents at https://api.fxapis.com/mcp: Claude and ChatGPT connect by signing in to fxapis with OAuth; unattended agents can send an API key instead.+ - Trial: a 14-day free trial of the plan you pick on its pricing card (Production when none is picked), with that plan's features and limits, demo accounts only (at most 5 during the trial), no card. Pay for the plan to keep it and connect live accounts; unpaid at the end, the workspace has no plan (closing positions always works). Enterprise is not trialled. One per person.+ - Personal: $9 a month (or $90 a year) — 1 live MT5 account and 1 demo account, 1,000 opening executions a month; always-on $12 a month; Claude and ChatGPT connector included; owner only; one per person.+ - [How to Connect Your MT5 Account to ChatGPT From an Android Phone](https://fxapis.com/blog/connect-mt5-to-chatgpt-on-android): Connect your MT5 account to ChatGPT from an Android phone: read-only first, trading only when you choose, with any broker, and the honest limits.+ - [Changelog #1 — Sign in from Claude, copy trading, and more](https://fxapis.com/blog/changelog-1-sign-in-from-claude-copy-trading): Week of 12 October 2026: sign in from Claude and ChatGPT, managed copy trading, webhooks that catch up after downtime, and security and SDK updates.+ - [How to Choose an MT5 API: A Developer's Checklist](https://fxapis.com/blog/how-to-choose-an-mt5-api): Twelve questions to ask before you build on an MT5 API: platforms, order types, hosting, errors, retries, multi-account, security, pricing and docs.+ - [TradingView to MT5: EA Bridge vs Hosted API](https://fxapis.com/blog/tradingview-to-mt5-ea-bridge-vs-hosted-api): Two ways to turn TradingView alerts into MT5 trades: an Expert Advisor bridge on a VPS, or a hosted alert URL. Setup, upkeep and failures compared.+ - [MT5 Investor Password vs Trading Password: Which Does Your App Need?](https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-investor-password-vs-trading-password): The investor password can only watch an MT5 account; the trading password can trade it. Which one your app needs, why the wrong one fails late, how to ask.+ - [Trade MetaTrader 5 from Node.js with the fxapis TypeScript SDK](https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-api-typescript-sdk): Install the fxapis TypeScript SDK, connect an MT5 account, place an idempotent market order and handle every failure from Node.js, with no MT5 terminal.+ - [Trade MetaTrader 5 from Python with the fxapis SDK](https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-api-python-sdk): pip install fxapis: connect an MT5 account, place orders that never double-fill and let the SDK retry only what is safe, on Linux, macOS or Windows.+ - [Runnable MT5 API Examples in Python, Node.js and curl](https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-api-examples-python-node-curl): Three runnable fxapis examples (a quickstart, click-to-trade for signal providers and a trade copier) in Python, Node.js and curl, on a demo account.+ - [Connect Claude and ChatGPT to MetaTrader 5 (MCP)](https://fxapis.com/blog/connect-ai-agents-to-metatrader-5-mcp): Connect Claude, ChatGPT and AI agents to MT5 with the fxapis hosted MCP server: OAuth sign-in, a read-only connector, and trading only if you allow it.+ - [n8n and Postman Templates for the MT5 API](https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-api-postman-tradingview-n8n): Explore the fxapis MT5 API in Postman and automate MT5 trades with n8n workflows: ready-made templates from fxapis-integrations, with demo accounts first.+ - [Build an MT5 Trading Dashboard with the Next.js Starter](https://fxapis.com/blog/nextjs-mt5-trading-dashboard-starter): A working Next.js app on the fxapis MT5 API: connect an account, watch its positions and place a trade behind a confirm step, with the key on the server.+ - [Can You Trade MT5 When Your Computer Is Turned Off?](https://fxapis.com/blog/trade-mt5-with-computer-off): What keeps working when your MetaTrader 5 terminal is closed, what stops, and three ways to keep MT5 automation running without your own computer on.+ ## Blog en español+ - [Cómo conectar tu cuenta de MT5 a ChatGPT desde un teléfono Android](https://fxapis.com/es/blog/conectar-mt5-a-chatgpt-en-android): Conecta tu cuenta de MT5 a ChatGPT desde un teléfono Android: primero solo lectura, trading solo si lo eliges, con cualquier broker y los límites reales. Spanish version of "How to Connect Your MT5 Account to ChatGPT From an Android Phone": https://fxapis.com/blog/connect-mt5-to-chatgpt-on-android+ - [Cómo elegir una API de MT5: lista de control para desarrolladores](https://fxapis.com/es/blog/como-elegir-una-api-de-mt5): Doce preguntas antes de construir sobre una API de MT5: plataformas, tipos de orden, hosting, errores, reintentos, multicuenta, seguridad, precio y docs. Spanish version of "How to Choose an MT5 API: A Developer's Checklist": https://fxapis.com/blog/how-to-choose-an-mt5-api+ - [Órdenes de mercado vs órdenes pendientes en una API de MT5](https://fxapis.com/es/blog/ordenes-de-mercado-vs-ordenes-pendientes-mt5): Una orden de mercado opera ahora; una pendiente espera tu precio en el broker. Cómo se comporta cada una en una API de MT5, con un ejemplo y una tabla. Spanish version of "Market Orders vs Pending Orders in an MT5 API": https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-market-orders-vs-pending-orders+ - [Cómo evitar órdenes duplicadas en MT5 por reintentos y doble clic](https://fxapis.com/es/blog/evitar-ordenes-duplicadas-en-mt5): Por qué un reintento o un doble clic puede abrir dos posiciones en MT5, y cómo un identificador por solicitud, la clave de idempotencia, lo hace seguro. Spanish version of "How to Prevent Duplicate MT5 Orders From Retries and Double Clicks": https://fxapis.com/blog/prevent-duplicate-mt5-orders+ - [Cómo probar una API de MT5 sin arriesgar dinero real](https://fxapis.com/es/blog/probar-una-api-de-mt5-sin-arriesgar-dinero-real): Prueba una API de MT5 con seguridad: conecta una cuenta demo, lee de ella, coloca una orden pequeña y revisa el resultado. Una clave de prueba no basta. Spanish version of "How to Test an MT5 API Without Risking Real Money": https://fxapis.com/blog/test-mt5-api-without-risking-real-money+ - [Opera MetaTrader 5 desde Node.js con el SDK de TypeScript de fxapis](https://fxapis.com/es/blog/api-de-mt5-para-nodejs-sdk-de-typescript): Instala el SDK de TypeScript de fxapis, conecta una cuenta de MT5, coloca una orden de mercado idempotente y maneja cada falla desde Node.js, sin terminal. Spanish version of "Trade MetaTrader 5 from Node.js with the fxapis TypeScript SDK": https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-api-typescript-sdk+ - [Opera MetaTrader 5 desde Python con el SDK de fxapis](https://fxapis.com/es/blog/api-de-mt5-para-python-sdk-de-fxapis): pip install fxapis: conecta una cuenta de MT5, coloca órdenes que nunca se duplican y deja que el SDK reintente solo lo seguro, en Linux, macOS o Windows. Spanish version of "Trade MetaTrader 5 from Python with the fxapis SDK": https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-api-python-sdk+ - [Ejemplos ejecutables de la API de MT5 en Python, Node.js y curl](https://fxapis.com/es/blog/ejemplos-de-api-de-mt5-en-python-nodejs-y-curl): Tres ejemplos de fxapis listos para correr (inicio rápido, click-to-trade para señales y un copiador) en Python, Node.js y curl, en una cuenta demo. Spanish version of "Runnable MT5 API Examples in Python, Node.js and curl": https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-api-examples-python-node-curl+ - [Plantillas de n8n y Postman para la API de MT5](https://fxapis.com/es/blog/plantillas-de-n8n-y-postman-para-la-api-de-mt5): Explora la API de MT5 de fxapis en Postman y automatiza operaciones de MT5 con flujos de n8n: plantillas listas en fxapis-integrations, primero en demo. Spanish version of "n8n and Postman Templates for the MT5 API": https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-api-postman-tradingview-n8n+ - [Construye un panel de trading de MT5 con el starter de Next.js](https://fxapis.com/es/blog/panel-de-trading-mt5-con-nextjs): Una app de Next.js sobre la API de MT5 de fxapis: conecta una cuenta, mira sus posiciones y opera tras confirmar, con la clave siempre en el servidor. Spanish version of "Build an MT5 Trading Dashboard with the Next.js Starter": https://fxapis.com/blog/nextjs-mt5-trading-dashboard-starter+ - [Paquete de Python de MetaTrader 5 vs API REST: ¿cuál deberías usar?](https://fxapis.com/es/blog/paquete-python-metatrader5-vs-api-rest): El paquete MetaTrader5 necesita Windows y un terminal abierto; una API REST alojada, ninguno. Comparamos instalación, hosting, lenguajes y mantenimiento. Spanish version of "MetaTrader 5 Python Package vs REST API: Which Should You Use?": https://fxapis.com/blog/metatrader5-python-package-vs-rest-api+ - [Conecta Claude y ChatGPT a MetaTrader 5 (MCP)](https://fxapis.com/es/blog/conectar-claude-y-chatgpt-a-metatrader-5-mcp): Conecta Claude, ChatGPT y agentes de IA a MT5 con el servidor MCP alojado de fxapis: OAuth, un conector de solo lectura y trading solo si lo permites. Spanish version of "Connect Claude and ChatGPT to MetaTrader 5 (MCP)": https://fxapis.com/blog/connect-ai-agents-to-metatrader-5-mcp+ - [Cómo encontrar el nombre del servidor de tu broker en MT5](https://fxapis.com/es/blog/encontrar-el-servidor-de-tu-broker-mt5): Dónde ver el servidor de MetaTrader 5 en escritorio, en el móvil y en el correo de tu broker, por qué demo y real difieren y qué errores impiden el login. Spanish version of "How to Find Your MT5 Broker Server Name": https://fxapis.com/blog/find-mt5-broker-server-name+ - [API key de MT5 vs login del broker: ¿cuál es la diferencia?](https://fxapis.com/es/blog/como-obtener-una-api-key-de-mt5): MetaTrader 5 no tiene API key propia. Qué hacen la API key, el login de MT5, la contraseña de trading y el servidor, y dónde se obtiene cada uno. Spanish version of "MT5 API Key vs Broker Login: What's the Difference?": https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-api-key-vs-broker-login+ - [Por qué una operación en MT5 puede fallar aunque tu solicitud a la API sea correcta](https://fxapis.com/es/blog/por-que-mt5-rechaza-tu-orden): Mercado cerrado, volumen o stops inválidos, sin margen o un símbolo con otro nombre: cinco razones por las que un broker rechaza una orden válida en MT5. Spanish version of "Why an MT5 Trade Can Fail Even When Your API Request Is Correct": https://fxapis.com/blog/why-mt5-trades-fail+ - [TradingView a MT5: puente con EA vs API alojada](https://fxapis.com/es/blog/tradingview-a-mt5-puente-ea-vs-api-alojada): Dos formas de convertir alertas de TradingView en operaciones en MT5: un puente con Asesor Experto en un VPS o una URL de alertas alojada. Comparadas. Spanish version of "TradingView to MT5: EA Bridge vs Hosted API": https://fxapis.com/blog/tradingview-to-mt5-ea-bridge-vs-hosted-api+ - [Contraseña de inversor vs contraseña de trading en MT5: ¿cuál necesita tu app?](https://fxapis.com/es/blog/contrasena-de-inversor-vs-contrasena-de-trading-mt5): La contraseña de inversor solo permite ver una cuenta de MT5; la de trading, operarla. Cuál necesita tu app, por qué la otra falla tarde y cómo pedirla. Spanish version of "MT5 Investor Password vs Trading Password: Which Does Your App Need?": https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-investor-password-vs-trading-password+ - [¿Necesitas un VPS para automatizar MetaTrader 5?](https://fxapis.com/es/blog/necesitas-un-vps-para-automatizar-metatrader-5): Terminal local, VPS alquilado o API alojada: dónde corre realmente la automatización de MT5, qué te toca mantener en cada caso y cuándo conviene un VPS. Spanish version of "Do You Need a VPS to Automate MetaTrader 5?": https://fxapis.com/blog/do-you-need-a-vps-to-automate-metatrader-5+ - [¿Puedes operar en MT5 con la computadora apagada?](https://fxapis.com/es/blog/operar-mt5-con-la-computadora-apagada): Qué sigue funcionando con tu terminal de MetaTrader 5 cerrado, qué se detiene y tres formas de mantener tu automatización de MT5 sin tu computadora. Spanish version of "Can You Trade MT5 When Your Computer Is Turned Off?": https://fxapis.com/blog/trade-mt5-with-computer-off

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− - Enterprise: priced with you — your own price and limits, monthly or annual, paid by card, crypto or transfer.+ - Enterprise: priced with you — your own price and limits, monthly or annual, paid by card or transfer.+ - [Changelog](https://fxapis.com/changelog)+ - [Changelog #1 — Sign in from Claude, copy trading, and more](https://fxapis.com/blog/changelog-1-sign-in-from-claude-copy-trading): Week of 12 October 2026: sign in to fxapis from Claude and ChatGPT, managed copy trading, webhooks that catch up after downtime, and security, data and SDK updates.+ - [Why an MT5 Trade Can Fail Even When Your API Request Is Correct](https://fxapis.com/blog/why-mt5-trades-fail): Market closed, invalid volume, invalid stops, no margin, wrong symbol: five reasons a broker refuses a valid MT5 order, and how to read and prevent each.

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+ - Trial: 14 days, 2 demo accounts, every feature, no card. One per person.+ - [How to Choose an MT5 API: A Developer's Checklist](https://fxapis.com/blog/how-to-choose-an-mt5-api): Twelve questions to ask before you build on an MT5 API: platforms, order types, hosting, errors, retries, multi-account trading, security, pricing and docs.+ - [Market Orders vs Pending Orders in an MT5 API](https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-market-orders-vs-pending-orders): A market order trades now; a pending order waits at the broker for your price. How each behaves in an MT5 API, with one example and a comparison table.+ - [How to Prevent Duplicate MT5 Orders From Retries and Double Clicks](https://fxapis.com/blog/prevent-duplicate-mt5-orders): Why a retry or a double click can open two MT5 positions, and how one request identifier — an idempotency key — makes every order safe to send again.+ - [How to Test an MT5 API Without Risking Real Money](https://fxapis.com/blog/test-mt5-api-without-risking-real-money): Test an MT5 trading API safely: connect a broker demo account, read from it, place a small demo order and check the result. A test key alone is no sandbox.+ - [TradingView to MT5: EA Bridge vs Hosted API](https://fxapis.com/blog/tradingview-to-mt5-ea-bridge-vs-hosted-api): Two ways to turn TradingView alerts into MetaTrader 5 trades: an Expert Advisor bridge on a VPS, or a hosted alert URL. Setup, upkeep and failures compared.+ - [MT5 Investor Password vs Trading Password: Which Does Your App Need?](https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-investor-password-vs-trading-password): The investor password can only watch an MT5 account; the trading password can trade it. Which one your app needs, why the wrong one fails late, and how to ask.+ - [How to Find Your MT5 Broker Server Name](https://fxapis.com/blog/find-mt5-broker-server-name): Where to find your MetaTrader 5 server name on desktop, mobile and in your broker's email, why demo and live differ, and the mistakes that break a login.+ - [Trade MetaTrader 5 from Node.js with the fxapis TypeScript SDK](https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-api-typescript-sdk): Install the fxapis TypeScript SDK, connect an MT5 account, place an idempotent market order and handle every failure — from Node.js, with no MetaTrader terminal.+ - [Trade MetaTrader 5 from Python with the fxapis SDK](https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-api-python-sdk): pip install fxapis: connect an MT5 account, place orders that never double-fill, and let the SDK retry only what is safe — from Python on Linux, macOS or Windows.+ - [Runnable MT5 API Examples in Python, Node.js and curl](https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-api-examples-python-node-curl): Three runnable fxapis examples — a quickstart, click-to-trade for signal providers and a trade copier — each in Python, Node.js and curl, against a demo account.+ - [Connect Claude, Cursor and VS Code to MetaTrader 5 with MCP](https://fxapis.com/blog/connect-ai-agents-to-metatrader-5-mcp): Give Claude, Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code access to your MT5 accounts through fxapis's hosted MCP server — with a scoped key, so the agent can only do what you allow.+ - [Postman, TradingView and n8n Templates for the MT5 API](https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-api-postman-tradingview-n8n): Explore the fxapis MT5 API in Postman, send TradingView alerts straight to MT5, and automate trades with n8n — ready-made templates from fxapis-integrations.+ - [Build an MT5 Trading Dashboard with the Next.js Starter](https://fxapis.com/blog/nextjs-mt5-trading-dashboard-starter): A working Next.js app on the fxapis MT5 API: connect an account, watch its positions and place a trade behind a confirm step — with the API key kept on the server.

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− Pricing (USD per month):− - Free: $0 — 1 account, 100 orders per month, market orders only. The operator may switch the free plan off.− - Starter: $99 — 5 accounts, 5,000 orders per month, then $0.03 per order.− - Scale: $499 — 50 accounts, 100,000 orders per month, then $0.02 per order.− - Enterprise: up to 500 accounts and 2,000,000 orders per month, priced by contract.− - On paid plans, orders beyond the allowance are billed per order up to twice the allowance, then new opening orders are refused. On Free they are refused at the allowance. Closing is never refused for billing.− - [Pricing](https://fxapis.com/pricing): Plans, included accounts and orders, and overage prices.− - [Enterprise](https://fxapis.com/enterprise): Up to 500 accounts, contract pricing; request a meeting.− - [Get an API key](https://fxapis.com/sign-up): Create a workspace and an API key.+ Pricing (USD):+ - Production: $99 a month (or $990 a year) with 5 accounts included; $5 per account for 6–50, $3 per account for 51–250; 2,000 opening executions per account a month, pooled, then $10 per 1,000; always-on $7 per account a month; 2 demo accounts free.+ - Business: $749 a month (or $7,490 a year) with 250 accounts included; $2 per account for 251–1000; 3,000 opening executions per account a month, pooled, then $8 per 1,000; always-on $8 per account a month; 10 demo accounts free.+ - Enterprise: priced with you — your own price and limits, monthly or annual, paid by card, crypto or transfer.+ - Usage beyond a plan (accounts, always-on days, executions) is measured as it happens and charged after each month. Executions stop at twice the allowance. Closing is never refused for billing.+ - [Overview](https://fxapis.com/developers)+ - [Blog](https://fxapis.com/blog): Short articles on automating MetaTrader 5: hosting, credentials, testing, orders, choosing an API.+ - [Get an API key](https://fxapis.com/sign-up): Create a workspace and an API key.+ ## Platform+ - [Pricing](https://fxapis.com/pricing): The trial, plans priced per account, pooled executions, always-on, annual prices, and a calculator.+ - [Enterprise](https://fxapis.com/enterprise): Your own price and limits for large account counts; request a meeting.+ ## Products+ - [Overview](https://fxapis.com/products)+ - [Signals platform](https://fxapis.com/products/signals-platform)+ - [Custom development](https://fxapis.com/products/custom-development)+ ## Blog+ - [MetaTrader 5 Python Package vs REST API: Which Should You Use?](https://fxapis.com/blog/metatrader5-python-package-vs-rest-api): The official MetaTrader5 package needs Windows and a running terminal; a hosted REST API needs neither. Setup, hosting, languages and upkeep compared.+ - [Can You Trade MT5 When Your Computer Is Turned Off?](https://fxapis.com/blog/trade-mt5-with-computer-off): What keeps working when your MetaTrader 5 terminal is closed, what stops, and three ways to keep MT5 automation running without leaving your own computer on.+ - [MT5 API Key vs Broker Login: What's the Difference?](https://fxapis.com/blog/mt5-api-key-vs-broker-login): MetaTrader 5 has no API key of its own. Here is what an API key, an MT5 login, a trading password and a server name each do, and where you get each one.+ - [Do You Need a VPS to Automate MetaTrader 5?](https://fxapis.com/blog/do-you-need-a-vps-to-automate-metatrader-5): Local terminal, rented VPS or hosted API: where MT5 automation actually runs, what each setup asks you to maintain, and when a VPS is the right answer.+ - [Blog feed](https://fxapis.com/blog/rss.xml): Every blog post; each is also served as Markdown at its URL followed by .md.