EA Setup – MetaTrader 4
1. Select your MT4 Webhook
Choose the MT4 webhook you want to configure.
2. Download TradingView Link EA
On the Dashboard page, go to the ‘Download EA’ section and click ‘Download'.
3. Place the EA in Experts folder
In MT4, click ‘Open data folder'.
Navigate to MQL4, then open the Experts folder.
Copy and paste the EA file into the Experts folder.
4. Allow WebRequest for listed URL
Click “Tools” → “Options”.
Tick 'Allow automated trading', 'Allow DLL imports' and add following URL:
https://tradingviewlink.com
5. Enable Auto Trading
Ensure that ‘AutoTrading’ button is in green.
6. Refresh the EA Section in MT4
Click ‘Refresh’ in the EA section. The TradingView Link EA should appear.
Note: Run the EA on just one chart (any timeframe) to trade all MT4 symbols.
7. Set up EA and Input Parameters
Tick ‘Allow live trading’ and ‘Allow DLL imports’
For ID please input your webhook ID for TradingView Link. For other parameters, please refer to the ‘Documentation’ section.
For example, it is needed to input 65e5a5fc5ba53fa8264bb08f in the webhook ID field.
8. Create a Webhook Password
Before sending alert messages from Telegram or TradingView, you need to generate a webhook password. In the Dashboard’s settings, click ‘Add Secret’ to create it.
Note: Please save the password as it will not be shown again. If you forget the password, you can delete the password and generate a new one. Changing the password will require setting up the Telegram bot and TradingView alert again.
9. Add the Webhook to TradingView Alerts
To automate TradingView strategy signals, copy the webhook URL from the Dashboard into the TradingView alert section. For the syntax of TradingView alert messages, please refer to ‘Components of Alert Message’ section.
10. Link Webhook ID with Telegram bot (optional)
You may choose to link your webhook ID with our Telegram bot to enable tracking of alert records from TradingView through TradingView Link to MetaTrader, as well as to send order execution instructions directly from Telegram to MetaTrader. We recommend considering this feature for its efficiency in monitoring alerts and streamlining trade execution. To proceed, please send the following command to the bot:
/setup Webhook ID Password of Webhook ID
If correct, you will get a confirmation reply:
Note: Once setup, it is not needed to fill in password for webhook ID when sending trading messages from Telegram
Example:
Should you manage multiple webhooks and wish to configure them within a single Telegram account, you may create a Telegram Group for each webhook, add the TradingView Link Telegram bot to the group, and designate it as an administrator to grant it permission to access and read messages. Subsequently, repeat the aforementioned Telegram bot setup process for each webhook.
11. Alert Sharing (optional)
Available only on the Pro plan, this feature lets you share alerts between MT5-to-MT5 or MT4-to-MT4 accounts.
Configure shared targets in the Alert Sharing section of your Pro plan account by clicking ‘Add’ in the Shared Target field.
You will get a shared target ID. Input the shared target ID on the TradingView Link EA in the MT4 trading account that you would like to share your signal to:
Signals to the Pro account will be shared to the shared target onwards once setup.
Trading account with Pro account webhook:
Trading account with shared target ID:
To stop the alert sharing to this target, click ‘Remove’ in the Shared Targets field.
