TradingView Link → MetaTrader 4 / 5 Documentation

1. Select or create an MT5 webhook in the dashboard and download the MT5 EA.
2. In MT5, use `File → Open Data Folder`, then open `MQL5 → Experts` and paste the EA, then restart or refresh Navigator.
3. In `Tools → Options`, enable algorithmic trading and DLL imports, and add `https://tradingviewlink.com` to the WebRequest URL list.
4. Ensure Algo Trading / AutoTrading is enabled (green), and attach the EA to a single chart.
5. Enter your webhook ID into the EA inputs and keep other parameters default initially.
6. Add a webhook password in the dashboard via “Add Secret̶D;.
7. Configure TradingView alerts with the MT5 webhook URL and message syntax described below.

1. Select or create an MT5 webhook in the dashboard and download the MT5 EA.
2. In MT5, use `File → Open Data Folder`, then open `MQL5 → Experts` and paste the EA, then restart or refresh Navigator.
3. In `Tools → Options`, enable algorithmic trading and DLL imports, and add `https://tradingviewlink.com` to the WebRequest URL list.
4. Ensure Algo Trading / AutoTrading is enabled (green), and attach the EA to a single chart.
5. Enter your webhook ID into the EA inputs and keep other parameters default initially.
6. Add a webhook password in the dashboard via “Add Secret̶D;.
7. Configure TradingView alerts with the MT5 webhook URL and message syntax described below.

1. Install the TradingView Link EA on MT5

Step 1 – Select your MT5 webhook

In the TradingView Link dashboard, choose the MT5 webhook dedicated to the MT5 account you intend to automate.

MT5 webhook selection in the TradingView Link dashboard.

Step 2 – Download the MT5 EA

Go to the “Download EA̶D; section in the dashboard and download the MT5 version of the TradingView Link EA.

Step 3 – Place the EA in the MQL5 Experts folder

In MT5, click File → Open Data Folder, open `MQL5 → Experts`, and paste the downloaded EA file into this folder.

Restart MT5 or refresh the Navigator so the EA shows up in the Expert Advisors list.

Steps illustrating how to open the data folder and copy the EA into MQL5/Experts.

2. Enable permissions and connectivity for MT5

Step 4 – Allow WebRequest and algorithmic trading

In Tools → Options, enable algorithmic trading and DLL imports, then add `https://tradingviewlink.com` to the WebRequest URL list.

This allows the MT5 EA to communicate with the TradingView Link server for receiving and executing orders.

Options window showing WebRequest and algorithmic trading flags for MT5.

Step 5 – Enable Algo Trading in MT5

Confirm that the “Algo Trading̶D; or “AutoTrading̶D; button in MT5 is green, which authorizes the EA to send and manage orders.

3. Attach EA and symbols for MT5

Step 6 – Refresh EA list and verify symbols

Refresh the Expert Advisors list in the Navigator so the TradingView Link EA becomes visible, then drag it to one chart only to manage all symbols.

Ensure that every symbol you plan to trade appears in the Market Watch with a colored dollar sign, indicating it is active for trading.

EA list in MT5 and Market Watch with active symbols.

Step 7 – Attach the EA and configure inputs

Attach the EA to a chart, enable “Allow Algo Trading̶D;, and enter your TradingView Link webhook ID into the EA’s input settings.

Other parameters can be adjusted later using the EA documentation and your broker’s execution characteristics.

MT5 EA properties window with webhook ID and trading permissions.

4. Secure webhook and alerts for MT5

Step 8 – Create a webhook password

From the Dashboard settings, click “Add Secret̶D; to generate the webhook password that will be required at the start of each alert message.

Keep this password somewhere safe, as changing it later will require updating both the Telegram bot configuration and your TradingView alerts.

Webhook password creation flow for MT5 within the dashboard.

Step 9 – Configure webhook in TradingView alerts

In each TradingView alert that will trigger MT5 trades, paste the webhook URL from the dashboard into the alert’s webhook field and follow the message syntax described in this documentation.

5. Optional — Telegram & Alert Sharing for MT5

Step 10 – (Optional) Connect webhook ID to the Telegram bot

To monitor alerts and send instructions from Telegram, send the command `/setup WebhookID PasswordOfWebhookID` to the TradingView Link bot and wait for the confirmation.

You may configure multiple webhooks in a single Telegram account by creating separate groups, adding the bot as an administrator, and repeating the setup command in each group.

Telegram connection to MT5 webhooks with confirmation and multi‑group example.

Step 11 – (Optional) Configure Alert Sharing Pro

On the Pro plan, you can share alerts between MT5 accounts or between MT4 and MT5 by adding shared targets, then entering the shared target ID into the EA inputs of the receiving account.

Removing a shared target from the dashboard stops further alerts from being forwarded to that particular target account.

Full Alert Sharing workflow across MT5 and MT4 accounts.

Base syntax for TradingView Link Alerts

Place the webhook password on its own line, followed by a line describing the trade instruction in this order: action, symbol, quantity, and any optional settings such as TP, SL, limit price, or magic number.

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PasswordForWebhook
Action Symbol q=... [optional parameters]
      

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PasswordForWebhook
long BTCUSD q=0.1 sl=1000 tp=300
      

Section 1 – Market orders via TradingView Link

To open a market order, include the password, then send a line with `long` or `short`, symbol, and q= size; the EA will execute immediately at current market price subject to slippage settings.

TradingView strategies can pass `{{strategy.market_position}}` instead of a fixed action so that “long̶D;, “short̶D;, and “flat̶D; states are translated directly into EA behavior.

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PasswordForWebhook
{{strategy.order.action}} BTCUSD q=0.06 slp=40000 tp=1000
      

To size by balance, you can use `qt=percent` with q= and repeat the instruction line to reach your desired total percentage exposure.

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PasswordForWebhook
{{strategy.order.action}} BTCUSD q=10 qt=percent slp=40000 tp=1000
      

Split market orders with TradingView Link

You can send multiple market orders in a single alert by placing each instruction on a new line under the same password, which is useful for scaling into positions.

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PasswordForWebhook
short BTCUSD q=0.1 sl=800 tp=1000
short BTCUSD q=0.2 sl=800 tp=1000
      

Close trades with `flat` action

The `flat` action closes all open positions for the specified symbol, even if quantity or other parameters are included on the line.

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PasswordForWebhook
flat US500
      

Section 2 – Limit orders via TradingView Link

To open a limit order, send the password followed by an instruction that includes action, symbol, q=, and a limit price parameter p= using price, pips, or percentage.

On MT5, positive point offsets are not always allowed for some limit configurations, so negative values such as p=-3000 indicate a price offset below or above the market depending on order direction.

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PasswordForWebhook
long BTCUSD q=0.1 p=-3000 tp=5%
      

Use e= to add an expiry time in minutes, after which pending limit orders that remain unfilled will be cancelled.

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PasswordForWebhook
short BTCUSD q=0.1 p=-300 tp=1000 e=15
      

To cancel all pending limits on a symbol, send a `cancel Symbol` instruction, and optionally refine it with `t=long` or `t=short` to cancel long‑only or short‑only pending orders.

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PasswordForWebhook
cancel BTCUSD t=long
      

Send orders via webpage (Dashboard)

After the EA has been installed and is running on your MT4 or MT5 account, you can trigger trades directly from the TradingView Link dashboard without using TradingView alerts or Telegram.

These web‑initiated orders still go through the same EA logic and parameter constraints, keeping risk and execution behavior consistent across manual and automated flows.

TradingView Link dashboard module for sending orders from the webpage.

Reverse Trade functionality

When a new signal arrives that is opposite to the current net position on a symbol, the EA can automatically close the existing trades and open a new position in the opposite direction.

For instance, if you hold three long BTCUSD positions and a short BTCUSD signal arrives, the EA closes all three longs first and then opens the configured short position.

Timeout for Order Recovery

The timeout setting defines how long orders remain valid for execution after a disconnection, so alerts that reached the webhook shortly before or during the downtime can still be processed when the EA reconnects.

For example, with a timeout of 600 seconds, any unexecuted orders received within that period after reconnection will still be executed, as long as they fall within the configured time window.

Timeout setting in the TradingView Link interface showing the execution window in seconds.

Do I need a separate EA per symbol in MetaTrader?

No. One TradingView Link EA instance per account, attached to a single chart, can trade all supported symbols for that account, as long as they are visible and active in Market Watch.

Can I run multiple webhooks on one MetaTrader account?

Yes. You can use multiple webhooks and strategies as long as they all map to the same account and EA instance via configuration, and optionally separate them with magic numbers in the alert messages.

Should I test on a demo account first?

Yes. Always test new symbol names, point/price offsets, TP/SL distances, and EA parameters on a demo account before going live with real capital in MetaTrader.