Download Market Data through API?

Suraj Rohira 2023.02.18 21:34

Hi! I am slightly new in MetaTrader5, and I wanted to know if it is possible to download market data using an API. I am currently doing it manually using the desktop app, but I wanted to know if it can be done through a script or something. More specifically I am interested in downloading the bars data. Thanks!

Fernando Carreiro 2023.02.18 21:43 #1

Suraj Rohira: Hi! I am slightly new in MetaTrader5, and I wanted to know if it is possible to download market data using an API. I am currently doing it manually using the desktop app, but I wanted to know if it can be done through a script or something. More specifically I am interested in downloading the bars data. Thanks!

You can code a MQL5 program to download the Bar or Tick data — Documentation on MQL5: Timeseries and Indicators Access

You can also use the Python API as well — Documentation on MQL5: Integration / MetaTrader for Python

Suraj Rohira 2023.02.19 14:01 #2

Fernando Carreiro #:

You you can code MQL5 programs to download the Bar or Tick data — Documentation on MQL5: Timeseries and Indicators Access

You can also use the Python API as well — Documentation on MQL5: Integration / MetaTrader for Python

Great, I'll give it a go. Thanks!

Fernando Carreiro 2023.02.19 14:31 #3

Suraj Rohira #: Great, I'll give it a go. Thanks!

You are welcome!

Suraj Rohira 2023.02.19 22:51 #4

Fernando Carreiro #:
You are welcome!

One more question, I have a basic script that downloads the historical data. Would it be possible to run this script from a C# application? For example, connect to MetaTrader5 through the C# app, and then run the script.

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Fernando Carreiro 2023.02.19 23:05 #5

Suraj Rohira #: One more question, I have a basic script that downloads the historical data. Would it be possible to run this script from a C# application? For example, connect to MetaTrader5 through the C# app, and then run the script.

You say you have a "script". What script and in what language?

Suraj Rohira 2023.02.19 23:25 #6

Fernando Carreiro #:

You say you have a "script". What script and in what language?

It is a MQL5 script

Fernando Carreiro 2023.02.19 23:37 #7

Suraj Rohira #: It is a MQL5 script

Then no! MQL5 scripts can only run on MetaTrader. You can however call MetaTrader from a command line batch file with a startup configuration file to run an MQL program.

Running from the Command Line - Platform Start - For Advanced Users - Getting Started - MetaTrader 5 Help

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