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API for 8i Trade — REST & WebSocket for MT5
Operating as 8i Trade Ltd.
Connect 8i Trade MT5 accounts to a professional REST & WebSocket API. Retrieve live balances, execute trades, and stream real-time market data programmatically — no MetaTrader installation, no Expert Advisor, no MQL required.
Get API Access for 8i Trade
Most accounts connect within 1–2 minutes. Works with 8i Trade MT5 accounts.
Get API Access →Is There an API for 8i Trade?
Yes. MetaTrader API is an independent REST and WebSocket API that bridges 8i Trade MT5 trading accounts to external applications — it is not operated by 8i Trade and is not a replacement for the MetaTrader desktop app or an Expert Advisor. You connect each 8i Trade account once with its login, main (trading) password and server; your code then calls the API with an API key, and MetaTrader API handles the live connection to 8i Trade’s MT5 servers on your behalf. Once connected, you can retrieve live balance, equity, and margin data, execute or modify trades, and subscribe to real-time quotes, positions, orders and executed trades over WebSocket — all through standard HTTP and WebSocket calls in any programming language. No Expert Advisor, MQL code, or MetaTrader installation is required at any point, and a newly connected account is usually live within 1–2 minutes.
What You Can Do With the 8i Trade API
- Retrieve live balance, equity, margin, and full trading history via REST
- Open, modify, and close market or pending orders programmatically
- Subscribe to live quotes, positions with live profit, orders and executed trades via WebSocket
- Manage up to 50 8i Trade accounts per customer (more on request) from one API key, addressing each account by its id
8i Trade Account & Trading Details
Data last reviewed: 2026-08-17
Where 8i Trade’s Servers Are Reachable
8i Trade runs MT5 trading servers reachable from the following regions:
Need a dedicated VPS for 8i Trade instead?
If you need a low-latency Windows VPS to run MetaTrader and your Expert Advisors yourself near 8i Trade’s trading servers, metatrader-vps.com — a separate VPS-hosting service — matches you to the closest available datacenter. (metatrader-vps.com does not provide REST/WebSocket API access; for programmatic account access with nothing to install, use MetaTrader API above.)
Find a VPS for 8i Trade →Frequently Asked Questions
Does MetaTrader API support 8i Trade?
Yes. MetaTrader API connects to 8i Trade MT5 accounts via REST and WebSocket, using the account login, its main (trading) password and the broker server — no Expert Advisor and no MetaTrader installation required. An investor password connects read-only.
Do I need to install an EA to connect 8i Trade to an API?
No. MetaTrader API bridges the MetaTrader account directly, so no Expert Advisor deployment or MQL coding is required.
Is there a REST API for 8i Trade MT5?
Yes — MetaTrader API exposes REST endpoints for account data and trade execution, plus a WebSocket feed for live quotes, positions, orders and executed trades, for 8i Trade MT5 accounts.