How to Use the Free EAs (Common Setup Guide)

Every MetaTrader 4 / MetaTrader 5 EA we ship at TraderIsMe — the data sync EA, the auto-lots calculator, the line alert EA, and so on — is free to use on every plan with no feature restrictions. The FREE plan gives you full functionality.

To get the EAs running, though, every user has to do the same one-time setup: log in to TraderIsMe, generate an API key, and paste it into the EA. This guide walks through that common setup.

The 3-line summary

  • Every EA works on every plan (FREE / BASIC / PRO) with no feature restrictions.
  • You must paste your TraderIsMe Account API Key into the EA — without it, the EA won’t run.
  • On the FREE plan, the functional EAs will display a notification dialog periodically. If you find it intrusive, upgrading to BASIC or PRO turns the dialog off.

Required setup (works for all EAs)

EA-specific settings live in each EA’s reference page. Here we cover the bare minimum every TraderIsMe EA needs to run.

Step 1: Sign in to TraderIsMe

  1. Go to app.traderis.me.
  2. Sign up for free with Google or your email, then log in.

Sign-up is free, no credit card required. The FREE plan gives you the right to use every EA.

Step 2: Generate your Account API Key (most important step)

This key is how the EA identifies who you are. Without this key in the EA, nothing works. It’s the single most important step in setup.

  1. Open Settings from the left sidebar.
  2. Scroll to the Account API Key section near the bottom and click + New.
  3. The full key is displayed once, immediately after creation. Use the copy button and store it somewhere safe (a password manager is ideal).

⚠️ Once you close the dialog, only the first few characters will ever be shown again. The full key cannot be recovered — if you lose it, you’ll need to delete the old key and generate a new one. Make sure you have it copied somewhere accessible from the machine where the EA will run.

💡 Note: There is a separate Account-Level API Key on each trading account’s detail page — that one is for the data sync EA only. The Account API Key generated here (user-level) is what the functional EAs (auto-lots calculator, line alert EA, etc.) need. If you use the data sync EA as well, you’ll need both keys.

Step 3: Download the EA and place it in MetaTrader

  1. Pick the EA you want from the Free EAs category and download the zip that matches your MetaTrader version.
  2. Unzip it and grab the .ex4 file (for MT4) or .ex5 file (for MT5) inside.
  3. In MT4/MT5, go to File → Open Data Folder.
  4. Inside the data folder, copy the EA file into MQL4\Experts\ (MT4) or MQL5\Experts\ (MT5).
  5. In the Navigator on the left, right-click on Expert Advisors → Refresh. Once the EA name appears in the list, it’s installed correctly.

Step 4: Whitelist the WebRequest URL

The EA needs permission to talk to the TraderIsMe server. If you skip this step, the EA will start but the authentication request will fail.

  1. Open Tools → Options in MT (Ctrl+O).
  2. Switch to the Expert Advisors tab.
  3. Tick the Allow WebRequest for listed URL checkbox.
  4. Double-click the list field below it and enter https://app.traderis.me. Press Enter to confirm.
  5. Click OK to save.

💡 Don’t add a trailing slash (/) or any whitespace. Copy and paste is the safest way.

Step 5: Attach the EA to a chart and paste in your API key

  1. Open any symbol’s chart in MT.
  2. Drag and drop the EA from the Navigator onto the chart.
  3. In the dialog that appears, on the Common tab, tick Allow Algo Trading.
  4. Switch to the Inputs tab and paste the Account API Key from Step 2 into the InpAccountApiKey field (it may be labeled “Account API Key” in some EAs).
  5. You can leave the rest of the EA-specific parameters at their defaults. They are documented on each EA’s reference page.
  6. Click OK to close the dialog.
  7. Confirm that the Algo Trading button on the MT toolbar is green, and the EA name with a smiley face (😊) appears in the top-right corner of the chart.

That’s it — the EA is now running. You get the full feature set on the FREE plan.

About the periodic notification dialog

Functional EAs (the auto-lots calculator, line alert EA, etc.) check in with the server periodically. If your account is on the FREE plan, the functional EAs will display a notification dialog from time to time. This is by design — functional EAs are intended primarily for paid users — but FREE users still get full functionality.

  • The notification doesn’t stop the EA. The order panel, line interactions, auto-lot calculations — everything keeps working as normal.
  • The dialog is throttled to once every 15 minutes at most, so it won’t spam you.
  • The dialog title shows the EA name, so you can tell which one it came from.

How to turn off the dialog

Subscribing to BASIC or PRO marks your account as “active” on the server side, and the functional EAs stop showing the notification dialog. If you find it intrusive, upgrade from the Plan page inside the TraderIsMe app.

  • After upgrading, the next heartbeat (within tens of seconds at most) will silence the dialog automatically — no need to restart the EA.
  • BASIC / PRO users never see this dialog from day one.
  • If you downgrade back to FREE, the dialog comes back.

Troubleshooting checklist

  • EA isn’t responding / no panel appears → Account API Key is missing or pasted incorrectly. Re-copy from the Settings page and paste again.
  • WebRequest error (e.g., 4060) → URL whitelist (Step 4) isn’t set. Verify https://app.traderis.me is entered exactly as shown.
  • HTTP 401 / 403 error → Wrong API key value. Regenerate from the Settings page and paste it back into the EA.
  • Algo Trading button is red → Click it to turn green.
  • Sad face / X icon in the top-right of the chart → The EA is loaded but disabled. Reopen the EA settings dialog and re-check Allow Algo Trading on the Common tab.
  • Want to stop the notification dialog → Upgrade to BASIC or PRO from the in-app Plan page.

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