{"id":17,"date":"2026-04-26T09:19:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T09:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/docs.traderis.me\/en\/docs\/free-ea-setup-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T09:19:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T09:19:36","password":"","slug":"free-ea-setup-guide","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/docs.traderis.me\/en\/docs\/free-ea-setup-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the Free EAs (Common Setup Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every MetaTrader 4 \/ MetaTrader 5 EA we ship at TraderIsMe \u2014 the data sync EA, the auto-lots calculator, the line alert EA, and so on \u2014 is <strong>free to use on every plan with no feature restrictions<\/strong>. The FREE plan gives you full functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To get the EAs running, though, every user has to do the same one-time setup: <strong>log in to TraderIsMe, generate an API key, and paste it into the EA<\/strong>. This guide walks through that common setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 3-line summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Every EA works on <strong>every plan (FREE \/ BASIC \/ PRO) with no feature restrictions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>You must <strong>paste your TraderIsMe Account API Key into the EA<\/strong> \u2014 without it, the EA won&#8217;t run.<\/li>\n<li>On the FREE plan, the functional EAs will <strong>display a notification dialog periodically<\/strong>. If you find it intrusive, <strong>upgrading to BASIC or PRO turns the dialog off<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Required setup (works for all EAs)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EA-specific settings live in each EA&#8217;s reference page. Here we cover the bare minimum every TraderIsMe EA needs to run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Sign in to TraderIsMe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/app.traderis.me\/\">app.traderis.me<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sign up for free<\/strong> with Google or your email, then log in.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sign-up is free, no credit card required. The FREE plan gives you the right to use every EA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Generate your Account API Key (most important step)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This key is how the EA identifies who you are. <strong>Without this key in the EA, nothing works.<\/strong> It&#8217;s the single most important step in setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open <strong>Settings<\/strong> from the left sidebar.<\/li>\n<li>Scroll to the <strong>Account API Key<\/strong> section near the bottom and click <strong>+ New<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The full key is displayed <strong>once<\/strong>, immediately after creation. Use the copy button and store it somewhere safe (a password manager is ideal).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u26a0\ufe0f Once you close the dialog, only the first few characters will ever be shown again. The full key cannot be recovered \u2014 if you lose it, you&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Note<\/strong>: There is a separate <strong>Account-Level API Key<\/strong> on each trading account&#8217;s detail page \u2014 that one is for the data sync EA only. The <strong>Account API Key<\/strong> 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&#8217;ll need both keys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Download the EA and place it in MetaTrader<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pick the EA you want from the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.traderis.me\/en\/docs-category\/free-ea\/\">Free EAs<\/a> category and download the zip that matches your MetaTrader version.<\/li>\n<li>Unzip it and grab the <code>.ex4<\/code> file (for MT4) or <code>.ex5<\/code> file (for MT5) inside.<\/li>\n<li>In MT4\/MT5, go to <strong>File \u2192 Open Data Folder<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Inside the data folder, copy the EA file into <code>MQL4\\Experts\\<\/code> (MT4) or <code>MQL5\\Experts\\<\/code> (MT5).<\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>Navigator<\/strong> on the left, <strong>right-click on Expert Advisors \u2192 Refresh<\/strong>. Once the EA name appears in the list, it&#8217;s installed correctly.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4: Whitelist the WebRequest URL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open <strong>Tools \u2192 Options<\/strong> in MT (<code>Ctrl+O<\/code>).<\/li>\n<li>Switch to the <strong>Expert Advisors<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<li>Tick the <strong>Allow WebRequest for listed URL<\/strong> checkbox.<\/li>\n<li>Double-click the list field below it and enter <code>https:\/\/app.traderis.me<\/code>. Press <code>Enter<\/code> to confirm.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to save.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udca1 Don&#8217;t add a trailing slash (<code>\/<\/code>) or any whitespace. Copy and paste is the safest way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 5: Attach the EA to a chart and paste in your API key<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open any symbol&#8217;s chart in MT.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Drag and drop<\/strong> the EA from the Navigator onto the chart.<\/li>\n<li>In the dialog that appears, on the <strong>Common<\/strong> tab, tick <strong>Allow Algo Trading<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Switch to the <strong>Inputs<\/strong> tab and paste the <strong>Account API Key from Step 2<\/strong> into the <code>InpAccountApiKey<\/code> field (it may be labeled &#8220;Account API Key&#8221; in some EAs).<\/li>\n<li>You can leave the rest of the EA-specific parameters at their defaults. They are documented on each EA&#8217;s reference page.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to close the dialog.<\/li>\n<li>Confirm that the <strong>Algo Trading<\/strong> button on the MT toolbar is <strong>green<\/strong>, and the EA name with a <strong>smiley face (\ud83d\ude0a)<\/strong> appears in the top-right corner of the chart.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s it \u2014 the EA is now running. You get the full feature set on the FREE plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the periodic notification dialog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Functional EAs (the auto-lots calculator, line alert EA, etc.) check in with the server periodically. <strong>If your account is on the FREE plan, the functional EAs will display a notification dialog from time to time.<\/strong> This is by design \u2014 functional EAs are intended primarily for paid users \u2014 but FREE users still get full functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The notification doesn&#8217;t <strong>stop the EA<\/strong>. The order panel, line interactions, auto-lot calculations \u2014 everything keeps working as normal.<\/li>\n<li>The dialog is <strong>throttled to once every 15 minutes<\/strong> at most, so it won&#8217;t spam you.<\/li>\n<li>The dialog title shows the EA name, so you can tell which one it came from.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to turn off the dialog<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Subscribing to BASIC or PRO marks your account as &#8220;active&#8221; on the server side, and the functional EAs stop showing the notification dialog.<\/strong> If you find it intrusive, upgrade from the <strong>Plan<\/strong> page inside the TraderIsMe app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After upgrading, the next heartbeat (within tens of seconds at most) will silence the dialog automatically \u2014 no need to restart the EA.<\/li>\n<li>BASIC \/ PRO users never see this dialog from day one.<\/li>\n<li>If you downgrade back to FREE, the dialog comes back.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Troubleshooting checklist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>EA isn&#8217;t responding \/ no panel appears<\/strong> \u2192 Account API Key is missing or pasted incorrectly. Re-copy from the Settings page and paste again.<\/li>\n<li><strong>WebRequest error (e.g., 4060)<\/strong> \u2192 URL whitelist (Step 4) isn&#8217;t set. Verify <code>https:\/\/app.traderis.me<\/code> is entered exactly as shown.<\/li>\n<li><strong>HTTP 401 \/ 403 error<\/strong> \u2192 Wrong API key value. Regenerate from the Settings page and paste it back into the EA.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Algo Trading button is red<\/strong> \u2192 Click it to turn green.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sad face \/ X icon in the top-right of the chart<\/strong> \u2192 The EA is loaded but disabled. Reopen the EA settings dialog and re-check <strong>Allow Algo Trading<\/strong> on the Common tab.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Want to stop the notification dialog<\/strong> \u2192 Upgrade to BASIC or PRO from the in-app <strong>Plan<\/strong> page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.traderis.me\/en\/docs\/mt-data-sync-setup\/\">Set Up MT4\/MT5 Data Sync<\/a> (data sync EA in detail)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.traderis.me\/en\/docs-category\/free-ea\/\">Free EAs<\/a> (per-EA features and parameters)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.traderis.me\/en\/docs\/contact-via-discord\/\">How to Contact Us (We&#8217;re On Discord Only)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every MetaTrader 4 \/ MetaTrader 5 EA we ship at TraderIsMe \u2014 the data sync EA, the auto-lots calculator, the l &#8230; <a title=\"How to Use the Free EAs (Common Setup Guide)\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.traderis.me\/en\/docs\/free-ea-setup-guide\/\" aria-label=\"How to Use the Free EAs (Common Setup Guide) \u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3055\u3089\u306b\u8aad\u3080\">\u7d9a\u304d\u3092\u8aad\u3080<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[2],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-17","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-getting-started"],"year_month":"2026-06","word_count":1041,"total_views":0,"reactions":{"happy":0,"normal":0,"sad":0},"author_info":[],"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Getting Started","term_url":"https:\/\/docs.traderis.me\/en\/docs-category\/getting-started\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/docs.traderis.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/docs.traderis.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/docs.traderis.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docs.traderis.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/docs.traderis.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/17\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/docs.traderis.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docs.traderis.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=17"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docs.traderis.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}