Skip to main content
MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 don’t have public REST APIs. To bridge MT brokers (ICMarkets, Pepperstone, FTMO, MFF, GetLeveraged, etc.) into the Glitch Trade dashboard, we use MetaApi.cloud as the cloud gateway.

​
Why this is the safest credentialed path

You never hand your MT password to Glitch Trade. The connect flow:
  1. You enter your MT login + password + broker server in our Connect dialog
  2. The platform forwards them straight through to MetaApi.cloud (no copy on our side)
  3. MetaApi provisions a hosted bridge to your broker
  4. We receive only the MetaApi accountId — the password lives encrypted in MetaApi’s cloud
Our database holds zero MT credentials. We can’t, for example, log into your broker’s web platform with what we have.

​
When to pick it

  • Your prop firm is MetaTrader-only (most legacy firms; many new ones still)
  • Your broker isn’t on cTrader, TradeLocker, or DXtrade
  • You want to track challenges across MetaTrader brokers in the same dashboard

​
How to connect

1

Open Settings → Connect another broker → MT4 / MT5

Four fields: MT Login (numeric), Password, MT Server, Environment.
2

Recommended: use the MT investor password

MetaTrader supports two passwords per account — master (full access) and investor (read-only). Use the investor password. Even MetaApi can’t trade with it; the broker rejects orders. This is defense in depth: if anything in the chain ever misbehaves, your account stays safe.
3

Find your MT server name

Look in your broker’s account email or in the MT terminal under File → Login to Trade Account. Examples: ICMarketsSC-Demo, FTMO-Demo, GetLeveraged-Trade. The exact string matters.
4

Click Exchange & connect

The platform provisions a MetaApi account; takes ~30–120 seconds for MetaApi to establish the bridge. The Track tile shows the account once it’s DEPLOYED + CONNECTED.

​
Trust posture

🌉 Cloud-bridged. Your password is held encrypted at MetaApi (their disclosed security posture), not on our servers. We never see your MT password.

​
What “investor password” means in practice

Some prop firms (e.g. The5ers, Apex) only issue a master password and don’t expose an investor password by default. In that case the master password is what you’ll provide — Glitch Trade still doesn’t trade on the account (we only call MetaApi’s read-state endpoints, not order-placement endpoints) but the safest theoretical posture isn’t available until your broker exposes investor credentials.