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Send a Test Alert

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Test Alerts, Test Syntax, Test EA options Use these manual alerts to test your syntax and to understand how the various PineConnector EA features work!
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In this example, we are going to send a test alert on TradingView to buy 1 lot of EURUSD on your MetaTrader terminal.

1. Locate the Symbol

Open your Symbol List (CTRL+U), and locate “EURUSD”. The specific symbol to use is on the left (see red boxes in the examples below).

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Different Broker, Different Symbol Your broker may have configured their symbol names differently. It may be “EURUSD.i” or “EURUSD.mini” — use the exact symbol as per the symbol list (case sensitive).

2. Create a TradingView Alert

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Active Ticker, Quicker Trigger We recommend that you create your test alerts on Coinbase’s BTCUSD chart for quicker triggers.
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We found this ticker to be mostly active, even on weekends.

On the right column of your TradingView terminal, click the second icon to access alerts.

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Click the clock with the + logo to create an alert.

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Keyboard Shortcut Create an alert by pressing Alt+A (Windows) or Option+A (Mac). Try it!

3. Configure the Alert

Modify the alert whereby:

  1. Condition
    • Greater than
    • Value: 0
  2. Alert actions
    • Webhook URL:
      • https://pineconnector.net/webhook/
  3. Message
      4. LicenseID,buy,symbol,risk=1
    1. Change “LicenseID” to the License ID found in your Licensing Dashboard
    2. Change “Symbol” based on Step (1)
      • i.e: 6423871357141,buy,EURUSD,risk=1
    3. Ensure that there is no spacing in the message — such as between commas, etc.
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Click “Create” once the above is configured.

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Interpretation 1. Each time the alert is enabled, an alert will trigger once. 2. The alert will be sent to the PineConnector server. 3. A message will accompany the alert — to buy 1 lot of EURUSD with respect to the specified License ID.

4. Check Alerts Log

Check that the alert has fired. Fired alerts are recorded in the Alerts Log.

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5. Check Signals Log

In your members area, you should see a new entry for the signal you just generated, with a timestamp of when our server received the signal and when the EA opened the message.

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Signal ID All signals have a unique Signal ID assigned. This allows you to track whether you have successfully sent to our server, and the time taken between each step. The Signal ID will also be printed on your MetaTrader terminal in the Experts tab — see next step!

6. Check your MetaTrader terminal

On the “Trade” tab at the bottom of your MetaTrader terminal, you should see a buy EURUSD open with 1 lot — assuming default Volume Type EA setting.

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Facing an error or your trades aren’t triggering? Browse through potential causes and remedies here: Error Guide

On the “Experts” tab, you may see the alert message getting processed based on your current EA settings.

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Best Practice Monitor the Experts tab regularly to understand how the EA processes your alert messages, especially when testing new syntax and EA settings.

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