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Connecting your MetaTrader account

Onyx does not log into your MetaTrader account. It is the other way round: you install a small program (the EA) inside your MetaTrader, and that program sends us your trades. We never have your password and cannot move your money.

The API key

It is a password that identifies your account. You create it in Accounts, paste it into the EA, and that is it. The first time the EA syncs, that key gets bound to the account number and will not accept another.

Why it binds
That is deliberate. If someone copied your key, they could not use it with their own account.

One key per account

Every MetaTrader account needs its own. Your plan decides how many you can have active at once. If you hit the limit you can revoke a key to free a slot: that does not delete the history you already uploaded.

If you reinstall MetaTrader or wipe your computer, the key is still valid. You only need to install the EA again and paste it back.
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