Introduction

What is this API?

The Forex Market Data API is a REST + WebSocket service that provides programmatic access to live and historical forex market data. Data is collected in real-time directly from MetaTrader 5 terminals connected to live broker accounts, and delivered to you with no intermediate aggregators.

Available Data

Feeds

Data is organised into feeds, one per broker account. Your API key is granted access to specific feeds; GET /v1/symbols returns only what you are entitled to, and anything else returns 403.

Instruments

WM Markets feeds — 230 symbols each

OANDA:LIVE — 1,622 symbols

OANDA's value over the WM feeds is equities: roughly 1,540 share CFDs across 12 exchanges in the US, UK and Europe. Their symbols contain a dot and are sometimes mixed case — see Symbol Format before parsing them.

Monthly history reaches back to 2016 for the long-established instruments.

Supported Resolutions

History Depth

Technical Architecture

Your Application
    │
    ├── REST API  →  https://api.pipdata.net/v1/*
    │   ├── GET /v1/config      ← TradingView configuration
    │   ├── GET /v1/symbols     ← Symbol list and search
    │   ├── GET /v1/history     ← Historical OHLCV bars
    │   ├── GET /v1/coverage    ← Available data date ranges
    │   ├── GET /v1/status      ← Live feed health
    │   └── GET /v1/usage       ← Your API key usage stats
    │
    └── WebSocket  →  wss://api.pipdata.net/v1/stream
        └── Live M1 bar updates as each candle closes

Symbol Format

Every instrument is identified by a compound key with three colon-separated parts:

WMMARKETS:ZERO:EURUSD
│         │     │
│         │     └─ Display symbol (no broker suffix)
│         └─ Account type
└─ Broker name

Use this compound key in all symbol parameters across the REST and WebSocket APIs.

SLA and Limits

Next Steps