Market Data

Overview

The MT5 Manager API provides two key endpoints for accessing market data: the SymbolApi for retrieving trading symbols and their properties, and the GroupApi for managing trading group configurations. This guide covers both APIs and their practical applications.

Working with Symbols

The SymbolApi allows you to retrieve information about all available trading instruments on your MT5 server.

Initialize the SymbolApi

Set up the SymbolApi client with your configuration.

use D4T\MT5Sdk\MT5Manager\SymbolApi;
use D4T\MT5Sdk\Configuration;
use GuzzleHttp\Client;

$config = Configuration::getDefaultConfiguration()
    ->setHost('https://your-mt5-server.com/api')
    ->setAccessToken('your_bearer_token');

$symbolApi = new SymbolApi(new Client(), $config);

Retrieve All Symbols

Get the complete list of trading symbols available on your server.

try {
    $symbols = $symbolApi->symbolsGet();
    
    echo "Total symbols available: " . count($symbols) . "\n\n";
    
    foreach ($symbols as $symbol) {
        echo "Symbol: " . $symbol->getSymbol() . "\n";
        echo "Description: " . $symbol->getDescription() . "\n";
        echo "Path: " . $symbol->getPath() . "\n";
        echo "Digits: " . $symbol->getDigits() . "\n";
        echo "Contract Size: " . $symbol->getContractSize() . "\n";
        echo "Currency: " . $symbol->getCurrencyBase() . "/" . 
             $symbol->getCurrencyProfit() . "\n";
        echo "---\n";
    }
    
} catch (\D4T\MT5Sdk\ApiException $e) {
    echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage() . "\n";
}

Working with Groups

The GroupApi provides methods to retrieve trading group configurations and individual group details.

Initialize the GroupApi

Set up the GroupApi client.

use D4T\MT5Sdk\MT5Manager\GroupApi;
use D4T\MT5Sdk\Configuration;
use GuzzleHttp\Client;

$config = Configuration::getDefaultConfiguration()
    ->setHost('https://your-mt5-server.com/api')
    ->setAccessToken('your_bearer_token');

$groupApi = new GroupApi(new Client(), $config);

List All Groups

Retrieve all trading group names.

try {
    $groups = $groupApi->groupsGet();
    
    echo "Available trading groups:\n";
    foreach ($groups as $groupName) {
        echo "- $groupName\n";
    }
    
} catch (\D4T\MT5Sdk\ApiException $e) {
    echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage() . "\n";
}

Get Group Details

Retrieve detailed configuration for a specific group.

try {
    $groupName = 'demo\\\\demoforex';
    $group = $groupApi->groupGroupNameGet($groupName);
    
    echo "Group: " . $group->getGroup() . "\n";
    echo "Company: " . $group->getCompany() . "\n";
    echo "Currency: " . $group->getCurrency() . "\n";
    echo "Leverage: " . $group->getLeverage() . "\n";
    echo "Margin Call: " . $group->getMarginCall() . "%\n";
    echo "Margin Stop Out: " . $group->getMarginStopout() . "%\n";
    
} catch (\D4T\MT5Sdk\ApiException $e) {
    echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage() . "\n";
}

Complete Working Examples

<?php
require_once(__DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php');

use D4T\MT5Sdk\MT5Manager\SymbolApi;
use D4T\MT5Sdk\Configuration;
use GuzzleHttp\Client;

$config = Configuration::getDefaultConfiguration()
    ->setHost('https://your-mt5-server.com/api')
    ->setAccessToken('your_bearer_token');

$symbolApi = new SymbolApi(new Client(), $config);

function categorizeSymbols() {
    global $symbolApi;
    
    try {
        $symbols = $symbolApi->symbolsGet();
        
        $categories = [
            'Forex' => [],
            'Metals' => [],
            'Indices' => [],
            'Crypto' => [],
            'Other' => []
        ];
        
        foreach ($symbols as $symbol) {
            $symbolName = $symbol->getSymbol();
            $path = $symbol->getPath();
            
            if (stripos($path, 'forex') !== false) {
                $categories['Forex'][] = $symbolName;
            } elseif (stripos($path, 'metals') !== false || 
                      stripos($symbolName, 'XAU') !== false || 
                      stripos($symbolName, 'XAG') !== false) {
                $categories['Metals'][] = $symbolName;
            } elseif (stripos($path, 'indices') !== false || 
                      stripos($path, 'index') !== false) {
                $categories['Indices'][] = $symbolName;
            } elseif (stripos($path, 'crypto') !== false || 
                      stripos($symbolName, 'BTC') !== false || 
                      stripos($symbolName, 'ETH') !== false) {
                $categories['Crypto'][] = $symbolName;
            } else {
                $categories['Other'][] = $symbolName;
            }
        }
        
        return $categories;
        
    } catch (\D4T\MT5Sdk\ApiException $e) {
        echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage() . "\n";
        return null;
    }
}

// Display categorized symbols
$categories = categorizeSymbols();

if ($categories) {
    foreach ($categories as $category => $symbols) {
        if (count($symbols) > 0) {
            echo "\n=== $category (" . count($symbols) . ") ===\n";
            foreach ($symbols as $symbol) {
                echo "  - $symbol\n";
            }
        }
    }
}

Symbol Properties

The Symbol model includes comprehensive trading instrument information:

Property	Type	Description
`symbol`	string	Symbol name (e.g., EURUSD)
`description`	string	Human-readable description
`path`	string	Category path
`digits`	integer	Price decimal places
`contract_size`	float	Size of 1 lot
`currency_base`	string	Base currency
`currency_profit`	string	Profit currency
`currency_margin`	string	Margin currency
`tick_size`	float	Minimum price change
`tick_value`	float	Value of 1 tick
`volume_min`	float	Minimum trade volume
`volume_max`	float	Maximum trade volume
`volume_step`	float	Volume increment step

Group Properties

The Group model contains trading group configuration:

Property	Type	Description
`group`	string	Group name
`company`	string	Company name
`currency`	string	Account currency
`leverage`	integer	Maximum leverage
`margin_call`	float	Margin call level (%)
`margin_stopout`	float	Stop out level (%)
`deposit_default`	float	Default deposit amount
`reports`	boolean	Reports enabled
`news`	boolean	News enabled

Symbol and group data is relatively static but can change. Consider implementing a caching strategy to reduce API calls while keeping data reasonably current.

API Methods Reference

SymbolApi Methods

Method	Parameters	Description	Returns
`symbolsGet()`	None	Get all trading symbols	Symbol[]
`symbolsGetAsync()`	None	Get symbols asynchronously	Promise

GroupApi Methods

Method	Parameters	Description	Returns
`groupsGet()`	None	Get all group names	string[]
`groupGroupNameGet($name)`	`name`: Group name	Get group details	Group
`groupsGetAsync()`	None	Get groups asynchronously	Promise
`groupGroupNameGetAsync($name)`	`name`: Group name	Get group async	Promise

Use Cases

Symbol Validation
Group Leverage Check
Symbol Search

function isValidSymbol($symbolName, $symbolApi) {
    try {
        $symbols = $symbolApi->symbolsGet();
        
        foreach ($symbols as $symbol) {
            if (strtoupper($symbol->getSymbol()) === strtoupper($symbolName)) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    } catch (\D4T\MT5Sdk\ApiException $e) {
        return false;
    }
}

// Validate before placing order
if (isValidSymbol('EURUSD', $symbolApi)) {
    // Proceed with order
}

function getGroupLeverage($groupName, $groupApi) {
    try {
        $group = $groupApi->groupGroupNameGet($groupName);
        return $group->getLeverage();
    } catch (\D4T\MT5Sdk\ApiException $e) {
        return null;
    }
}

// Check leverage before user creation
$leverage = getGroupLeverage('demo\\\\demoforex', $groupApi);
echo "Maximum leverage: 1:$leverage\n";

function searchSymbols($query, $symbolApi) {
    try {
        $symbols = $symbolApi->symbolsGet();
        $results = [];
        
        foreach ($symbols as $symbol) {
            if (stripos($symbol->getSymbol(), $query) !== false || 
                stripos($symbol->getDescription(), $query) !== false) {
                $results[] = [
                    'symbol' => $symbol->getSymbol(),
                    'description' => $symbol->getDescription()
                ];
            }
        }
        
        return $results;
    } catch (\D4T\MT5Sdk\ApiException $e) {
        return [];
    }
}

// Search for EUR symbols
$results = searchSymbols('EUR', $symbolApi);
foreach ($results as $result) {
    echo "{$result['symbol']}: {$result['description']}\n";
}

Best Practices

Caching: Cache symbol and group data to reduce API calls
Validation: Always validate symbols before using them in trading operations
Error Handling: Implement proper error handling for API failures
Async Loading: Use async methods when loading large datasets
Category Organization: Organize symbols by category for better user experience
Group Escaping: Remember to properly escape backslashes in group names (demo\\\\demoforex)

Group names containing backslashes (path separators) must be properly escaped when used in API calls. For example, demo\demoforex should be passed as demo\\\\demoforex in PHP strings.

Performance Optimization

// Implement caching to reduce API calls
class CachedMarketData {
    private $cache = [];
    private $ttl = 3600; // 1 hour
    
    public function getSymbols($symbolApi) {
        if (isset($this->cache['symbols']) && 
            time() - $this->cache['symbols']['time'] < $this->ttl) {
            return $this->cache['symbols']['data'];
        }
        
        $symbols = $symbolApi->symbolsGet();
        $this->cache['symbols'] = [
            'data' => $symbols,
            'time' => time()
        ];
        
        return $symbols;
    }
}

Next Steps

Account Management - Retrieve account information
User Management - Create and manage users with appropriate groups
Trading Operations - Execute trades with validated symbols

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Core Concepts

Guides

Overview

Working with Symbols

Working with Groups

Complete Working Examples

Symbol Properties

Group Properties

API Methods Reference

SymbolApi Methods

GroupApi Methods

Use Cases

Best Practices

Performance Optimization

Next Steps

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Get Started

Core Concepts

Guides

​Overview

​Working with Symbols

​Working with Groups

​Complete Working Examples

​Symbol Properties

​Group Properties

​API Methods Reference

​SymbolApi Methods

​GroupApi Methods

​Use Cases

​Best Practices

​Performance Optimization

​Next Steps

Build docs developers (and LLMs) love

Overview

Working with Symbols

Working with Groups

Complete Working Examples

Symbol Properties

Group Properties

API Methods Reference

SymbolApi Methods

GroupApi Methods

Use Cases

Best Practices

Performance Optimization

Next Steps