mt5.orders_total() in MetaTrader5 Python: count pending orders

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mt5.orders_total()

What it does

orders_total() counts pending orders only. Open positions are counted by positions_total().

What it returns

• An integer: the number of pending orders.

Example

import MetaTrader5 as mt5

if not mt5.initialize():
    raise SystemExit(mt5.last_error())

print(mt5.orders_total(), "pending orders")
print(mt5.positions_total(), "open positions")
mt5.shutdown()

Common mistakes

• An order that has filled is no longer pending. It moves to history and its position shows up in positions_get().
• A 0 can also mean the terminal has not finished loading after a restart. Check account_info() first.

The same with Tickwire on Linux

The package needs a Windows terminal on the same machine. Tickwire runs the terminal for you and gives you a REST API, so the code below runs on Linux, macOS or a server.

Tickwire's orders route returns the pending orders as a JSON array. Its length is the count.

• GET /users/current/accounts/{account_id}/orders

import os, requests

API = "https://api.tickwire.io"
h = {"auth-token": os.environ["TW_KEY"]}      # your Tickwire key
base = f"{API}/users/current/accounts/{os.environ['TW_ACCOUNT']}"

orders = requests.get(f"{base}/orders", headers=h).json()
print(len(orders), "pending orders")

Related functions

• mt5.orders_get() in MetaTrader5 Python: read pending orders
• mt5.positions_total() in MetaTrader5 Python: count open positions
• mt5.history_orders_total() in MetaTrader5 Python: count orders in history

Related error codes

• MT5 Python error -10004: No IPC connection (RES_E_INTERNAL_FAIL_CONNECT)

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