API (Application Programming Interface) is a channel that allows the copier to communicate with the trading platform.

Heron Copier (and most other copier apps) use the API to copy trades.

When the API is blocked, the copier (and all other copier apps) will not be able to copy trades from the master account.

Here is a list of prop firms that are known to block API access:

  • FTMO (only blocks DXtrade accounts)
  • MFFX (DXtrade and MatchTrader aren’t working)
  • Maven
  • Alpha Capital Group
  • FundingPips (all platforms except TradeLocker)
  • Top One Trade

The list may not be exhaustive and there are probably more prop firms that block API access.

To work around this issue, you can use the non-API mode of the copier.

The non-API mode may not have the same features as the normal API mode.