Connecting Providers

Connecting Providers

TradePress uses provider integrations for market data, broker data, technical indicators, and related research.

Before You Start

• Decide which provider you want to use for each purpose.
• Create API credentials with the provider.
• Use demo/sandbox credentials first when available.
• Do not enter live trading credentials until you understand what a feature does.

Common Provider Roles

Provider type	Typical use
Broker provider	Account, portfolio, positions, and order-related data.
Market data provider	Quotes, candles, indicators, and symbol data.
Research provider	News, sentiment, earnings, analyst data, and macro data.

Initial Providers

Initial core provider work includes:

• Trading212
• Alpaca
• Alpha Vantage

Provider support varies by feature. A provider being configured does not mean every TradePress feature can use it.

Data Refresh Behaviour

TradePress should read stored data first. If data is missing or stale, TradePress should queue a refresh instead of fetching provider data directly during a page load.

Troubleshooting

If provider-backed output is missing or failed, check:

• API key entered correctly.
• Correct demo/live environment selected.
• Provider account permissions.
• Feature health status.
• Any warning or failure message shown beside the feature.