The pages referenced below describe how to use the Streamster API to create applications that interface with the Streamster trading platform. Applications using the Streamster API can retrieve various data from the platform, execute and modify orders and positions, and perform a variety of related actions.

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Streamster API exposes its functionality via the industry standard SOAP protocol. SOAP is widely supported on practically every programming platform, including PHP, Visual Basic, C#, C++, Java and many other languages and platforms.

To use Streamster API, an application connects to the SOAP service which is built into Streamster. To enable Streamster API and Streamster's SOAP service, log on to your account and click the Settings button. Under "Advanced", tick the "Enable web service API" box and click OK. Windows Firewall will then ask you to allow Streamster to accept connections on port 8018 - click the "Keep Blocking" button, which will prevent other computers on internet or your network from accessing Streamster API.

Once enabled, Streamster API is ready to service any requests coming from your computer. It is very important to note that requests coming from any computer other than yours will be always rejected, even if you allow Windows Firewall access to port 8018 from internet or any other computer or network. This is to prevent others on internet from accessing Streamster API on your computer and account. Note that there is no option in Streamster allowing circumvention of this protection.

With Streamster API enabled, you can use languages such as PHP and Visual Basic to run samples shown in the remainder of this document, or your own applications. For each Streamster API function you will see samples in PHP and Visual Basic. If you intend to use another language or platform, conversion of the sample code is usually very straightforward.

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