How Xerolite Processes TradingView Alerts

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Xerolite acts as a secure, real-time bridge between your TradingView alerts and your broker (e.g., Interactive Brokers). This guide explains how incoming alerts are processed—from validation to execution.

📬 Step-by-Step Alert Processing

  1. Alert Received
    Xerolite receives the webhook alert from TradingView.
  2. API Key Validation
    Alerts with missing or incorrect API keys are rejected and not logged.
  3. IP Whitelist Check
    If the sender’s IP is not whitelisted, the alert is logged but marked as unauthorized access.
  4. License Key Verification
    The license key is checked. If expired, the alert is logged with a license expired error.
  5. Message Validation
    • Required fields: action, symbol, qty, currency, asset_class, exch
    • Malformed or incomplete messages are logged with a validation error.
    • ✅ Use the Smart Alert Builder to build valid JSON and test with the Alert Validator & Sender.
Message Validation Screenshot

  1. Log Incoming Alert
    Valid alerts (excluding those with invalid API keys) are shown in the Incoming Alerts tab for diagnostics.

Incoming Alerts Screenshot

  1. Create & Send Order
    • The alert is converted into an Interactive Brokers order.
    • The order is sent to TWS (Trader Workstation).
    • If TWS is disconnected, no order is placed, and the alert is logged with a TWS disconnected error.
  2. Track Transactions
    Each valid order is recorded in the Transactions tab, including execution feedback.

Transactions Screenshot

  1. Multi-Part Orders (TP/SL)
    If the alert includes Take Profit and Stop Loss, Xerolite can create multiple transactions (entry, TP, SL).

🧾 Summary: Alert Logging Status

Condition Logged in “Incoming Alerts” Status
✅ All checks passed Yes Success / Routed
❌ Invalid API key No Rejected
❌ IP not whitelisted Yes Error: Unauthorized
❌ License expired Yes Error: Expired License
❌ Invalid message format Yes Error: Invalid Format
❌ TWS not connected Yes Error: TWS Offline
Xerolite alert logging behavior by scenario

💡 Pro Tip: Always test your alert JSON using the Smart Alert Builder before going live. This helps avoid malformed messages and missed trades.

🔗 Launch Smart Alert Builder

🔗 Full Alert Format Reference