MT5 Python history_deals_total()
Returns how many deals are in the account's trading history between two dates.
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Signature
The form of the call on the vendor's page, with the vendor's comments taken out.
history_deals_total( date_from, date_to )
Arguments
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| date_fromrequired | datetime or int | The start of the interval. The page says it is given as a datetime object or as a number of seconds since 1 January 1970. |
| date_torequired | datetime or int | The end of the interval, given the same way. |
Return value
- Type
- int
- What comes back
- The count. The page gives no more than that it is an integer.
Sample
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from datetime import datetime, timezone
import MetaTrader5 as mt5
if not mt5.initialize():
raise SystemExit(f"initialize() failed: {mt5.last_error()}")
start = datetime(2026, 1, 1, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
end = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
print(mt5.history_deals_total(start, end))
mt5.shutdown()