License Check Failed?
The software you're running checks its license through LicenseFort — infrastructure the person or company who sold you this software uses, not a product you bought directly from us. If you're seeing a message mentioning LicenseFort, this page is written for you, not for developers.
"Couldn't reach the validation server"
By far the most common one. MetaTrader blocks every outgoing web request by default, for every EA, indicator and script — not just this one. Your software needs permission to make that one request. It's a one-time setting.
- 1In MetaTrader, go to Tools → Options (or the gear icon), then open the Expert Advisors tab.
- 2Tick "Allow WebRequest for listed URL".
- 3Add the exact URL shown in your error message to the list — it'll look like
https://www.licensefort.com/api/v1/license/validate. - 4Click OK and restart the EA/indicator/script (remove and re-add it to the chart, or re-run the script).
You might see a number in parentheses, like (error 5019). You don't need to decode it — the fix above is the same either way. If you've done all four steps and it still fails, see "still stuck" below.
"This requires a LicenseFort license key"
You haven't entered the license key you were given when you bought the software yet. Open the EA/indicator/script's Inputs tab (right-click the chart → Expert/Script properties → Inputs), find the license key field, and paste it in exactly as you received it.
"License check failed"
Your license key reached the server and was actively rejected — different from not being able to reach it at all. This usually means one of:
- The key was typed or pasted with a mistake.
- It's already active on the maximum number of devices/accounts it's allowed on.
- It's expired, or was deactivated.
Still stuck?
Contact whoever you bought this software from — they issued your license and can look it up, reset it, or reissue it. LicenseFort is the licensing infrastructure behind the scenes; we don't sell this software and can't look up your purchase or license directly.
Building or selling licensed software yourself? See the developer docs or start protecting your own MT4/MT5 software.