Does TradingView Free Plan Support Webhooks?
No — the Basic plan cannot use webhook URLs. See which paid plans include webhooks, alert limits, and what to check before you debug a broken setup.
Last verified: July 2026
Short answer: no. The free Basic plan on TradingView does not support webhook URLs on alerts. You need at least Essential ($14.95/month billed annually as of early 2026) to paste a webhook endpoint into an alert.
I see this question every week in trading forums. Someone spends an hour debugging HTTPS and JSON, never noticing the Webhook URL checkbox was never there to begin with.
How to check your plan in 10 seconds
- Open any chart and press Alt+A (or Option+A on Mac) to create an alert.
- Scroll to the Notifications tab at the bottom of the dialog.
- Look for Webhook URL.
If the checkbox is missing, your subscription tier does not include webhooks. Email, popup, and mobile push may still work — but HTTP POST to your server will not.
Plan comparison
| TradingView plan | Webhook URL on alerts? | Active alerts |
|---|---|---|
| Basic (Free) | No | 1 |
| Essential | Yes | 20 |
| Plus | Yes | 100 |
| Premium | Yes | 400 |
The limit that matters for webhook users is active alerts, not webhooks per se. Each armed alert with a webhook URL counts toward your cap. Running 25 strategies on Essential means you need to delete old alerts or upgrade to Plus.
Pricing changes. Confirm on TradingView pricing before purchasing.
What free plan users can still do
Basic is not useless for alerts:
- Popup and sound on the TradingView tab
- Email notifications
- Mobile push via the TradingView app
What you cannot do on free: send the alert payload to Telegram, Discord, a VPS script, or any external automation via webhook.
Some traders use email-to-SMS gateways as a hack. It works until it doesn't — delays, spam filters, and no structured JSON. If you care about speed and reliability, Essential is the practical entry point.
Is Essential enough?
For most solo traders: yes.
Essential gives you:
- Full webhook support (same mechanism as Plus/Premium)
- 20 active alerts
- All the standard alert conditions and placeholders
Upgrade to Plus when you genuinely need more than 20 simultaneous armed alerts — multiple symbols, multiple timeframes, multiple strategies all live at once.
Premium is for signal providers and funds that need hundreds of concurrent alerts plus extra charting features.
Other requirements people forget
Even on Essential, webhooks still need:
- Two-factor authentication on your TradingView account
- An HTTPS endpoint on port 80 or 443
- A receiver that responds within 3 seconds
A paid plan alone does not fix a slow self-hosted script. See our webhook setup guide for the full checklist.
Forwarding without auto-trading
Webhooks are often confused with auto-trading. TradingView sends a notification payload; something else must receive it and act.
SignalTo is built for the notification path: TradingView → your endpoint → Telegram, Discord, or Feishu. It does not place orders.
If you're ready to set up webhooks on Essential, start with the step-by-step setup guide or fix common failures if something already broke.
Bottom line: free plan = no webhooks. Essential is the cheapest paid tier that unlocks them. Check the Notifications tab before you debug anything else.