Topstep lets bots trade through the TopstepX / ProjectX API — but draws hard lines that quietly end accounts. Here's exactly what a bot can and can't do, with the official sources.
Independent tooling — not affiliated with Topstep. Rules change; confirm on Topstep's official help center (linked below) before you rely on this.
Yes — TopstepX exposes a programmatic order path (ProjectX). There is no separate sandbox, API orders are final, and Topstep does not provide technical support for API implementation, coding or troubleshooting. You build and test against the real account path.
help.topstep.com — TopstepX API access ↗Automated strategies are permitted when actively monitored. The hard line is unattended automation and remote infrastructure: VPS / VPN / remote servers are prohibited, and running automation on a VPS can lead to suspension or removal from the program. Treat "monitored" literally — sat-in-front, not fire-and-forget.
topstep.com ↗Several firms allow bots in the simulated eval phase but restrict them once you reach a real Live Funded Account (LFA) — because the firm now carries broker risk. Topstep is the clearest case: plan for the live-account rules from day one, not just the eval. This exact eval-vs-live swap is what AlgoProven's rule engine models per account.
Topstep's trailing drawdown follows your peak; a bot that doesn't bracket every order, or that holds through a wick, can breach in a single bad print. Bracketed entries and a live distance-to-breach gauge are the difference between a survivable day and a reset.
See it on the free simulator →AlgoProven models Topstep's exact rule-set — trailing drawdown, daily loss, consistency, the eval→live swap — and checks every trade against them before your bot sends it. Try it free.
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