Response time
Email support@trelliqlabs.com. Beta support responses are typically sent within 1-2 business days.
Common checks
- Confirm the XLNative engine is running.
- Confirm TWS / IB Gateway is open.
- Confirm IBKR API access is enabled using the setup instructions.
- Check host and port.
- Confirm the symbol format.
- Export diagnostics.
Before contacting support
- Restart Excel and confirm the XLNative add-in is enabled.
- Confirm you are using an M-series Mac.
- Confirm you are using the Microsoft Excel for Mac desktop app, version 16.4 or later.
- Open the XLNative menu bar app and verify the engine status.
- Confirm TWS or IB Gateway shows an active logged-in session.
- Verify Enable ActiveX and Socket Clients is selected under API > Settings.
- Leave Read-Only API selected. XLNative is designed for read-only data workflows.
- Check that XLNative uses host
127.0.0.1and the socket port shown in TWS or IB Gateway. - Try a simple formula such as
=XN.IB("AAPL","last"). - Export diagnostics and review the file before sending it.
What to include
- Mac model and macOS version.
- Excel version and confirmation that it is the desktop app.
- Whether you are using TWS or IB Gateway.
- The host and socket port configured in XLNative.
- The formula or symbol format that is not working.
- A screenshot if it helps explain the issue.
- A diagnostics export, after you review it.