---
id: "P:cAlgo.API.MonteCarloSettings.Seed"
kind: "property"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.MonteCarloSettings"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Plugin/Backtesting/MonteCarloSettings/Seed/"
---

> Documentation index for agents: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/llms.txt · machine index: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/api.json

# MonteCarloSettings.Seed

Member of [MonteCarloSettings](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Plugin/Backtesting/MonteCarloSettings/index.md).

## Seed

Gets the random seed that makes the simulation reproducible. The same seed with the same inputs produces the same result, even across application restarts. The default value is 0.

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI not supported · Cloud not supported.

- CLI: Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the CLI.
- Cloud: Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the cloud.

C#:

```csharp
public int Seed {get; set;}
```

Python:

```python
monteCarloSettings.Seed: int
```

### Returns

`int` — 

Available since cAlgo.API 5.10.

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var monteCarlo = new MonteCarloSettings(MonteCarloMethod.Reshuffle, @"C:\Temp\montecarlo-result.json") { Seed = 42 };
Print("Monte Carlo seed: {0}", monteCarlo.Seed);
```

Python:

```python
monteCarlo = MonteCarloSettings(MonteCarloMethod.Reshuffle, r"C:\Temp\montecarlo-result.json")
monteCarlo.Seed = 42
api.Print(f"Monte Carlo seed: {monteCarlo.Seed}")
```