Bug - Can not request static data for Game Data API

API Discussion
1

Hello,

I tried to request static data for realms:

https://eu.api.blizzard.com/data/wow/connected-realm/index?namespace=static-eu&locale=en_GB&access_token=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

But I encounter this error

{ "code": 404, "type": "BLZWEBAPI00000404", "detail": "Not Found" }

When the namespace is dynamic-eu, it’s working properly, but I’m looking for static data. I’m pretty sure it worked a few months ago.

Do you have any clue if it’s a bug or I’m doing something wrong?

Thanks in advance for your help

2

As far as I know there is no such thing. The API documentation shows the correct namespace for each endpoint and it hasn’t changed for a long time. If it did work previously, it was probably a bug.

What exactly do you expect to receive as a response ?

As you can see here it makes sense realm data is contained in the dynamic namespace as it can update more frequently than static data.

3

Thank you for the answer.

Maybe I’m not using the right endpoint…

I’m looking for this kind of responses:

{
"realms": [
    {
      "type": "normal",
      "population": "high",
      "queue": false,
      "status": true,
      "name": "Aegwynn",
      "slug": "aegwynn",
      "battlegroup": "Misery",
      "locale": "de_DE",
      "timezone": "Europe/Paris",
      "connected_realms": [
        "aegwynn"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "normal",
      "population": "medium",
      "queue": false,
      "status": true,
      "name": "Aerie Peak",
      "slug": "aerie-peak",
      "battlegroup": "Reckoning / Abrechnung",
      "locale": "en_GB",
      "timezone": "Europe/Paris",
      "connected_realms": [
        "aerie-peak",
        "bronzebeard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "normal",
      "population": "medium",
      "queue": false,
      "status": true,
      "name": "Agamaggan",
      "slug": "agamaggan",
      "battlegroup": "Reckoning / Abrechnung",
      "locale": "en_GB",
      "timezone": "Europe/Paris",
      "connected_realms": [
        "emeriss",
        "twilights-hammer",
        "bloodscalp",
        "crushridge",
        "agamaggan",
        "hakkar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "normal",
      "population": "medium",
      "queue": false,
      "status": true,
      "name": "Aggra (Português)",
      "slug": "aggra-portugues",
      "battlegroup": "Misery",
      "locale": "pt_PT",
      "timezone": "Europe/Paris",
      "connected_realms": [
        "aggra-portugues",
        "grim-batol"
      ]
    }
]
}

I don’t exactly remember which endpoint gave me this answer, but I think it’s the realm API.

4

I’m not sure but I guess it was the old realms endpoint from the community API.

For the new API you need to fetch all endpoints using the realm_index and then fetch more data for each realm using the realm endpoint.

5

On March 16, Blizzard turned off the old Community API which used that realm status format: WoW Community API Turned Off

On March 20, we had a long conversation exploring how the new realm API is harder to use than what the Community API offered: Realm APIs Unneededly Complicated

6

Ok, thank you for the answer Erorus. I guess I’ll need to make a script giving me information for each realm.