Application programming interface

Application programming interfaces, or APIs, are what developers, fansite operators and bots use to retrieve information about the game and the wiki.

The RuneScape Wiki

The RuneScape Wiki's API can be accessed here. The API Explorer special page can be used in addition to the documentation that MediaWiki has. Some features are limited to logged in users, administrators, bureaucrats and Wikia staff. For more information, Wikia Inc. provides a wiki about their API and developer program here.

Bestiary API

Main article: RuneScape Bestiary

Grand Exchange Database API

The Grand Exchange Database, like the Bestiary API, is vast. It encompasses the Item Database which shows images of items not purchasable on the Grand Exchange itself and the catalogue information on tradeable items within the Grand Exchange. Queries in the API return JSON (JavaScript Object Notation).

Configuration

info returns the runedate of when the Grand Exchange Database was last updated. The URL for the info query is https://secure.runescape.com/m=itemdb_rs/api/info.json.

Catalogue

category

category returns the number of items determined by the first letter. The URL for category queries is http://services.runescape.com/m=itemdb_rs/api/catalogue/category.json?category=X where X is the category identification number as listed below for all possible types. For example, if we want to find all tradeable summoning familiars, we'd go to http://services.runescape.com/m=itemdb_rs/api/catalogue/category.json?category=9, which would result in

{"types":[],"alpha":[{"letter":"#","items":0},{"letter":"a","items":6},{"letter":"b","items":8},{"letter":"c","items":1},{"letter":"d","items":3},{"letter":"e","items":2},{"letter":"f","items":3},{"letter":"g","items":5},{"letter":"h","items":2},{"letter":"i","items":5},{"letter":"j","items":0},{"letter":"k","items":1},{"letter":"l","items":2},{"letter":"m","items":5},{"letter":"n","items":1},{"letter":"o","items":1},{"letter":"p","items":4},{"letter":"q","items":0},{"letter":"r","items":3},{"letter":"s","items":27},{"letter":"t","items":2},{"letter":"u","items":1},{"letter":"v","items":5},{"letter":"w","items":2},{"letter":"x","items":0},{"letter":"y","items":0},{"letter":"z","items":0}]}

Variable	Description	Data type
letter	The first letter of an item	string
items	The number of items	int

items

items returns the first 12 items in the category given as shown below determined by the first letter. The URL for items queries are http://services.runescape.com/m=itemdb_rs/api/catalogue/items.json?category=X&alpha=Y&page=Z where X is the category identification number, Y is the starting letter (lower case) for the items and Z is the page number beginning at 1. Note that any items that start with a number must instead use "%23" instead of "#".

For example, if we want to find all tradeable summoning familiars that begin with "c", we'd go to http://services.runescape.com/m=itemdb_rs/api/catalogue/items.json?category=9&alpha=c&page=1, which would result in

{"total":89,"items":[{"icon":"http://services.runescape.com/m=itemdb_rs/4856_obj_sprite.gif?id=12091","icon_large":"http://services.runescape.com/m=itemdb_rs/4856_obj_big.gif?id=12091","id":12091,"type":"Familiars","typeIcon":"http://www.runescape.com/img/categories/Familiars","name":"Compost mound pouch","description":"I can summon a compost mound familiar with this.","current":{"trend":"neutral","price":873},"today":{"trend":"neutral","price":0},"members":"true"}]}

Variable	Description	Data type
total	The number of items	int
items	List of items	[string...] (array of strings)
icon	The item sprite image	string
icon_large	The item detail image	string
id	The ItemID of the item	int
type	The item category	string
typeIcon	The item image category	string
name	The item name	string
description	The item examine	string
current	The item trade history over the past day	[string...] (array of strings)
today	The item trade history for today	[string...] (array of strings)
trend	The positive, negative or neutral change in price	string
price	The item trade price	string
members	If the item is a member's only item	boolean

ID No.	Category Name
0	Miscellaneous
1	Ammo
2	Arrows
3	Bolts
4	Construction materials
5	Construction projects
6	Cooking ingredients
7	Costumes
8	Crafting materials
9	Familiars
10	Farming produce
11	Fletching materials
12	Food and drink
13	Herblore materials
14	Hunting equipment
15	Hunting produce
16	Jewellery
17	Mage armour
18	Mage weapons
19	Melee armour - low level
20	Melee armour - mid level
21	Melee armour - high level
22	Melee weapons - low level
23	Melee weapons - mid level
24	Melee weapons - high level
25	Mining and smithing
26	Potions
27	Prayer armour
28	Prayer materials
29	Range armour
30	Range weapons
31	Runecrafting
32	Runes, Spells and Teleports
33	Seeds
34	Summoning scrolls
35	Tools and containers
36	Woodcutting product
37	Pocket items

detail

detail returns current price and price trends information on tradeable items in the Grand Exchange, the category, item image and examine for the given item. The URL for detail queries is http://services.runescape.com/m=itemdb_rs/api/catalogue/detail.json?item=X where X is the ItemID.

For example, if we want the information on steadfast boots, we'd go to http://services.runescape.com/m=itemdb_rs/api/catalogue/detail.json?item=21787, which would result in

{"item":{"icon":"http://services.runescape.com/m=itemdb_rs/4856_obj_sprite.gif?id=21787","icon_large":"http://services.runescape.com/m=itemdb_rs/4856_obj_big.gif?id=21787","id":21787,"type":"Miscellaneous","typeIcon":"http://www.runescape.com/img/categories/Miscellaneous","name":"Steadfast boots","description":"A pair of powerful-looking boots.","current":{"trend":"neutral","price":"17.0m"},"today":{"trend":"negative","price":"-897.2k"},"members":"true","day30":{"trend":"positive","change":"+27.0%"},"day90":{"trend":"positive","change":"+30.0%"},"day180":{"trend":"positive","change":"+8.0%"}}}

Variable	Description	Data type
item	Lists the data for the item	string
icon	The item sprite image	string
icon_large	The item detail image	string
type	The item category	string
typeIcon	The item image category	string
name	The item name	string
description	The item examine	string
members	If the item is a member's only item	boolean
trend	The positive, negative or neutral change in price	string
price	The item trade price	string
change	The item fluctuation over the past 30 days	string
current	The item trade history over the past day	[string...] (array of strings)
today	The item trade history for today	[string...] (array of strings)
day30	The item trade history over 30 days	[string...] (array of strings)
day90	The item trade history over 90 days	[string...] (array of strings)
day180	The item trade history over 180 days	[string...] (array of strings)

Images

The Grand Exchange Database can return item images with obj_big and obj_sprite. These images can sometimes be skewed since it includes items that might not necessarily be seen ingame such as placeholder graphics for most cosmetic overrides from Solomon's General Store, use the mtx pet icon for various pets and the achievement banner in other cases. Many items from Treasure Hunter and Solomon's General Store can be seen before being released in-game by sometimes over a month ahead.

• The URL for obj_big queries is http://services.runescape.com/m=itemdb_rs/obj_big.gif?id=X where X is the ItemID.
• The URL for obj_sprite queries is http://services.runescape.com/m=itemdb_rs/obj_sprite.gif?id=X where X is the ItemID.

For example, if we want to see the image for Mod Daze's homework, we'd go to http://services.runescape.com/m=itemdb_rs/obj_big.gif?id=34775 for a detailed image or http://services.runescape.com/m=itemdb_rs/obj_sprite.gif?id=34775 for the inventory icon. Unlike the images as seen in the game, the Grand Exchange Database images have a completely solid line surrounding items, which is different from ingame since there are breaks in images for borders.

Note that item images retrieved outside of the above place the most recent runedate before obj_big and obj_sprite. When the next system update occurs and info.json is updated, the link no longer operates for those that had a runedate in the link.

Graph

Graph shows the prices each day of a given item for the previous 180 days. The timecode is the number of milliseconds that has passed since 1 January 1970 and the price is the market value of the item for the given day. When no price information is available, then a value of zero is returned.

The URL for a graph is http://services.runescape.com/m=itemdb_rs/api/graph/X.json where X is the ItemID. For example, if we want to know the last 180 days for steadfast boots, we'd go to http://services.runescape.com/m=itemdb_rs/api/graph/21787.json, where the previous three days, truncated for this article, would start out as

{"daily":{"1419897600000":15633853,"1419984000000":15475988,"1420070400000":15379017},"average":{"1419897600000":14708793,"1419984000000":14764787,"1420070400000":148288055}}

Variable	Description	Data type
daily	The item trade history over the past day	[string...] (array of strings)
average	The item trade history for today	[string...] (array of strings)
timecode	The first number showing the milliseconds since 1 January 1970	int
price	The second number showing the exact price and the average price	int

Hiscores

The hiscores can show a players current ranking in their clan, any skill or activity and active and past seasonal events.

Skills and Activites

ranking

ranking returns up to the top 50 players in a given skill or activity. The URL for ranking is http://services.runescape.com/m=hiscore/ranking.json?table=X&category=Y&size=Z where X is the current skill, overall level or activity, Y are skills or activities and Z is the amount requested up to the top 50 players.

For example, if we want to know the top 2 players in the Woodcutting skill we would go to http://services.runescape.com/m=hiscore/ranking.json?table=9&category=0&size=2, which would result in

[{"name":"Elfinlocks","score":"200,000,000","rank":"1"},{"name":"Cow1337killr","score":"200,000,000","rank":"2"}]

Variable	Description	Data type
name	The player's name	string
score	The player's experience or score	int
rank	The player's rank	int

userRanking

userRanking returns the current logged in player's rank in the overall hiscores table. The URL for userRanking is http://services.runescape.com/c=0/m=hiscore/userRanking.json where /c=0/ needs to be the current session of the player to view their overall rank.

Variable	Description	Data type
userRank	The player's overall rank	string
displayName	The player's name	string

Hiscores Lite

index_lite returns a player's rank, level and experience or score in an activity. The URL for index_lite is http://services.runescape.com/m=hiscore/index_lite.ws?player=X where X is the player's name.

Variable	Description	Data type
rank	The player's rank in a skill or activity	int
level	The player's level in a skill	int
experience	The player's experience or score	int

Ironman Lite

index_lite returns a player's rank, level and experience or score in an activity. The URL for index_lite is http://services.runescape.com/m=hiscore_ironman/index_lite.ws?player=X where X is the player's name.

Variable	Description	Data type
rank	The player's rank in a skill or activity	int
level	The player's level in a skill	int
experience	The player's experience or score	int

Hardcore Ironman Lite

index_lite returns a player's rank, level and experience or score in an activity. The URL for index_lite is http://services.runescape.com/m=hiscore_hardcore_ironman/index_lite.ws?player=X where X is the player's name.

Variable	Description	Data type
rank	The player's rank in a skill or activity	int
level	The player's level in a skill	int
experience	The player's experience or score	int

Seasonal

getRankings

getRankings returns the player's current or previous scores in one or more Seasonal HiScores. The URL for getRankings is http://services.runescape.com/m=temp-hiscores/getRankings.json?player=X where X is the player's name. It can also be used to view previous scores for past seasonals with the URL http://services.runescape.com/m=temp-hiscores/getRankings.json?player=X&status=archived.

Variable	Description	Data type
startDate	The seasonal start date	string
endDate	The seasonal end date	string
rank	The player's rank	int
title	The title of the seasonal	string
score_formatted	The player's score	int
score_raw	The player's raw score	int
hiscoreId	The id of the seasonal	int

getHiscoreDetails

getHiscoreDetails returns the current or previous Seasonal events. The URL for getHiscoreDetails is http://services.runescape.com/m=temp-hiscores/getHiscoreDetails.json and http://services.runescape.com/m=temp-hiscores/getHiscoreDetails.json?status=archived for previous events.

Variable	Description	Data type
startDate	The seasonal start date	string
endDate	The seasonal end date	string
daysRunning	The number of days the seasonal is on for	int
monthsRunning	The number of months the seasonal is on for	int
recurrence	The number of times the seasonal has ran for	int
title	The title of the seasonal	string
name	The literal name of the seasonal	string
description	The description of the seasonal	string
status	The current status of the seasonal	string
type	The length of the seasonal	string
id	The id of the seasonal	int

Clans

clanRanking

clanRanking returns the top three clans. The URL for clanRanking is http://services.runescape.com/m=clan-hiscores/clanRanking.json.

Variable	Description	Data type
rank	The rank of the clan	int
clan_name	The name of the clan	string
clan_mates	The number of players in the clan	int
xp_total	The total experience of the clan	int

userClanRanking

userClanRanking returns the current logged in player's clan and the rank of the clan. The URL for userClanRanking is http://services.runescape.com/c=0/m=clan-hiscores/userClanRanking.json where /c=0/ needs to be the current session of the player to view their clan's rank.

Variable	Description	Data type
displayName	The player's name	string
clanName	The clan's name	string
clanRank	The clan's rank	int

Clan Members Lite

members_lite.ws returns a CSV file with a list of clan members, their rank in the clan, their total experience and total kills. The URL for members_lite.ws is http://services.runescape.com/m=clan-hiscores/members_lite.ws?clanName=X where X is the name of the clan. The list is sorted by clan ranking starting with Owner and ending with Recruit.

Old School Hiscores

Hiscores Lite

index_lite returns a player's rank, level and experience or score in an activity. The URL for index_lite is http://services.runescape.com/m=hiscore_oldschool/index_lite.ws?player=X where X is the player's name.

Variable	Description	Data type
rank	The player's rank in a skill or activity	int
level	The player's level in a skill	int
experience	The player's experience or score	int

Ironman Lite

index_lite returns a player's rank, level and experience or score in an activity. The URL for index_lite is http://services.runescape.com/m=hiscore_oldschool_ironman/index_lite.ws?player=X where X is the player's name.

Variable	Description	Data type
rank	The player's rank in a skill or activity	int
level	The player's level in a skill	int
experience	The player's experience or score	int

Ultimate Ironman Lite

index_lite returns a player's rank, level and experience or score in an activity. The URL for index_lite is http://services.runescape.com/m=hiscore_oldschool_ultimate/index_lite.ws?player=X where X is the player's name.

Variable	Description	Data type
rank	The player's rank in a skill or activity	int
level	The player's level in a skill	int
experience	The player's experience or score	int

Solomon's General Store

Solomon's General Store's configuration API lists every past, current and upcoming items for the store. The URL for the configuration query is https://secure.runescape.com/m=mtxn_rs_shop/api/config?context%5B0%5D=0 where context[0]=0 allows players to view the media in the store. It is unsorted without help from secondary programs such as Google Chrome's developer tools to organize the list.

The version number in the API represents the last time the store was updated in milliseconds since 1 January 1970. There are several other API's that the store uses, however as they require players to be logged in to the RuneScape site.

Variable	Description	Data type
_type	The type of action that the store uses to view the object	string
version	The latest update in milliseconds since 1 January 1970	int
url	The list of links that the store uses	[string...] (array of strings)
phrasebook	Similar to MediaWiki's i18n pages	[string...] (array of strings)
media	The list of objects that appear in the store	[string...] (array of strings)
number	The id number that the store uses to show the object	int
imageUrl	The image link to display the icon or a gallery image	string
posterUrl	The image link to display a still image if MP4 is unsupported	string
videoUrl	The video link to display the MP4 of an item in the store	string

Website Data

Website data can provide information on a player's friends, their titles and what clan they are in.

playerDetails

playerDetails returns multiple players' titles, their clan, their name and if the clan they are in is recruiting. The URL for playerDetails is http://services.runescape.com/m=website-data/playerDetails.ws?names=%5B%22X%22%5D&callback=jQuery000000000000000_0000000000&_=0 where X is the first players name and addition names can be provided by using a comma after X and surrounding them with quotes inside the brackets.

If the request is performed as a JSONP object on the RuneScape site, it can give the world the player is on if the online status is true.

$.ajax({
  url:"http://services.runescape.com/m=website-data/playerDetails.ws?names=[%22Name%22]",
  dataType: "jsonp"
});

Variable	Description	Data type
isSuffix	Determines if the player title is before the name	boolean
title	The player's title	string
clan	The clan's name	string
name	The player's name	string
recruiting	If the clan is recruiting players	boolean
world	The world or lobby a player is in	string
online	Determines if the player is online	boolean

playerFriendsDetails

playerFriendsDetails returns the logged-in player's own friends list. The URL for playerFriendsDetails is http://services.runescape.com/c=0/m=website-data/playerFriendsDetails.json?resultsPerPage=24&currentPage=1&callback=jQuery000000000000000_0000000000&_=0 where you must be logged in to view, the max results per request is 24 and the current page shows up to 24 players. It cannot be viewed as a web page. Depending on in-game settings, even when a player is online they might not appear to be online if Private is set to off.

Variable	Description	Data type
allFriends	Shows the total number of players a friend has	int
friends	The player's title	[string...] (array of strings)
number	Friends list sorted by most recently online	int
status	Shows if a player is online or offline	string
name	The player's name	string
world	The world or lobby a player is in	string
offline	The amount of friends offline	int
online	The amount of friends online	int
pageFriends	The amount of friends on the page	int
resultsPerPage	The amount of results per page	int
totalPages	The total pages the friends list span	int

avatardetails

avatardetails returns a player's item information worn when taking a picture at the Photo booth for their Adventurer's Log. The URL for avatardetails is http://services.runescape.com/m=adventurers-log/avatardetails.json?details=X where X is the content of the appearance.dat for the player being viewed. The URL for appearance.dat is http://services.runescape.com/m=avatar-rs/X/appearance.dat where X is the player's name.

NPCs

Using appearance.dat, players can view the appearances of Jagex Moderators and other players easily. It allows anyone to see any monster, override, equipable items and the item information as an indirect item API. Strings are in the form of bits from 0 to 63 where the order is A-Z, a-z, 0-9, then - and *.

When an NPC is viewed, there is no information in avatardetails.json and the animation for the NPC. In a javascript console, players can view any NPC that is in the game with:

Module.avatar.module.ccall("SetAppearance", "void", ["string"], ["AP--AAA-----------------"]);

Where AAA is the NPC ID starting at 0 (Hans) and the next NPC starting at AAE as each NPC takes up four bits. The seventeen dashes following the ID are necessary to prevent from getting bad request messages in their console.

In a javascript console, when clicking on 'Idle' does not work, players can fix the animation of any NPC by using:

Module.avatar.SetAnimID(0)

Where 0 is the default structure of every NPC. It can sometimes be substituted for the animation IDs for that NPC if they are shown in their bestiary entry. Players might have to re-enter the SetAppearance string again to correct any issues.

Players

In a javascript console, players can view any other player with:

avatarViewer.avatarChange("X")

Where X is the other players' character name. This allows a player to view Jagex Moderators and other players that have privacy settings activated. Regardless of privacy settings, along with the full character image and chathead for the forums, the appearance.dat file is always viewable.

Each string can be changed to show equipable items that were not worn during the usage of the Photo Booth. The only way to use a custom string is in a javascript console by using:

Module.avatar.module.ccall("SetAppearance", "void", ["string"], ["AAAAAAABcgABHAEmAWEBIgEqA*SzIwAAAAAAABAQyAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKiwAAAA"]);

Where the string of letters and numbers can be modified to show different hair styles, default clothing, and worn items.

The only item worn in this string is an aura, Daemonheim aura 4, noted by the string zIw. Not all strings are four letters and numbers as many are three letters and numbers. It changes the more items that are visible and whether or not they are recolourable can add complexity to the string.

Variable	Description	Data type
leftAnims	List of animations	[string...] (array of strings)
rightAnims	List of animations	[string...] (array of strings)
attackAnim	Attack animation	int
attackAnimLegacy	Legacy attack animation	int
attackAnimOverride	Attack animation override	int
attackAnimOverrideLegacy	Legacy attack animation override	int
defendAnim	Defence animation	int
defendAnimLegacy	Legacy defence animation	int
defendAnimOverride	Defence animation override	int
worn	Lists the worn items	[string...] (array of strings)
desc	Item examine	string
members	If the item is a member's only item	boolean
name	Item name	string
tradeable	If the item is tradeable	boolean
weight	The weight of the item	int
magicAttack	Magic accuracy	int
meleeAttack	Melee accuracy	int
rangedAttack	Ranged accuracy	int
meleeStrength	Melee damage	int
magicDefence	Defence against magic	int
meleeDefence	Defence against melee	int
rangedDefence	Defence against ranged	int
playerArmour	The armour value	int
combatAppearance	-	string
combatBas	Lists basID for EoC and Legacy	[string...] (array of strings)
basID	-	int
basIDLegacy	-	int

ID No.	Worn Slot
0	Head
1	Cape
2	Neck
3	Main-hand (unsheathed)
4	Body
5	Off-hand (unsheathed)
6	Two-handed (unsheathed)
7	Legwear
8	N/A
9	Hands
10	Feet
11	N/A
12	Ring
13	Ammunition
14	Aura
15	Main-hand (sheathed)
16	Off-hand (sheathed)
17	Pocket
18	Wings

Runemetrics

Since Runemetrics is an Angular application, it uses public end-points to grab it's data from the server. This opens up the possibility to directly pull data from said end-points in your own application.

Since these end-points are not official API URL's, they don't seem to have the strict request throttling that the regular API has.

Profile

/profile returns a player's Runemetrics profile data. This includes name, total experience, skill levels, combat experience and activity. The URL is https://apps.runescape.com/runemetrics/profile/profile?user=X&activities=20 where X is the player's name.

Variable	Description	Data type
name	The player's name	string
rank	The player's overall rank	string
totalskill	The player's total skill level	string
totalxp	The player's total experience	string
combatlevel	The player's combat level	string
magic	The player's magic experience	string
melee	The player's melee experience	string
ranged	The player's ranged experience	string
questsstarted	The amount of quests the player has started	string
questscomplete	The amount of quests the player has completed	string
questsnotstarted	The amount of quests the player has not started	string
activities	The player's last 20 activity logs	array
skillvalues	The player's level, experience and rank in each skill	array
loggedIn	Determines if the player is online	boolean

Quest

/quests returns a player's quest data. This includes a list of all quests, their completion status, difficulty and quest point reward. The URL is https://apps.runescape.com/runemetrics/quests?user=X where X is the player's name

The response is an array of Objects. Each object has the following structure

Variable	Description	Data type
title	The quest's title	string
status	The completion status of this quest for the player	string
difficulty	The quest's difficulty	integer
members	Determines if a quest is members content	boolean
questPoints	Amount of quest points it rewards	integer
userEligible	Determines if the player is eligible to start this quest	boolean

Other

player_count

player_count returns the number of players currently online in RuneScape, Old School RuneScape, and RuneScape Classic. The URL for player_count is http://www.runescape.com/player_count.js?varname=iPlayerCount&callback=jQuery000000000000000_0000000000&_=0 where the varname is always iPlayerCount.

rsusertotal

rsusertotal returns the current amount of accounts created that can access any form of RuneScape. This includes accounts made on FunOrb or a particular version of RuneScape. The URL for rsusertotal is http://services.runescape.com/m=account-creation-reports/rsusertotal.ws?callback=jQuery000000000000000_0000000000&_=0.

NXT

changelog returns the latest changes to the NXT client. The URL for changelog is http://content.runescape.com/downloads/changelog.json.

There is also the JSON for the OSX and Windows installers detailing the current size of the installer and the cycling redundancy check code.

• http://content.runescape.com/downloads-info/windows/RuneScape-Setup.exe.json
• http://content.runescape.com/downloads-info/osx/RuneScape.dmg.json

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