Beeq's Ultimate PHP AH checker for crafters

[beeq]

Hey!

Lately I've been messing around with PHP and World of Warcraft API, and today I made some testing how Auction House API works.
Now I have an URL which finds most valuable gems and glyphs for cheapest possible price from current live Auction House data on any server.

For example, if your scribe can craft all the glyphs, there really is no idea to craft 2g glyphs when you can craft 500g ones.

This example URL is for EU-Arathor Alliance side, but as you can see, the URL is easily editable for your own use.
http://bq.kapsi.fi/teambeeq/craft.php?region=eu&realm=arathor&side=alliance&n=30&filter=glyphs

Variable n states for amount of most valuable items to show.
So far there are only two filters, glyphs and mopraregems, but it's very easy to add your own filters, if you run the PHP on your own server.

Here's the code in txt http://bq.kapsi.fi/teambeeq/craft.txt

possible bugs: realmnames with multiple words might not work

Enjoy!

[Norrin]

This is cool!

I didn't even know WOW had a public API available, let alone one for the auction house.
I might do some playing around with this myself.

[MiRai]

Very nice. ;)

[rfarris]

there really is no idea to craft 2g glyphs when you can craft 500g ones

Unfortunately, the 500g ones are the ones that aren't selling, and the instant that you post some at 500g, the glyph baron will undercut you at 499g99s99c. I've made several hundred thousand gold selling glyphs, but there are so many people using the automated tools these days that unless you plan on spending your play time sitting in the AH and undercutting every 5 minutes you won't get much fun/profit crafting glyphs.

Remember, the AH only shows you what the glyphs are posting for, not what they're selling for.

[Refugeelcci]

sweet :)

[beeq]

Actually it would be possible to add a feature to watch which glyphs sells and how much..
But my point on variable n is, I just want to have like 20 to 30 different items crafted and undercut others with TSM once in a while.

EDIT: With some editing, this could be used to check which glyphs you do not have auctioned, since the code contains all the glyphs, which are available for players. And it's easy to add a feature to check which glyphs have no auctions at all. I know most trade addons already have these functions, but I found my way much easier, to monitor and maintain.

[rfarris]

Actually it would be possible to add a feature to watch which glyphs sells and how much..
Not unless you're the one doing the buying. You CAN NOT see what things are selling for unless you are doing the buying. This is a critical part of AH pvp knowledge.

[beeq]

Not unless you're the one doing the buying. You CAN NOT see what things are selling for unless you are doing the buying. This is a critical part of AH pvp knowledge.

Unless you have a full scan, later a new full scan, and compare these scans..? You can have a list of new auctions between the scans, and a list of items, which have disappeared from AH due to expire/sell/cancel. Of course you can track only expired scans from timeLeft variable.

[rfarris]

...which have disappeared from AH due to expire/sell/cancel. Of course you can track only expired scans from timeLeft variable.
Exactly. You can't tell whether the items disappeared because it sold or because it expired. And if the item is *way* out of the normal price (like a 500g glyph) it will be because it expired or was canceled.

The only way to make money on the AH is to live on the AH and understand the dynamics there. None of this is useful for a multiboxer. If you want to make money on the AH, go hang out on the underminejournal.com or tradeskillmaster.com forums. Neither is useful for multiboxers.