EVE Swagger Interface (ESI)
Unlock The Playable Universe
This API is best for accessing EVE Online fixtures, character data, market data and more.
Developers should use ESI because it is a powerful tool for accessing the EVE Online universe and its components on the back end. Developers can use ESI to create level solutions that interact with or manipulate the EVE ecosystem, such as internal tools for courier contracts and market stat tracking or public-facing websites using corporation and character data from EVE. It can also be used for tools or services that monitor assets, aid in trade, build custom contracts, etc., for players and corporations.
Key features
- Connecting to the EVE game world; access EVE online fixture
- character data
- market data
- asset data
- contact list
- corporation data and more in a seamless
- cross-platform way.
Potential use cases
- Tracking Market Stats: Creating a service that tracks certain item's market data and sends notifications to subscribers when various thresholds are hit.
- Character Asset Control Tool: Creating a tool to help manage a player's assets, filtering by item class, location or other criteria and creating custom deliveries/transfers between characters.
- Centralized Contract Tracking Service: Creating a service that scans the in-game contract system to retrieve contracts and allows people, corporations and third-parties to manage them.
I recently implemented ESI to my in-game product and I must say I'm very pleased. The data and connection is seamless, the documentation is great and the connectivity with the game is top notch. Using ESI has been a lifesaver.
Related Technologies
- CREST
- XML API