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Game events API

Please read the overwolf.games.events documentation page to learn how to use Overwolf game events.

Sample Apps

• Arc Raiders game events sample app

Available Features

• gep_internal
• match_info
• game_info

Game event status

It is highly recommended to communicate errors and warnings to app users.

Check the current game event status here. Alternatively, you can easily check that status from your app itself, using our API.

gep_internal

Info Updates

key	Category	Values	Notes	Since GEP Ver.
gep_internal	gep_internal	Local + Public version number	See notes	265.0

gep_internal note

Data Example:

{"info":{"gep_internal":{"version_info":"{"local_version":"265.0.0","public_version":"265.0.0","is_updated":true}"}},"feature":"gep_internal"}

match_info

Events

Event	Event Data	Fired When	Notes	Since GEP Ver.
match_start	null	Match started.	See notes	294.0
match_end	null	Match ended.	See notes	294.0
death	null	The local player dies.	See notes	298.0
extraction	null	The local player's team successfully extracts	See notes	298.0

match_start note

Data Example:

{"events":[{"name":"match_start","data":null}]}

match_end note

Data Example:

{"events":[{"name":"match_end","data":null}]}

death note

Data Example:

{"events":[{"name":"death","data":null}]}

extraction note

Data Example:

{"events":[{"name":"extraction","data":null}]}

Info Updates

key	Category	Values	Notes	Since GEP Ver.
scene	game_info	current player's scene.	See notes	294.0

scene note

Possible values:

• lobby
• ingame
• summary

Data Example:

{"feature":"game_info","category":"game_info","key":"scene","value":"ingame"}

Events status

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