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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

• Deadlock game events sample app

Available Features

• gep_internal
• game_info
• match_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	263.0

gep_internal note

Data Example:

{"info":{"gep_internal":{"version_info":"{"local_version":"244.0.0","public_version":"260.0.0","is_updated":true}"}},"feature":"gep_internal"}

game_info

Info Updates

key	Category	Values	Notes	Since GEP Ver.
phase	game_info	The current phase during the game	See notes	263.0
game_mode	game_info	The current played game mode	See notes	263.0
match_history	game_info	List of ID's of all the local player previous matches	See notes	263.0
steam_id	game_info	The local player's Steam ID	See notes	263.0

phase note

Possible phase values:

• Init
• WaitingForPlayersToJoin
• PreGameWait
• GameInProgress
• PostGame

Data Example:

{"feature":"game_info","category":"game_info","key":"phase","value":"Init"}

game_mode note

Data Example:

{"feature":"game_info","category":"game_info","key":"game_mode","value":"{\"match_mode\":\"Unranked\",\"game_mode\":\"Normal\"}"}

match_history note

List of parameters:

• match_id
• hero_id
• hero_name
• kills
• deaths
• assists

Data Example:

{"feature":"game_info","category":"game_info","key":"match_history","value":"[{\"match_id\":\"19172158\",\"hero_id\":\"1\",\"kills\":2,\"deaths\":11,\"assists\":2,\"hero_name\":\"INFERNUS\"},{\"match_id\":\"19175987\",\"hero_id\":\"4\",\"kills\":0,\"deaths\":10,\"assists\":1,\"hero_name\":\"LADY GEIST\"},{\"match_id\":\"24145672\",\"hero_id\":\"31\",\"kills\":0,\"deaths\":1,\"assists\":4,\"hero_name\":\"LASH\"},{\"match_id\":\"24146361\",\"hero_id\":\"8\",\"kills\":0,\"deaths\":2,\"assists\":0,\"hero_name\":\"MCGINNIS\"}]"}

steam_id note

Data Example:

{"feature":"game_info","category":"game_info","key":"steam_id","value":"765611912345582960"}

match_info

Info Updates

key	Category	Values	Notes	Since GEP Ver.
team_score	match_info	Updated team score of the current match for each team	See notes	263.0
match_id	match_info	ID of the current match	See notes	263.0
roster	match_info	Full roster deails during the match	See notes	263.0
items	match_info	list of every item purchased by the players in the match	See notes	267.0

team_score note

Data Example:

{"feature":"match_info","category":"match_info","key":"team_score","value":"{\"amber\": \"6\" , \"sapphire\" : \"0\"}"}

match_id note

Data Example:

{"feature":"match_info","category":"match_info","key":"match_id","value":"25735575"}

roster note

Data Example:

{"feature":"match_info","category":"match_info","key":"roster_0","value":"{\"player_name\":\"MrTesting\",\"steam_id\":76561151141339179,\"team_name\":\"Amber\",\"is_local\":true,\"team_id\":2,\"hero_id\":10,\"level\":1,\"kills\":0,\"deaths\":0,\"assist\":0,\"hero_damage\":0,\"object_damage\":0,\"hero_healing\":0,\"health\":550,\"souls\":124,\"hero_name\":\"PARADOX\"}"}

items note

Data Example:

{"feature": "match_info", "category": "match_info", "key": "items_5", "data": "{\"player_name\":\"WolfGuy\",\"steam_id\":\"76561151141339179\",\"items\":[{\"id\":668299740,\"class_name\":\"upgrade_rapid_rounds\",\"name\":\"Rapid Rounds\"},{\"id\":630839635,\"class_name\":\"upgrade_ability_power_shard\",\"name\":\"Echo Shard\"},{\"id\":380806748,\"class_name\":\"upgrade_magic_tempo\",\"name\":\"Improved Cooldown\"},{\"id\":3970837787,\"class_name\":\"upgrade_magic_shield\",\"name\":\"Enchanter's Barrier\"}]}"}

Events

Event	Event Data	Fired When	Notes	Since GEP Ver.
match_start	null	In the beginning of each match	See notes	263.0
match_end	null	At the end of each match	See notes	263.0
kill	null	When the local player kill an enemy	See notes	266.0
death	null	When the local plyer died	See notes	266.0
assist	null	When the local player assist another player	See notes	266.0

match_start note

Data Example:

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

match_end note

Data Example:

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

kill note

Data Example:

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

death note

Data Example:

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

assist note

Data Example:

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

Events status

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