C_BattleNet.GetFriendGameAccountInfo

Returns information on the game the Battle.net friend is playing.

gameAccountInfo = C_BattleNet.GetFriendGameAccountInfo(friendIndex, accountIndex)
                = C_BattleNet.GetGameAccountInfoByID(id)
                = C_BattleNet.GetGameAccountInfoByGUID(guid)

Arguments[]

GetFriendGameAccountInfo[]

friendIndex: number - Index ranging from 1 to BNGetNumFriends()
accountIndex: number - Index ranging from 1 to C_BattleNet.GetFriendNumGameAccounts()

GetGameAccountInfoByID[]

id: number : gameAccountInfo.gameAccountID

GetGameAccountInfoByGUID[]

guid: string : UnitGUID

Returns[]

gameAccountInfo: BNetGameAccountInfo?


Field	Type	Description
gameAccountID	number?	A temporary ID for the friend's battle.net game account during this session.
clientProgram	string	BNET_CLIENT
isOnline	boolean
isGameBusy	boolean
isGameAFK	boolean
wowProjectID	number?
characterName	string?	The name of the logged in toon/character
realmName	string?	The name of the logged in realm
realmDisplayName	string?
realmID	number?	The ID for the logged in realm
factionName	string?	The englishFaction name (i.e., "Alliance" or "Horde")
raceName	string?	The localized race name (e.g., "Blood Elf")
className	string?	The localized class name (e.g., "Death Knight")
areaName	string?	The localized zone name (e.g., "The Undercity")
characterLevel	number?	The current level (e.g., "90")
richPresence	string?	For WoW, returns "zoneName - realmName". For StarCraft 2 and Diablo 3, returns the location or activity the player is currently engaged in.
playerGuid	string?	A unique numeric identifier for the friend's character during this session.
isWowMobile	boolean
canSummon	boolean
hasFocus	boolean	Whether or not this toon is the one currently being displayed in Blizzard's FriendFrame
regionID	number	Added in 9.1.0
isInCurrentRegion	boolean	Added in 9.1.0

BNET_CLIENT
Global	Value	Description
BNET_CLIENT_WOW	WoW	World of Warcraft
BNET_CLIENT_APP	App	Battle.net desktop app
BNET_CLIENT_HEROES	Hero	Heroes of the Storm
BNET_CLIENT_CLNT	CLNT

Details[]

Related API

C_BattleNet.GetFriendAccountInfo

Example[]

Shows your Battle.net friends' game information. Tested with one friend online in the mobile app, and one friend offline.

for i = 1, BNGetNumFriends() do
	for j = 1, C_BattleNet.GetFriendNumGameAccounts(i) do
		local game = C_BattleNet.GetFriendGameAccountInfo(i, j)
		print(game.gameAccountID, game.isOnline, game.clientProgram)
	end
end
-- 5, true, "BSAp"

C_BattleNet.GetFriendAccountInfo() returns the same information in gameAccountInfo

for i = 1, BNGetNumFriends() do
	local game = C_BattleNet.GetFriendAccountInfo(i).gameAccountInfo
	print(game.gameAccountID, game.isOnline, game.clientProgram)
end
-- 5, true, "BSAp"
-- nil, false, ""

Patch changes[]

Patch 8.2.5 (2019-09-24): Changed to C_BattleNet.GetFriendGameAccountInfo and C_BattleNet.GetGameAccountInfoByID().^[1]
Patch 6.2.4 (2016-03-22): Changed to BNGetFriendGameAccountInfo() and BNGetGameAccountInfo().
Patch 3.3.5 (2010-06-22): Added as BNGetFriendToonInfo() and BNGetToonInfo().

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