MagicTCGPriceAPI
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bedoherty
bedoherty
Price checking API for Magic the Gathering TCG
Magic the Gathering TCG Price Checking API
This repository contains my REST API for checking current prices on Magic TCG singles.
Changelog:
- Fixed and made TCGPlayer scraping more accurate and reliable
- Added caching via memcache to save data and reduce load times
API Documentation
Card Images (/api/images/imageurl.json)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| cardname | The name of the card to retrieve an image for. |
| cardset(optional) | The set we want to retrieve the image from, as listed on magiccards.info |
TCGPlayer Prices (/api/tcgplayer/price.json)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| cardname | The name of the card to retrieve TCGPlayer pricing on. |
| cardset(optional) | The set we want to retrieve TCGPlayer prices from as listed on TCGPlayer |
Lowest Ebay Buy It Now Price (/api/ebay/price.json)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| cardname | The name of the card to retrieve Ebay pricing on. |
| cardset(optional) | The set we want to retrieve the Ebay price from in any format |
Channel Fireball (/api/cfb/price.json)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| cardname | The name of the card to retrieve Channel Fireball pricing on. |
| cardset(optional) | The set we want to retrieve the Channel Fireball price from in any format |
API Examples
These examples demonstrate the proper URLs and return values for these APIs.
Card Image
URL:
http://magictcgprices.appspot.com/api/images/imageurl.json?cardname=Pillar%20of%20Flame&cardset=fnmp
Result:
["http://magiccards.info/scans/en/fnmp/150.jpg"]
TCGPlayer Prices
URL:
http://magictcgprices.appspot.com/api/tcgplayer/price.json?cardname=Tarmogoyf&cardset=Modern%20Masters
Result:
["$97.25", "$115.20", "$149.98"]
Lowest Ebay Buy It Now Price
URL:
http://magictcgprices.appspot.com/api/ebay/price.json?cardname=Restoration%20Angel&cardset=promo
Result:
["$11.99"]
Channel Fireball Price
URL:
http://magictcgprices.appspot.com/api/cfb/price.json?cardname=Dark%20Confidant&setname=ravnica
Result:
["$59.99"]
Apps
To test this API, I write a simple Android app which will be released in the Google Play Store. After it shows up in the market, I will post the link here, as well as potentially uploading the source code for that app.
bedoherty