leofidus / OWAPI

Overwatch JSON API

OW API

This server is a simple way to get read-only information about players and heroes in Overwatch.
A live version runs on https://owapi.net.

API Docs

OWAPI has a very simple RESTful API to get information.
As the API is read-only, the only method required is GET.

See the doc for more information.

Running an instance

OWAPI has a few requirements:

• A Python version >3.5
• Probably a Linux-based server; I don't know about the viability of running it on Windows.

Installation steps:

1. Clone the repository.

   git clone https://github.com/SunDwarf/OWAPI.git

2. Create a new virtual environment.

   python3.5 -m venv ./venv

3. Setup a Redis server.

   Redis should be running on the default port - 6379. You can override this in config.yml; however.
   Redis is used for caching lots of data so that there's not a 10 second delay on EVERY request as the data is fetched and scraped; it is essential.

   For Debian/Ubuntu, you can install one with: sudo apt install redis-server

   You can enable it with: sudo systemctl enable redis-server && sudo systemctl start redis-server.

4. Install the requirements.

   For debian-based systems: sudo apt install libxslt-dev python3-dev build-essential

   source ./venv/activate && pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Start the OWAPI server.

   PYTHONPATH=. asphalt run config.yml

   Note: If you want the full speedups from Kyoukai you must run with uvloop enabled: PYTHONPATH=. asphalt run -l uvloop config.yml