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CREST

Carbon REST, or CREST, is a RESTful HTTP API that was created to allow developers read and write access to parts of the Eve Online universe. As of the writing of this article, it allows access to some public information about New Eden. Even the access we have now, however, is quite useful for many applications in game.

Usage

In general, you make a GET request to the target URL for the server that you wish to get information for, along with an endpoint which specifies what information you actually want. You then sift through the result that you get back to grab the information you want, assuming that you made the request correctly.

A correct response will return JSON code similar to the code below. [This] particular example is similar to result code you would get if you made a GET request to get some market data on some item.

An incorrectly formatted request will usually yield a 404 - Resource Not Found or similar error.

Entry point URLs and endpoints can be found below.

Entry Points & Endpoints

The entry point URL for GET requests to the Tranquility server (TQ), the one which we all use, is:

 http://public-crest.eveonline.com

The entry point URL for GET requests to the Singularity server (Sisi), the test server, is:

 http://public-crest.sisi.testeveonline.com

The CREST API has seven endpoints that can be used to obtain data on various aspects of the game. These are listed below, along with instructions for use and possible applications: