WoW API: GetDate

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When called, returns the build date of the current version of WoW (as listed on the bottom left of the login screen).

date = GetDate();

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Arguments

none

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Returns

date

String - For example for version 1.2.1, it returned "Dec 20 2004". This date will be the date WoW was released or built (some internal Blizzard date close to release).

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Example

local date = GetDate();

Result

"Dec 20 2004"