WoW API: GetInstanceInfo

WoW API < GetInstanceInfo

Returns information about the current instances the player is in.

name, type, difficulty, difficultyName = GetInstanceInfo()

Returns

name
String - the name of the instance (localized), otherwise the continent name (eg: Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor, Northrend, Outland)
type
String - "none" if the player is not in an instance, "party" if in party, "raid" if in a raid, "pvp" for battleground
difficulty
Number - the difficulty of the instance
difficultyName
String - the difficulty of the instance

Details

Patch changes

In 3.3, the returns were changed to:

instanceName, instanceType, difficultyIndex, difficultyName, maxNumberOfPlayers, ?, dynamicInstance = GetInstanceInfo()

dynamicInstance is only true in cases like Icecrown Citadel where the difficulty mode can be changed on-the-fly.