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WoWWiki>LudiusMaximus: Added external link to a full list of race ids.

2018-09-03T11:26:16Z

Added external link to a full list of race ids.

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	{{wowapi}}		{{wowapi}}Returns the race (Tauren, Orc, etc) of the specified unit.

	Returns the race (Tauren, Orc, etc) of the specified unit.

	race, raceEn = UnitRace("unit");		race, raceEn = UnitRace("unit");
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	:("unit")		:("unit")

	:;unit : String - The [[API TYPE UnitId\|UnitId]] to get information from.		:;unit
			:: String - The [[API TYPE UnitId\|UnitId]] to get information from.
	----		----
	;''Returns''		;''Returns''


	;race : The localized race of the specified unit as a string. e.g. Tauren, Orc etc.		;race
	:;raceEn : The race in english as a string. Possible returns are: "Human", "NightElf", "Dwarf", "Gnome", "Draenei", "Worgen", "Orc", "Troll", "Scourge", "Tauren", "BloodElf", "Goblin", "Pandaren". As of Patch 7.3.5, Allied Races return: "VoidElf", "LightforgedDraenei", "HighmountainTauren" and "Nightborne".		: The localized race of the specified unit as a string. e.g. Tauren, Orc etc.
	:(Note for undead: race returns "Undead" but raceEn returns "Scourge")		:;raceEn
			:: The race in english as a string. Possible returns are: "Human", "NightElf", "Dwarf", "Gnome", "Draenei", "Worgen", "Orc", "Troll", "Scourge", "Tauren", "BloodElf", "Goblin", "Pandaren". As of Patch 7.3.5, Allied Races return: "VoidElf", "LightforgedDraenei", "HighmountainTauren" and "Nightborne".
			:(Note for undead: race returns "Undead" but raceEn returns "Scourge")
			:See also: https://wow.gamepedia.com/RaceId

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WoWWiki>Sinus.pi: Added detailed English race names, and Allied Races, too.

2018-02-05T20:33:04Z

Added detailed English race names, and Allied Races, too.

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	:;race : The localized race of the specified unit as a string. e.g. Tauren, Orc etc.		;race : The localized race of the specified unit as a string. e.g. Tauren, Orc etc.
	:;raceEn : The race in english as a string. e.~~g Tauren~~, ~~Orc etc~~.		:;raceEn : The race in english as a string. Possible returns are: "Human", "NightElf", "Dwarf", "Gnome", "Draenei", "Worgen", "Orc", "Troll", "Scourge", "Tauren", "BloodElf", "Goblin", "Pandaren". As of Patch 7.3.5, Allied Races return: "VoidElf", "LightforgedDraenei", "HighmountainTauren" and "Nightborne".
	:(Note for undead: race returns "Undead" but raceEn returns "Scourge")		:(Note for undead: race returns "Undead" but raceEn returns "Scourge")

WoWWiki>Shadowed: Sign removed

2007-04-19T08:45:08Z

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	~~<center>'''UnitRace''' ''-Documentation by [[User:The_ED\|The_ED]]- ''</center>~~

	Returns the race (Tauren, Orc, etc) of the specified unit.		Returns the race (Tauren, Orc, etc) of the specified unit.

WoWWiki>Ckknight: changed {{WoW API }} to {{wowapi}}

2006-06-22T20:06:22Z

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	<center>'''UnitRace''' ''-Documentation by [[User:The_ED\|The_ED]]- ''</center>		<center>'''UnitRace''' ''-Documentation by [[User:The_ED\|The_ED]]- ''</center>

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	'Your player is a : Tauren'. (Or whichever race the specified unit is)		'Your player is a : Tauren'. (Or whichever race the specified unit is)

	~~----~~
	~~{{WoW API}}~~

WoWWiki>Muert at 05:36, 4 January 2006

2006-01-04T05:36:45Z

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	'Your player is a : Tauren'. (Or whichever race the specified unit is)		'Your player is a : Tauren'. (Or whichever race the specified unit is)

	~~[[Category:API Functions\|UnitRace]]~~		----
	~~[[Category:~~API ~~Unit Functions\|UnitRace]]~~		{{WoW API}}

WoWWiki>Syrsa at 12:01, 8 December 2005

2005-12-08T12:01:13Z

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	:;race : The localized race of the specified unit as a string. e.g. Tauren, Orc etc.		:;race : The localized race of the specified unit as a string. e.g. Tauren, Orc etc.
	:;raceEn : The race in english as a string. e.g Tauren, Orc etc.		:;raceEn : The race in english as a string. e.g Tauren, Orc etc.
			:(Note for undead: race returns "Undead" but raceEn returns "Scourge")

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WoWWiki>Inglais at 13:27, 27 August 2005

2005-08-27T13:27:29Z

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	'Your player is a : Tauren'. (Or whichever race the specified unit is)		'Your player is a : Tauren'. (Or whichever race the specified unit is)

			[[Category:API Functions\|UnitRace]]
			[[Category:API Unit Functions\|UnitRace]]

WoWWiki>Flisher at 19:39, 11 August 2005

2005-08-11T19:39:06Z

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	Returns the race (Tauren, Orc, etc) of the specified unit.		Returns the race (Tauren, Orc, etc) of the specified unit.

	race = UnitRace("unit");		race, raceEn = UnitRace("unit");
	----		----
	;''Arguments''		;''Arguments''
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	:;race : The race of the specified unit as a string. e.g. Tauren, Orc, ~~Guerrier,~~ etc.		:;race : The localized race of the specified unit as a string. e.g. Tauren, Orc etc.
			:;raceEn : The race in english as a string. e.g Tauren, Orc etc.

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WoWWiki>The ED at 16:45, 29 May 2005

2005-05-29T16:45:59Z

New page

<center>'''UnitRace''' ''-Documentation by [[User:The_ED|The_ED]]- ''</center>

Returns the race (Tauren, Orc, etc) of the specified unit.

race = UnitRace("unit");
----
;''Arguments''

:("unit")

:;unit : String - The [[API TYPE UnitId|UnitId]] to get information from.
----
;''Returns''

:;race : The race of the specified unit as a string. e.g. Tauren, Orc, Guerrier, etc.

----
;''Example''
local race = UnitRace("player");
ChatFrame1:AddMessage('Your player is a : ' .. race .. );

;''Result''
Prints the player's race to the chat frame as

'Your player is a : Tauren'. (Or whichever race the specified unit is)