WoW API: LaunchURL

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Launches an external web browser and navigates to the URL provided.

LaunchURL("url")

Parameters

Arguments

• URL (string) - URL of the website to open. Seems to only accept some URLs, works with base URL of the world of Warcraft websites, like wow-europe.com, worldofwarcraft.com, etc....

Returns

none

Example

LaunchURL("http://www.worldofwarcraft.com")

Result

Navigates a new web browser window to http://www.worldofwarcraft.com

Notes

• This function still exists inside the login Lua environment, however not in the addon environment.
• Removed in patch 1.10.0