warframe-nexus-query

A Node.js library for querying Warframe item prices from the Warframe.Market API.

Features

• 🔄 Support for both Warframe Market API v1 and v2
• 📊 Real-time price statistics (median, min, max, average)
• 👥 Live trader information with online status (v2)
• 🌍 Full internationalization support (12 languages)
• 🎮 Multi-platform support (PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch)
• 💾 Smart caching with version-based invalidation
• 📱 Discord webhook integration ready

Installation

npm install --save warframe-nexus-query
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Quick Start

import PriceCheckQuerier from 'warframe-nexus-query';

const querier = new PriceCheckQuerier({ logger: console });

// Query item prices
const results = await querier.priceCheckQuery('loki prime', 'pc');
console.log(results);

// Get Discord-formatted attachments
const attachments = await querier.priceCheckQueryAttachment('ash prime systems', undefined, 'pc');
console.log(attachments);

// Clean up when done
await querier.stopUpdating();
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API

Constructor

const querier = new PriceCheckQuerier(options);
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Options:

• logger - Logger instance (default: console)
• marketCache - Custom cache implementation (optional)
• skipMarket - Skip market data fetching (default: false)

Methods

priceCheckQuery(query, platform)

Query item prices and return raw result objects.

Parameters:

• query (string) - Item name to search for
• platform (string) - Platform: 'pc', 'ps4', 'playstation', 'xb1', 'xbox', 'xbone', 'swi', 'switch', 'ns'

Returns: Promise<Array<Summary>> - Array of price summary objects

const results = await querier.priceCheckQuery('nova prime set', 'pc');
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priceCheckQueryString(query, platform)

Query item prices and return formatted string.

Parameters:

• query (string) - Item name to search for
• platform (string) - Platform identifier

Returns: Promise<string> - Formatted price string

const priceString = await querier.priceCheckQueryString('maiming strike', 'pc');
console.log(priceString); // "Maiming Strike: 150p (avg)"
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priceCheckQueryAttachment(query, priorResults, platform)

Query item prices and return Discord-formatted embeds.

Parameters:

• query (string) - Item name to search for
• priorResults (Array|undefined) - Prior query results to use instead of fetching new data
• platform (string) - Platform identifier

Returns: Promise<Array<Object>> - Array of Discord embed objects

const embeds = await querier.priceCheckQueryAttachment('condition overload', undefined, 'pc');
// Send embeds to Discord webhook
await fetch(webhookUrl, {
  method: 'POST',
  body: JSON.stringify({ embeds }),
  headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
});
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stopUpdating()

Clean up resources and stop background updates.

await querier.stopUpdating();
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Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default	Example
WARFRAME_MARKET_API_VERSION	API version to use	v1	v2
MARKET_TIMEOUT	API request timeout (ms)	30000	60000
MARKET_CACHE_PATH	Cache directory path	./cache	/tmp/wf-cache
MARKET_V2_URL_OVERRIDE	Custom v2 API base URL	-	https://custom.api/v2

API Version Selection

Switch between v1 and v2 APIs:

# Use v2 API (recommended)
WARFRAME_MARKET_API_VERSION=v2 node app.js

# Use v1 API (legacy)
WARFRAME_MARKET_API_VERSION=v1 node app.js
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API v2 Features

The v2 API includes enhanced features:

• Version-based caching - Automatic cache invalidation when items update
• Real-time trader data - See who's online and ready to trade
• Trader activity - View current in-game activity (mission, dojo, relay, etc.)
• User reputation - Trader reputation scores
• Crossplay support - Trade across platforms
• Better performance - Optimized endpoints for faster queries

v2 Example Response

{
  item: 'Ash Prime Systems',
  prices: {
    selling: { median: 15, average: 18.5, min: 10, max: 30 },
    buying: { median: 12, average: 11.8, min: 8, max: 15 }
  },
  traders: [
    {
      user: 'TraderName',
      platinum: 15,
      quantity: 3,
      status: 'online',
      reputation: 156,
      activity: 'In Dojo'
    }
  ]
}
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Platform Aliases

The following platform identifiers are supported:

Platform	Aliases
PC	pc
PlayStation	ps4, playstation
Xbox	xb1, xbox, xbone
Nintendo Switch	swi, switch, ns

Response Objects

Summary Object

Result object returned by priceCheckQuery():

{
  type: 'market-v2',          // 'market' for v1, 'market-v2' for v2
  item: 'Item Name',
  platform: 'pc',
  componentName: 'Set',
  prices: {
    selling: {
      median: 100,
      average: 105.5,
      min: 80,
      max: 150,
      count: 25
    },
    buying: {
      median: 90,
      average: 88.2,
      min: 60,
      max: 95,
      count: 15
    }
  },
  traders: [                   // v2 only
    {
      user: 'Username',
      platinum: 100,
      quantity: 2,
      status: 'online',        // 'online' | 'ingame' | 'offline'
      reputation: 250,
      activity: 'On Mission'
    }
  ]
}
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Discord Embed Object

Result object returned by priceCheckQueryAttachment():

{
  title: 'Ash Prime Systems [PC]',
  url: 'https://warframe.market/items/ash_prime_systems',
  thumbnail: { url: 'https://warframe.market/static/assets/...' },
  color: 0x336699,
  fields: [
    {
      name: 'Selling',
      value: '💰 15p (median)\n📊 10-30p range\n📦 25 orders',
      inline: true
    },
    {
      name: 'Buying',
      value: '💰 12p (median)\n📊 8-15p range\n📦 15 orders',
      inline: true
    },
    {
      name: '🟢 Online Traders',
      value: 'TraderName: 15p x3'
    }
  ],
  footer: {
    text: 'Warframe Market • Updated 2 minutes ago'
  }
}
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Examples

Basic Price Check

import PriceCheckQuerier from 'warframe-nexus-query';

const querier = new PriceCheckQuerier({ logger: console });

// Search for an item
const results = await querier.priceCheckQuery('nikana prime', 'pc');

results.forEach((result) => {
  console.log(`${result.item} - ${result.componentName}`);
  console.log(`Median sell price: ${result.prices.selling.median}p`);
  console.log(`Median buy price: ${result.prices.buying.median}p`);
});

await querier.stopUpdating();
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Discord Bot Integration

import PriceCheckQuerier from 'warframe-nexus-query';
import { Client, GatewayIntentBits } from 'discord.js';

const bot = new Client({ intents: [GatewayIntentBits.Guilds] });
const querier = new PriceCheckQuerier({ logger: console });

bot.on('interactionCreate', async (interaction) => {
  if (!interaction.isChatInputCommand()) return;

  if (interaction.commandName === 'price') {
    const item = interaction.options.getString('item');
    const platform = interaction.options.getString('platform') || 'pc';

    const embeds = await querier.priceCheckQueryAttachment(item, undefined, platform);

    if (embeds.length > 0) {
      await interaction.reply({ embeds });
    } else {
      await interaction.reply('No results found for that item.');
    }
  }
});

bot.login(process.env.DISCORD_TOKEN);
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Multi-Platform Price Comparison

import PriceCheckQuerier from 'warframe-nexus-query';

const querier = new PriceCheckQuerier({ logger: console });
const platforms = ['pc', 'ps4', 'xbox', 'switch'];

for (const platform of platforms) {
  const results = await querier.priceCheckQuery('Trinity Prime Set', platform);

  if (results.length > 0) {
    const price = results[0].prices.selling.median;
    console.log(`${platform.toUpperCase()}: ${price}p`);
  }
}

await querier.stopUpdating();
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Testing

# Build, then run tests
npm test

# Coverage (Coveralls consumes coverage/lcov.info)
npm run test:coverage

# Lint and auto-fix. Formatting comes from ESLint Stylistic.
npm run lint
npm run lint:fix

# Generate API documentation
npm run build:docs
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Docs

Typedoc writes HTML to docs/. Pull requests build the docs. Pushes to master publish them to GitHub Pages.

Development

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/WFCD/warframe-nexus-query.git
cd warframe-nexus-query

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run tests in watch mode
npm test -- --watch

# Lint and auto-fix
npm run lint:fix
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Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'feat: add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

Licensed under the Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE for details.

Links

• GitHub Repository
• npm Package
• Warframe Market API
• Discord Community
• Warframe Community Developers

Acknowledgments

• Built by the Warframe Community Developers
• Powered by Warframe.Market API
• Maintained by tobitenno and contributors