How Forever AH works

Forever AH tracks auction house prices for World of Warcraft: Forever and keeps an hourly price history for every item. Browse current prices or see the biggest price movers.

Where do the prices come from?

From Blizzard's official Battle.net API, which publishes a snapshot of every listing on each World of Warcraft: Forever auction house. Forever AH reads every US auction house and stores a summary of each item's prices.

How often are prices updated?

About once an hour per auction house. Blizzard publishes each house roughly hourly and Forever AH picks up each new snapshot within minutes. The top of the page shows when the data was last updated and when the next refresh is due, and open pages update on their own.

What does "All Auction Houses" mean?

It pools every listing from all US auction houses into one market, so its lowest buyout is the cheapest listing anywhere and its median is the median of the whole region, weighted by quantity. Pick a single house from the House menu to see just that one.

What is the difference between lowest buyout, median and mean?

All prices are per unit. Lowest buyout is the cheapest unit you can buy right now. Median is the price at which half of the listed units are cheaper; it ignores a few extreme listings. Mean is the average over all listed units.

Why is an item not listed?

Nobody has it up for sale in that auction house in the latest snapshot. Its price history still shows when it was last listed.

Can I see individual auctions?

Yes. On an item's page, the Auctions tab lists every current auction: stack size, price per unit, buyout and time left.

Is Forever AH affiliated with Blizzard?

No. Forever AH is an independent fan site that uses the public Battle.net API.

Data: Blizzard Battle.net API. World of Warcraft is a trademark of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Not affiliated with Blizzard.