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Battle.net vs Crafatar

Both are solid Games & Comics APIs. Choose based on your specific requirements.

Battle.net

Diablo III, Hearthstone, StarCraft II and World of Warcraft game data APIs

Crafatar

API for Minecraft skins and faces

Battle.net

  • HTTPS supported
  • CORS enabled for frontend use
  • Requires OAuth setup

Crafatar

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported
  • CORS enabled for frontend use
  • Currently flagged as inactive
FeatureBattle.netCrafatar
AuthenticationOAuthNone
HTTPSYesYes
CORSYesYes

When to use which?

Crafatar is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication.