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Battle.net vs Eight Ball

If you need a Games & Comics API that's easy to integrate, go with Eight Ball.

Battle.net

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

Eight Ball

Fortune-telling API with random, sentiment-biased, and multi-language responses

Battle.net

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

Eight Ball

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported
  • CORS enabled for frontend use
FeatureBattle.netEight Ball
AuthenticationOAuthNone
HTTPSYesYes
CORSYesYes

When to use which?

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