EVE Technology Lab

Hi all,

I've been toiling and toiling, attempting to make sense of the numerous quirks of the Locations API.

It is my understanding that not all items can be fed into this particular API. The items that can be analyzed by it need to be owned by the player whose API is currently being used by the session and they also need to be singletons.

Unfortunately these aren't the only criteria; some Location IDs are entirely lost on the API, and for this reason I have started this thread to try and get to the bottom of this issue once and for all.

What Location IDs are permitted by the Locations API and what aren't?

So far in my travels I've identified a few (I think):
Location ID 0 indicates that the item is a singleton located within a container or a ship, either fitted or otherwise. Throws an error (but sometimes it doesn't).
Location ID 60005485 indicates that the item is a singleton, but is a blueprint. Throws an error.

I would love some clarity on this so that I can filter for valid items, or work my way around this issue without needing to spend 5 minutes catching hundreds of exceptions. Some items in containers are retrievable while others are not. For example; a container full of corpses is no issue, whereas the modules on ships ARE.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Kain.

Hi again Kali,

Thanks - it's all running beautifully.