Originally Posted by SDPhantom
Vendor prices and location data are static information, meaning it never changes, so these things can be hardcoded into different apps since there is no need to read from the game. It's very rare for any game to allow direct access from an external device. Most that offer an app do so through a web service anyone with an internet browser can access. Examples are Armory for WoW and Lodestone for FFXIV.
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But couldn't you just have the web service within the app?
Also, are the APIs that are provided only for PC? If so, is there a way to get the console APIs?