Professions API (Retail — Patch 12.0.0)

Comprehensive reference for professions, crafting, and crafting order APIs.

Source: https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/World_of_Warcraft_API Current as of: Patch 12.0.0 (Build 65655) — January 28, 2026 Scope: Retail only.

Scope

• •C_TradeSkillUI — Recipe browsing, crafting, reagents, skill info
• •C_CraftingOrders — Crafting order system (customer & crafter)
• •C_ProfessionSpecUI — Profession specialization trees
• •Global TradeSKill — Legacy/global tradeskill functions

C_TradeSkillUI — Tradeskill System

Opening & State

Profession Info

Recipe List & Info

Reagents

Crafting

Categories & Filters

C_CraftingOrders — Crafting Orders

Customer (Placing Orders)

Crafter (Fulfilling Orders)

Order Types

C_ProfessionSpecUI — Profession Specialization

Global Tradeskill Functions

Common Patterns

List Player's Professions

local prof1, prof2, archaeology, fishing, cooking = GetProfessions()
local function PrintProf(index)
    if index then
        local name, icon, skillLevel, maxSkillLevel = GetProfessionInfo(index)
        print(name, skillLevel .. "/" .. maxSkillLevel)
    end
end
PrintProf(prof1)
PrintProf(prof2)
PrintProf(cooking)

Search Recipes by Name

C_TradeSkillUI.SetRecipeItemNameFilter("Enchant")
local recipeIDs = C_TradeSkillUI.GetFilteredRecipeIDs()
for _, recipeID in ipairs(recipeIDs) do
    local info = C_TradeSkillUI.GetRecipeInfo(recipeID)
    if info then
        print(info.name, "Skill:", info.relativeDifficulty)
    end
end

Craft an Item

-- Craft 5 of a recipe
local recipeID = 12345
C_TradeSkillUI.CraftRecipe(recipeID, 5)

Key Events

Gotchas & Restrictions

1. •Tradeskill must be open — Most C_TradeSkillUI functions only work when the tradeskill window is open.
2. •CraftRecipe requires hardware event — Crafting requires a user-initiated action (click/key).
3. •Recipe schematic vs recipe info — GetRecipeSchematic() provides reagent slots and quality data; GetRecipeInfo() provides name/icon/difficulty.
4. •Crafting orders are async — GetCrafterOrders() is async. Wait for CRAFTINGORDERS_CRAFTER_ORDER_LIST_UPDATED.
5. •Quality tiers — Dragonflight+ recipes have quality tiers (1-5). Use GetRecipeQualityItemIDs() to get items per tier.
6. •Recraft — Recrafting uses RecraftRecipe() with the item's GUID, not CraftRecipe().
7. •Profession specs use C_Traits — Under the hood, profession specializations use the same C_Traits system as class talents with a different config type.
8. •GetProfessions returns indices — Pass the index to GetProfessionInfo(), not a profession ID.