Configuration and Data

Configuration and Data

This page merges configuration details and data storage.

Configuration

Edit defaults in aoe2api.py:

• destination_folder where replay ZIPs are saved (default: replays).
• game game key (default: age2).
• profile_id default profile ID used in sample calls.
• match_id default match ID used in sample calls.
• match_type default match type for player stats and match list calls (default: 3).
• unzip whether to unzip downloaded replay ZIPs (default: False).
• remove_zip whether to delete the ZIP after extraction (default: False).
• headers default headers for API requests.

Edit defaults in replay_scraper.py:

• request_interval delay between requests in seconds.
• back_off_delay base backoff delay when rate limited (seconds).
• back_off_multiplier exponential backoff multiplier.
• max_back_off_delay maximum backoff delay (seconds).
• start_id starting match ID.
• end_id ending match ID.
• endpoint_name endpoint name to scrape.
• unzip_replays whether to unzip downloaded replays.
• remove_zip whether to delete ZIPs after extraction.
• scrape_state_file scraper resume state file path.
• resume whether to resume from the last state file.
• count_backwards scrape from start_id down to end_id when True.

Data locations

• replays/ default output for replay ZIPs and extracted files.
• scrape_state.txt default resume state file.
• assets/ project images.

Output behavior

• Replay ZIPs are named {match_id}.zip.
• If unzip is enabled, extracted files are placed in the same destination folder.