Get a list of Xbox Achievements users?

Question

Is there a way to get the list of achievements of users from the Xbox without using screen scripting, etc.? How do sites like http://www.trueachievements.com do? (they definitely don’t creak the screen, as they don’t have any Live ID credentials ...)

I know that there is a program for the developers of the Xbox LIVE community (XCDP) that provides some API, but they do not provide information about achievements, as far as I can tell (links below)

http://duncanmackenzie.net/Blog/put-up-a-rest-api-for-xbox-gamertag-data

http://file-pasta.com/file/XML_Feeds.pdf

Answer 1

If you need this information, you can check out my new site https://xboxapi.com .

Again, if your profile is public, you can see friends, games, and achievements. It took me more than a year (on and off) to encode and is now in the public beta. Today it serves about 2000 requests and is growing. I am still working on optimizing this script, and it should only improve over time.

Currently, I have set an API request limit of 120 requests per hour on IP.

Let's hope that in the near future there will be no important updates for xbox.com.

Answer 2

The bottom of the TrueAchievements website says they are members of the Xbox LIVE Community Developer Program. It makes me believe that XCDP really provides information on achievements. The Duncan Mackenzie API for xbox worked for me for a while, but then its web service seemed to shut down. Duncan also says his web service will not print sadly. I can not get him to ask to release his source code. I'm currently looking for another solution to retrieve data. If I can’t get official access with XCDP, it looks like I will have to do screen scripting. The approach to screen shielding would not be pleasant though. I will let you know if I get more information.

Answer 3

The current XCDP API does not give you any information on individual achievements. At the moment, the only way to get achievements is to clear the page, and a couple of months ago, Microsoft deleted its non-JS registration form for xbox.com, which makes it very difficult to log in. TA found a way around but he is trying to monopolize the scene and does not want to help others in this topic.

Even if TA does not have your LIVE credentials, if your xbox.com page is public, and if you give them your game server, anyone can get your information by going to http://live.xbox.com/en-US / GameCenter? CompareTo = GAMERTAGHERE

With the change Microsoft made, they also changed achievement badges. If you look at your friends profile and if you don’t have a game or an achievement is unlocked, the icon will be monochrome, even if it is unlocked by this person.