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Try the OpenDota hero directory API

Returns the live OpenDota hero lookup needed to resolve `hero_id` values in live and detailed match responses. It includes every current hero ID with its internal name, localized name, primary attribute (`agi`, `all`, `int`, or `str`) and attack type (`Melee` or `Ranged`).

What a live request returned

28 Oct 2026: 127 heroes; 5 fields had a value in every checked item.

Observed request: GET /opendota/heroes
Fields with a value in every checked item: id, name, localized_name, primary_attr, attack_type

Request: GET /opendota/heroes
Cost: 1 credit/request
Auth: apiKey

OpenDota hero directory API documentation OpenDota platform page Pricing

Prefilled cURL

curl 'https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/opendota/heroes' \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Request parameters

No request parameters

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "source_url": "https://api.opendota.com/api/heroes",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-27T09:50:00Z",
    "count": 2,
    "heroes": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "name": "npc_dota_hero_antimage",
        "localized_name": "Anti-Mage",
        "primary_attr": "agi",
        "attack_type": "Melee"
      },
      {
        "id": 138,
        "name": "npc_dota_hero_muerta",
        "localized_name": "Muerta",
        "primary_attr": "int",
        "attack_type": "Ranged"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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GETapiKey1 credit/requestOpenDota

GET /opendota/heroes

OpenDota hero directory

Response behavior

- The response contains every current hero supplied by OpenDota. The set and count may change with game updates. - `primary_attr` has these values: `agi`, `all`, `int`, `str`. - `attack_type` has these values: `Melee`, `Ranged`. - The endpoint caches the directory for up to 24 hours.

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Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "source_url": "https://api.opendota.com/api/heroes",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-27T09:50:00Z",
    "count": 2,
    "heroes": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "name": "npc_dota_hero_antimage",
        "localized_name": "Anti-Mage",
        "primary_attr": "agi",
        "attack_type": "Melee"
      },
      {
        "id": 138,
        "name": "npc_dota_hero_muerta",
        "localized_name": "Muerta",
        "primary_attr": "int",
        "attack_type": "Ranged"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Endpoint Playground

Try the OpenDota hero directory API

What a live request returned

28 Oct 2026: 127 heroes; 5 fields had a value in every checked item.

Observed request: GET /opendota/heroes
Fields with a value in every checked item: id, name, localized_name, primary_attr, attack_type

Request: GET /opendota/heroes
Cost: 1 credit/request
Auth: apiKey

OpenDota hero directory API documentation OpenDota platform page Pricing

Prefilled cURL

curl 'https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/opendota/heroes' \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Request parameters

No request parameters

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "source_url": "https://api.opendota.com/api/heroes",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-27T09:50:00Z",
    "count": 2,
    "heroes": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "name": "npc_dota_hero_antimage",
        "localized_name": "Anti-Mage",
        "primary_attr": "agi",
        "attack_type": "Melee"
      },
      {
        "id": 138,
        "name": "npc_dota_hero_muerta",
        "localized_name": "Muerta",
        "primary_attr": "int",
        "attack_type": "Ranged"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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GETapiKey1 credit/requestOpenDota

GET /opendota/heroes

OpenDota hero directory

Response behavior

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API key

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Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "source_url": "https://api.opendota.com/api/heroes",
    "fetched_at": "2026-10-27T09:50:00Z",
    "count": 2,
    "heroes": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "name": "npc_dota_hero_antimage",
        "localized_name": "Anti-Mage",
        "primary_attr": "agi",
        "attack_type": "Melee"
      },
      {
        "id": 138,
        "name": "npc_dota_hero_muerta",
        "localized_name": "Muerta",
        "primary_attr": "int",
        "attack_type": "Ranged"
      }
    ]
  }
}