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Places a bid on a non-commodity item.

C_AuctionHouse.PlaceBid(auctionID, bidAmount)

Arguments[]

auctionID
number
bidAmount
number - Amount in copper, only accepts gold and silently fails for non-zero copper counts.

Example[]

These examples require you to click a specific price listing from the available auctions first.

  • Buys the currently selected auction.
function Example() -- /run Example()
	local buyFrame = AuctionHouseFrame.ItemBuyFrame
	C_AuctionHouse.PlaceBid(buyFrame.auctionID, buyFrame.BuyoutFrame.price)
end
  • Presses the "Buyout" button, in a macro suitable format which uses a secure template.
/run if not B then local f=CreateFrame("Button","B",nil,"SecureActionButtonTemplate")f:SetAttribute("type","click")f:SetAttribute("clickbutton",AuctionHouseFrame.ItemBuyFrame.BuyoutFrame.BuyoutButton)end
/click B LeftButton 1
/click StaticPopup1Button1

API C AuctionHouse.PlaceBid

Patch changes[]

Shadowlands Patch 9.1.5 (2021-11-02): Protected when called from a (macro) script.
Battle for Azeroth Patch 8.3.0 (2020-01-14): Added.

See also[]


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