API has history limit?

[j3ck]

Hi! I use this code to get the matches, but after 509 API returns the result one match all the time. As a result I could not get matches older than 9 months.Perhaps API has limitations for their old matches? Anybody know it?

    api = Dota.api
    @matches = []
    last_id = nil
    10.times do
      unless last_id.nil?
        matches = api.matches(player_id: player_id, after: last_id)
        last_id = matches.last.id
      else
        matches = api.matches(player_id: player_id)
      end
      last_id = matches.last.id
      @matches += matches
    end

When I get the results older then ID 983477424, I get it
https://api.steampowered.com/IDOTA2Match_570/GetMatchHistory/V001/?start_at_match_id=983477424&key=&account_id=

{
    "result": {
        "status": 1,
        "num_results": 1,
        "total_results": 500,
        "results_remaining": 0,
        "matches": [
            {
                "match_id": 983477424,
                "match_seq_num": 880040655,
                "start_time": 1414274046,
                "lobby_type": 0,
                "radiant_team_id": 0,
                "dire_team_id": 0,
                "players": [
                    {
                        "account_id": 10210815,
                        "player_slot": 0,
                        "hero_id": 10
                    },
                    {
                        "account_id": 135009706,
                        "player_slot": 1,
                        "hero_id": 90
                    },
                    {
                        "account_id": 4294967295,
                        "player_slot": 2,
                        "hero_id": 34
                    },
                    {
                        "account_id": 52312630,
                        "player_slot": 3,
                        "hero_id": 105
                    },
                    {
                        "account_id": 41823129,
                        "player_slot": 4,
                        "hero_id": 65
                    },
                    {
                        "account_id": 115639012,
                        "player_slot": 128,
                        "hero_id": 74
                    },
                    {
                        "account_id": 4294967295,
                        "player_slot": 129,
                        "hero_id": 71
                    },
                    {
                        "account_id": 23521528,
                        "player_slot": 130,
                        "hero_id": 41
                    },
                    {
                        "account_id": 78839963,
                        "player_slot": 131,
                        "hero_id": 44
                    },
                    {
                        "account_id": 37245194,
                        "player_slot": 132,
                        "hero_id": 86
                    }
                ]

            }
        ]

    }
}

[bodrovis]

I've never heard anything like that. It should not have any limits... Have you tried asking here http://dev.dota2.com/forumdisplay.php?f=411 ?

[vinnicc]

Were you able to solve this issue @j3ck?

[j3ck]

No @vinnicc , i can't solve this.

[uberamd]

@j3ck As far as I understand you're only able to return the last 500ish matches from the API, after that you need to start getting creative in order to keep going backwards in match history.

[WuPei]

Loop all hero_ids in the parameter and you will get all the match history.

[vinnicc]

Hi @j3ck, I would also suggest you consult the dev forums as mentioned above if you need additional help. I'm closing this for now due to inactivity.