When making a large number of mall searches (like a modified copy of PriceAdvisor), the best bet seems to be the undocumented mall_prices() function. This function accepts a category of item in the Mall as a raw string, then iterates through every page in the category rather than making any searches. This allows you to get 10 items per server hit.
Is there a way to see the category that an item belongs to? If there isn’t, the only way to consistently find an item without making a server hit for each search is to use mall_prices(“allitems”).
Is there a way to see the category that an item belongs to? If there isn’t, the only way to consistently find an item without making a server hit for each search is to use mall_prices(“allitems”).