Introducing the Roll20 API

We've said since the beginning that we wanted Roll20 to be a system-agnostic, general purpose virtual tabletop. Our primary goal has been making an application which brings all the great things about tabletop gaming online, while avoiding implementing features that go above and beyond what a physical tabletop can do, such as combat automation. We've also avoided implementing features which would make Roll20 too closely tied to any specific type of tabletop game, instead opting to create general tools like a Card Deck or a Journal that could be used with many different types of games and gameplay styles. However, we also know that while this provides a good foundation for the system, many of our users would like to take their Roll20 experience beyond this basic format and really customize things to fit their specific game of choice.&nbsp; Today we're pleased to introduce the Roll20 API for Mentor users which allows those who want this level of customization to interact directly with the data underlying their games.&nbsp;Be it custom dice rolls, automatic status marker management, or even tokens that patrol around the game board, the API provides a powerful set of tools that allow you to truly do just about anything you'd like to your game. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-JD8I8T_ic" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-JD8I8T_ic</a> At launch, the API already lets you interact with the tokens, maps, characters, handouts, chat, dice rolls, rollable tables, pages, and players of your campaigns, modifying nearly any property and responding to events in the game in real-time. We're going to continue further expanding the API as well to include additional in-game objects like the card decks, additional utility functions, and even additional ways to access the API. So if this is the sort of thing you've been wanting to do, be sure to check out the full API Documentation on the wiki, and if you're not already a Mentor, consider upgrading to get this and other great features and perks to get the most out of your Roll20 gaming.

Chris A. said: When do you think this might be rolled out beyond the Dev server. &nbsp; As a fan of roll20 I'd love to have access to it on a supporter level? It's out on Main today, but still just for Mentors. At this point we have no plans to offer it below the Mentor level, as it's a premium feature which takes a lot of extra time for us both in supporting people using it and in just keeping the system running,&nbsp;