# WoWDBDefs

> WoWDBDefs records column names, types, relationships and versioned layouts for World of Warcraft DBC and DB2 client databases. Its DBD format represents build ranges and layout hashes, while accompanying C# and Python code reads definitions and converts them for other tools.

- Type: Documentation
- Targets: Game
- Category: Game analysis tools
- Relationship: Learning resource
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-09
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/wowdev/WoWDBDefs>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/wowdev/WoWDBDefs/blob/9662a03f6e2aee6c7e2c92c60be6287217307f1b/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/wowdbdefs/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/wowdbdefs/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/wowdbdefs/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Scope:** Definitions vary by game build and layout hash.
- **Limits:** Older DB2 entries in the manifest are still being backfilled.
- **License:** Definition data uses CC BY-SA 4.0; code uses BSD-3-Clause.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/wowdev/WoWDBDefs/blob/9662a03f6e2aee6c7e2c92c60be6287217307f1b/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/wowdev/WoWDBDefs/blob/9662a03f6e2aee6c7e2c92c60be6287217307f1b/LICENSE.md>

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