ESODecoded

GetSkillAbilityInfo

ESO Lua API function — used by 77 of the 3,030 addons we indexed (combined 35,182,706 downloads). Signature from the official ESOUIDocumentation.txt, API version 101050.

Official signature

GetSkillAbilityInfo([SkillType|#SkillType] skillType, luaindex skillLineIndex, luaindex skillIndex)

Returns: string name, textureName texture, luaindex earnedRank, bool passive, bool ultimate, bool purchased, luaindex:nilable progressionIndex, integer rank

Real usage — from Map Pins

		if mapData then
			local FindersKeepers=select(6,GetSkillAbilityInfo(5,5,1))
			for chType, chData in pairs(mapData) do

Short excerpt from the shipping addon Map Pinsits ESOUI page; the code belongs to its author. Shown because documentation without a working example is half a reference.

Most-downloaded addons using it

AddonTotal downloads
Map Pins8,061,548
LibLazyCrafting6,538,592
Srendarr - Aura, Buff & Debuff Tracker5,058,870
WritWorthy2,484,332
LibCharacterKnowledge1,771,857
Daily Provisioning1,544,059