FileDataID

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FileDataIDs (or FileID) uniquely identify files in the Content Addressable Storage Container, and have been used as a replacement for internal file paths since Patch 7.0.3.

For example, the "Interface/Icons/Temp.blp" texture can also be referred to using its 136235 FileDataID.

• FileDataIDs are searchable on wow.tools, a CSV file (semicolon separated) is also available there:

https://wow.tools/files/

• A Lua table of interface textures is available from:

https://www.townlong-yak.com/framexml/live/Helix/ArtTextureID.lua

Patch changes

• Patch 8.2.0 (2019-06-25): Non interface\ file paths can no longer be used.
  [8.2.0 API changes]
  
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): FileDataIDs are now used in place of many texture and model file paths.
  [7.0.3 API changes]
  
  

See also

• GetFileIDFromPath() - Returns the FileID for a file path, only works for files under Interface\