Returns information about the current instances the player is in.

name, type, difficultyIndex, difficultyName, maxPlayers, dynamicDifficulty,
    isDynamic, mapID = GetInstanceInfo()

Returns Edit

name 

String - the name of the instance (localized), otherwise the continent name (eg: Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor, Northrend, Outland)

type 

String - "none" if the player is not in an instance, "party" if in party, "raid" if in a raid, "pvp" for battleground. Many of the following result values will be nil or otherwise useless in the case of "none".

difficultyIndex 

Number - the difficulty of the instance (see Details)

difficultyName 

String - the difficulty of the instance ("10 Player", "25 Player (Heroic)", etc)

maxPlayers 

Number - maximum number of players permitted inside

dynamicDifficulty 

Number - For dynamic instances: 0=Normal 1=Heroic

isDynamic 

boolean - If the instance difficulty can be changed while zoned in

mapID 

Number - the instance mapID. with 5.0.4 continents are considered 'instances'. not the same as mapID.

Details Edit

NotesEdit

• difficultyIndex "difficulty level" is the difficulty mode like 10 / 25 player and described in GetInstanceDifficulty()
• Is isDynamic is only useful in places like Icecrown Citadel where the difficulty mode can be changed on the fly.
• mapID allows absolute identification of current instance without using localized names or other more complex means.

PatchesEdit

• Added in 3.2, additional return values added in 3.3
• In dynamic instances, difficultyIndex will only be 1 for 10man, or 2 25man.
• In 5.0.4 dynamicDifficulty and difficultyIndex have changed. difficultyIndex is now used to determine a dynamic instance like heroic as well as 10 / 25 modes. dynamicDifficulty returns 0.
• mapID added in Patch 5.0.4