---
name: wow-api-talents
description: Look up WoW Class Talents, Hero Talents, Traits system,
  Specialization, and Profession Specialization APIs. Covers C_ClassTalents
  (loadouts, config management, talent tree interactions), C_Traits (the
  underlying trait system — nodes, entries, configs, currencies, conditions),
  C_SpecializationInfo (spec queries, recommended content), global
  specialization functions (GetSpecialization, GetSpecializationInfo,
  SetSpecialization), and profession specialization. Use when working with
  talent trees, talent loadouts, hero talent selection, trait nodes,
  specialization switching, talent import/export, or Forever Legacy trees and
  their challenge/reward integration. Select Retail, Forever, or
  Classic with wow-client-targets before using historical listings.
---

# api talents

Use for any selected combination of Retail, Forever, and Classic progression. First resolve the target and pinned source with [wow-client-targets](../wow-client-targets/SKILL.md).

## Target-specific decisions

Trace the loaded talent UI and generated definitions before selecting class-trait, talent/glyph, or specialization APIs. Keep talent identifiers and operations target-specific; unsupported tree operations must be reported.

For Forever Legacy trees, challenges, reward tracks or `Legacy.*` callbacks, start with [Forever Legacy integration](references/FOREVER-LEGACY.md). It supplies the 70532 source trace, contracts and load-on-demand boundaries; runtime access still requires validation.

Read the relevant row in [compatibility guidance](../wow-client-targets/references/COMPATIBILITY.md). Verify only the APIs needed for this task, using commit-pinned definitions and loaded client code. Missing evidence means unknown, not supported or removed. When offline, disclose the snapshot version/date and unresolved behavior.

## Detailed lookup material

Use the [pinned source schemas](references/generated/README.md) for complete generated contracts in this domain, including typed arguments, returns, event payloads and restrictions. Query only the needed symbols. Source declarations leave loading, runtime behavior and addon permission unresolved unless separately verified.

The [historical Retail baseline](references/RETAIL-BASELINE.md) retains the original API listings and examples. It is a research aid, not current or cross-client verification. Open only relevant supporting references:

- For other talent features, use the baseline as a search aid and verify the relevant definitions upstream.

For implementation and release validation, use [wow-addon-development](../wow-addon-development/SKILL.md).