# How to Get Current BUFF163 Prices for CS2 Items

BUFF163 (NetEase) is the second-largest Chinese CS2 marketplace. Prices are in **CNY (RMB)**. CSPriceAPI tracks BUFF listing prices, counts, change metrics and **per-phase Doppler pricing** — without scraping buff.163.com yourself.

## REST API

BUFF163 is exposed as market slug `buff163` on the unified pricelist:

```bash
curl -s "https://api.cspriceapi.com/v1/prices/latest?markets=buff163" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
```

Look up one item:

```bash
curl -s "https://api.cspriceapi.com/v1/prices/search?market_hash_name=AK-47%20%7C%20Redline%20(Field-Tested)&markets=buff163" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## What BUFF fields include

- Listing ask price in CNY
- Active listing count
- 24h / 7d / 30d / 90d change where available
- `doppler_phase` on Doppler and Gamma Doppler knives
- Links back to item pages when the marketplace exposes them

Refresh: ~5 min live snapshots.

## BUFF vs YouPin

BUFF and YouPin prices usually track closely. When they diverge, arbitrage opportunities appear. Compare both in one request:

```bash
curl -s "https://api.cspriceapi.com/v1/prices/latest?markets=youpin,buff163" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
```

YouPin also exposes a **buy-order book** via [`GET /v1/prices/youpin/buyorder`](/docs/api/prices-youpin-buyorder).

## Price history

Daily BUFF history:

```bash
curl -s "https://api.cspriceapi.com/v1/prices/buff163/history?market_hash_name=AK-47%20%7C%20Redline%20(Field-Tested)" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
```

See [historical prices guide](/resources/how-to-get-historical-cs2-skin-prices).

## Landing page & docs

- [BUFF163 API overview](/buff-api)
- [Data coverage](/docs/data-coverage)
- [Quickstart](/docs/quickstart)

## Related

- [YouPin prices](/resources/how-to-get-youpin-prices)
- [BUFF163 price history](/resources/how-to-get-buff163-price-history)
- [Compare marketplaces](/resources/compare-cs2-skin-prices-across-marketplaces)