Board Thread:Destinypedia Forum/@comment-151.227.181.43-20150321083504/@comment-25916964-20150501100319

I've discovered how sources like DestingDB are getting the game item data. It's the same source that Destinypedia is accessing (via the user:DestinyWikiBot). For help reading JSON files, see JSON, which covers it extremely well. I do suggest pressing enter after the "," to aid in readability. Although its been well over a month, just thought I'd answer the question and save people the hassle in the future.
 * 1) First off, you will need the itemhash (such as 3490486525 for MIDA Multi-Tool).
 * 2) Next, you need the link to the data file directory (which is http://www.bungie.net/platform/Destiny/Manifest/InventoryItem/).
 * 3) Add the itemhash to the URL (which ends up with http://www.bungie.net/platform/Destiny/Manifest/InventoryItem/3490486525).
 * 4) Paste the whole thing in the address bar, and save the .json (Java Script Object Notation) file.
 * 5) Open the saved file in a text editor like notepad. And there are the item details. While its hard to read, the details are there.