Steam

aid: steam
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/steam/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Steam
kind: company
description: Steam is Valve's PC gaming platform and digital distribution storefront. Valve exposes the Steamworks Web API
  at https://api.steampowered.com/ — a constellation of HTTP interfaces for games, players, friends, achievements, items,
  the economy, leaderboards, remote storage, and the Steam Workshop. A subset of read-only interfaces are public (with a Steam
  Web API key); the full Steamworks set requires a publisher account and partner-restricted methods. There is no per-call
  fee for the Steamworks Web API itself; Valve monetizes through a $100 Steam Direct submission fee per product and a revenue
  share on store sales.
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/steam.png
tags:
- Gaming
- Valve
- Distribution
- Steamworks
- Marketplace
- Web API
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-08'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: steam:steam-news-api
  name: ISteamNews
  tags:
  - News
  - Feeds
  - Public
  properties:
  - url: https://steamcommunity.com/dev
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi
    type: APIReference
  description: ISteamNews exposes per-game news feeds via GetNewsForApp. Path pattern http://api.steampowered.com/ISteamNews/<method>/v<version>/.
- aid: steam:steam-user-stats-api
  name: ISteamUserStats
  tags:
  - Stats
  - Achievements
  - Global Stats
  - Schema
  properties:
  - url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi/ISteamUserStats
    type: APIReference
  description: ISteamUserStats provides global achievement percentages, schema for game stats and achievements, and per-user
    achievement / stats retrieval (GetGlobalAchievementPercentagesForApp, GetSchemaForGame, GetUserStatsForGame, GetPlayerAchievements,
    etc.).
- aid: steam:steam-user-api
  name: ISteamUser
  tags:
  - Users
  - Profiles
  - Friends
  - Bans
  properties:
  - url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi/ISteamUser
    type: APIReference
  description: ISteamUser exposes player profile, friend list, and ban-status endpoints (GetPlayerSummaries, GetFriendList,
    GetPlayerBans, ResolveVanityURL).
- aid: steam:steam-user-auth-api
  name: ISteamUserAuth
  tags:
  - Authentication
  - Sessions
  - Tickets
  properties:
  - url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi/ISteamUserAuth
    type: APIReference
  description: ISteamUserAuth issues and validates Steam session tickets (AuthenticateUserTicket, AuthenticateUser) used by
    partner servers to verify a connecting player's Steam identity.
- aid: steam:steam-apps-api
  name: ISteamApps
  tags:
  - Apps
  - Catalog
  - Servers
  properties:
  - url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi/ISteamApps
    type: APIReference
  description: ISteamApps exposes catalog and server queries (GetAppList, GetServersAtAddress, UpToDateCheck) used to enumerate
    Steam applications and validate version state.
- aid: steam:steam-community-api
  name: ISteamCommunity
  tags:
  - Community
  - Reports
  properties:
  - url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi/ISteamCommunity
    type: APIReference
  description: ISteamCommunity provides restricted access to Steam Community features (e.g., ReportAbuse) for trusted partners.
- aid: steam:steam-economy-api
  name: ISteamEconomy
  tags:
  - Economy
  - Trades
  - Asset Class
  properties:
  - url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi/ISteamEconomy
    type: APIReference
  description: ISteamEconomy is a secondary economy-system interface (GetAssetClassInfo, GetAssetPrices, FinalizeAssetTransaction)
    used to look up asset metadata and pricing for in-game items.
- aid: steam:steam-game-inventory-api
  name: IGameInventory
  tags:
  - Inventory
  - Items
  - Economy
  properties:
  - url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi/IGameInventory
    type: APIReference
  description: IGameInventory is the primary inventory-economy interface used by partner servers to manipulate item ownership
    (AddItem, ConsumeItem, GetUserInventory, GetItemDefArchive).
- aid: steam:steam-inventory-service-api
  name: IInventoryService
  tags:
  - Inventory
  - Items
  - Service
  properties:
  - url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi/IInventoryService
    type: APIReference
  description: IInventoryService is the modern Steam Inventory Service interface used to add/remove/exchange items, manage
    definitions, and query inventories at scale.
- aid: steam:steam-game-server-api
  name: ISteamGameServer
  tags:
  - Game Servers
  - Sessions
  - Login Tokens
  properties:
  - url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi/ISteamGameServer
    type: APIReference
  description: ISteamGameServer issues and manages persistent Game Server Login Tokens (GSLTs) used by dedicated game servers
    to authenticate to Steam.
- aid: steam:steam-remote-storage-api
  name: ISteamRemoteStorage
  tags:
  - Remote Storage
  - Cloud Saves
  - UGC
  properties:
  - url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi/ISteamRemoteStorage
    type: APIReference
  description: ISteamRemoteStorage exposes Steam Cloud and UGC (user-generated content) storage endpoints — fetching files,
    retrieving UGC details, and listing published files.
- aid: steam:steam-leaderboards-api
  name: ISteamLeaderboards
  tags:
  - Leaderboards
  - Scores
  properties:
  - url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi/ISteamLeaderboards
    type: APIReference
  description: ISteamLeaderboards manages per-app leaderboards — creation, score upload/reset, and entry retrieval.
- aid: steam:steam-player-service-api
  name: IPlayerService
  tags:
  - Players
  - Owned Games
  - Recently Played
  - Badges
  properties:
  - url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi/IPlayerService
    type: APIReference
  description: IPlayerService exposes player-centric endpoints (GetOwnedGames, GetRecentlyPlayedGames, GetSteamLevel, GetBadges,
    IsPlayingSharedGame).
- aid: steam:steam-game-notifications-api
  name: IGameNotificationsService
  tags:
  - Notifications
  - In-Game
  properties:
  - url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi/IGameNotificationsService
    type: APIReference
  description: IGameNotificationsService delivers turn-based and prompt-style in-game notifications to players (UpdateNotificationSettings,
    UserCreateSession).
- aid: steam:steam-webapi-util-api
  name: ISteamWebAPIUtil
  tags:
  - Utility
  - Server Info
  - Schema
  properties:
  - url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi/ISteamWebAPIUtil
    type: APIReference
  description: ISteamWebAPIUtil provides helper endpoints — GetServerInfo (Steam server time/version) and GetSupportedAPIList
    (interfaces and methods callable by the API key).
- aid: steam:steam-publishedfile-api
  name: IPublishedFileService
  tags:
  - Workshop
  - UGC
  - Published Files
  properties:
  - url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi/IPublishedFileService
    type: APIReference
  description: IPublishedFileService manages Steam Workshop / UGC published files — query, vote, change visibility, manage
    tags and previews.
- aid: steam:steam-broadcast-api
  name: IBroadcastService
  tags:
  - Broadcast
  - Streaming
  - Game Live
  properties:
  - url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi/IBroadcastService
    type: APIReference
  description: IBroadcastService exposes Steam game-broadcast metadata and stream-discovery endpoints used for in-app broadcast
    lookups.
- aid: steam:steam-storefront-api
  name: Steam Store API
  tags:
  - Store
  - Pricing
  - App Details
  properties:
  - url: https://store.steampowered.com/api/appdetails
    type: APIReference
  description: An unofficial-but-widely-used set of storefront endpoints (https://store.steampowered.com/api/) returns app
    details, package details, currency conversion, and feature lists. Used by community sites and third-party catalogs.
- aid: steam:steam-checkout-api
  name: ISteamCheckout
  tags:
  - Checkout
  - In-Game Purchases
  - Microtransactions
  properties:
  - url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi/ISteamCheckout
    type: APIReference
  description: ISteamCheckout is the partner-only interface used to initiate, authorize, and finalize in-game microtransaction
    purchases through Steam Checkout.
- aid: steam:steam-microtxn-api
  name: ISteamMicroTxn
  tags:
  - Microtransactions
  - Payments
  - Refunds
  properties:
  - url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi/ISteamMicroTxn
    type: APIReference
  description: ISteamMicroTxn / ISteamMicroTxnSandbox handle the full microtransaction lifecycle — InitTxn, FinalizeTxn, GetReport,
    RefundTxn, QueryTxn — used by F2P and live-service titles.
- aid: steam:steam-deeplinkservice-api
  name: ISteamDeepLinkService
  tags:
  - Deep Links
  - Marketing
  properties:
  - url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi/ISteamDeepLinkService
    type: APIReference
  description: ISteamDeepLinkService creates and resolves time-limited deep links into the Steam client and store, useful
    for marketing campaigns and partner referrals.
- aid: steam:steam-iplayerservice-api
  name: Steam IPlayerService API
  description: The IPlayerService API from Steam — 3 operation(s) for iplayerservice.
  tags:
  - IPlayerService
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/steam-iplayerservice-api-openapi.yml
- aid: steam:steam-isteamnews-api
  name: Steam ISteamNews API
  description: The ISteamNews API from Steam — 1 operation(s) for isteamnews.
  tags:
  - ISteamNews
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/steam-isteamnews-api-openapi.yml
- aid: steam:steam-isteamuser-api
  name: Steam ISteamUser API
  description: The ISteamUser API from Steam — 4 operation(s) for isteamuser.
  tags:
  - ISteamUser
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/steam-isteamuser-api-openapi.yml
- aid: steam:steam-isteamuserstats-api
  name: Steam ISteamUserStats API
  description: The ISteamUserStats API from Steam — 3 operation(s) for isteamuserstats.
  tags:
  - ISteamUserStats
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/steam-isteamuserstats-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/steam-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/steam-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/steam-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/valvesoftware
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/valvesoftware
- type: Website
  url: https://store.steampowered.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/home
- type: APIReference
  url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/webapi
- type: Public Web API Docs
  url: https://steamcommunity.com/dev
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/gettingstarted
- type: API Key Registration
  url: https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey
- type: Steam Direct
  url: https://partner.steamgames.com/steamdirect
- type: Steamworks SDK
  url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/sdk
- type: Steam Workshop Docs
  url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/workshop
- type: Signup
  url: https://partner.steamgames.com/
- type: Login
  url: https://store.steampowered.com/login/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://steamstat.us/
- type: Status (Official)
  url: https://store.steampowered.com/stats/
- type: Steam Store
  url: https://store.steampowered.com/
- type: Steam Community
  url: https://steamcommunity.com/
- type: Steamworks Discord
  url: https://discord.gg/steamworks
- type: Steamworks Documentation
  url: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://store.steampowered.com/privacy_agreement/
- type: Subscriber Agreement
  url: https://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement/
- type: Steam Web API Terms of Use
  url: https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apiterms
- type: Steamworks Forum
  url: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks
- type: Plans
  url: plans/steam-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/steam-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/steam-finops.yml
- url: https://store.steampowered.com/feeds/news.xml
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com