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The Steam Web API is documented at http://steamcommunity.com/dev and http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Steam_Web_API. The mapping of the API data to each data format is described on the latter.
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== Contributing ==
  
This page documents the web API calls that allow you to retrieve information from the item system in Team Fortress 2.
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If you would like to help in writing API documentation there is a tool available [https://github.com/Lagg/steam-swissapiknife here] (requires python) that can generate skeleton documentation pages
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that match the style guidelines and can be easily copied and pasted.
  
Calls to the TF2 Web API require a valid Steam Web API key to function. You can get your own API Key [http://www.steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey here]. Each example URL will only work after replacing "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX" with your API key.
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Otherwise be sure to follow the existing structure and format of the documentation to keep things consistent.
  
 
== Common elements ==
 
== Common elements ==
  
=== Arguments ===
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=== Parameters ===
  
All TF2 methods take the following arguments in their URL:
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Most WebAPI methods take the following arguments in their URL:
  
*'''key''': Your Steam Web API key. Without this, the server will return a 403 Forbidden HTTP status.
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;key: Your Steam Web API key. Without this, the server will return an HTTP 403 (forbidden) error. A key can be generated [http://www.steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey here].
*'''format''' ''(optional)'': The format to return the data in ("'''<tt>json</tt>'''" for JSON, "'''<tt>xml</tt>'''" for XML, or "'''<tt>vdf</tt>'''" for VDF). The structure of the data for each format is described at
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;{{API optional|format}}: The file format to return output in.
http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Steam_Web_API#Formats. If no format is specified, the data will be returned with the default of JSON.
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:;<code>json</code> (default): The [https://www.json.org/json-en.html JavaScript Object Notation] format
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:;<code>xml</code>: Standard XML
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:;<code>vdf</code>: [[WebAPI/VDF|Valve Data Format]]
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;{{API optional|language}}
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:The [[w:List of ISO 639-1 codes|ISO639-1 language code]] for the language all tokenized strings should be returned in. Not all strings have been translated to every language. If a language does not have a string, the English string will be returned instead. If this parameter is omitted the string token will be returned for the strings.
  
=== Result structure ===
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=== Terminology ===
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A "tokenized string" refers to a string containing "<code>#</code>"-prefixed tokens that are replaced with the equivalent string in the game's VDF for the chosen language. For instance, "<code>TF_Weapon_Jar</code>" is defined as "<code>[[Jarate|Jar Based Karate]]</code>" in tf/resource/tf_english.txt (as found in "team fortress 2 content.gcf").
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== Methods ==
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=== General interfaces ===
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;ISteamApps: Methods relating to Steam Apps in general.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetAppList|GetAppList]]: Full list of every publicly facing program in the store/library.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetServersAtAddress|GetServersAtAddress]]: Shows all steam-compatible servers related to a IPv4 Address.
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:;[[WebAPI/UpToDateCheck|UpToDateCheck]]: Check if a given app version is the most current available.
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;ISteamEconomy: Methods relating to games' store's assets.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetAssetClassInfo|GetAssetClassInfo]]: Asset metadata
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:;[[WebAPI/GetAssetPrices|GetAssetPrices]]: Prices of items in the economy.
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;ISteamNews: Methods relating to Steam News.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetNewsForApp|GetNewsForApp]]: News feed for various games
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;ISteamRemoteStorage: Methods relating to stored files.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetCollectionDetails|GetCollectionDetails]]:
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:;[[WebAPI/GetPublishedFileDetails|GetPublishedFileDetails]]:
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:;[[WebAPI/GetUGCFileDetails|GetUGCFileDetails]]: UGC file size, local filename, and URL.
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;ISteamUser: Methods relating to Steam users.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetFriendList|GetFriendList]]: User friend list
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:;[[WebAPI/GetPlayerBans|GetPlayerBans]]: Player ban/probation status
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:;[[WebAPI/GetPlayerSummaries|GetPlayerSummaries]]: User profile data
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:;[[WebAPI/GetUserGroupList|GetUserGroupList]]: Lists Group ID(s) linked with 64 bit ID
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:;[[WebAPI/ResolveVanityURL|ResolveVanityURL]]: Resolve vanity URL parts to a 64 bit ID.
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;ISteamUserStats: Methods relating to User stats.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetGlobalAchievementPercentagesForApp|GetGlobalAchievementPercentagesForApp]]: Statistics showing how much of the player base have unlocked various achievements.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetGlobalStatsForGame|GetGlobalStatsForGame]]:
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:;[[WebAPI/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers|GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers]]: Returns the current number of players for an app.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetPlayerAchievements|GetPlayerAchievements]]: Game achievements
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:;[[WebAPI/GetSchemaForGame|GetSchemaForGame]]:
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:;[[WebAPI/GetUserStatsForGame|GetUserStatsForGame]]:
  
All TF2 methods return a "'''<tt>result</tt>'''" object containing a status code (at "'''<tt>status</tt>'''") and either the data requested or a status message explaining why the data was not returned (at "'''<tt>statusDetail</tt>'''").
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;IPlayerService: Methods relating to a Steam user's games.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetRecentlyPlayedGames|GetRecentlyPlayedGames]]:
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:;[[WebAPI/GetOwnedGames|GetOwnedGames]]:
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:;[[WebAPI/GetSteamLevel|GetSteamLevel]]:
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:;[[WebAPI/GetBadges|GetBadges]]:
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:;[[WebAPI/GetCommunityBadgeProgress|GetCommunityBadgeProgress]]:
  
=== Terminology ===
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;ISteamWebAPIUtil: Methods relating to the WebAPI itself.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetServerInfo|GetServerInfo]]: Returns WebAPI server time & checks server status.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetSupportedAPIList|GetSupportedAPIList]]: Lists all available WebAPI interfaces.
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=== Game specific interfaces ===
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==== Generic ====
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;IEconItems_<ID>: Methods relating to in-game items for supported games.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetPlayerItems|GetPlayerItems]]: Lists items in a player's backpack.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetSchema|GetSchema]]: Information about the items in a supporting game.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetSchemaURL|GetSchemaURL]]: Returns a URL for the games' item_game.txt file.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetStoreMetadata|GetStoreMetadata]]: Information about the game's store.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetStoreStatus|GetStoreStatus]]: The game's store status.
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;IGCVersion_<ID>: TODO.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetClientVersion|GetClientVersion]]: TODO
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:;[[WebAPI/GetClusterVersion|GetClusterVersion]]: TODO
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:;[[WebAPI/GetServerVersion|GetServerVersion]]: TODO
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;ITFPromos_<ID>: TODO.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetItemID|GetItemID]]: TODO
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:;[[WebAPI/GrantItem|GrantItem]]: TODO
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==== Dota 2 ====
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;IDOTA2Match_<ID>: Methods relating to Dota 2 matches.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetLeagueListing|GetLeagueListing]]: Information about DotaTV-supported leagues.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetLiveLeagueGames|GetLiveLeagueGames]]: A list of in-progress league matches, as well as details of that match as it unfolds.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetMatchDetails|GetMatchDetails]]: Information about a particular match.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetMatchHistory|GetMatchHistory]]: A list of matches, filterable by various parameters.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetMatchHistoryBySequenceNum|GetMatchHistoryBySequenceNum]]: A list of matches ordered by their sequence num.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetScheduledLeagueGames|GetScheduledLeagueGames]]: A list of scheduled league games coming up.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetTeamInfoByTeamID|GetTeamInfoByTeamID]]: A list of all the teams set up in-game.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetTournamentPlayerStats|GetTournamentPlayerStats]]: Stats about a particular player within a tournament.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetTopLiveGame|GetTopLiveGame]]: TODO
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;IEconDOTA2_<ID>: Methods relating to the Dota2 economy.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetGameItems|GetGameItems]]: Dota 2 In-game items
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:;[[WebAPI/GetItemIconPath|GetItemIconPath]]: TODO
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:;[[WebAPI/GetHeroes|GetHeroes]]: A list of heroes within Dota 2.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetRarities|GetRarities]]: Dota 2 item rarity list.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetTournamentPrizePool|GetTournamentPrizePool]]: The current prizepool for specific tournaments.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetEventStatsForAccount|GetEventStatsForAccount]]: TODO
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;IDOTA2MatchStats_<ID>: TODO.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetRealtimeStats|GetRealtimeStats]]: TODO
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;IDOTA2Fantasy_<ID>: Methods relating to the Dota 2 fantasy team system.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetFantasyPlayerStats|GetFantasyPlayerStats]]: TODO
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:;[[WebAPI/GetPlayerOfficialInfo|GetPlayerOfficialInfo]]: TODO
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;IDOTA2StreamSystem_<ID>: Methods relating to the Dota 2 streaming system.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetBroadcasterInfo|GetBroadcasterInfo]]: TODO
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;IDOTA2Teams_<ID>: Methods relating to Dota 2 teams.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetTeamInfo|GetTeamInfo]]: TODO
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;IDOTA2AutomatedTourney_<ID>: TODO
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:;[[WebAPI/GetActiveTournamentList|GetActiveTournamentList]]: TODO
  
A "tokenized string" refers to a string containing "#"-prefixed tokens that are replaced with the equivalent string in the game's VDF for the chosen language. For instance, "<tt>TF_Weapon_Jar</tt>" is defined as "<tt>[[Jarate|Jar Based Karate]]</tt>" in tf/resource/tf_english.txt (as found in "team fortress 2 content.gcf").
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;IDOTA2Ticket_<ID>: TODO
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:;[[WebAPI/SetSteamAccountPurchased|SetSteamAccountPurchased]]: TODO
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:;[[WebAPI/SteamAccountValidForEvent|SteamAccountValidForEvent]]: TODO
  
== Methods ==
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==== Portal 2 ====
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;IPortal2Leaderboards_<ID>: Methods relating to Portal 2 Leaderboards.
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:;[[WebAPI/GetBucketizedData|GetBucketizedData]]: TODO
  
* [[/GetSchema|GetSchema]]
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=== Other undocumented interfaces ===
* [[/GetPlayerItems|GetPlayerItems]]
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;ISteamGameServerAccount: TODO
* [[/GetGoldenWrenches|GetGoldenWrenches]]
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;ISteamOAuth2: TODO
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;ISteamUserAuth: TODO
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;ISteamWebUserPresenceOAuth: TODO
  
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
  
=== Using the WebAPI in the TF2 Public Beta ===
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=== List of IDs ===
  
All of the methods available in the TF2 web API are also available in the beta. Just replace 440 in the URL with 520.
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{{anchor|appids}}
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''For a complete list, see [[WebAPI/GetAppList|GetAppList]].''
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;240: Counter-Strike: Source
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;260: Counter-Strike: Source Beta
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;440: Team Fortress 2
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;520: Team Fortress 2 Beta
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;570: Dota 2
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;620: Portal 2
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;710: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Beta Dev
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;730: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
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;816: Dota 2 Private Beta
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;841: Portal 2 Beta
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;205790: Dota 2 (Beta) Test
  
 
=== Methods Requiring a 64-bit User ID ===
 
=== Methods Requiring a 64-bit User ID ===
If a user's 64 bit ID is not readily available it can be obtained either by an OpenID transaction or by fetching the XML version of the user's Community profile page. This is accomplished
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Most API requests that take an ID parameter require a 64 bit ID, if one is not readily available a vanity URL part can be resolved via [[WebAPI/ResolveVanityURL|ResolveVanityURL]].
by adding ?xml=1 to a normal community URL (for example: http://steamcommunity.com/id/stragglerastic?xml=1) and reading the value given in the steamID64 tag.
 
  
 
== Implementations ==
 
== Implementations ==
 
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<!-- Please only add notable implementations to this section. If you have another one to add put it in the Implementations subpage. -->
* [http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Steam_Condenser Steam Condenser] Ruby, PHP, and Java library.
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* [https://github.com/koraktor/steam-condenser Steam Condenser] Ruby, PHP, and Java library.
* [http://github.com/swixel/tf2webappy TF2 Web APpy] A small Python class.
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* [https://github.com/Lagg/steamodd Steamodd] Python library, used by OPTF2.
* [http://git.optf2.com/steamodd.git Steamodd] Python module
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* [[WebAPI/Implementations|More]]
** [http://optf2.com OPTF2] online viewer
 
* [http://github.com/yaakov-h/libsc libsc] An Objective-C library for iOS (4.0+) and framework for Mac OS X (10.6+)
 
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
  
* [[/Feedback|Feedback]] for requests / suggestions / issues.
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* [[Talk:WebAPI/Feedback|Feedback]] for requests, suggestions, and issues.
<!-- * [[/Examples|Examples]] for working with the API. -->
 
* [http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Steam_Web_API Steam Web API] for more information and other methods.
 
  
 
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[[Category:Valve]]
 
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[[Category:WebAPI| ]]

Latest revision as of 19:40, 3 June 2023

Contributing

If you would like to help in writing API documentation there is a tool available here (requires python) that can generate skeleton documentation pages that match the style guidelines and can be easily copied and pasted.

Otherwise be sure to follow the existing structure and format of the documentation to keep things consistent.

Common elements

Parameters

Most WebAPI methods take the following arguments in their URL:

key
Your Steam Web API key. Without this, the server will return an HTTP 403 (forbidden) error. A key can be generated here.
format (Optional)
The file format to return output in.
json (default)
The JavaScript Object Notation format
xml
Standard XML
vdf
Valve Data Format
language (Optional)
The ISO639-1 language code for the language all tokenized strings should be returned in. Not all strings have been translated to every language. If a language does not have a string, the English string will be returned instead. If this parameter is omitted the string token will be returned for the strings.

Terminology

A "tokenized string" refers to a string containing "#"-prefixed tokens that are replaced with the equivalent string in the game's VDF for the chosen language. For instance, "TF_Weapon_Jar" is defined as "Jar Based Karate" in tf/resource/tf_english.txt (as found in "team fortress 2 content.gcf").

Methods

General interfaces

ISteamApps
Methods relating to Steam Apps in general.
GetAppList
Full list of every publicly facing program in the store/library.
GetServersAtAddress
Shows all steam-compatible servers related to a IPv4 Address.
UpToDateCheck
Check if a given app version is the most current available.
ISteamEconomy
Methods relating to games' store's assets.
GetAssetClassInfo
Asset metadata
GetAssetPrices
Prices of items in the economy.
ISteamNews
Methods relating to Steam News.
GetNewsForApp
News feed for various games
ISteamRemoteStorage
Methods relating to stored files.
GetCollectionDetails
GetPublishedFileDetails
GetUGCFileDetails
UGC file size, local filename, and URL.
ISteamUser
Methods relating to Steam users.
GetFriendList
User friend list
GetPlayerBans
Player ban/probation status
GetPlayerSummaries
User profile data
GetUserGroupList
Lists Group ID(s) linked with 64 bit ID
ResolveVanityURL
Resolve vanity URL parts to a 64 bit ID.
ISteamUserStats
Methods relating to User stats.
GetGlobalAchievementPercentagesForApp
Statistics showing how much of the player base have unlocked various achievements.
GetGlobalStatsForGame
GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers
Returns the current number of players for an app.
GetPlayerAchievements
Game achievements
GetSchemaForGame
GetUserStatsForGame
IPlayerService
Methods relating to a Steam user's games.
GetRecentlyPlayedGames
GetOwnedGames
GetSteamLevel
GetBadges
GetCommunityBadgeProgress
ISteamWebAPIUtil
Methods relating to the WebAPI itself.
GetServerInfo
Returns WebAPI server time & checks server status.
GetSupportedAPIList
Lists all available WebAPI interfaces.

Game specific interfaces

Generic

IEconItems_<ID>
Methods relating to in-game items for supported games.
GetPlayerItems
Lists items in a player's backpack.
GetSchema
Information about the items in a supporting game.
GetSchemaURL
Returns a URL for the games' item_game.txt file.
GetStoreMetadata
Information about the game's store.
GetStoreStatus
The game's store status.
IGCVersion_<ID>
TODO.
GetClientVersion
TODO
GetClusterVersion
TODO
GetServerVersion
TODO
ITFPromos_<ID>
TODO.
GetItemID
TODO
GrantItem
TODO

Dota 2

IDOTA2Match_<ID>
Methods relating to Dota 2 matches.
GetLeagueListing
Information about DotaTV-supported leagues.
GetLiveLeagueGames
A list of in-progress league matches, as well as details of that match as it unfolds.
GetMatchDetails
Information about a particular match.
GetMatchHistory
A list of matches, filterable by various parameters.
GetMatchHistoryBySequenceNum
A list of matches ordered by their sequence num.
GetScheduledLeagueGames
A list of scheduled league games coming up.
GetTeamInfoByTeamID
A list of all the teams set up in-game.
GetTournamentPlayerStats
Stats about a particular player within a tournament.
GetTopLiveGame
TODO
IEconDOTA2_<ID>
Methods relating to the Dota2 economy.
GetGameItems
Dota 2 In-game items
GetItemIconPath
TODO
GetHeroes
A list of heroes within Dota 2.
GetRarities
Dota 2 item rarity list.
GetTournamentPrizePool
The current prizepool for specific tournaments.
GetEventStatsForAccount
TODO
IDOTA2MatchStats_<ID>
TODO.
GetRealtimeStats
TODO
IDOTA2Fantasy_<ID>
Methods relating to the Dota 2 fantasy team system.
GetFantasyPlayerStats
TODO
GetPlayerOfficialInfo
TODO
IDOTA2StreamSystem_<ID>
Methods relating to the Dota 2 streaming system.
GetBroadcasterInfo
TODO
IDOTA2Teams_<ID>
Methods relating to Dota 2 teams.
GetTeamInfo
TODO
IDOTA2AutomatedTourney_<ID>
TODO
GetActiveTournamentList
TODO
IDOTA2Ticket_<ID>
TODO
SetSteamAccountPurchased
TODO
SteamAccountValidForEvent
TODO

Portal 2

IPortal2Leaderboards_<ID>
Methods relating to Portal 2 Leaderboards.
GetBucketizedData
TODO

Other undocumented interfaces

ISteamGameServerAccount
TODO
ISteamOAuth2
TODO
ISteamUserAuth
TODO
ISteamWebUserPresenceOAuth
TODO

Notes

List of IDs

For a complete list, see GetAppList.

240
Counter-Strike: Source
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Counter-Strike: Source Beta
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Team Fortress 2
520
Team Fortress 2 Beta
570
Dota 2
620
Portal 2
710
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Beta Dev
730
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
816
Dota 2 Private Beta
841
Portal 2 Beta
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Dota 2 (Beta) Test

Methods Requiring a 64-bit User ID

Most API requests that take an ID parameter require a 64 bit ID, if one is not readily available a vanity URL part can be resolved via ResolveVanityURL.

Implementations

See also

  • Feedback for requests, suggestions, and issues.