Steam

Awesome Steam ¶

A curated list of packages and resources regarding Steam development.

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The purpose of this document is to provide a quick overview over existing packages (libraries, modules etc.) and resources available regarding Steam client automation and WebAPI usage. Whenever you need to start a new project, have a look at the list of packages and see if there is anything useful for your use case. If you need technical details or tutorials, check out the resources section.

Packages¶

💡 Many of these package repositories provide helpful READMEs and wiki pages, which explain the usage and/or provide examples. Do not forget to check them out when using particular package.

Node.js¶

General¶

steam - Interface directly with Steam servers from Node.js.
steam-client - API-compatible fork of node-steam's SteamClient.
steam-user - Feature-rich easy-to-use Steam client.
vapor - Lightweight Steam client framework.
steam-parentbot - Simple base class for a Steam bot.

WebAPI¶

steam-webapi - Complete WebAPI wrapper with support for extra HTTP headers sent by Steam.
steamapi - A nice Steam API wrapper.

Trading¶

steam-trade - Node.js wrapper around Steam live trading.
steam-tradeoffers - Steam Trade Offers for Node.js.
steam-tradeoffer-manager - Simple and sane Steam trade offer management.
steam-inventory-stream - Fetch inventories as readable streams.
steam-inventory-api-ng - A Steam Inventory API wrapper with advanced features such as retries and proxy support.

Game Interaction¶

steam-gameserver - Steam client handler for Gameserver and AnonGameserver account types.
tf2 - Interact directly with TF2 game coordinator.
csgo - Interact directly with CS:GO game coordinator.
dota2 - Interact directly with Dota 2 game coordinator.

Community & Store Automation¶

steamcommunity - Interact with steamcommunity.com. Also allows to confirm trade offers.
steamstore - Interact with store.steampowered.com.
steam-weblogon - Retrieve SteamCommunity cookies if you are running Steam network client.
steam-web-api-key - Automatically registers and retrieves Steam API key.
steam-parental - Disable parental lock.

Authentication¶

steam-login - Simple Connect / Express Steam authentication library.
passport-steam - Steam (OpenID) authentication strategy for Passport and Node.js.
meteor-accounts-steam - Steam OpenID integration for Meteor Accounts.

Misc¶

steam-resources - Steam's enums, protobufs and structs.
steam-crypto - Node.js implementation of Steam crypto.
steam-groups - Custom node-steam handler which provides group functions.
steamid - SteamID usage and conversion made easy.
steam-totp - Easily generate 2FA codes used by Steam.
steam-chat-bot - Simplified interface for a steam chat bot.
vdf - vdf to object and vice versa.
steamrep - Check user's SteamRep reputation.
reptf - Check user's rep.tf reputation.
steamapis - Module to use the API of steamapis.com.

C#¶

General¶

SteamKit2 - .NET library designed to interoperate with Valve's Steam network.
SteamAuth - A C# library that provides vital Steam Mobile Authenticator functionality.
SteamBot - Automated bot software for interacting with steam trade.
SteamTradeOffersBot - SteamBot fork which focuses on trade offers.
SteamStandardProject - A collection of .NET Standard libraries using common types that provide functionality in one or more parts of Steam.

Misc¶

BackpackLogin - A .NET Standard library for logging into backpack.tf using Steam credentials.
TeamFortressOutpostApi - A .NET Standard class library which allows user to interact with TF2Outpost.
SteamGaugesApi - A .NET Standard 2.0 library to automatically use the API of steamgauges.

PHP¶

SteamCommunity - A PHP library for interacting with the Steam Community website.
SteamAuthentication - Steam OpenID authentication with PHP.
SteamAuthOOP - An object-oriented alternative to SteamAuthentication.
steam-api - A PHP wrapper for the Steam API.
steamid - SteamID class for PHP.
steam-totp - PHP library to deal with Steam's proprietary TOTP algorithm.
steam-auth - An alternative Steam authentication library with Composer support.

Go¶

steam - Simple steam library for trading in Go.
go-steam - Steam's protocol in Go.
steam-mobileauth - Port of SteamAuth in Go.

Python¶

General¶

steam - Module for various interactions with Steam.
PySteamKit - Python port of SteamKit.
steamodd - Steam tools library.
steampy - Fully automated Steam trade offers library with SteamGuard support.
SteamAPI - An object-oriented Python 2.7+ library for accessing the Steam Web API.
Steam-Trade - An asynchronous, event-based trade library.

Game Interaction¶

csgo - Python module for interacting with CSGO's Game Coordinator.
dota2 - Python module for interacting with Dota 2's Game Coordinator.

Misc¶

vpk - Python module for working with Valve's Pack format.
vdf - Python module for working with Valve's KeyValue format.

C++¶

SteamPP - C++ library to interoperate with Steam servers.

Java¶

SteamKit-Java - Java port of SteamKit.
JavaSteam - Java library that provides an interface to directly interact with Valve's Steam servers.

Objective-C¶

SteamAuth - An iOS wrapper around Steam's OpenID login.

Ruby¶

steam-trade - Ruby gem for sending trade offers.

Resources¶

General¶

Steam WebAPI @ ValveSoftware
Steam WebAPI @ TF2 Wiki
Steam WebAPI Documentation by xPaw
Steam Internal WebAPI Documentation by Revadike
Steam as OpenID Provider
Steam API Key Registration
Steam Error Codes - List of EResult codes with possible explanations.

Tutorials¶

Posts¶

Standalone Tools¶

NetHook2 - Intercept Steam client's network messages.
NetHook2 Analyzer - Inspect messages dumped by NetHook2.
steam-auth-web-util - Generate 2FA codes directly in your web browser.
SteamDesktopAuthenticator - Desktop implementation of Steam's mobile authenticator app.
protonenv - Simple Proton version and prefix management.
steam-desktop-authenticator-multiplatform - Steam desktop authenticator.

Discussion Boards¶

Third-Party Services¶

Websites listed below may provide free and/or paid services and are listed alphabetically according to their domain name.

backpack.tf - Provides TF2 prices and Steam market/inventory related services.
steamanalyst.com - Provides CS:GO prices.
hexa.one - Provides prices for several games and Steam market/inventory related services.
steamapis.com - Provides prices for several games and Steam market/inventory related services.

License¶

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