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SteamUser

Allows interaction with the Steam network via the Steam client protocol

SteamUser allows you to communicate with the Steam servers in the same manner as a proper Steam client. It's designed to be a self-contained module which provides all the functionality expected of a Steam user client.

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Installation

Install it from npm:

$ npm install steam-user

Patterns
Enums
Static Methods
Options
Properties
Methods
Events

Some of the documentation for SteamUser, especially documentation for experimental features (but not exclusively), is located in the GitHub wiki.

Patterns ^

There are a number of coding patterns that are repeated throughout SteamUser. Please read this section in its entirety before starting work with SteamUser.

Callbacks and Promises

All methods listed in this document that accept a callback also return a Promise. You may use either callbacks or promises.

Legacy callbacks return their data spanning across multiple arguments. All promises (which return any data at all) return a single object containing one or more properties. The names of these properties for legacy callbacks are the names of the callback arguments listed in this readme. Newer callbacks return a single object response argument, which is identical to the promise output for that method.

Some methods indicate that their callback is required or optional. You are never required to use callbacks over promises, but if a callback is listed as optional then an unhandled promise rejection will not raise a warning/error. If a callback is listed as required and you neither supply a callback nor handle the promise rejection, then a promise rejection will raise a warning, and eventually a crash in a future Node.js release.

Enums ^

There are a lot of enums used in Steam. They're all available directly from SteamUser. For example, access EResult using SteamUser.EResult.

All enums can be viewed on GitHub.

Additionally, for convenience, the name of an enum value is available from any enum at the key identified by the enum value. For example, given an EResult of 88 you can translate it using SteamUser.EResult[88] which gives you the string TwoFactorCodeMismatch.

Static Methods ^

Static methods, or functions attached directly to SteamUser, are called on the root module and not on instantiated handler instances.

formatCurrency(amount, currency)

amount - The amount of the currency
currency - The currency code value in the ECurrencyCode enum

Formats a currency value and returns a string. For example:

console.log(SteamUser.formatCurrency(12.34, SteamUser.ECurrencyCode.USD)); // $12.34
console.log(SteamUser.formatCurrency(12345, SteamUser.ECurrencyCode.JPY)); // � 12345
console.log(SteamUser.formatCurrency(123.45, SteamUser.ECurrencyCode.EUR)); // 123,45�

Options ^

There are a number of options which can control the behavior of the SteamUser object. They are:

dataDirectory

Controls where the Steam server list and sentry files are written. If null, no data will be automatically stored.

Defaults to a platform-specific user data directory.

On OpenShift, this is $OPENSHIFT_DATA_DIR/node-steamuser
On Windows, this is %localappdata%\doctormckay\node-steamuser
On Mac, this is ~/Library/Application Support/node-steamuser
On Linux, this is $XDG_DATA_HOME/node-steamuser, or ~/.local/share/node-steamuser if $XDG_DATA_HOME isn't defined or is empty

Custom Storage Engine

If you don't want to (or can't) save data to the disk, you can implement your own storage engine. To do this, simply add the following code:

user.storage.on('save', function(filename, contents, callback) {
    // filename is the name of the file, as a string
    // contents is a Buffer containing the file's contents
    // callback is a function which you MUST call on completion or error, with a single error argument

    // For example:
    someStorageSystem.saveFile(filename, contents, function(err) {
        callback(err);
    });
});

user.storage.on('read', function(filename, callback) {
    // filename is the name of the file, as a string
    // callback is a function which you MUST call on completion or error, with an error argument and a Buffer argument

    // For example:
    someStorageSystem.readFile(filename, function(err, file) {
        if(err) {
            callback(err);
            return;
        }

        callback(null, file);
    });
});

In this manner, you can save data to a database, a cloud service, or anything else you choose.

autoRelogin

A boolean which controls whether or not SteamUser will automatically reconnect to Steam if disconnected due to Steam going down.

Defaults to true.

singleSentryfile

A boolean which controls whether or not SteamUser will use a single sentry file for all accounts.

If off, a file named sentry.accountname.bin will be saved for each account. If on, a file named sentry.bin will be used for all accounts.

Defaults to false.

machineIdType

What kind of machine ID will SteamUser send to Steam when logging on? Should be a value from EMachineIDType.

Added in 1.7.0.

Defaults to AccountNameGenerated.

machineIdFormat

If you're using machineIdType AccountGenerated, this is the format it uses. This is an array of three strings, each of which will be hashed with SHA1 before being sent to Steam. {account_name} will be replaced with the current account name.

Added in 1.13.0.

Defaults to ["SteamUser Hash BB3 {account_name}", "SteamUser Hash FF2 {account_name}", "SteamUser Hash 3B3 {account_name}"].

enablePicsCache

If enabled, then node-steam-user will internally cache data in memory about all apps and packages that it knows about. Currently, node-steam-user "knows about" an app/package if:

Packages
- You own it, or
- You request info about it via getProductInfo
Apps
- It's in a known package, or
- You request info about it via getProductInfo, or
- A friend who is online plays the app, or
- You request info about an online user who is playing it via getPersonas

This option is required in order to use several methods and events. This works when logging in anonymously.

Added in 3.3.0.

Defaults to false.

picsCacheAll

If picsCacheAll is enabled, enablePicsCache is enabled, and changelistUpdateInterval is nonzero, then apps and packages which get updated while your bot is running will also be added to the cache. Default behavior is to only cache apps and packages that are "known" via the above criteria.

Added in 3.3.0.

Defaults to false.

changelistUpdateInterval

If enablePicsCache is enabled, then node-steam-user will automatically request app/package changes (via getProductChanges) for known apps and packages, and update the internal cache when they update. This is the frequency, in milliseconds, for changelist update requests. Set to 0 to disable.

Added in 3.3.0.

Defaults to 60000. Minimum value 1000, although you're recommended to not go below 10 seconds or so.

additionalHeaders

Set this to an object where keys are header names and values are header values, and those headers will be included with all HTTP requests node-steam-user makes to the Steam WebAPI.

Added in 3.29.0.

Defaults to {}.

localAddress

Pass an IP here (as a string) to bind to that address, or null to let the OS decide.

Added in 4.0.0.

Defaults to null.

localPort

Pass a port here to bind to that port, or null to let the OS decide.

Added in 4.0.0.

Defaults to null.

httpProxy

Specify a URL here to use an HTTP proxy. For example, http://user:pass@1.2.3.4:8081

Added in 4.0.0.

protocol

A value from EConnectionProtocol.

Added in 4.0.0.

Defaults to Auto.

language

Set this to the full name of a language (e.g. "english" or "spanish") to localize specific things within steam-user. Currently this is only used to localize rich_presence_string in user event data and in requestRichPresence.

Added in 4.0.0.

Defaults to english.

webCompatibilityMode

If you're having trouble connecting to Steam (e.g. through a firewall or a proxy), set this to true. When in web compatibility mode, connections to Steam will always use WebSockets (the protocol option will be ignored, and you will get a warning if you set it to TCP), and only Steam servers listening on port 443 will be considered.

Added in 4.6.0.

Defaults to false.

Properties ^

steamID

null if not connected, a SteamID containing your SteamID otherwise.

options

An object containing options for this SteamUser. Read-only; use setOption or setOptions to change an option.

publicIP

v1.12.0 or later is required to use this property

Only defined if you're currently logged on. This is your public IP as reported by Steam, in "x.x.x.x" format.

cellID

v1.12.0 or later is required to use this property

Only defined if you're currently logged on. This is your cell (region ID) on the Steam network.

vanityURL

v3.7.0 or later is required to use this property

Only defined if you're currently logged on. This is your vanity URL (the part that goes after /id/ in your profile URL). Falsy if you don't have one.

accountInfo

An object containing information about your account. null until accountInfo is emitted.

name - Your account's Steam (persona) name
country - The country code from which you're logging in (via GeoIP), e.g. "US"
authedMachines - How many machines are authorized to login to your account with Steam Guard
flags - Your account's bitwise flags
facebookID - If your account is linked with Facebook, this is your Facebook account ID
facebookName - If your account is linked with Facebook, this is your (real) name on Facebook

emailInfo

An object containing information about your account's email address. null until emailInfo is emitted.

address - Your email address
validated - true if your email is validated, false if not

limitations

An object containing information about your account's limitations. null until accountLimitations is emitted.

limited - true if your account is limited, false if not
communityBanned - true if your account is banned from Steam Community, false if not
locked - true if your account is locked, false if not (accounts can also be locked by Support)
canInviteFriends - true if your account can invite friends, false if not

vac

An object containing information about your account's VAC bans. null until vacBans is emitted.

numBans - How many bans are registered on your account
appids - An array of AppIDs from which you're banned. Since each ban affects a range of AppIDs, some of the AppIDs in this array may not exist.

wallet

An object containing information about your Steam Wallet. null until wallet is emitted.

hasWallet - true if your account has a Steam Wallet, false if not
currency - The currency ID of your account's wallet (the enum of currencies is available as SteamUser.ECurrencyCode)
balance - Your account's current wallet balance

licenses

An array containing license data for the packages which your Steam account owns. null until licenses is emitted.

gifts

An array containing gifts and guest passes you've received but haven't accepted (to your library or to your inventory) or declined. null until gifts is emitted. Each object in the array contains these properties:

gid - The ID of this gift/guest pass, as a string (it's a 64-bit number)
packageid - The ID of the package which this gift/guest pass will grant
TimeCreated - A Date object for when this gift was purchased or guest pass was granted
TimeExpiration - A Date object for when this guest pass will expire (if it's a gift, this will be Mon Jan 18 2038 22:14:07 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time))
TimeSent - A Date object for when this gift/guest pass was sent to you
TimeAcked - Appears to be the same as TimeSent
TimeRedeemed - Appears to always be null
RecipientAddress - Appears to always be an empty string
SenderAddress - Appears to always be an empty string
SenderName - The Steam display name of the user who sent you this gift

users

An object containing persona data about all Steam users we've encountered or requested data for. Key are 64-bit SteamIDs, and values are identical to the objects received in the user event.

This property may not be updated unless you set your instance to online.

groups

An object containing information about all Steam groups we've encountered. Keys are 64-bit SteamIDs, and values are identical to those received in the group event.

This property may not be updated unless you set your instance to online.

chats

An object containing information about all legacy chat rooms we're in. Keys are 64-bit SteamIDs, values are objects with this structure:

name - The name of the chat, or empty if it's a multi-user chat
private - true if only group members can join, false if it's open to everyone
invisibleToFriends - true if the chat is invisible to friends, false if visible (unsure what this means at this time)
officersOnlyChat - true if only group officers can chat right now, false if everyone can
unjoinable - true if the chat can't be joined, false if it can (note that this doesn't necessary mean your effective access)
members - An object whose keys are 64-bit SteamIDs of users in this chat room, and whose values are objects with this structure:
- rank - A value from EClanRank
- permissions - A bitstring of values in EChatPermission for the user's permissions in this chat

myFriends

An object whose keys are 64-bit SteamIDs, and whose values are values from the EFriendRelationship enum. Therefore, you can deduce your friends list from this object.

When we get unfriended, instead of setting the value to EFriendRelationship.None, the key is deleted from the object entirely.

This isn't populated after logon until friendsList is emitted.

myGroups

An object whose keys are 64-bit SteamIDs, and whose values are from the EClanRelationship enum. Therefore, you can deduce which groups you're in from this object.

When we leave a group, instead of setting the value to EClanRelationship.None, the key is deleted from the object entirely.

This isn't populated after logon until groupList is emitted.

myFriendGroups

v1.10.0 or later is required to use this property

An object containing your friend groups (in the official client, these are called tags). Keys are numeric group IDs, and objects as follows:

name - A string containing the name of the group.
members - An array containing SteamID objects for the members of this friend group.

myNicknames

v3.15.0 or later is required to use this property

An object containing the nicknames you have assigned to other users. Keys are numeric 64-bit SteamIDs, properties are strings containing that user's nickname.

This is empty until nicknameList is emitted.

picsCache

v3.3.0 or later is required to use this property

An object containing cached data about known apps and packages. Only useful if the enablePicsCache option is true.

changenumber - The last known changenumber
apps - An object whose keys are AppIDs and values are objects identical to those returned by getProductInfo
packages - An object whose keys are PackageIDs and values are objects identical to those returned by getProductInfo

chat

v4.0.0 or later is required to use this property

This is a SteamChatRoomClient instance. Use this object to chat with friends and chat rooms.

Read SteamChatRoomClient docs here.

packageName

v4.2.0 or later is required to use this property

Contains the name of this package. The value is always "steam-user". This allows other modules to verify interoperability.

packageVersion

v4.2.0 or later is required to use this property

Contains the version of this package. For example, "4.2.0". This allows other modules to verify interoperability.

Methods ^

Constructor(options)

options - An optional object containing zero or more options to set for this SteamUser.

Constructs a new SteamUser.

Prior to v4.0.0, it was possible to pass a SteamClient instance as the first argument to this constructor. This functionality was removed in v4.0.0. See the full list of v4 changes.

setOption(option, value)

option - The name of the option to set
value - The value to set for this option

Changes the value of an option.

setOptions(options)

options - An object containing zero or more options.

setSentry(sentry)

sentry - A Buffer containing the binary sentry file, binary SHA1 hash, or null to unset the set sentry

If you aren't using dataDirectory or you just want to provide your own sentry file, you can do it using this method.

You should call this before calling logOn. When you log on, SteamUser will use this sentry file.

You can provide either an entire sentryfile (preferred), or a Buffer containing the binary SHA1 hash of your sentryfile (e.g. the output of the sentry event in node-steam 0.6.x).

logOn([details])

details - An object containing details for this logon
- accountName - If logging into a user account, the account's name
- password - If logging into an account without a login key or a web logon token, the account's password
- loginKey - If logging into an account with a login key, this is the account's login key
- webLogonToken - If logging into an account with a client logon token obtained from the web, this is the token
- steamID - If logging into an account with a client logon token obtained from the web, this is your account's SteamID, as a string or a SteamID object
- authCode - If you have a Steam Guard email code, you can provide it here. You might not need to, see the steamGuard event. (Added in 1.9.0)
- twoFactorCode - If you have a Steam Guard mobile two-factor authentication code, you can provide it here. You might not need to, see the steamGuard event. (Added in 1.9.0)
- rememberPassword - true if you want to get a login key which can be used in lieu of a password for subsequent logins. false or omitted otherwise.
- logonID - A 32-bit integer to identify this login. The official Steam client derives this from your machine's private IP (it's the obfuscated_private_ip field in CMsgClientLogOn). If you try to logon twice to the same account from the same public IP with the same logonID, the first session will be kicked with reason SteamUser.EResult.LogonSessionReplaced. Defaults to 0 if not specified.
  - As of v4.13.0, this can also be an IPv4 address as a string, in dotted-decimal notation (e.g. "192.168.1.5")
- machineName - A string containing the name of this machine that you want to report to Steam. This will be displayed on steamcommunity.com when you view your games list (when logged in).
- clientOS - A number to identify your client OS. Auto-detected if you don't provide one.
- dontRememberMachine - If you're providing an authCode but you don't want Steam to remember this sentryfile, pass true here.

v3.11.0 or later is required to use machineName or dontRememberMachine.
v4.3.0 or later is required to use webLogonToken.

Logs onto Steam. Omit the details object if you wish to login to an anonymous user account.

There are four ways to log onto Steam:

Anonymously
- Omit accountName (or the details object entirely) and you will log onto an anonymous user account.
Individually using account name and password
- These properties are required:
  - accountName
  - password
- These properties are optional:
  - authCode - Specify if you are using an email Steam Guard code.
  - twoFactorCode - Specify if you are using a TOTP two-factor code (required if your account has 2FA enabled).
  - rememberPassword - Specify if you want to get a login key for subsequent logins.
  - logonID - Defaults to 0 if not specified.
  - machineName - Defaults to empty string if not specified.
  - clientOS - Defaults to an auto-detected value if not specified.
  - dontRememberMachine - Only relevant if using an authCode. Defaults to false if not specified.
- These properties must not be provided:
  - loginKey
  - webLogonToken
  - steamID
Individually using account name and login key
- These properties are required:
  - accountName
  - loginKey
- These properties are optional:
  - rememberPassword - Specify if you want to get a new login key for subsequent logins.
  - logonID - Defaults to 0 if not specified.
  - machineName - Defaults to empty string if not specified.
  - clientOS - Defaults to an auto-detected value if not specified.
- These properties must not be provided:
  - password
  - authCode
  - twoFactorCode
  - dontRememberMachine
  - webLogonToken
  - steamID
Individually using account name and client logon token obtained from the web
- NOTE: If you log on this way, webSession will NOT be emitted automatically, and you will need to use webLogOn() to get a web session.
- These properties are required:
  - accountName
  - webLogonToken
  - steamID
- These properties must not be provided:
  - password
  - authCode
  - twoFactorCode
  - dontRememberMachine
  - loginKey
  - rememberPassword
  - logonID
  - machineName
  - clientOS

logOff()

Logs you off of Steam and closes the connection.

relog()

v3.18.0 or later is required to use this method

Logs you off of Steam and then immediately back on. If you aren't logged into an anonymous account, then you must set rememberPassword to true when logging on initially to use this. You also must wait for the loginKey event to be emitted before you can use this. Attempts to call this method without both criteria being met will result in an Error being thrown and nothing else will happen.

When used, disconnected and then loggedOn will be emitted in succession. This is essentially the same as using logOff() and then calling logOn() immediately in the disconnected event callback.

webLogOn()

SteamUser will automatically log onto steamcommunity.com when a successful connection to Steam is established (as an individual user), but you can call webLogOn() to create a new session if your old one expires or becomes invalid.

Listen for the webSession event to get your cookies.

requestValidationEmail([callback])

callback - Optional. Called when a response is available
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success

Requests Steam to send you a validation email to your registered email address.

enableTwoFactor(callback)

callback - Required. Called when the activation email has been sent.
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- response - An object containing the response data

v2.0.0 or later is required to use this method

Starts the process to turn on TOTP for your account. You must have a phone number already linked with and verified on your account.

You'll be sent an SMS with an activation code that you'll need to provide to finalizeTwoFactor.

You should save the entire response object somewhere secure. You can use JSON.stringify on it safely.

Properties of note in the response object:

status - A value from EResult. If this is not OK (1), then the request failed.
shared_secret - This is your secret that's used for two-factor authentication.
identity_secret - This is your secret that's used for trade confirmation.
revocation_code - You will need this in the future to disable two-factor authentication.

finalizeTwoFactor(secret, activationCode, callback)

secret - A Buffer containing your shared secret
activationCode - A string containing the activation code you got in your SMS
callback - Required.
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success

v2.0.0 or later is required to use this method

Finishes the process of enabling TOTP two-factor authentication for your account. You can use steam-totp in the future when logging on to get a code.

If TOTP two-factor authentication is enabled, a code will be required on every login unless a loginKey is used.

getSteamGuardDetails(callback)

callback - A function to be called when the requested data is available
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- isSteamGuardEnabled - true if Steam Guard is enabled for your account, false if not
- timestampSteamGuardEnabled - A Date object representing when Steam Guard was enabled for your account, or null if not available
- timestampMachineSteamGuardEnabled - A Date object representing when your current machine was authorized with Steam Guard, or null if not available
- canTrade - true if Steam Guard will allow you to trade, false if not. You may still be blocked by a trade ban or another trading limitation.
- timestampTwoFactorEnabled - A Date object representing when the Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator was enabled for your account, or null if not enabled
- isPhoneVerified - true if your account has a linked phone, false if not

v1.11.0 or later is required to use this method.
v1.12.0 or later is required to use canTrade.
v3.3.3 or later is required to use timestampTwoFactorEnabled.
v3.5.0 or later is required to use isPhoneVerified.

Requests details about your account's Steam Guard status. This could be used to see if your account passes the Steam Guard trading requirements.

In order to trade, all of the following must be true:

enabled must be true (account-level restriction)
enabledTime must be at least 15 days ago (account-level restriction)
ONE of machineTime OR twoFactorTime must be at least 7 days ago (sentryfile-level restriction)

getCredentialChangeTimes(callback)

callback - A function to be called when the requested data is available
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- timestampLastPasswordChange - A Date object representing when your password was last changed, or null if never changed
- timestampLastPasswordReset - A Date object representing when your password was last reset via the "forgot your password" utility, or null if never reset
- timestampLastEmailChange - A Date object representing when your email address was last changed, or null if never changed

v3.10.0 or later is required to use this method

Gets when you last changed various account credentials.

getAuthSecret(callback)

callback - A function to be called when the requested data is available
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- secretID - A numeric ID assigned to your key by Steam
- key - Your account's "auth secret", as a Buffer

v3.10.0 or later is required to use this method

Gets your account's auth secret, which is the pre-shared key used for in-home streaming.

getPrivacySettings(callback)

callback - A function to be called when the requested data is available
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- response - The response object
  - privacy_state - The privacy state of your profile
  - privacy_state_inventory - The privacy state of your Steam inventory
  - privacy_state_gifts - The privacy state of your Steam gift inventory
  - privacy_state_ownedgames - The privacy state of your owned games list
  - privacy_state_playtime - The privacy state of your game playtime
  - privacy_state_friendslist - The privacy state of your friends list

v4.11.0 or later is required to use this method

Retrieves your account's privacy settings. You can't change your privacy state using steam-user; you'll need to use steamcommunity.

kickPlayingSession([callback])

callback - Optional. A function to be called once Steam receives and responds to this request.
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success

v3.21.0 or later is required to use this method

If this account is being used to play a game on another logon session, calling this method will kick that other session off of Steam entirely (it will get an error event if the other session is using node-steam-user).

gamesPlayed(apps[, force])

apps - An array, object, string, or number (see below)
force - Optional, default false. If true and this account is playing a game elsewhere, calls kickPlayingSession first.

v3.21.0 or later is required to use force

Reports to Steam that you're playing or using zero or more games/apps. To exit all games/apps, use an empty array [].

To play a single game by AppID, use a single integer (e.g. 440)

To play a single non-Steam game by name, use a single string (e.g. "Minecraft")

To play a single game by AppID and name (the client-provided name is what is given to the WebAPI and mobile app), use an object of this format:

{
    "game_id": 440,
    "game_extra_info": "Team Fortress 2"
}

You can use multiple apps by providing an array of any mixture of the above formats.

getPlayerCount(appid, callback)

appid - The AppID of the app for which you'd like the current player/user count (use 0 to get current logged-in Steam user count)
callback - Called when the requested data is available
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- playerCount - How many Steam users are currently playing/using the app

Requests a count of how many Steam users are currently playing/using an app.

serverQuery(conditions, callback)

conditions - A filter string or an object containing one or more of the following properties:
- app_id - The AppID of the game for which you want servers
- geo_location_ip - The IP address of the querying client, used for geolocation (in x.x.x.x format)
- region_code - The region code where you want servers
- filter_text - A filter string
- max_servers - Maximum number of servers to return in this response (default and hard limit 5000)
callback - Called when the response is available
- err - If an error occurred, this is an Error object. Otherwise, it's null.
- servers - An array of objects containing server data
  - ip - The server's IP in x.x.x.x format
  - port - The server's game port
  - players - How many authenticated players are on this server (the Steam server browser will use this value if the gameserver itself reports more players and doesn't report itself as full, to prevent inflated player counts)

Requests a list of game servers from the master server.

getServerList(filter, limit, callback)

filter - A master server filter string
limit - How many servers should be returned, at maximum. Hard limit is 20,000.
callback - Called when the requested data is available
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- servers - An array of objects containing server data
  - addr - The server's IP address in x.x.x.x:p format
  - gameport - The port the server is running on for game clients
  - specport - The port the server is running on for spectator clients (null for none)
  - steamid - A SteamID object containing the server's SteamID
  - name - The server's hostname
  - appid - The AppID of the game which the server is serving
  - gamedir - The directory of the game which the server is serving
  - version - The version of the game which the server is serving
  - product - The product name of the game which the server is serving
  - region - The region code for where the server is located
  - players - How many people are currently on this server
  - max_players - How many people can be on the server at once
  - bots - How many CPU players are currently on this server
  - map - The name of the map which the server is currently running
  - secure - true if the server is VAC-secure, false if not
  - dedicated - true if the server is dedicated, false if listen
  - os - w if the server is running on Windows, l for Linux
  - gametype - The server's tags, separated by commas

Works when anonymous. Requests a list gameservers from Steam matching a given filter, along with information about the server as Steam knows it.

getServerSteamIDsByIP(ips, callback)

ips - An array of IP addresses, in x.x.x.x:p format
callback - Called when requested data is available
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- servers - An object whose keys are IP addresses in x.x.x.x:p format and values are SteamID objects

Works when anonymous. Gets current SteamIDs for servers running on given addresses.

getServerIPsBySteamID(steamids, callback)

steamids - An array of SteamID objects, or something which can parse into one (64-bit SteamID as string, Steam3 rendered format)
callback - Called when requested data is available
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- servers - An object whose keys are 64-bit numeric SteamIDs and values are IP addresses in x.x.x.x:p format

Works when anonymous. Gets current IP addresses for servers with given SteamIDs.

getProductChanges(sinceChangenumber, callback)

sinceChangenumber - The changenumber of the last known changelist. You will get changes which have occurred since then and now. You won't get any info except the current changenumber if you request more than around 5,000 changenumbers in the past.
callback - Called when data is available
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- currentChangenumber - The changenumber of the newest changelist
- appChanges - An array of objects for apps which have changed. Each object has these properties:
  - appid - The AppID of the app
  - change_number - The changenumber of the latest changelist in which the app has changed
  - needs_token - true if you need an access token to get most details about this app, null if not
- packageChanges - An array of objects for packages which have changed. Each object has the same properties as the apps array, except appid is packageid.

Works when anonymous. Requests a list of all apps/packages which have changed since a given changenumber.

getProductInfo(apps, packages[, inclTokens], callback)

apps - Either an array of AppIDs, or an array of objects containing appid and access_token properties
packages - Either an array of PackageIDs, or an array of objects containing packageid and access_token properties
inclTokens - Optional boolean to automatically request product access tokens if they need them. The default value is false.
callback - Called when requested data is available
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- apps - An object whose keys are AppIDs and whose values are objects
  - changenumber - The changenumber of the latest changelist in which this app changed
  - missingToken - true if you need to provide an access token to get more details about this app
  - appinfo - An object whose structure is identical to the output of app_info_print in the Steam console
- packages - An object whose keys are PackageIDs and whose values are objects. Each object has the same properties as the apps array, except appinfo is packageinfo.
- unknownApps - An array of input AppIDs which don't exist
- unknownPackages - An array of input PackageIDs which don't exist

Works when anonymous. Requests details about one or more apps or packages.

If you have the PICS cache enabled and the risk of getting stale data is acceptable, you could check the PICS cache if you want instead of calling getProductInfo.

getProductAccessToken(apps, packages, callback)

apps - An array of AppIDs
packages - An array of PackageIDs
callback - Called when requested data is available
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- appTokens - An object whose keys are AppIDs and whose values are access tokens
- packageTokens - An object whose keys are PackageIDs and whose values are access tokens
- appDeniedTokens - An array of AppIDs for which Steam denied you an access token
- packageDeniedTokens - An array of PackageIDs for which Steam denied you an access token

Works when anonymous. Requests access tokens for one or more apps or packages. These access tokens can be used with getProductInfo.

Access tokens are global. That is, everyone who has access to an app receives the same token. Tokens do not seem to expire.

getOwnedApps([excludeSharedLicenses])

excludeSharedLicenses - Pass true to exclude apps that are owned via a shared license, and not directly on this account (default false)

v3.3.0 or later is required to use this method
v4.7.0 or later is required to use excludeSharedLicenses

Returns an array of AppIDs which your account owns. This cannot be safely called until appOwnershipCached is emitted.

enablePicsCache must be true to use this method. Otherwise, an Error will be thrown.

ownsApp(appid[, excludeSharedLicenses])

appid - A numeric AppID
excludeSharedLicenses - Pass true to exclude apps that are owned via a shared license, and not directly on this account (default false)

v3.3.0 or later is required to use this method
v4.7.0 or later is required to use excludeSharedLicenses

Returns true if your account owns the specified AppID, or false if not. This cannot be safely called until appOwnershipCached is emitted.

enablePicsCache must be true to use this method. Otherwise, an Error will be thrown.

getOwnedDepots([excludeSharedLicenses])

excludeSharedLicenses - Pass true to exclude depots that are owned via a shared license, and not directly on this account (default false)

v3.3.0 or later is required to use this method
v4.7.0 or later is required to use excludeSharedLicenses

Returns an array of depot IDs which your account owns. This cannot be safely called until appOwnershipCached is emitted.

enablePicsCache must be true to use this method. Otherwise, an Error will be thrown.

ownsDepot(depotid[, excludeSharedLicenses])

depotid - A numeric depot ID
excludeSharedLicenses - Pass true to exclude depots that are owned via a shared license, and not directly on this account (default false)

v3.3.0 or later is required to use this method
v4.7.0 or later is required to use excludeSharedLicenses

Returns true if your account owns the specified depot, or false if not. This cannot be safely called until appOwnershipCached is emitted.

enablePicsCache must be true to use this method. Otherwise, an Error will be thrown.

getOwnedPackages([excludeSharedLicenses])

excludeSharedLicenses - Pass true to exclude packages that are owned via a shared license, and not directly on this account (default false)

v3.3.0 or later is required to use this method
v4.7.0 or later is required to use excludeSharedLicenses

Returns an array of package IDs which your account owns. If you logged in anonymously, this can be safely called immediately following logon. Otherwise, this cannot be safely called until licenses is emitted.

ownsPackage(packageid[, excludeSharedLicenses])

packageid - A numeric package ID
excludeSharedLicenses - Pass true to exclude packages that are owned via a shared license, and not directly on this account (default false)

v3.3.0 or later is required to use this method
v4.7.0 or later is required to use excludeSharedLicenses

Returns true if your account owns the specified package ID, or false if not. If you logged in anonymously, this can be safely called immediately following logon. Otherwise, this cannot be safely called until licenses is emitted.

getStoreTagNames(language, tagIDs, callback)

language - The language you want tag names in, e.g. "english" or "spanish"
tagIDs - An array of one or more tag IDs
callback - A function to be called when the requested data is available
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- tags - An object whose keys are tag IDs and values are objects with two properties: name and englishName

v3.26.0 or later is required to use this method

Retrieves localized names for specified store tag IDs. Tag IDs are available in the response to getProductInfo.

getPublishedFileDetails(ids, callback)

ids - Either an integer, or an array of integers containing the IDs of the published file(s) you want details for
callback - A function to be called when the request has completed
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- files - An object whose keys are published file IDs, and values are object containing a ton of information

v3.8.0 or later is required to use this method

Gets details for one or more published files. Published files are anything with a URL like https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=662626851 (where id is the published file ID).

The amount of data available in results is huge, so I can only suggest that you console.log it to see what's available.

setPersona(state[, name])

state - A value from EPersonaState
name - Optional. Your new profile name

v1.9.0 or later is required to use this method

Changes our online status, and optionally your profile name. You need to call this after you logon or else you'll show up as offline. You won't receive any persona data about your friends if you don't go online.

setUIMode(mode)

mode - A value from EClientUIMode

v3.7.0 or later is required to use this method

Sets your current UI mode, which displays as an icon next to your online status in Steam chat and the friends list.

addFriend(steamID[, callback])

steamID - The SteamID of the user you want to add as a friend, as a SteamID object or a string that can parse into one
callback - Optional. Called when Steam responds to this request.
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success. If this is an Error object, it will have an eresult property.
- personaName - If successful, the current persona name of the user you added.

v1.9.0 or later is required to use this method. v3.10.0 or later is required to use callback.

Sends a friend request to the user with the specified SteamID. If they've already sent you a friend request, accepts it.

If you provide a callback, the message of the err will be DuplicateName and the eresult will be 14 if we are already friends with the requested user, or if we've sent them a friend request already that they haven't accepted or ignored. message will be Blocked and eresult will be 40 if they've blocked us.

removeFriend(steamID)

steamID - The SteamID of the user you want to remove from your friends list, as a SteamID object or a string that can parse into one

v1.9.0 or later is required to use this method

Removed a specified user from your friends list. Also ignores an outstanding friend request from this user.

blockUser(steamID[, callback])

steamID - The SteamID of the user you want to block, as a SteamID object or a string that can parse into one
callback - Optional. Called when the request completes
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success

v1.9.0 or later is required to use this method

Blocks all communication with a specified user.

unblockUser(steamID[, callback])

steamID - The SteamID of the user you want to unblock, as a SteamID object or a string that can parse into one
callback - Optional. Called when the request completes
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success

v1.9.0 or later is required to use this method

Unblocks all communication with a specified user.

createQuickInviteLink([options,] callback)

options - Optional. An object with zero or more of these properties:
- inviteLimit - How many times this link can be used before it's no longer valid. Defaults to 1.
- inviteDuration - How long in seconds this link can be used before it's no longer valid. Defaults to null (no time limit).
callback - Called when the request completes
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- response - The response object
  - token - An object with these properties:
    - invite_link - The link that can be used to add your account as a friend directly
    - invite_token - Just the token part of the link
    - invite_limit - How many times the link can be used before it's no longer valid
    - invite_duration - How many seconds are left until the link expires. null if it never expires.
    - time_created - A Date object representing when the link was created
    - valid - true if the link is currently valid, or false if not

v4.11.0 or later is required to use this method

v4.13.0 or later is required to use inviteDuration

Creates a quick-invite link that can be used by anyone who has it to add you to their friends list without needing to send an invite that you must to approve.

listQuickInviteLinks(callback)

callback - Called when the request completes
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- response - The response object
  - tokens - An array of objects, each of which is identical to the output of createQuickInviteLink

v4.11.0 or later is required to use this method

Retrieves the list of quick-invite links on your account. Links that you've revoked won't appear here.

revokeQuickInviteLink(linkOrToken[, callback])

linkOrToken - Either the full link, or just the token part of the link
callback - Optional. Called when the request completes
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success

v4.11.0 or later is required to use this method

Revokes a quick-invite link. Can also be used to delete an already-used code from listQuickInviteLinks.

getQuickInviteLinkSteamID(link)

link - The full quick-invite link

v4.11.0 or later is required to use this method

Decodes a quick-invite link and returns a SteamID object representing the user account to whom this link belongs. Returns null if the link is not well-formed.

This happens offline and thus returns immediately, without need for a callback or Promise.

checkQuickInviteLinkValidity(link, callback)

link - The full quick-invite link
callback - Called when the request completes
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- response - The response object
  - valid - true if the link exists and is valid, false if the link exists but is not valid (e.g. it's already been used); it's an error if the link doesn't exist at all
  - steamid - A SteamID object representing who the link belongs to
  - invite_duration - How many seconds are left until the link expires. null if it never expires.

v4.11.0 or later is required to use this method

Checks whether a quick-invite link is valid.

redeemQuickInviteLink(link[, callback])

link - The full quick-invite link
callback - Optional. Called when the request completes
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success

v4.11.0 or later is required to use this method

Redeems a quick-invite link and adds the user to your friends list.

getPersonas(steamids[, callback])

steamids - An array of SteamID objects or strings which can parse into SteamID objects
callback - Optional. Called when the requested data is available.
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- personas - An object whose keys are 64-bit SteamIDs and whose values are objects identical to those received in the user event

v1.9.0 or later is required to use this method

Requests persona data for one or more users from Steam. The response will arrive in the user event, or in the callback if provided.

uploadRichPresence(appID, richPresence)

appID - The ID of the app for which you want to upload rich presence data. You should be playing this app.
richPresence - An object containing your rich presence data. All values should be strings.

v4.4.0 or later is required to use this method

Uploads rich presence data to Steam. In order to display text in the Steam friends list, you need a key named steam_display, which must be a rich presence localization key (you can see RP keys for apps on SteamDB).

%placeholders% in the rich presence localization value will be replaced with the value of the corresponding key that you upload. For example, to get a TF2 RP string of "Special Event - Hello, World!", then you should upload:

{
    "steam_display": "#TF_RichPresence_Display",
    "state": "PlayingMatchGroup",
    "matchgrouploc": "SpecialEvent",
    "currentmap": "Hello, World!"
}

This will subsequently be parsed like this:

#TF_RichPresence_Display = {#TF_RichPresence_State_%state%}
{#TF_RichPresence_State_PlayingMatchGroup} = {#TF_RichPresence_MatchGroup_%matchgrouploc%} - %currentmap%
{#TF_RichPresence_MatchGroup_SpecialEvent} - Hello, World!
Special Event - Hello, World!

getAppRichPresenceLocalization(appID, language, callback)

appID - The ID of the app for which you want rich presence localizations
language - The full name of the language you want, e.g. "english" or "spanish"
callback - Called when the requested data is available.
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- response - The response object
  - tokens - An object where keys are localization tokens (prefixed with #, e.g. #TF_RichPresence_Display) and values are localized strings

v4.0.0 or later is required to use this method

Requests localized rich presence strings for a particular app in the given language. This will allow you to decode the rich_presence array in the user event into the localized string displayed in the Steam client.

requestRichPresence(appID, steamIDs, callback)

appID - The ID of the app for which you want to get rich presence data for
steamIDs - An array of SteamID objects or strings that can parse into SteamID objects
language - Optional. A string containing a full language name (e.g. 'english' or 'spanish'). Defaults to language passed in constructor or setOption if omitted.
callback - Called when the requested data is available.
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- response - The response object
  - users - An object whose keys are 64-bit SteamIDs (as strings) and whose values are objects containing the received rich presence data. If no data was received for a SteamID there will be no key for that SteamID (and therefore no value).

v4.18.0 or later is required to use this method

Requests rich presence key/value data and localized strings as displayed in Steam for a list of given users, for a given app. You do not need to be friends with the requested users. Response object looks like this:

{
    "users": {
        "76561198006409530": {
            "richPresence": {
                "status": "Playing CS:GO",
                "version": "13765",
                "time": "15.851017",
                "game:state": "lobby",
                "steam_display": "#display_Menu",
                "connect": "+gcconnectG02C0193A"
            },
            "localizedString": "Playing CS:GO"
        }
    }
}

If the Steam display string cannot be localized, then localizedString will be null. This is the case when there exists no translation for the language you selected.

getSteamLevels(steamids, callback)

steamids - An array of SteamID objects or strings that can parse into SteamID objects
callback - Called when the requested data is available.
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- users - An object whose keys are 64-bit SteamIDs (as strings) and whose values are Steam levels

v1.9.0 or later is required to use this method

Gets the Steam Level for one or more Steam users (who do not have to be on your friends list).

getAliases(steamids, callback)

steamids - An array of SteamID objects or strings that can parse into SteamID objects
callback - Called when the requested data is available
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- users - An object whose keys are 64-bit SteamIDs (as strings) and whose values are objects containing the following properties:
  - name - The new name adopted by the user, as a string
  - name_since - A Date object representing when the user adopted this name

v3.10.0 or later is required to use this method

Gets the last 10 persona names (including the current one) used by one or more Steam users (who do not have to be on your friends list).

getNicknames([callback])

callback - Optional. Called when the requested data is available
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- nicknames - An object whose keys are 64-bit SteamIDs (as strings) and whose values are nicknames for the corresponding users (as strings)

v3.23.0 or later is required to use this method

Retrieves an up-to-date nickname list (see nicknameList) from Steam. The nicknameList event will be emitted when the response to this request is received, immediately after the callback fires. If you provide no callback, the nicknameList event is still emitted.

In theory, the nickname list in myNicknames will always be up-to-date since v3.23.0, but you may wish to use this if you want to be doubly sure.

setNickname(steamID, nickname[, callback])

steamID - The SteamID of the user on whom you want to set a nickname, as a SteamID object or a string that can parse into one
nickname - The user's new nickname, as a string. Empty string to remove.
callback - Optional. Called when the request completes.
- err - An Error object on failure or null on success.

v3.15.0 or later is required to use this method

Sets a nickname on a user. If one already exists, overwrites it. The myNicknames property will be updated just before the callback fires, on success.

Note: It appears to be possible for Steam to report success when using this method, when in reality your nickname wasn't saved on the server. You can detect this case by calling getNicknames.

getGameBadgeLevel(appid, callback)

appid - The AppID of the game you want to get your badge level for
callback - Called when the requested data is available.
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- steamLevel - Your own Steam level
- regularBadgeLevel - The level on your badge for this game (0 if you don't have one)
- foilBadgeLevel - The level on your foil badge for this game (0 if you don't have one)

v3.8.0 or later is required to use this method

Gets your own Steam Level, and the level you have on a badge for a particular game.

getUserOwnedApps(steamID[, options], callback)

steamID - Either a SteamID object or a string that can parse into one
options - Optional. An object with zero or more of these properties:
- includePlayedFreeGames - Set to true to include free games that the user has used before. Default false.
- filterAppids - Pass an array of numeric AppIDs here to only retrieve those apps
- includeFreeSub - Set to true to include apps owned through Steam Sub 0
callback - Called when the request completes.
- err - An Error object on failure or null on success.
- response - The response object
  - game_count - A number indicating how many total apps this user owns
  - games - An array of objects:
    - appid - The ID of the app
    - name - The name of the app
    - playtime_2weeks - How many minutes this user has played in the past 2 weeks (may be null)
    - playtime_forever - How many minutes this user has played all time
    - img_icon_url - A URL to the app's 32x32 square icon image
    - img_logo_url - A URL to the app's 184x69 capsule logo image
    - has_community_visible_stats - true if this app has visible community stats (e.g. /profiles/:steamID/stats/:appid)
    - playtime_windows_forever - How many minutes this user has played all time on Windows
    - playtime_mac_forever - How many minutes this user has played all time on Mac
    - playtime_linux_forever - How many minutes this user has played all time on Linux

v4.16.0 or later is required to use this method

Retrieves a user's list of owned apps. The user's games must not be private.

This is functionally identical to IPlayerService/GetOwnedGames but with some minor data processing.

getFriendsThatPlay(appID, callback)

appID - The ID of the app you want to check
callback - Called when the request completes.
- err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
- response - The response object
  - friends - An array of SteamID objects

v4.20.0 or later is required to use this method

Retrieves a list of friends that have played or used an app.

getOwnedProfileItems([options,] callback)

options - Optional. An object with zero or more of these properties:
- language - A language to localize item data into. Defaults to english
callback - Called when the request completes.
- err - An Error object on failure or null on success.
- response - The response object. Each property is an array of profile item data objects.
  - profile_backgrounds - Owned profile backgrounds
  - mini_profile_backgrounds - Owned miniprofile backgrounds
  - avatar_frames - Owned avatar frames
  - animated_avatars - Owned animated avatars
  - profile_modifiers - Owned profile modifiers

v4.16.0 or later is required to use this method

Retrieves a listing of all profile items you currently own.

Profile Item Data

Profile item objects have these properties:

communityitemid - The asset ID of the item
image_small - The URL to the image shown in the inventory. May be null.
image_large - The URL to the full size of the item's image. May be null if not a profile background.
name - The internal name of the item
item_title - The localized name of the item
item_description - The localized description of the item
appid - The AppID of the app which owns this background
item_type
item_class
movie_webm - The URL to a webm version of a video associated with this item, likely for animated avatars.
movie_mp4 - The URL to an mp4 version of a video associated with this item, likely for animated avatars.
equipped_flags - Unknown at this time

getEquippedProfileItems(steamID[, options], callback)

steamID - Either a SteamID object or a string that can parse into one for the user whose currently-equiped profile items you want to see
options - Optional. An object with zero or more of these properties:
- language - A languag

Usage no npm install needed!

README

SteamUser

Allows interaction with the Steam network via the Steam client protocol

Installation

Contents

Patterns ^

Callbacks and Promises

Enums ^

Static Methods ^

formatCurrency(amount, currency)

Options ^

dataDirectory

Custom Storage Engine

autoRelogin

singleSentryfile

machineIdType

machineIdFormat

enablePicsCache

picsCacheAll

changelistUpdateInterval

additionalHeaders

localAddress

localPort

httpProxy

protocol

language

webCompatibilityMode

Properties ^

steamID

options

publicIP

cellID

vanityURL

accountInfo

emailInfo

limitations

vac

wallet

licenses

gifts

users

groups

chats

myFriends

myGroups

myFriendGroups

myNicknames

picsCache

chat

packageName

packageVersion

Methods ^

Constructor(options)

setOption(option, value)

setOptions(options)

setSentry(sentry)

logOn([details])

logOff()

relog()

webLogOn()

requestValidationEmail([callback])

enableTwoFactor(callback)

finalizeTwoFactor(secret, activationCode, callback)

getSteamGuardDetails(callback)

getCredentialChangeTimes(callback)

getAuthSecret(callback)

getPrivacySettings(callback)

kickPlayingSession([callback])

gamesPlayed(apps[, force])

getPlayerCount(appid, callback)

serverQuery(conditions, callback)

getServerList(filter, limit, callback)

getServerSteamIDsByIP(ips, callback)

getServerIPsBySteamID(steamids, callback)

getProductChanges(sinceChangenumber, callback)

getProductInfo(apps, packages[, inclTokens], callback)

getProductAccessToken(apps, packages, callback)

getOwnedApps([excludeSharedLicenses])

ownsApp(appid[, excludeSharedLicenses])