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Introduction Quickstart Get API key Production checklist

API products

Inventory API

Overview Retrieve inventory Pagination Item descriptions Errors

Community Market API

Overview Price data Currency handling Errors

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Core concepts

Authentication Errors Caching & freshness Retries & timeouts Rate limits Request IDs Usage & credits

Resources

Code examples Troubleshooting Changelog Support

API Reference Status Dashboard Get API key

API Reference Status Dashboard Get API key

Introduction Quickstart Get API key Production checklist

API products

Community Market API

Code examples Troubleshooting Changelog Support

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Getting started

Choose a SteamCall API product, authenticate, and make your first reliable request.

START HERE

Make a successful request in four deliberate steps.

Each step builds on the previous one and remains useful as a standalone reference.

01IntroductionUnderstand the platform, products, and request boundary.02Get an API keyCreate an application-scoped credential.03QuickstartMake your first Inventory API request.04Production checklistPrepare timeouts, retries, and observability.

CHOOSE AN API

Continue into a product.

Inventory APIInventory retrieval, pagination, and item descriptions.Explore Inventory API Community Market APIPrice data, currency handling, and product outcomes.Explore Market API

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Keep moving.

Start the quickstartFive-minute first request Open API ReferenceCanonical endpoint contracts Review authenticationServer-side key handling

Public documentation

This portal is anonymous. API keys are created and managed in the Dashboard, never imported into documentation pages.