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Steam Web API GET /ISteamApps/GetAppList* endpoint removal

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Steam Web API has deprecated GET /ISteamApps/GetAppList* without a shutdown date. This deprecation affects calls made to this endpoint, as it can no longer scale to the number of items available on Steam. Affected calls will eventually fail.


Calls it hits

  • GET /ISteamApps/GetAppList*

What to use instead of these calls

Call GET /IStoreService/GetAppList/v1/ with a Web API key instead, paging with last_appid and max_results.

In Steam Web API's words

Deprecated - this API can no longer scale to the number of items available on Steam. Please use IStoreService/GetAppList instead.

Steam Web API, Announcement

Facts

API
Steam Web API api.steampowered.com
Kind
Endpoint removal
Takes effect
No date given yet
Calls after that day
Fail
Source
Announcement
Last updated
Verified
, against Steam Web API's own pages

Questions

When does this change take effect?

Steam Web API deprecated GET /ISteamApps/GetAppList* without giving a shutdown date yet.

Do these calls still work?

Yes, they still work: Steam Web API has not given a shutdown date yet.

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