Steam API endpoint
Returns a batch of recent, quality user reviews recommended across the whole store (author, playtime, helpful votes, and the recommended app). Filter by review kind/sort, reviewer playtime window, review language, and store region. The endpoint serves a fixed batch and does not support tag filtering or deep pagination.
/steam/community-recommendationsReturns a batch of recent, quality user reviews recommended across the whole Steam store — each with the recommended app, the review excerpt, the author, their playtime at review time, and how many players found the review helpful.
Query parameters:
review_filter (optional, default helpful) — review kind / sort order. Allowed values: helpful, recent, funny.playtime_min (optional, int, default 0) — minimum reviewer playtime in hours (0 = no minimum).playtime_max (optional, int, default 0) — maximum reviewer playtime in hours (0 = no maximum).review_language (optional, default my_languages) — my_languages or a Steam language name (e.g. english).cc (optional, default us) — store country code (ISO).l (optional, default en) — language code.Returns review_filter, count, reviews[] (each: recommendation_id, appid, review_excerpt, review_url, author_name, author_profile_url, playtime, helpful), and source_url.
The upstream serves a fixed batch (about 40 reviews) per call. When unauthenticated it honors only review_filter, review_language, and region — it does not support tag filtering or deep pagination, so count/start/tag parameters are intentionally not exposed.
| Field | Filled in, of 43 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| recommendation_id | 43 | |
| appid | 43 | |
| review_excerpt | 43 | median 178 characters |
| review_url | 43 | steamcommunity.com |
| author_name | 43 | |
| author_profile_url | 43 | steamcommunity.com |
| playtime | 38 | “Played 2.5 hrs at review time” and 36 other values |
| helpful | 43 | “536 people found this review helpful” and 18 other values |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| review_filter | string | No | Review kind / sort Allowed values: helpful, recent, funny. | ||
| playtime_min | integer | No | Minimum reviewer playtime in hours (0 = no minimum) | ||
| playtime_max | integer | No | Maximum reviewer playtime in hours (0 = no maximum) | ||
| review_language | string | No | Review language: 'my_languages' or a Steam language name | ||
| cc | string | No | Store country code (ISO, selects currency) | ||
| l | string | No | Language code | ||
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/steam/community-recommendations?review_filter=helpful" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"review_filter": "helpful",
"count": 1,
"reviews": [
{
"recommendation_id": "230169065",
"appid": "2057760",
"review_excerpt": "It must've been some strange esoteric event that made me buy this game...",
"review_url": "https://steamcommunity.com/id/adamKFC/recommended/2057760/",
"author_name": "Ad-m1",
"author_profile_url": "https://steamcommunity.com/id/adamKFC/",
"playtime": "Played 15.5 hrs at review time",
"helpful": "41 people found this review helpful"
}
],
"source_url": "https://store.steampowered.com/communityrecommendations/ajaxgetrecentreviews?review_filter=helpful&review_language=my_languages&cc=us&l=en"
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/steam.communityRecommendationsResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | integer | No | 200 | |||
| data | steam.CommunityRecommendationsResponse | No | ||||
| data.count | integer | No | ||||
| data.review_filter | string | No | ||||
| data.reviews | array | No | ||||
| data.reviews[].appid | string | No | ||||
| data.reviews[].author_name | string | No | ||||
| data.reviews[].author_profile_url | string | No | ||||
| data.reviews[].helpful | string | No | ||||
| data.reviews[].playtime | string | No | ||||
| data.reviews[].recommendation_id | string | No | ||||
| data.reviews[].review_excerpt | string | No | ||||
| data.reviews[].review_url | string | No | ||||
| data.source_url | string | No | ||||
| msg | string | No | OK |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 503 | Service Unavailable | #/definitions/app.Response |
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/steam/community-recommendations?review_filter=helpful" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"