Steam API endpoint
Returns recent news and announcement posts for a Steam app by numeric `appid` (for example `570`). `count` sets the number of posts (default 10, max 50) and `maxlength` caps each post body in characters (default 300, `-1` for the full body). Each post has `gid`, title, URL, author, contents, feed label and name, `date`, `is_external_url` and `tags`.
/steam/newsQuery parameters:
appid (required) — numeric Steam app id (e.g. 570).count (optional, int, default 10) — number of posts (max 50).maxlength (optional, int, default 300) — max characters of each post body. Set -1 to return the full body untruncated.Returns appid, count, items[] (each: gid, title, url, author, contents, feedlabel, feedname, date, is_external_url, tags[]), and source_url.
| Field | Filled in, of 20 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| gid | 20 | |
| title | 20 | median 38 characters |
| url | 20 | steamstore-a.akamaihd.net |
| contents | 20 | median 303 characters |
| feedlabel | 20 | Community Announcements (13), PCGamesN (5), PlayGround.ru - официальная гру… (1) and 1 more |
| feedname | 20 | steam_community_announcements (13), PCGamesN (5), PlayGround.ru - официальная гру… (1) and 1 more |
| date | 20 | 2026-05-06 to 2026-10-07 |
| is_external_url | 20 | true in 20 of 20 |
| author | 19 | |
| tags | 4 | median 1 entry |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| appid | string | Yes | Numeric Steam app id | 570 | |
| count | integer | No | Number of posts (max 50) | ||
| maxlength | integer | No | Max characters of each post body; default 300, set -1 for full content | ||
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/steam/news?appid=570&count=10" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"appid": "570",
"count": 1,
"items": [
{
"gid": "5123456789",
"title": "Gameplay Update",
"url": "https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/570/view/5123456789",
"author": "Valve",
"contents": "Balance changes...",
"feedlabel": "Community Announcements",
"feedname": "steam_community_announcements",
"date": 1619740800,
"is_external_url": true
}
],
"source_url": "https://api.steampowered.com/ISteamNews/GetNewsForApp/v2/?appid=570&count=10&maxlength=300"
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/steam.newsResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | integer | No | 200 | |||
| data | steam.NewsResponse | No | ||||
| data.appid | string | No | Steam app id the news belongs to. | |||
| data.count | integer | No | Number of news posts returned. | |||
| data.items | array | No | News posts for the app. | |||
| data.items[].author | string | No | Name of the post's author. | |||
| data.items[].contents | string | No | Body text of the post, shortened to the requested maximum length. | |||
| data.items[].date | integer | No | Time the post was published, in Unix seconds. | |||
| data.items[].feedlabel | string | No | Label of the news feed the post came from, such as `Community Announcements`. | |||
| data.items[].feedname | string | No | Name of the news feed the post came from, such as `steam_community_announcements`. | |||
| data.items[].gid | string | No | Unique id of the news post. | |||
| data.items[].is_external_url | boolean | No | Whether Steam flags the post's `url` as an external link. | |||
| data.items[].tags | array | No | Tags Steam attaches to the post, such as `patchnotes`. | |||
| data.items[].title | string | No | Headline of the news post. | |||
| data.items[].url | string | No | URL of the news post. | |||
| data.source_url | string | No | URL the data was read from. | |||
| 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/news?appid=570&count=10" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"