Steam API help

Emil_Loenneberg SE · July 23, 2019

When I register Steam API Key for a domain then what happens exactly?? and is there a place where I can see the certain website I have registered an API Key? and also what happens when you recall a API key or whatever it is called, also does every site I visit create a API Key?

SlayerOfHellWyrm · July 23, 2019

I have no idea what you're talking about, but I can almost guarantee there's a ton of context missing here. You may want to explain what you are doing with any API key, and from there explain further. Additonally, by API key, are you programming something that hooks into the Steam API, or are you trying to find what sites you have given access to some part of your account with?

Emil_Loenneberg SE · July 23, 2019

51 minutes ago, SlayerOfHellWyrm said:

I have no idea what you're talking about, but I can almost guarantee there's a ton of context missing here. You may want to explain what you are doing with any API key, and from there explain further. Additonally, by API key, are you programming something that hooks into the Steam API, or are you trying to find what sites you have given access to some part of your account with?

I am trying to find out which sites I have given access to.

Also when I write in a website like CS.money and press revoke. It creates a new API code that they dont have unless I log in again right?

All websites I log into with my steam gets a API code which they can use and abuse until I revoke/reset it again and they can't know until i log in again right?

My post before for more info:

I know this is long but bare with me, I really need help.

Hi today I was on my PC just like any other day, and I have opened steam up and everything. I randomly go out of chrome and see that steam had a popup message. It said that my account credentials or something has been changed and it had logged me out. I quickly checked my Email if anything had happened. Nothing from Steamsupport or anything. I also checked my Steam Authenticator app on my Phone, it was still logged in and was fine. So I tried to log in with the same password and it worked. I checked my Windows Defender and it was for some reason disabled, so I enabled it and did a Full scan and it says there is no viruses.

IMPORTANT TO MENTION:

* I have a CSGO Inventory for 200 Euro.

* This PC is like 1-2 months old and I just updated to 1903 like 2 weeks ago, but in like past 2 days and today Ive gotten 6-7 Windows Defender Definition updates

* I have logged into Steam on the web a few times, and Ive logged into a CSGO Trading website called [CS.money](https://CS.money) (which is trusted and sponsors CSGO tournaments and stuff)

* I havent really gone into a sketchy website, mostly youtube.

* I am in Turkey right now for holiday and I wanted to log into Wikipedia, but its blocked here so I disconnected my Wifi at home and used my Mobile Data which is German but can be used all over Europe and logged into Wikipedia. So I used 2 different Wifi´s for like 10 min on the same PC.

I really dont know what happened right now but I am pretty scared that I could be losing my account, what can help me stay secure and what do you think happened?

Thanks!

SlayerOfHellWyrm · July 25, 2019

On 7/23/2019 at 7:23 PM, Emil_Loenneberg SE said:

I am trying to find out which sites I have given access to.

Also when I write in a website like CS.money and press revoke. It creates a new API code that they dont have unless I log in again right?

All websites I log into with my steam gets a API code which they can use and abuse until I revoke/reset it again and they can't know until i log in again right?

My post before for more info:

I know this is long but bare with me, I really need help.



Hi today I was on my PC just like any other day, and I have opened steam up and everything. I randomly go out of chrome and see that steam had a popup message. It said that my account credentials or something has been changed and it had logged me out. I quickly checked my Email if anything had happened. Nothing from Steamsupport or anything. I also checked my Steam Authenticator app on my Phone, it was still logged in and was fine. So I tried to log in with the same password and it worked. I checked my Windows Defender and it was for some reason disabled, so I enabled it and did a Full scan and it says there is no viruses.



IMPORTANT TO MENTION:

* I have a CSGO Inventory for 200 Euro.



* This PC is like 1-2 months old and I just updated to 1903 like 2 weeks ago, but in like past 2 days and today Ive gotten 6-7 Windows Defender Definition updates



* I have logged into Steam on the web a few times, and Ive logged into a CSGO Trading website called [CS.money](https://CS.money) (which is trusted and sponsors CSGO tournaments and stuff)



* I havent really gone into a sketchy website, mostly youtube.



* I am in Turkey right now for holiday and I wanted to log into Wikipedia, but its blocked here so I disconnected my Wifi at home and used my Mobile Data which is German but can be used all over Europe and logged into Wikipedia. So I used 2 different Wifi´s for like 10 min on the same PC.



I really dont know what happened right now but I am pretty scared that I could be losing my account, what can help me stay secure and what do you think happened?



Thanks!

So, there's no way to revoke the access. Steam doesn't have a way to track this. You have to assume the website has a logout button for your account. In terms of what they can do, the steam API doesn't allow that sort of thing, so I doubt someone used it to mess with your account.

Edit: Forgot to add, this is why you enable 2FA like Steam Guard however, as that will make it so stuff like this can't happen, and even if it does, they'd get blocked by the 2FA (2 factor authentication, like Steam Guard and Authy)

Edited July 25, 2019 by SlayerOfHellWyrm