FiveM: Set Up a Steam Web API Key

Learn how to get and activate a Steam Web API key for FiveM to enable authentication and improve server functionality → Find out more

10 November 20261 min read1 Views0 helpful

Introduction

A Steam Web API key serves several important functions in FiveM. These include authentication via the API key when Steam is used as an identifier by various scripts and/or resources.

Before you begin

You need an unrestricted Steam account to request an API key. Restricted Steam accounts have limited access to Steam features, so you can't request an API key without full access. You must spend at least 5.00 USD in the Steam Store to unlock your account and its features.

Request an API key

Once your Steam account is ready, you can request your own Steam Web API key. To do so, sign in on the Steam website with your Steam username and password.

After signing in, enter a domain name, accept the Steam Web API Terms of Use, and click the Register button. Set the domain to your server IP (without the port) and enter it there.

If everything worked, you should see your Steam Web API key, as shown below.

Activate the API key

Now that you have your Steam Web API key, add it to your server configuration (server.cfg) on your FiveM game server. You can access your server.cfg in the txAdmin interface under CFG Editor. Find an existing line or create a new one if it doesn't exist, and add the following, replacing YOUR_KEY_HERE with your generated key:

Code

set steam_webApiKey "YOUR_KEY_HERE"

Finish up

Finally, restart your server. Your Steam Web API key will be loaded the next time your server fully starts. You have successfully added a Steam Web API key to your FiveM game server. If you have any other questions or need help, our support team is available every day! 🙂

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

An unrestricted Steam account. You must have spent at least 5.00 USD in the Steam Store to unlock your account and its features.

Go to steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey, sign in, enter a domain name (your server IP without the port), and accept the Terms of Use.

Add it to server.cfg using the txAdmin CFG Editor: 'set steam_webApiKey "YOUR_KEY_HERE"', then restart the server.

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FiveM: Set Up a Steam Web API Key

Introduction

Before you begin

Request an API key

Activate the API key

Finish up

Frequently asked questions

FiveM

Before you begin

Request an API key

Activate the API key

Finish up

Game Server

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