[[{"name":"Counter-Strike 2"},{"name":"Dota 2"},{"name":"PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS"},{"name":"Grand Theft Auto V"},{"name":"Call of Duty\u00ae"},{"name":"Rust"},{"name":"Banana"},{"name":"THRONE AND LIBERTY"},{"name":"Farming Simulator 25"},{"name":"War Thunder"},{"name":"EA SPORTS FC 25"},{"name":"Crosshair X"},{"name":"Baldur's Gate 3"},{"name":"Apex Legends"},{"name":"Football Manager 2024"},{"name":"Wallpaper Engine"},{"name":"DayZ"},{"name":"Stardew Valley"},{"name":"Team Fortress 2"},{"name":"Hearts of Iron IV"},{"name":"Factorio"},{"name":"S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl"},{"name":"Euro Truck Simulator 2"},{"name":"Warframe"},{"name":"Spacewar"}]]
curl --location --request POST 'https://zylalabs.com/api/5665/steam+game+insights+api/7382/most+played+games' --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --data-raw '{}'
[{"Game_name":"Counter-Strike 2","Current_Players":953143,"Peak_Players":1556938,"Played_Hours":630953627}]
curl --location --request POST 'https://zylalabs.com/api/5665/steam+game+insights+api/7383/game+performance' --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --data-raw '{"game":"Required"}'
After signing up, every developer is assigned a personal API access key, a unique combination of letters and digits provided to access to our API endpoint. To authenticate with the Steam Game Insights API simply include your bearer token in the Authorization header.
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Authorization
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Required
Should be Bearer access_key. See "Your API Access Key" above when you are subscribed.
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The Steam Game Insights API provides real-time access to data on the most popular games on Steam, including player activity statistics and rankings of the top 25 trending games.
You can access detailed statistics on player activity, including concurrent player counts, total playtime, and insights into individual game metrics.
The API is designed for ease of integration, allowing developers to incorporate real-time gaming data into their applications for analytics, market research, or player engagement.
Game developers, analysts, and researchers can benefit from the API by tracking market trends, analyzing player behavior, and informing game development strategies.
Potential use cases include building gaming analytics platforms, conducting market research, and creating player-focused applications that enhance user experience based on real-time gaming trends.
The "Most Played Games" endpoint returns a list of the top 25 trending games on Steam, while the "Game Performance" endpoint provides detailed metrics for a specified game, including current players, peak players, and total hours played.
For the "Most Played Games" endpoint, the key field is "name" of each game. For the "Game Performance" endpoint, key fields include "Game_name," "Current_Players," "Peak_Players," and "Played_Hours."
The "Most Played Games" endpoint returns a JSON array of game objects, each containing the game name. The "Game Performance" endpoint returns a JSON array with objects that include performance metrics for the specified game.
The "Game Performance" endpoint requires the "game" parameter, which should match the name of one of the top 25 most played games on Steam to retrieve accurate performance data.
Users can analyze player engagement by comparing "Current_Players" and "Peak_Players" to assess game popularity, while "Played_Hours" can inform about overall player investment in a game.
Typical use cases include monitoring game popularity trends, evaluating player engagement for marketing strategies, and conducting competitive analysis among top games on Steam.
Data is sourced directly from Steam's player activity metrics, ensuring real-time accuracy. Regular updates and checks are performed to maintain the integrity of the data provided by the API.
Users can expect consistent data patterns, such as fluctuating player counts during peak gaming hours and trends reflecting new game releases or updates impacting player engagement.
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