Info

📋 Get Item Metadata - Groups, Types, and Names

Baseurl: https://www.steamwebapi.com/steam/api/info/items?key=YOUR_API_KEY&game=cs2

💬 What this endpoint does:

  • Retrieves structured item metadata for a specific game.
  • Returns all available item groups, types, and names.
  • Provides hierarchical data for building item selectors and filters.

🛠️ Features:

  • Structured mode (default): Hierarchical group → type → name structure.
  • Groups mode: List of all item categories (knife, rifle, pistol, etc.).
  • Types mode: List of all weapon types (ak-47, awp, karambit, etc.).
  • Items mode: List of all skin names (doppler, fade, asiimov, etc.).
  • 24-hour caching for optimal performance.

🌐 How to use:

  • Get structured data: GET /steam/api/info/items?key=YOUR_KEY
  • Get all groups: GET /steam/api/info/items?key=YOUR_KEY&type=groups
  • Get all types: GET /steam/api/info/items?key=YOUR_KEY&type=types
  • Get all names: GET /steam/api/info/items?key=YOUR_KEY&type=items
  • Force refresh: GET /steam/api/info/items?key=YOUR_KEY&no_cache=1

📊 Use Cases:

  • Build dynamic item filters for your application.
  • Create autocomplete search functionality.
  • Generate item category navigation menus.
get/steam/api/info/items

Request

  • Base URL: https://www.steamwebapi.com
  • URL: https://www.steamwebapi.com/steam/api/info/items
  • Auth: API key in query parameter key

Query parameters

Your API key for authentication. Required for all requests.

game'cs2' | 'rust' | 'dota' | 'tf2'

Game identifier.

Supported games:

  • cs2 (default): Counter-Strike 2
  • rust: Rust
  • dota: Dota 2
  • tf2: Team Fortress 2
type'structed' | 'groups' | 'types' | 'items'

Type of data to return.

Options:

  • structed (default): Hierarchical structure (group → type → items)
  • groups: Flat list of item groups (knife, rifle, etc.)
  • types: Flat list of weapon types (ak-47, awp, etc.)
  • items: Flat list of skin names (doppler, fade, etc.)
no_cache'0' | '1'

Bypass 24-hour cache and fetch fresh data.

  • Omit or 0: Use cached data (recommended)
  • 1: Force fresh data fetch

Note: Fresh fetch is slower, use only when necessary.

formatstring

Output format. See /steam/api/items for all format options.

pretty'0' | '1'

Pretty-print JSON output.

Response

Item metadata returned successfully. Structure depends on type parameter.

unknown required

Changes

No recorded changes to this operation across all 1 revision of this API.