---
title: "📋 Get Item Metadata - Groups, Types, and Names"
method: GET
path: "/steam/api/info/items"
tags: ["Info"]
---

# 📋 Get Item Metadata - Groups, Types, and Names

`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`

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.

## Query parameters

- `game` 'cs2' | 'rust' | 'dota' | 'tf2'
- `type` 'structed' | 'groups' | 'types' | 'items'
- `no_cache` '0' | '1'
- `format` string
- `pretty` '0' | '1'

## Response `200`

Item metadata returned successfully. Structure depends on `type` parameter.

- unknown

## Other responses

- `404`: Game not found.
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded. Please wait before making more requests.

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