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Get the global player count for a Steam game

Returns the current global player count for a specified Steam game.

The "app ID" of a Steam game can be found in the URL of the game's store page.

For example:

• Counter-Strike 2 has the app ID 730: https://store.steampowered.com/app/730/CounterStrike_2/
• DayZ has the app ID 221100: https://store.steampowered.com/app/221100/DayZ/
• Half-Life 2 has the app ID 220: https://store.steampowered.com/app/220/HalfLife_2/

Endpoint URL

https://decapi.me/steam/global-players?appid=PUT_APPID_FOR_GAME_HERE

See example below for usage with an actual Steam game.

Query parameters

• appId - Required - The Steam AppID of the game to get the player count for.

Example

• Total player count for DayZ on Steam: https://decapi.me/steam/global-players?appid=221100

Examples for bots

Nightbot

Note: Nightbot will automatically convert variables, such as $(channel) or $(touser) to the correct channel name / username, when the command is used.
You do not have to change those variables.

• Total player count for DayZ on Steam: $(urlfetch https://decapi.me/steam/global-players?appid=221100)

Fossabot

Note: Fossabot will automatically convert variables, such as $(channel) or $(user.login) to the correct channel name / username, when the command is used.
You do not have to change those variables.

• Total player count for DayZ on Steam: $(customapi https://decapi.me/steam/global-players?appid=221100)

StreamElements

Note: StreamElements will automatically convert variables, such as ${channel} or ${touser} to the correct channel name / username, when the command is used.
You do not have to change those variables.

• Total player count for DayZ on Steam: ${customapi.https://decapi.me/steam/global-players?appid=221100}

Streamlabs Chat Bot

Note: Streamlabs Chat Bot will automatically convert variables, such as $mychannel or $touserid to the correct channel name / username, when the command is used.
You do not have to change those variables.

• Total player count for DayZ on Steam: $readapi(https://decapi.me/steam/global-players?appid=221100)

Streamlabs Cloudbot

Note: Streamlabs Cloudbot will automatically convert variables, such as {channel.name} or {touser.name} to the correct channel name / username, when the command is used.
You do not have to change those variables.

• Total player count for DayZ on Steam: {readapi.https://decapi.me/steam/global-players?appid=221100}

Deepbot

Note: Deepbot will automatically convert variables, such as @stream@ or @user@ to the correct channel name / username, when the command is used.
You do not have to change those variables.

• Total player count for DayZ on Steam: @customapi@[https://decapi.me/steam/global-players?appid=221100]

PhantomBot

Note: PhantomBot will automatically convert variables, such as (channelname) or (touser) to the correct channel name / username, when the command is used.
You do not have to change those variables.

• Total player count for DayZ on Steam: (customapi https://decapi.me/steam/global-players?appid=221100)