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Alex Corn edited this page Oct 2, 2023 · 17 revisions

A class which stands for a Steam user. This class cannot be instantiated directly; it must be received from a call to getSteamUser.

Non-Object Methods

As of v3.7.0, if you don't want to bother with setting up a CSteamUser object, methods on this page marked with a non-object method name can be called directly on your SteamCommunity instance, with the user's SteamID (as a SteamID object or a string which can be parsed into one) being the first parameter. For example:

var SteamCommunity = require('steamcommunity');
var community = new SteamCommunity();

community.getUserComments("[U:1:46143802]", function(err, comments, totalCount) {
    /* do something... */
});

Properties

steamID

A SteamID object containing the user's SteamID. Visit a user's profile at https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/SteamID

name

The user's current profile name (can be changed).

onlineState

The user's current online state. One of in-game, online, or offline.

stateMessage

A message describing the user's current online state. Displayed on the profile below their status.

privacyState

One of public, friendsonly, private. May also be a legacy value like friendsfriendsonly, these should be treated as private.

visibilityState

The user's visibility state relative to you, as an integer. 1 if visible, 0 if private. If privateState is a legacy value, this will be 1 although it should in effect be 0.

avatarHash

The hash of the user's avatar.

vacBanned

true if the user has one or more VAC bans on record, false otherwise.

tradeBanState

One of None, Probation, or Banned.

isLimitedAccount

true if the user's account is limited, false otherwise.

customURL

The user's custom vanity URL.

memberSince

A Date object for the user's account creation date (unavailable and null if private)

location

The user's given location (unavailable and null if private or not provided)

realName

The user's given real name (unavailable and null if private or not provided)

summary

The user's profile summary (unavailable and null if private)

groups

An array of SteamID objects for the user's joined groups.

primaryGroup

A SteamID object for the user's chosen primary group.

Methods

getAvatarURL([size, protocol])

  • size - Optional. One of small (default), medium, full
  • protocol - Optional. One of http:// (default), https://, // (protocol aware)

Returns a URL where you can download this user's avatar image.

addFriend([callback])

  • callback - Optional.
    • err - null on success, an Error object on failure

Non-object method name: addFriend

Adds the user as a friend.

acceptFriendRequest([callback])

  • callback - Optional.
    • err - null on success, an Error object on failure

Non-object method name: acceptFriendRequest

Accepts a pending friend request from this user.

removeFriend([callback])

  • callback - Optional.
    • err - null on success, an Error object on failure

Non-object method name: removeFriend

Removes the user from your friends list.

blockCommunication([callback])

  • callback - Optional.
    • err - null on success, an Error object on failure

Non-object method name: blockCommunication

Blocks all communication with the user.

unblockCommunication([callback])

  • callback - Optional.
    • err - null on success, an Error object on failure

Non-object method name: unblockCommunication

Removes the user from your blocked list.

comment(message[, callback])

  • message - The message to leave on the user's profile
  • callback - Optional.
    • err - null on success, an Error object on failure

Non-object method name: postUserComment

Attempts to post a comment on the user's profile. Fails if profile is private or you don't have permission to post comments on the user's profile.

inviteToGroup(groupID[, callback])

  • groupID - The SteamID of the group, as a SteamID object or a string which can be parsed into one
  • callback - Optional.
    • err - null on success, an Error object on failure

Non-object method name: inviteUserToGroup

v3.7.0 or later is required to use this method.

Attempts to invite the user to a Steam group. Fails if you're not friends with them.

Use this in accordance with the Steam Subscriber Agreement and don't send unsolicited group invites.

getInventoryContexts(callback)

  • callback - Required. Called when the requested data is available.
    • err - null on success, an Error object on failure
    • apps - An object whose keys are AppIDs and values are objects containing app and context data

Non-object method name: getUserInventoryContexts

v3.8.0 or later is required to use this method.

Gets info about what inventories are available to a user. Calling this for your own logged-in account will reset the number of new items you have to 0.

getInventory(appID, contextID, tradableOnly, callback)

  • appID - The AppID of the app which owns the inventory you want to retrieve
  • contextID - The ContextID of the context within the app you want to load
  • tradableOnly - true to only get tradable items, false to get all
  • callback - Required. Called when requested data is available.
    • err - null on success, an Error object on failure
    • inventory - An array containing CEconItem objects for the user's inventory items
    • currency - An array containing CEconItem objects for the user's currency items (only used by Spiral Knights to the extent of my knowledge)

Non-object method name: getUserInventory

v3.8.0 or later is required to use this method. THIS METHOD IS DEPRECATED AS OF v3.30.0.

Gets the contents of a user's inventory.

This method is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Use getInventoryContents instead.

getInventoryContents(appID, contextID, tradableOnly, language, callback)

  • appID - The AppID of the app which owns the inventory you want to retrieve
  • contextID - The ContextID of the context within the app you want to load
  • tradableOnly - true to only get tradable items, false to get all
  • language - Optional. The full name of the language you want to get descriptions in, e.g. english or spanish or schinese. Omit for default, which is either English or your Steam language (not sure which)
  • callback - Required. Called when requested data is available.
    • err - null on success, an Error object on failure
    • inventory - An array containing CEconItem objects for the user's inventory items
    • currency - An array containing CEconItem objects for the user's currency items (only used by Spiral Knights to the extent of my knowledge)
    • totalItems - A number containing the total number of items in this contextid

Non-object method name: getUserInventoryContents

v3.30.0 or later is required to use this method. v3.31.0 or later is required to use the language argument.

Gets the contents of a user's inventory. This method uses the newer /inventory/SteamID endpoint, which is less rate-limited than the older, deprecated /profiles/SteamID/inventory/json endpoint. However, the output data is slightly different. The only known difference right now is that app_data is not available. You will need to use other means to obtain that data if you need it. Don't rely on the older endpoint and the deprecated getInventory method as it will likely be removed in the future.

getAliases(callback)

  • callback - Required. Called when requested data is available.
    • err - null on success, an Error object on failure
    • aliases - An array of objects for each of the user's 10 most recent name changes (including the current name) containing the following properties:
      • newname - A string containing the user's new name
      • timechanged - A Date object for when they adopted this name

Non-object method name: getUserAliases

v3.22.0 or later is required to use this method.

Gets a user's persona name history.

getProfileBackground(callback)

  • callback - Required. Called when requested data is available.
    • err - null on success, an Error object on failure
    • backgroundUrl - A string containing the user's profile background URL. null if they have no custom background.

Non-object method name: getUserProfileBackground

v3.37.0 or later is required to use this method.

Gets the URL to the custom profile background for a user. If they have no custom background set, the URL is returned as null. If their profile is private, an error will be returned informing you of this.

sendImage(imageContentsBuffer[, options], callback)

  • imageContentsBuffer - The content of the image you wish to send, as a Buffer
  • options - Optional. An object with zero or more of these properties:
    • spoiler - true to mark this as a spoiler (default false)
  • callback - Required. Called when the request completes
    • err - null on success, an Error object on failure
    • imageUrl - The URL to the uploaded image

Non-object method name: sendImageToUser

v3.41.0 or later is required to use this method.

Uploads an image to Steam and automatically sends it to a user over Steam chat as an embed.

getComments([options, ]callback)

  • options - Optional. An object containing zero or more of these properties:
    • start - The offset of the first comment you want to retrieve (default 0)
    • count - How many comments you want to retrieve
  • callback - Called when the request completes
    • err - An Error object on failure, or null on success
    • comments - An array containing objects representing the comments
      • id - The ID of the comment
      • author
        • steamID - A SteamID object
        • name - The commenter's name
        • avatar - A URL to the commenter's avatar
        • state - offline/online/in-game
      • date - A Date object
      • text - The text of the comment. May contain special characters like newlines or tabs
      • html - The rendered HTML of the comment
    • totalCount - The total number of comments on this profile

Non-object method name: getUserComments

v3.43.1 or later is required to use this method

Gets comments from a user's Steam profile.

deleteComment(commentID[, callback])

  • commentID - The ID of the comment you want to delete
  • callback - Optional. Called when the request completes
    • err - An Error object on failure, or null on success

Non-object method name: deleteUserComment

v3.43.0 or later is required to use this method

Deletes a comment from a user's profile. Must be your own profile, or your own comment on someone else's profile.

follow([callback])

  • callback - Optional.
    • err - null on success, an Error object on failure

Non-object method name: followUser

v3.47.0 or later is required to use this method.

Follows the user and their workshop.

unfollow([callback])

  • callback - Optional.
    • err - null on success, an Error object on failure

Non-object method name: unfollowUser

v3.47.0 or later is required to use this method.

Unfollows the user and their workshop.

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