How can I get the Steam ID of a game from its name using the Steam API?

Question

I've been looking through the Steam API documentation, and there are a number of services that provide information on a game in the Steam web store, however they all seem to require the Steam ID of the game as a parameter. This can be done with user IDs, where the API will provide the User ID if given a username, but I can't find how to do the same feature with the game library. Is there anyway to provide the name of a game and get its Steam ID?

Baptista

Answer 1

Use this: http://api.steampowered.com/ISteamApps/GetAppList/v0002/

You can traverse the JSON object and look for your ID using the game name.

Byyourleave

Just to clarify for those (like me, 10 minutes ago) who were having trouble figuring out how to access this. Steam has a main API section called the "Steam Web API". The Steam Web API collection includes: ISteamNews, ISteamUserStats, and ISteamUser: developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Steam_Web_API The ISteamApps API is NOT part of the Steam Web API! There is separately, a "Steamworks Web API" -- this includes the ISteamApps API which is linked above: partner.steamgames.com/doc/api – Pittance