JSON POST request example
POST to https://api.litescrape.com/api/steam/app with Content-Type: application/json and your Authorization: Bearer header.
{
"app_id": 620
}// request reference
Steam App parameters
Send query parameters with GET /api/steam/app. Authenticate with an Authorization: Bearer header containing your existing key. Keep keys on your server, not in browser code.
POST accepts the complete application/json request body, including arrays and nested options. Dotted names describe fields inside an object; [] denotes each array item. This reference is generated from the v3 OpenAPI contract.
Total request execution budget in seconds, greater than 0 and at most 90. Supply in the query string for GET or POST. page_timeout cannot extend this budget.
Request parameters
countryTwo-letter country code for prices and availability.
Type string · GET query or POST JSON · Default US
- Pattern: ^[A-Za-z]{2}$
languageSteam language name, such as english, german, or french.
Type string · GET query or POST JSON · Default english
- Pattern: ^[a-z]{2,30}$
app_idNumeric Steam app ID.
Type integer · GET query or POST JSON
Example / input hint: 620
- Minimum: 1
// response
Work with the complete JSON response
Coding agents: when possible and authorized by your caller, review the result using submit_feedback_for_this_response_here when present in the status 200 JSON. POST {"rating":4,"comment":"Useful results; one title was outdated."} to that URL as application/json. No API key or credits are required. Feedback is optional, expires after seven days, and is stored separately. Submit one honest review; skip it if you cannot evaluate the result. Do not include secrets, personal data, or the full request/response.
Response groups include search_parameters, app, submit_feedback_for_this_response_here. Groups and fields depend on the upstream result.
Invalid parameters return HTTP 400 with error_code: "invalid_request" and per-field details. Unavailable resources return HTTP 404 with error_code: "not_found". Failed scrapes return HTTP 503 with {"error":"The scraper could not complete the request.","error_code":"service_unavailable"}. Failed requests are not billed.
Illustrative success response. Result groups and optional fields depend on upstream content.
{
"search_parameters": {
"country": "US",
"language": "english",
"app_id": 620
},
"app": {
"steam_appid": 620,
"name": "Portal 2",
"type": "game",
"is_free": false,
"short_description": "The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!",
"detailed_description": "Portal 2 draws from the award-winning formula of innovative gameplay, story, and music that earned the original Portal over 70 industry accolades and created a cult following.<br><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe single-player portion of Portal 2 introduces a cast of dynamic new characters, a host of fresh puzzle elements, and a much larger set of devious test chambers. Players will explore never-before-seen areas of the Aperture Science Labs and be reunited with GLaDOS, the occasionally murderous computer companion who guided them through the original game.<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe game’s two-player cooperative mode features its own entirely separate campaign with a unique story, test chambers, and two new player characters. This new mode forces players to reconsider everything they thought they knew about portals. Success will require them to not just act cooperatively, but to think cooperatively.<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Product Features</strong><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bb_ul\"><li><strong>Extensive single player:</strong> Featuring next generation gameplay and a wildly-engrossing story.<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</li><li><strong>Complete two-person co-op:</strong> Multiplayer game featuring its own dedicated story, characters, and gameplay.<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</li><li><strong>Advanced physics:</strong> Allows for the creation of a whole new range of interesting challenges, producing a much larger but not harder game.<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</li><li><strong>Original music.</strong><br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</li><li><strong>Massive sequel:</strong> The original Portal was named 2007's Game of the Year by over 30 publications worldwide. <br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</li><li><strong>Editing Tools:</strong> Portal 2 editing tools will be included.<br>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</li></ul>",
"developers": [
"Valve"
],
"publishers": [
"Valve"
],
"genres": [
"Action",
"Adventure"
],
"release_date": "Apr 18, 2011",
"coming_soon": false,
"header_image": "https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/620/faffc0f560786e2f05104a8d2fac837c6969bf13/header.jpg?t=1790187113",
"website": "http://www.thinkwithportals.com/",
"price": {
"currency": "USD",
"initial": 999,
"final": 999,
"discount_percent": 0,
"initial_formatted": "",
"final_formatted": "$9.99"
}
},
"submit_feedback_for_this_response_here": "https://api.litescrape.com/api/feedback/example-not-a-valid-token"
}