How to Set Up a Steam Web API Key for Your FiveM Server

Get a Steam Web API key and configure it on your FiveM server for Steam identifier resolution.

A Steam Web API key enables Steam identifier resolution on your server. Without it, scripts that rely on Steam IDs (identifiers, bans, whitelists) won't work, and you'll see warnings in the console.

Set Up the Steam API Key

Get a key from Steam

Go to steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey. You'll need a Steam account. Enter any domain name when prompted and click Register. Copy the key.

Add to server.cfg

In the XGamingServer Panel, click Files in the sidebar and open server.cfg. Add:

set steam_webApiKey "YOUR_STEAM_API_KEY_HERE"

Restart the server

Restart from Console. The Steam API warning should no longer appear.

Don't Need Steam Auth?

To suppress the warning without using Steam identifiers, set:

set steam_webApiKey "none"

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