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The Steam BANGERS API.

A free, read-only JSON API for the BANG Score: one 0-to-100 rating of how much real game you get for your money, for games on Steam. Rank games, look one up, or search by name. The exact scoring formula stays private; the score and its public inputs are yours to use.

Get a key

Every request needs a key. Keys are tied to your Steam account, free to create, and shown only once, so save each somewhere safe. Sign in, then create and manage your keys here.

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Plans

The free key is instant and covers most projects. For higher volume, commercial use, or the full dataset, there are paid plans.

Free
$0
1,000 requests / day

Hobby projects, prototypes, a single app.

  • Instant key, no card
  • The BANG Score + every public input
  • Attribution required
  • Non-commercial use
Create a free key
Pro
$29 / mo
50,000 requests / day

Production apps and commercial use.

  • Everything in Free
  • Commercial use allowed
  • Higher daily limit
  • Email support
Bulk / Data
Custom
Full dataset

Bulk access, redistribution, or the whole catalog as a feed.

  • The full gold dataset as a feed or export
  • Redistribution license
  • Custom limits and an SLA
  • Direct support
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Authentication

Send your key as a bearer token (preferred), or as an api_key query parameter:

curl https://steambangers.com/api/v1/games \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sb_live_your_key_here"

# or, for quick tests:
curl "https://steambangers.com/api/v1/games?api_key=sb_live_your_key_here"

Endpoints

GET /api/v1/games: games ranked by BANG Score. Query params (all optional): genre (comma-separated: rpg, shooter, strategy, narrative, roguelike, multiplayer, indie_short, other), tag (comma-separated Steam user tags, AND'd together, e.g. Roguelike,Deckbuilder), year_from, year_to, on_sale=true, page (10 per page).

GET /api/v1/games?genre=rpg&on_sale=true&page=1

{
  "page": 1, "pages": 39, "total": 385,
  "games": [
    {
      "appid": 413150,
      "name": "Stardew Valley",
      "bang_score": 97,
      "tier": "banger",
      "genre": "rpg",
      "price_usd": 14.99,
      "discount_percent": 0,
      "review_score": 0.98,
      "length_hours": 53.4,
      "finish_rate": 0.349,
      "release_year": 2016,
      "url": "https://steambangers.com/game/413150/stardew-valley"
    }
  ]
}

GET /api/v1/games/{appid}: one game, with extra fields: developer, publisher, metacritic, completionist_hours, and the price it becomes a BANGER / worth-it at.

GET /api/v1/games/413150

{ "appid": 413150, "name": "Stardew Valley", "bang_score": 97,
  "becomes_banger_at_usd": 24.99, "worth_it_at_usd": 39.99, ... }

GET /api/v1/search?q={query}: search games by name.

The API root GET /api/v1 returns this list as JSON (no key needed) so your client can introspect it.

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