---
layout: page
title: "Steam"
description: "Instructions on how to set up Steam sensors in Home Assistant."
date: 2016-04-30 09:00
sidebar: true
comments: false
sharing: true
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logo: steam.png
ha_category: Social
ha_iot_class: "Cloud Polling"
ha_release: 0.14
---


The Steam component will allow you to track the online status of public [Steam](https://steamcommunity.com) accounts.

You need an API key	which is [free](https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey) to use the component

To find an account's 64-bit SteamID you can check the URL of the profile page, if it ends with a long string on numbers then that's the 64-bit SteamID. However, if the profile has a custom URL you will have to copy the it and enter it into [STEAMID I/O](https://steamid.io/) to find the 64-bit SteamID.

To use Steam in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:

```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
  platform: steam_online
  api_key: YOUR_API_KEY
  accounts:
    - account1
    - account2
```

Configuration variables:

- **api_key** (*Required*): Your API key from [https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey](https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey).
- **accounts** array (*Required*): Array of accounts.
  - **account_id** (*Required*): 64-bit SteamID.


If you want to add the accounts to a group for example you will have to use:

```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
group:
  steam:
    name: Steam
    entities:
      - sensor.steam_account1
      - sensor.steam_account2
```