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## This page

- **On-site (HTML):** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/platforms/steam/apps-appid-news>
- **Markdown (.mdx) URL:** <https://www.socialfetch.dev/platforms/steam/apps-appid-news.mdx>

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# Steam News API

An app's announcements and external news, newest first, with a cursor that holds while new posts arrive.

`GET /v1/steam/apps/{appId}/news` returns `data.news`, newest first, each item with `id`, `title`, `url`, `author`, `contents`, `publishedAt`, `feed`, `isExternal` and `tags`. `data.itemCount` is how many items match: all of them, or only those in the requested `feeds`.

Use `limit` (1 to 100, default 20), `before` for a cut-off date, `feeds` to keep one feed by name (for example `steam_community_announcements`), and `full=true` for the whole body. By default `contents` is cut at 500 characters. Follow `page.nextCursor` for the next page. Announcements from the developer use BBCode and items from other feeds use HTML, as `feed.type` indicates. `isExternal` is true only for items that link to another site; developer announcements on Steam are false. `contents` replaces Steam's `{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}` marker with `https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images` so image paths resolve.

## Request

- **Endpoint:** `GET /v1/steam/apps/{appId}/news`
- **Credits:** 1 credit
Failed requests are free
A not-found answer is still charged
- **Input:** by app id
- **Full reference:** [docs](https://www.socialfetch.dev/docs/api/v1/steam/apps/appid/news/get)
- **Platform page:** [/platforms/steam](https://www.socialfetch.dev/platforms/steam)

## FAQ

### How do I get a Steam app's latest news?

Call GET /v1/steam/apps/{appId}/news. data.news is newest first, and each item has a title, url, publishedAt, feed and contents. Use limit to set the page size and follow page.nextCursor for older items.

### Can I read only the developer's announcements?

Pass feeds=steam_community_announcements. Each item's feed.name and feed.label say where it came from, and feed.type is 1 for the developer's Steam announcements and 0 for other feeds. A feed name that matches nothing returns no items, not every feed.

### Why is contents cut short?

The default response keeps each body at 500 characters. Pass full=true to get the whole item. Large full pages can be over a megabyte, so page them with a smaller limit.

### Can I get news from before a date?

Pass before as a date or timestamp, for example before=2026-01-15 or before=2026-01-15T10:00:00Z. Only items published before it are returned. Use page.nextCursor with the same filters to continue.

### How many credits does a news page cost?

Pricing is documented on the operation in the API registry (shown on this page). Confirm on every response with meta.creditsCharged: that field is the billing source of truth. Each paginated page is a separate billed request.