Steam browser protocol

There are numerous system-wide commands available that interact with Steam. All of them open up Steam if it is not open. They can either be typed into a command box (Start-> Run) or through your browser's address bar (you can normally create links to them as you would web page links). Use a Steam Application ID in place of <id> (i.e. 211 for the Source SDK).

Warning:Some commands are no longer functional, and some commands might be missing on this list.

Also see "Steam Browser Protocol Insecurity (When Local Bugs Go Remote)"

Implemented commands

steam:"<commands>"

Opens Steam with command line arguments, which can be found here.

Note:If you forget the closing quote for a steam:"<command>", an assertion failed error will be raised by Steam.exe/BootStrapperApp.cpp.

steam://AddNonSteamGame

Opens the Steam checklist menu to add non-Steam games.

Note:If you would like to programmatically add or remove non-Steam games, see Adding Non-Steam Games

steam://advertise/<id>

Opens the store to an application's page.

steam://ackMessage/ackGuestPass/<pass>

Accepts the specified Gift or Guest Pass.

steam://appnews/<id>

Opens up the news page for an app.

steam://backup/<id>

Opens up the Backup Wizard and checks the specified application. If an application is not specified then nothing will be checked.

steam://broadcast/watch/<steamid64>

steam://browsemedia

steam://cdkeys/<appid>

steam://checksysreqs/<id>

Checks if users computer meets system requirements of app.

steam://connect/<IP>[:<port>][/<password>]

Connects the user to the server specified by the IP. You don't have to specify anything else to connect to a third party mod server, everything will be automatically detected.

Note:DNS names no longer work here

• Example: steam://connect/192.0.2.1:27015
• Example: steam://connect/:27015

steam://controllerconfig/<id>

Opens the controller configurator (Steam Input) for the specified game.

steam://defrag/<id>

Defragments files of the application.

steam://exit

Exits the Steam application.

steam://friends/

Opens Friends. These sub-commands are accepted:

add/<id>

Adds user with specified id number

friends/<id>

Shows list of users with whom you recently played

joinchat/<id>

Joins a chat with a specified id number

message/<id>

Send a message

players

Shows table of recent players you've played with

settings/hideoffline

Toggle offline friends from friends list

settings/showavatars

Toggle avatars in friends list

settings/sortbyname

Sorts friends list by name

status/away

Sets status as away

status/busy

Sets status as busy

status/invisible

Sets status as invisible

status/trade

Sets status as looking to trade

status/play

Sets status as looking to play

status/offline

Sets status as offline

status/online

Sets status as online

steam://flushconfig/

Flushes and reloads the configs for each application (beta availability, etc.)

steam://forceinputappid/<id|shortcut name>

Forces the steam controller driver to use the layout for the given game or shortcut, without the need to use the in-game overlay, big picture mode, or even run the application at all.

steam://gameproperties/<id>

Opens the properties for the specified game.

steam://guestpasses/

Opens up the Guest Passes window.

steam://hardwarepromo/

Tests whether the user has hardware that matches a promotional offer. No longer works.

• Example: steam://hardwarepromo/305 (ATI/AMD, Archived)
• Example: steam://hardwarepromo/609 (Nvidia, Archived)

steam://install/<id>

Installs an application.

• Example: steam://install/8230 installs Sam & Max: Episode 4.

steam://installaddon/<addon>

Installs the specified add-on.

• Example: steam://installaddon/halflifehd installs HL High-Def Pack.
• Example: steam://installaddon/hl2russian installs HL2 Russian Pack.

steam://musicplayer/<command>

Commands related to the Steam music player.

play

pause

toggleplaypause

playprevious

playnext

togglemute

increasevolume

decreasevolume

toggleplayingrepeatstatus

toggleplayingshuffled

steam://launch/<id>

Same as run, but with support for multiple launch options.

steam://launch/<id>/dialog

Launches the game using the user's preferred launch option, or asks which to use.

steam://nav/<component>

Opens a Steam window, but doesn't make the Steam window active. Known <component> values:

console

downloads

games

games/details

games/details/<id>

games/grid

games/list

library/collection/hidden

media

music

tools

steam://open/<component>

Opens a Steam window. Known <component> values:

activateproduct

bigpicture

console

The steam developer console

downloads

friends

games

games/details

games/grid

games/list

largegameslist

minigameslist

main

Your "favorite window".

music

musicplayer

mymedia

news

registerproduct

CD key registration (e.g Prey)

screenshots/<gameid>

servers

settings

tools

steam://openurl/<url>

Opens URL in the system's default web browser.

steam://openurl_external/<url>

steam://paypal/cancel

Cancels an ongoing PayPal transaction.

steam://preload/<id>

Preloads an application.

steam://publisher/<name>

Loads the specified publisher catalogue in the Store. Type the publisher's name in lowercase, e.g. activision or valve.

steam://purchase/<id>

Opens a dialog box to buy an application from Steam.

steam://purchase/subscription/<id>

Opens up a dialog box to buy a subscription to a Steam product/service. None are available yet.

steam://removeaddon/<addon>

Uninstalls the specified add-on.

• Example: steam://removeaddon/halflifehd uninstalls HL High-Def Pack

steam://run/<id>//<args>/

Runs an application. It will be installed if necessary.

The //<args> is optional, args are passed to the application as launch parameters.

steam://runsafe/<id>

Resets CVARs of a Source game.

steam://rungameid/<id>

Same as run, but with support for mods and non-Steam shortcuts.

steam://settings/

Same as steam://open/settings, but also allows for subcommands for each page:

account

friends

interface

ingame

downloads

voice

steam://stopstreaming

Stops a currently running in-home streaming session

steam://store/<id>

Opens up the store for an app, if no app is specified then the default one is opened.

steam://subscriptioninstall/<id1>/<id2>/...

Opens a dialog box with a checklist of the games specified allowing you to install them all at once.

steam://support/<params>

Launches the Steam Support utility, and runs all of its tests. Enter a valid support string to filter results.

steam://takesurvey/<id>

Takes a survey.

• Example: steam://takesurvey/1

steam://uninstall/<id>

Deletes the specified apps' cache files.

steam://UpdateFirmware

Opens the Steam Controller firmware update screen.

steam://updatenews/<id>

Opens the news about the latest updates for an app.

steam://url/<named page>

Opens a special, named web pages:

ChatBanListAdmin/...

CommentNotifications

CommunityFilePage/<id>

Opens a Workshop/Greenlight submission.

CommunityFriendsThatPlay/<id>

CommunityGroupSearch/<search term>

CommunityHome/

CommunityInventory

CommunitySearch/

DownloadsSupportInfo

EventAnnouncementPage/<appid>/<EventAnnouncementID>

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/2173495126269399731

FamilySharing

Opens the Manage Family Library Sharing page from Store -> Account.

GameHub/<app ID>

GroupEventsPage/<id>

GroupSteamIDPage/<id>

GroupSteamIDAdmin/<id>

LeaveGroupPage

LegalInformation

MyHelpRequests

Opens your recent steam support requests

ParentalSetup

Opens the Family View page from Store -> Account.

PrivacyPolicy

SSA

SteamIDAchievementsPage/<id>

SteamIDControlPage

SteamIDEditPage

SteamIDFriendsPage

SteamIDLoginPage/<pass>

Opens the internal automatic sign in page. It won't work unless the correct one-time password is specified.

SteamIDMyProfile

SteamIDPage/<id>

SteamWorkshop

SteamWorkshopPage/<id>

SteamGreenlight

Store

StoreAccount

StoreAppPage/<app ID>

StoreDLCPage/<app ID>

Opens the store page showing all DLC available for the provided app id

StoreCart

Storefront

StoreFrontPage

Opens store homepage in Steam store tab.

SupportFrontPage

Opens support.steampowered.com in your default browser.

steam://validate/<id>

Validates the local files of an app.

steam://viewfriendsgame/<64ID>

Views friends game