README.md

Steam-Profile-Background

Get the background image from any public Steam profile page (see api dir) through a website (see website dir).

API Usage

Simply send a request to the API with a ?url= parameter.

URL can be:

• ID URL (https://steamcommunity.com/id/lasermarty)
• Profiles URL (https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198041914206)

API Responses

• 200 Success, returns JSON with fields imageURL and gameName.
• 404 Not found, returns JSON with error and description for failed request. Possible errors are:
  • INVALID_URL, url was invalid
  • NO_BACKGROUND, profile had no background
  • GAME_NOT_FOUND, game that belongs to wallpaper doesn't exist (will still return image URL)
• 429 Too many requests, returns JSON with error and description for failed request. Possible errors are:
  • RATELIMIT_EXCEEDED, you sent more than 10 requests in 1 minute/200 requests in a day

Contributing

Please feel free to contribute!