CDN as an anonymous user

[judge2020]

Currently looking to use the CDN functionality provided by steam-user, as described in doc/CDN.md, and currently having some trouble getting any data as an anonymous user. Current code:

steamUser.on('contentServersReady', function () {
    steamUser.getContentServers(function (err, servers) {
        console.log("Got servers!");
    });
    steamUser.getManifest(1, 1, 'Manifest GID', function (err, manifest) {
        console.log(manifest);
    });
});

I changed my appid, depotid, and manifest guid here for identification reasons. Manifest is `undefined`, and the error is below

 

{ Error: Fail
    at Object.exports.eresultError (root\node_modules\steam-user\components\helpers.js:73:12)
    at root\node_modules\steam-user\components\cdn.js:122:21
    at Object.cb (root\node_modules\steam-user\components\messages.js:160:4)
    at SteamClient._netMsgReceived (root\node_modules\steam\lib\steam_client.js:170:28)
    at SteamClient.handlers.(anonymous function) (root\node_modules\steam\lib\steam_client.js:259:10)
    at SteamClient._netMsgReceived (root\node_modules\steam\lib\steam_client.js:157:26)
    at emitOne (events.js:116:13)
    at Connection.emit (events.js:211:7)
    at Connection._readPacket (root\node_modules\steam\lib\connection.js:50:8)
    at emitNone (events.js:106:13) eresult: 2 }

I'm thinking this is something to do with being an anonymous user who doesn't own the appid x, and therefore can't access the depot or manifest. I didn't see anything like "anonymous usage" in the steampipe tab that may allow something like this.

 

Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

[Dr. McKay]

No need to censor the appid/depotid/manifestid, what are they?

[judge2020]

I've tried both with my own app 782440, dep 782441, manifest '1089036420532751220' and the free game Alien Swarm, passing the manifest ID from SteamDB. Both return the same error.

[Dr. McKay]

Yeah, that doesn't work because anonymous users only get a license for sub 17906.

[judge2020]

Thanks for the help. Have any other idea for anonymous usage? I saw "Note that dedicated server tools will be available to all accounts regardless of app ownership" in Steamworks and attempted downloading a build from that app but the same issue arose.

 

The only possible option I see would be logging in with an account with the app in their library, however, that's probably too insecure for my use case (standalone exe to download these files).

[Dr. McKay]

There is no alternative. You'd need to get Valve to add your app and depot to the anonymous sub.