GitHub Posted December 3, 2023 Report Posted December 3, 2023 BREAKING STEAM CHANGE Mobile confirmation is now required to create a Web API key It is now required to have a Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator in order to create a Web API key getWebApiKey() no longer attempts to register an API key if your account doesn't yet have one getWebApiKey() still works for retrieving your account's existing API key createWebApiKey() has been added to handle creating a new Web API key Full Changelog: v3.47.1...v3.48.0 Ramifications of This Change You now need to enable mobile 2FA to create a Web API key You can disable mobile 2FA after your key has been created, and it will keep working getWebApiKey() works as before if your account already has a key created, but does not attempt to register a key if you don't yet have one If you have a script that prepares new accounts for use (e.g. enables 2FA, sets up profile), then you should call createWebApiKey() as part of that script, after enabling 2FA. Any code which consumes getWebApiKey() will work as before, provided you create your API key before attempting to call it View on GitHub Quote
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