Difference between revisions of "SteamDB"
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'''SteamDB''' is an unofficial site that keeps track of changes and sales that take place on the [[Steam]] system and records them, as well as other miscellaneous related things | '''SteamDB''' is an unofficial site that keeps track of changes and sales that take place on the [[Steam]] system and records them, as well as other miscellaneous related things. | ||
== Vital signs == | == Vital signs == | ||
Operates on donations to cover server costs, which currently show no sign of slowing. | Operates on donations to cover server costs, which currently show no sign of slowing. In 2023, the owner {{URL|1=https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34548908|2=said}} that it costs less than $100 a month to run. | ||
Site disallows scraping and doesn't provide an API or data dumps - they say this is because most of the data can be obtained through the use of Steam APIs. But much of the most useful data isn't obtainable via the Steam APIs, e.g. historical data and data obtained through crowdsourcing. They don't appear to want to explain this. Its also unclear if their tools on github can be used as-is to replicate their database from what ''can'' be obtained via Steam APIs. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Latest revision as of 14:55, 20 March 2024
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| URL | https://steamdb.info/ |
| Status | Online! |
| Archiving status | Not saved yet |
| Archiving type | Unknown |
| IRC channel | #archiveteam-bs (on hackint) |
SteamDB is an unofficial site that keeps track of changes and sales that take place on the Steam system and records them, as well as other miscellaneous related things.
Vital signs
Operates on donations to cover server costs, which currently show no sign of slowing. In 2023, the owner said[IA•Wcite•.today•MemWeb] that it costs less than $100 a month to run.
Site disallows scraping and doesn't provide an API or data dumps - they say this is because most of the data can be obtained through the use of Steam APIs. But much of the most useful data isn't obtainable via the Steam APIs, e.g. historical data and data obtained through crowdsourcing. They don't appear to want to explain this. Its also unclear if their tools on github can be used as-is to replicate their database from what can be obtained via Steam APIs.