Api Key Steam

[Numide 💎]

Whats it ? IS it safe to share?

[Mad Scientist]

Publicado originalmente por Massi:

Famous youtubers are advertising that website , but i used to sell on old websites without activating api Key , that s why its fishy. Btw idk whats api Key and what it does . And yeah maybe they SCAM only 1 in thousands , and cant thé website get jundged b'y law?

Those people are paid by shady people/companies. Being advertised, does NOT make something legitimate.

Do not give any site your Steam Login, only the Steam Client or the steam store itself. NEVER use your login outside of Steam, do not let sites activate an API key on your account by logging into them.

If you have any entries on the API Key page, remove them and change your password. These scam sites exist because of gullible and users with little to no sense of account security, which is per Valve; your responsibility. "Lost" aka stolen items will not be returned. Anyone using your account to cheat on (no Steam Guard active) to cheat and get you a game ban is also 100% on you, as security of your account is your responsibility.

Publicado originalmente por Wolf Knight:

Steps to take NOW:
1. Scan for malware https://www.malwarebytes.com/
2. Deauthorize all other devices https://store.steampowered.com/twofactor/manage
3. Change passwords from a clean computer
4. Generate new backup codes for your Mobile App https://store.steampowered.com/twofactor/manage
5. Revoke the API key https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey (there should be nothing in the APIKEY)

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Publicado originalmente por Massi:

Famous youtubers are advertising that website , but i used to sell on old websites without activating api Key , that s why its fishy. Btw idk whats api Key and what it does . And yeah maybe they SCAM only 1 in thousands , and cant thé website get jundged b'y law?

Famous my a$$.

If a YouTuber told you to jump off a bridge, would you do it, of course not. There has been YouTubers that get paid to promote phishing sites, this isn't unheard of, nor the first time, been a thing for years. Like I said there no reason to give out your API key, and no site should be injecting API key either on the account for trading.

Read the post above this that Mr. Gentlebot posted, ensure to remove any API key if have any, and change password on the account, don't delay it.

Here some information that greatly help you understand internet safety so don't fall victim to some scam online.
https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/3279192886596922340/#c3279192886597509815

[Toman Holman]

hello

[Blargo]

"YouTubers advertise the site, so it's safe."
"Other people are using the site, so it's safe."

You are buying into the tactics they use to convince you.

These scams are extremely common. People get their accounts hijacked by these kinds of sites every day. There are literally threads posted about it every day.

Your API key is something that should never be shared, and if you don't know what it is, you don't need to generate one in the first place.

[Numide 💎]

Ok thx ❤️

[crunchyfrog]

Publicado originalmente por Massi:

It should bé safe cuz thousands use that website to cashout

False assumption.

That's how you will get done for scams. Being popular tells you NOTHING about legitimacy.

[Teksura]

Publicado originalmente por Massi:

I put a website in the write thing , and thé api Key appeared. I went to that website and pasted it there , so i could sell Steam items for real cash.

Essentially what you've done is gone to a site that said "please give us the ability to hijack your account whenever we want" and you said "okay, here you go, please take the keys to my account."


There is no legitimate reason for them to ask for that key.

[Wizardhermit]

Go ahead and use them, we will be here when you create a "My account has been hacked" thread.

[Judgmental Amaterasu]

Publicado originalmente por Massi:

Famous youtubers are advertising that website , but i used to sell on old websites without activating api Key , that s why its fishy. Btw idk whats api Key and what it does . And yeah maybe they SCAM only 1 in thousands , and cant thé website get jundged b'y law?

Ah so if a youtuber tells you they jumped off a bridge and survived you'd do it too? The evidence shows that ANY 3rd party site like that has a history of accounts getting phished.

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Publicado originalmente por Massi:

Its trustworthy site

Famous last words before disaster.