Get Dynamic Event Metadata

GET /events/ajaxgetdynamiceventmetadata

Returns metadata (title, description, preview, view count, etc.) for dynamic event content — YouTube videos and Steam Workshop shared files — as used by the event editor.

Rate limits

No known rate limit

Request

Authenticated: No

Method: GET

Host: store.steampowered.com

Path: /events/ajaxgetdynamiceventmetadata

Query Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
youtubevideoids	string	No	CSV of YouTube video IDs to return metadata for
sharedfileids	string	No	CSV of Steam Workshop published file IDs to return metadata for

Response

200 OK

Name	Type	Description
success	number	Whether the request was successful
youtube	array	Array of metadata for the requested YouTube videos
youtube[].videoid	string	The YouTube video ID
youtube[].title	string	The title
youtube[].description	string	The description
youtube[].views	string	The number of views
sharedfiles	array	Array of metadata for the requested Steam Workshop shared files
sharedfiles[].sharedfileid	string	The published file ID
sharedfiles[].appid	number	The Steam AppID
sharedfiles[].title	string	The title
sharedfiles[].description	string	The description
sharedfiles[].type	string	The type of the shared file (e.g. A Screenshot of ...; empty for collections)
sharedfiles[].personnaname	string	The persona name of the shared file author
sharedfiles[].previewurl	string	URL of the preview image
sharedfiles[].css	string	CSS class applied to the preview
sharedfiles[].bSizeToFit	boolean	Whether the preview is sized to fit
sharedfiles[].url	string	URL of the shared file page

Example

GET https://store.steampowered.com/events/ajaxgetdynamiceventmetadata?youtubevideoids=dQw4w9WgXcQ&sharedfileids=3781205042

{
    "success": 1,
    "youtube": [
        {
            "title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Video) (4K Remaster)",
            "description": "The official video for “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley. Never: The Autobiography 📚 OUT NOW! Follow this link to get your copy and listen to Rick’s ‘Never’ playlist ❤️ #RickAstleyNever...",
            "views": "1827157831",
            "videoid": "dQw4w9WgXcQ"
        }
    ],
    "sharedfiles": [
        {
            "personnaname": "MeatwadMeatwad",
            "previewurl": "https://images.steamusercontent.com/ugc/16229232365667698631/6D44FBBDBE85FEE86A43C1414FC0158A2718081E/?imw=88&imh=88&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=true",
            "type": "",
            "title": "Operation Mooncrash",
            "description": "The complete collection of content for the community project, Operation Mooncrash. The project is still ongoing and will be accepting new submissions!",
            "css": " ugc",
            "bSizeToFit": false,
            "appid": 440,
            "sharedfileid": "3781205042",
            "url": "https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3781205042"
        }
    ]
}