# Steam API: Get player count history > Gets a Steam game's current players, 24-hour peak, all-time peak and monthly player-count history from SteamCharts. Takes a game name, SteamCharts or Steam store link, or Steam app ID. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Steam. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/store.steampowered.com/get-player-count-history - Method: `store.steampowered.com/get_player_count_history`, version 1 - Website: store.steampowered.com - Returns: current players, 24-hour peak, all-time peak and date, monthly average and peak players - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `game` | string | yes | `"Counter-Strike 2"` | Game name, SteamCharts link, Steam store link, or Steam app ID; for example, Counter-Strike 2. | | `max_months` | integer | no | | Maximum number of completed calendar months to return, newest first; for example, 24. Default 24. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "game": "Counter-Strike 2" } ``` Its output: ```json { "months": [ { "month": "2026-09", "peak_players": 1450705, "change_percent": -2.38, "change_players": -19619.98, "average_players": 805637.82 }, { "month": "2026-08", "peak_players": 1331274, "change_percent": -3.28, "change_players": -27974.65, "average_players": 825257.8 }, { "month": "2026-07", "peak_players": 1420896, "change_percent": -6.92, "change_players": -63422.08, "average_players": 853232.45 } ], "game_name": "Counter-Strike 2", "steam_app_id": 730, "all_time_peak": 1818368, "peak_24_hours": 1218335, "steamcharts_link": "https://steamcharts.com/app/730", "players_right_now": 548570, "all_time_peak_date": "2025-03-01" } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"store.steampowered.com/get_player_count_history","input":{"game":"Counter-Strike 2"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - How many people are playing Counter-Strike 2 right now on Steam? - What was the all-time peak concurrent player count for Dota 2 and when did it happen? - Show me the monthly average and peak player numbers for Apex Legends over the last 12 months on steamcharts - Current player count and 24-hour peak for app ID 730 - Can you pull the last 6 months of player count history for Baldur's Gate 3 from the Steam store page https://store.steampowered.com/app/1086940/Baldurs_Gate_3/ ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "game" ], "properties": { "game": { "type": "string", "description": "Game name, SteamCharts link, Steam store link, or Steam app ID; for example, Counter-Strike 2." }, "max_months": { "type": "integer", "default": 24, "maximum": 200, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum number of completed calendar months to return, newest first; for example, 24." } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "game_name", "players_right_now", "peak_24_hours", "all_time_peak", "all_time_peak_date", "steamcharts_link", "steam_app_id", "months" ], "properties": { "months": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "month", "average_players", "change_players", "change_percent", "peak_players" ], "properties": { "month": { "type": "string", "description": "Calendar month (YYYY-MM)." }, "peak_players": { "type": "integer", "description": "Highest concurrent player count in this month." }, "change_percent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Percentage change in average concurrent players from the prior month, if provided." }, "change_players": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Change in average concurrent players from the prior month, if provided." }, "average_players": { "type": "number", "description": "Average concurrent player count for the month." } }, "additionalProperties": false }, "description": "Completed calendar months, newest first; excludes the rolling last 30 days." }, "game_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Name of the tracked game." }, "steam_app_id": { "type": "integer", "description": "Steam app identifier." }, "all_time_peak": { "type": "integer", "description": "Highest concurrent player count ever shown by SteamCharts." }, "peak_24_hours": { "type": "integer", "description": "Highest concurrent player count in the last 24 hours." }, "steamcharts_link": { "type": "string", "description": "Page for this game on SteamCharts." }, "players_right_now": { "type": "integer", "description": "Most recently displayed concurrent player count." }, "all_time_peak_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Date of the all-time peak chart point (YYYY-MM-DD). Older monthly points are labeled on the first of the month, not the exact peak day." } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [Steam API: List most played games](https://fous.com/methods/store.steampowered.com/list-most-played.md): Lists the games with the most players on Steam right now, with current and peak players and prices for a chosen country. - [Steam API: Get game details](https://fous.com/methods/store.steampowered.com/get-game.md): Finds a PC game on Steam by name, store link or app ID and returns its store details, country price, reviews, tags and live player count. - [Steam API: Get game reviews](https://fous.com/methods/store.steampowered.com/get-game-reviews.md): Reads public Steam player reviews for a game by name, store link, or app ID, with optional sorting (most helpful or most recent), verdict and language filters. 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