Question 1

How do I set up authentication for steam-tradeoffers?

Accepted Answer

You need to use node-steam with steam-weblogon to obtain session cookies and steam-web-api-key for the API key. Pass these to the setup method before making any trade calls.

Question 2

Can I use steam-tradeoffers without node-steam?

Accepted Answer

Yes, but you must manually provide sessionID and webCookie from another source. The library is designed to work with node-steam but doesn't depend on it directly, as noted in the README.

Question 3

What's the difference between steam-tradeoffers and steam-user?

Accepted Answer

steam-tradeoffers is specialized for trade offers via Steam's Web API, ideal for automation bots. steam-user handles the Steam protocol for real-time features like messaging; use both if you need comprehensive functionality.

Question 4

How to handle Steam Guard when running the examples?

Accepted Answer

On first launch, examples may crash; check your email for the Steam Guard code and add it to the configuration file. This is part of the authentication flow integrated with node-steam.

Question 5

Is steam-tradeoffers still maintained?

Accepted Answer

Based on the README's copyright (2013-2016) and support directed to a forum, it appears less actively maintained. Updates are community-driven, so check for forks or alternatives if needed.

Question 6

How to accept an incoming trade offer with this library?

Accepted Answer

Use the acceptOffer method with the tradeOfferId and optionally partnerSteamId. Refer to the example in storehouse.js for a practical implementation with error handling.

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