Read and write Steam leaderboard entries from a game backend using the ISteamLeaderboards Web API instead of the client SDK

domain: partner.steamgames.com · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Call FindOrCreateLeaderboard (v2) with appid, name, sortmethod, and displaytype to obtain or create a leaderboardid
  2. Set onlytrustedwrites=true when creating the leaderboard if scores must only ever be written server-side
  3. Use SetLeaderboardScore with scoremethod set to KeepBest or ForceUpdate to post a score for a given steamid
  4. Query GetLeaderboardEntries with rangestart/rangeend and datarequest (RequestGlobal, RequestAroundUser, or RequestFriends) to read entries
  5. Use DeleteLeaderboardScore or ResetLeaderboard for moderation and season-reset workflows

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