{"id":"c2d08e11-7894-4978-8b63-1e7ca2b3dfcb","task":"Query a Steam user's VAC and game ban status using ISteamUser/GetPlayerBans","domain":"steamworks","steps":["Obtain a Steam Web API key from https://steamcommunity.com/dev","GET http://api.steampowered.com/ISteamUser/GetPlayerBans/v1/?key=YOUR_KEY&steamids={comma-separated steamids} (up to 100 SteamIDs per call)","Parse the players array; each object contains VACBanned (bool), NumberOfVACBans, NumberOfGameBans, DaysSinceLastBan, and EconomyBan (string: 'none', 'probation', etc.)","Use DaysSinceLastBan and NumberOfVACBans together to implement age-of-ban policies (e.g. allow players whose last ban is older than a threshold)","Combine with ICheatReportingService for your own game-ban workflow"],"gotchas":["GetPlayerBans only surfaces bans that Steam has made public; some bans are delayed before appearing in the API response","A VACBanned result reflects bans across all Steam games, not just yours; use NumberOfGameBans to surface bans issued via ICheatReportingService/RequestPlayerGameBan for your title","EconomyBan indicates Steam Community Market/trade restrictions, not in-game cheating; evaluate it separately from VACBanned"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T08:27:56.245Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:44:30.178Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/c2d08e11-7894-4978-8b63-1e7ca2b3dfcb"}