Steam Free Games Monitor

A Python script that monitors Steam for free games and sends notifications via Discord webhook and/or custom API endpoint.

Features

• 🎮 Automatically detects new free games on Steam
• 💬 Discord webhook notifications with embedded game info
• 🌐 Optional custom API endpoint integration
• ⚙️ Configurable via JSON file

Requirements

pip install requests beautifulsoup4

Configuration

Create a config.json file:

{
  "DEBUG_MODE": false,
  "post_data": {
    "discord_webhook": "YOUR_DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL_HERE",
    "website_api_url": "YOUR_API_URL_HERE"
  },
  "webhook_data": {
    "username": "Game Tracker",
    "mention_everyone": false,
    "mention_role_id": null
  }
}

Configuration Options

• DEBUG_MODE: Enable/disable debug output
• discord_webhook: Your Discord webhook URL (optional)
• website_api_url: Your custom API endpoint URL (optional)
• username: Discord bot username for notifications
• mention_everyone: Mention @everyone in Discord (true/false)
• mention_role_id: Specific role ID to mention instead of everyone

Note: You must set at least one of discord_webhook or website_api_url.

Usage

python main.py

The script will:

1. Check Steam for free games every 60 seconds
2. Send notifications when new free games are found
3. Track seen games to avoid duplicate notifications

Example Discord Notification

The bot sends embedded messages with:

• Game title and Steam store link
• Price information
• Game thumbnail/header image
• Timestamp

Disclaimer

The author is not responsible for any misuse or consequences of using this script. Use at your own risk and in accordance with Steam's and Discord's terms of service.

License

MIT

Note

Most of the code was reformatted using AI to be easier to maintain by each user.