# Build a Steam price and discount watchlist

**Use case:** 

Paste a shortlist of games and see current price, list price, discount percentage, and currency for each in one table. Schedule it to catch a sale.

## Input

```json
{
  "appIds": [
    "730",
    "570",
    "1091500",
    "1245620",
    "292030",
    "271590"
  ],
  "testRun": false,
  "onlyFound": false,
  "includeKeywords": [],
  "excludeKeywords": [],
  "columns": [
    "name",
    "appId",
    "isFree",
    "priceInitial",
    "priceFinal",
    "priceCurrency",
    "discountPercent"
  ],
  "maxConcurrency": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "query": {
    "label": "App ID submitted",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "found": {
    "label": "Found?",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "message": {
    "label": "Details",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "name": {
    "label": "Name",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "appId": {
    "label": "App ID",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "type": {
    "label": "Type",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "isFree": {
    "label": "Free to play",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "priceFinal": {
    "label": "Price (current)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "priceInitial": {
    "label": "Price (list)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "priceCurrency": {
    "label": "Currency",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "discountPercent": {
    "label": "Discount %",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "releaseDate": {
    "label": "Release date",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "developers": {
    "label": "Developers",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "publishers": {
    "label": "Publishers",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "genres": {
    "label": "Genres",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "categories": {
    "label": "Categories",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "metacriticScore": {
    "label": "Metacritic score",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "recommendationsTotal": {
    "label": "Steam reviews (total)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "platforms": {
    "label": "Platforms",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "shortDescription": {
    "label": "Description",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "headerImage": {
    "label": "Header image URL",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Checked at",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Steam App Lookup — Game Price, Requirements & Metadata API](https://apify.com/accountable_eel/steam-app-lookup.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/accountable_eel/steam-app-lookup.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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