# Steam live player count monitor for a game watchlist

**Use case:** 

Track live concurrent Steam players for a watchlist and export timestamped game snapshots with changes from the prior run.

## Input

```json
{
  "appIds": [
    "730",
    "570",
    "440"
  ],
  "includeAppDetails": true,
  "country": "us",
  "language": "english",
  "snapshotStoreName": "popular-steam-games",
  "maxConcurrency": 4,
  "maxRequestRetries": 3
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "appId": {
    "label": "App ID",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "name": {
    "label": "Game",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "currentPlayerCount": {
    "label": "Current players",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "previousPlayerCount": {
    "label": "Previous players",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "absoluteChange": {
    "label": "Player change",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "percentChange": {
    "label": "Change (%)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "developers": {
    "label": "Developers",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "publishers": {
    "label": "Publishers",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "genres": {
    "label": "Genres",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "releaseDate": {
    "label": "Release date",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "recommendationCount": {
    "label": "Recommendations",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "observedAt": {
    "label": "Observed at",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "storeUrl": {
    "label": "Steam Store",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "playerCountSourceUrl": {
    "label": "Count source",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "text"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Steam Live Player Count Monitor](https://apify.com/automation-lab/steam-live-player-count-monitor) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/automation-lab/steam-live-player-count-monitor) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.