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FiveM3 min readJuly 15, 2026
Enter a steam API key
Ganidu Sathishka
Support Engineer at CyberNex | 4+ years customer technical support
Overview
Without a Steam Web API key, some players cannot join and the console shows a steam API key error.
Step-by-Step Instructions
<ol><li>Go to steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey and log in with your Steam account.</li><li>Enter a domain name (for example game.CyberNex.net).</li><li>Copy your KEY.</li><li>In the game panel, click Startup.</li><li>Paste the key into the Steam Web Api Key box and save.</li><li>Restart the FiveM server.</li></ol>
Info
The domain you enter is not used for the connection - any domain works, so you can use your server address.
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