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VERIFIEDBy Xavier Rivera· ·1 min read

Steam website showing 'too many requests' errors

Steam's website is showing "too many requests" errors on a Thursday, outside of Valve's usual Tuesday maintenance. The issue affects web access while friends lists and matchmaking continue operating according to the status page.

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Steam website showing 'too many requests' errors
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Steam website shows "too many requests" errors on Steampowered.com for the store and community. SteamStat.us confirms the issue affects many users and began after the Summer Sale ended on a Thursday. Other services like friends lists and matchmaking stay online, but web browsing of core features remains unavailable.

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Jul 9, 10:17 PM ET

PC Gamer updated at ~4:33pm PT July 9 that the 'too many requests' error has cleared for the Steam store (now loading for most users), though SteamStat.us still shows issues with website servers in Dubai.

Steam is currently showing "You've made too many requests recently. Please wait and try your request again later" when users attempt to load Steampowered.com.

SteamStat.us reports "too many requests" errors for both the Steam store and Steam community. This is not an individual user issue such as reloading the store page excessively.
The errors are occurring on a Thursday rather than the typical Tuesday maintenance window when Valve performs scheduled updates.

The errors are occurring on a Thursday rather than the typical Tuesday maintenance window when Valve performs scheduled updates. Many of Steam's other services continue to function normally.
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Friends lists show users online and matchmaking services remain active according to the status page. The disruption is isolated to the Steam website itself.
The outage leaves users unable to browse the store or community on the web while other platform elements stay online.
The timing coincides with the end of the Summer Sale today. SteamStat.us data indicates the errors began affecting access to core web features.
We'll update this post as the situation develops. The outage leaves users unable to browse the store or community on the web while other platform elements stay online. Further details will clarify the root cause and resolution timeline.
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