Check a Steam account before you buy it
Paste a profile link and we show bans, trade restrictions, account age and hours in games. No Steam login, no sign-up.
Questions
Steam account check: questions
What is a VAC ban?
A ban from Valve Anti-Cheat for using cheats. It is issued for a specific game, and the account can no longer play that game on secured servers. A VAC ban is visible on the profile to everyone and is never lifted, including after the account changes hands.
What are a trade ban and trade probation?
Steam issues a trade ban for violations in trading: the account cannot trade items or sell them on the Community Market. Probation is the state after a violation: trading works, but another violation can end in a ban. We mark accounts with a VAC ban or a trade ban as “Don't buy”.
What is a limited account?
Steam calls an account limited until it has spent the equivalent of 5 US dollars. A limited account cannot add friends, use the Community Market or some community features. The limit is lifted after a purchase on Steam or a wallet top-up.
Why does the profile need to be public?
Steam shows bans for any profile. The account creation date, the games and the hours played are visible only on a public profile. If the profile is private, these rows say “no data”.
What does the risk score show?
A number from 0 to 100: the sum of points for the signals we found. A trade ban and a VAC ban weigh the most, a new account, a limited account and a private profile weigh less. The score only counts what Steam shows and does not guarantee that the account will not be recovered by its previous owner or banned later.
How often is the data refreshed?
A check is kept for 30 minutes, so the same link opens instantly. After that the account is checked again.
Do I need to log in to Steam?
No. A profile link, a SteamID64, the nickname from the profile address or a trade offer link is enough. We never ask for a login, password or Steam Guard code.