Get steamID by user nickname

Question

Is it possible to get user\'s steamID by his nickname? I didn\'t find solution in steam API documentation. The only one thing that I found is an old post on http://dev.dota2.com

Answer 1

Using PHP and the Steam Condenser project, you can accomplish this.

require_once('steam/steam-condenser.php');

$playername = 'NAMEOFPLAYER';
try
{
    $id = SteamId::create($playername);
} 
catch (SteamCondenserException $s)
{
    // Error occurred
}

echo $id->getSteamId;

There are usage examples in the wiki for the project if you need more information.