Click on Local Files from the left menu > Then select Verify integrity of game files…. Now right-click on the game and then go to Propertiesģ. Open the Steam client and find the game you are having problems within the game LibraryĢ. And if Steam detects an issue it will replace the files, which in this case hopefully replaces the Steam api dll missing.ġ. So verifying the integrity of the game files will check if any of the files of the game have become corrupted or missing. It could be that the steam_api.dll file was not installed during the installation of the game that you are having issues with. Click Add or remove exclusions > Then click Add an exclusion and select the steam_api.dll file Fix 2: Verify game files Click Manage settings (under Virus & threat protection settings)Ħ.
Now go back to Virus & threat protectionĥ.
Allow the steam_api.dll file within this locationĤ. Now select Virus & threat protection > Click Allowed threatsģ. Open the Windows Start menu and search Windows Security and open itĢ. I have listed the steps on how you can exclude the file within Windows Security if you are not using a third-party security program.ġ. So depending on what security program you are using will depend on how you allow the steam_api.dll file access on your Windows computer. If you are using either Windows Defender or a third-party security program like AVG, Avast, Kaspersky, Norton 360, etc, then it could be that the steam_api.dll has been either blocked or added to a threat list and you will need to unblock the file to fix the issue. Related: Fix msvcp140 dll missing in Windows How to fix Steam_api.dll missing errorīelow I have listed the different methods you can do to fix the steamapidll was not found error. Or you could also try getting the file from within another game folder as I show below. I would not recommend going onto a website and getting a Steam api dll download as the file could be a virus and cause damage to your operating system.Īlternatively, you could download the Steam api dll file from another computer you trust and then copy it to your computer.
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