Steam Store and API Supported Language Codes
Tweet Revised: May 2021
Which languages does Steam support?
Steam allows localized app store descriptions into 29 languages and regions. Strangely, their Steamworks API and Web API use different language codes.
We've put together a table that will help you understand exactly which language codes to use whether you are using the Steamworks API or Web API.
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Steam language code table
| Language Name | WebWeb API language code | Steamworks API |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ar | arabic |
| Bulgarian | bg | bulgarian |
| Chinese (Simplified) | zh-CN | schinese |
| Chinese (Traditional) | zh-TW | tchinese |
| Czech | cs | czech |
| Danish | da | danish |
| Dutch | nl | dutch |
| English | en | english |
| Finnish | fi | finnish |
| French | fr | french |
| German | de | german |
| Greek | el | greek |
| Hungarian | hu | hungarian |
| Italian | it | italian |
| Japanese | ja | japanese |
| Korean | ko | koreana |
| Norwegian | no | norwegian |
| Polish | pl | polish |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | pt-BR | brazilian |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | pt | portuguese |
| Romanian | ro | romanian |
| Russian | ru | russian |
| Spanish (Latin America) | es-419 | latam |
| Spanish (Spain) | es | spanish |
| Swedish | sv | swedish |
| Thai | th | thai |
| Turkish | tr | turkish |
| Ukrainian | uk | ukrainian |
| Vietnamese | vn | vietnamese |
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