How To Fix Steam API DLL Missing Error In Windows 10

Rahul Vithala

3 years ago

Steam API DLL missing error is a most commonly occurring error for Steam players. This error will come due to the missing file of Steam API in the DLL files library.

This is a quite annoying error for serious Steam gamers online. This error appears when a user launches the Steam app and it will show the error. The reason is Steam has communication error with the steam_api.dll.

You may get these messages on your computer.

steam_api.dll Access Violation
Cannot register steam_api.dll
steam_api.dll is missing
steam_api.dll error loading
steam_api.dll was not found
steam_api.dll crash
steam_api.dll could not be located
Cannot find steam_api.dll
the procedure entry point steam_api.dll

No need to panic when you get this error. You have a straightforward solution to solve the Steam API DLL missing error. Here is the solution to follow.

Downloading steam_api.dll

Open Google Chrome and open the dll-files website on your computer.
Now, you will see the exact DLL file to download.
Click on the result to proceed.
Here, scroll down to the Window and you will see a list of downloading options.
Depending on your system architecture, 32-Bit or 64-Bit download the suitable file.
It will download as a zip file and open the zip file to extract on your computer.
Extract the DLL-file to a location on your computer.
Now open the file explorer on your PC and go to C-drive.
Here, go to the Windows folder.
Double-click on SysWOW64 folder to open and, now open System 32 folder.
Here are default DLL file locations in Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10.
C:\Windows\System (Windows 95/98/Me),
C:\WINNT\System32 (Windows NT/2000), or
C:\Windows\System32 (Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10).
Now, copy steam_api.dll from the Downloads folder to the System32 folder.
Click on the Continue button in the prompt to continue with the copying.