How to Find Your Steam Trade URL
One link straight to it, plus what the partner and token parts actually do
Logged into Steam, open steamcommunity.com/my/tradeoffers/privacy. Your trade URL sits under "Third-Party Sites". It must contain both a partner= and a token= value — if yours has only one, you copied the wrong link.
Every skin marketplace and bot trader asks for this before it can send you anything. It is buried three menus deep on Steam, which is why the question gets asked so often — but there is a direct link that skips the whole path.
The fast way
Open steamcommunity.com/my/tradeoffers/privacy while logged in. Steam resolves /my/ to your own account, so the link works for anyone. Scroll to Third-Party Sites and copy the full URL in the box.
The menu route
If you would rather click through, or the direct link does not resolve:
- Click your username in the top-right of Steam.
- Go to Inventory.
- Click Trade Offers (top-right of the inventory panel).
- Click Who can send me Trade Offers?
- Your trade URL is under Third-Party Sites.
This works identically in the Steam desktop client and in a browser.
What the URL is made of
A valid trade URL looks like this:
https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffer/new/?partner=XXXXXXXX&token=XXXXXXXX
| Part | What it is |
|---|---|
partner= | Your account identifier — which inventory the offer is aimed at |
token= | A rotating key that authorises strangers to send you offers without being friends |
Both parts are required. The single most common failure is copying a link that stops before &token= — the site then rejects it as invalid. Select the entire contents of the box rather than dragging across the visible text.
Resetting it
The same page has a Create New URL button. Use it if your URL has ended up somewhere you regret. Two consequences worth knowing before you click:
- The old URL stops working immediately. Anyone holding it, including sites you use legitimately, can no longer reach you.
- You must re-paste the new URL into every trading site you have an account with, or their offers will silently fail.
Is sharing it risky?
Sharing your trade URL is normal — it is how the entire third-party trading ecosystem works, and it is not a credential. It permits someone to send you an offer; it never lets them take anything. Every trade still requires your explicit acceptance, and a mobile confirmation on top of that.
The real risks sit elsewhere, and they are worth naming because they are what actually costs people skins:
- Fake trade windows. Scams work by getting you to accept a bad offer, not by having your URL. Read every item in the offer, every time.
- Impersonation. A trade arriving right after you post your URL publicly is not necessarily the site you expect. Verify the sender.
- Phishing pages that ask you to "log in to Steam" to submit your trade URL. Steam never needs your login on a third-party page to read a URL you pasted yourself.
Our safe trading guidecovers the scam patterns in detail, including Steam's trade protection window and what it does and does not save you from.
If a site rejects your URL
- Check both parameters are there —
partner=andtoken=. Re-copy the whole box. - Check you have not regenerated it since you last saved it on that site.
- Set your inventory to Public. Trading sites cannot price or receive items from an inventory they cannot see — Steam profile privacy settings, Inventory → Public.
- Check for a trade ban or hold. A recent password change, a new device, or a missing Mobile Authenticator all impose holds that most sites refuse to work around.
Once it is working, our inventory value checker will price up what you are holding, and the trading site comparison shows fees and payout differences before you commit to one.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is my Steam trade URL?
- Go to steamcommunity.com/my/tradeoffers/privacy while logged in. Your trade URL is under the "Third-Party Sites" heading. The menu route is Profile → Inventory → Trade Offers → Who can send me Trade Offers?
- What does a Steam trade URL look like?
- https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffer/new/?partner=XXXXXXXX&token=XXXXXXXX — both the partner and the token parts must be present. If what you copied has only one of them, you copied the wrong link.
- Is it safe to share my trade URL?
- Sharing it is normal and necessary — every trading site needs it. It only lets someone send you a trade offer, which you still have to accept. It is not a password and it gives nobody access to your account. Treat it as semi-public rather than secret.
- How do I reset my Steam trade URL?
- On the same privacy page, click "Create New URL". The old one stops working immediately, so you will need to paste the new one into every trading site you use.
- Why does a site say my trade URL is invalid?
- Usually one of three things: you pasted a truncated link missing the token, you regenerated the URL and the site still has the old one, or your inventory privacy is not set to Public. Trading sites cannot see a private inventory.
- Do I need the Steam Mobile Authenticator to trade?
- For anything beyond the most basic trades, effectively yes. Without it, Steam holds trades for an extended period before the items move, which most trading sites will not work with.