To check your Steam trade history, open your Inventory, select Trade Offers, then choose View Trade History. You can also use Steam’s direct trade history link after signing in.
You can review trades involving your own account. Someone else’s public inventory does not give you access to their private trade history.
How to find your Steam trade history
Use Steam’s desktop client or open Steam Community in your browser:
- Sign in to the account you used for the trade.
- Open your profile and select Inventory.
- Click Trade Offers.
- Select View Trade History.
- Find the relevant date and review the items involved.
Steam also provides access through the three-dot menu in your Inventory. If the layout looks different, the direct link above avoids the menu entirely. help.steampowered.com
Looking for your trade link instead? That is a different feature. Our Steam trade URL guide explains where to find the link people use to send you offers.
What should you check in a trade record?
Start with the date, the other account and the items exchanged. For a CS2 skin, compare the full item name, including its exterior and whether it is StatTrak or Souvenir.
For example, if you remember receiving a Field-Tested AK-47, do not stop at the first entry containing an AK-47. Match the finish and exterior too. If you own several identical-looking copies, a matching name alone may not settle which one moved.
Are trade history and inventory history the same?
No. Choose the record that matches what you are investigating.
| What you want to check | Where to start |
|---|---|
| An item exchanged with another account | Trade History |
| An offer that is pending, declined or canceled | Trade Offers and Offer History |
| A case opening or another inventory change | Inventory History |
| A purchase or sale through the Steam Community Market | My Market History |
You can open your Steam inventory history here. For Market transactions, open the Steam Community Market and select My Market History while signed in.
A canceled offer does not mean an item changed hands. Likewise, buying a skin through the Market is different from accepting a trade offer. help.steampowered.com
If you are checking case openings rather than trades, use our guide to finding how many CS2 cases you have opened.
Can you check someone else’s Steam trade history?
You cannot open another player’s complete private trade log simply by visiting their profile or entering their SteamID.
A public inventory can show items currently visible in that account. It does not establish every previous owner, the price paid or the sequence of trades behind each skin.
The owner can voluntarily show you a record, but treat a screenshot as supporting information. It may be cropped, edited or missing context.
If you traded with that person yourself, check the transaction in your own history. That gives you an account record of your exchange without depending on a screenshot they send.
There is no need to install an extension to view your own history. Valve’s trade-history API requires account authentication; it is not a public lookup for any player’s private transactions. partner.steamgames.com
How to trace a missing CS2 skin
Work backward from the last time you remember having it:
- Check the account. Confirm you are signed in to the Steam account that owned the item.
- Check storage. If you use Storage Units, look inside them in CS2. Stored items do not appear in your Steam Community inventory until retrieved.
- Check completed trades. Look for an outgoing transaction involving the item.
- Check Market activity. If you listed or sold it, examine the Market records.
- Check inventory history. Use it to investigate other changes, such as opening a case.
Steam specifically confirms that items inside Storage Units stay hidden from the Community inventory until you retrieve them. Storage Units
Keep a short note of what you find: the approximate date, item name, relevant record and any transaction reference shown. This makes a support request easier to explain than a general report that a skin disappeared.
What if you find a trade you did not authorize?
Secure your Steam account and associated email first. Use Steam’s account recovery guidance if someone else may still have access. help.steampowered.com
Then review the trade’s protection status. Under Valve’s current rules, CS2 items received through trades are Trade Protected for seven days.
Reversing protected trades affects all trades containing Trade Protected items from the previous seven days and gives the initiating account a 30-day trading and Community Market cooldown. Read Steam’s confirmation carefully before proceeding. help.steampowered.com
Our CS2 trade reversal guide covers that separate process. Checking your history alone does not reverse a trade.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a public inventory to check my own history?
No. Sign in to your own account. Making your inventory public is not required to review your private trade records.
Does a Steam trade URL reveal my past trades?
No. A trade URL lets someone send you an offer. It does not grant access to your trade history.
Why does the direct link open a login page?
Steam needs to identify your account before displaying its private records. Sign in through the official Steam page, then reopen the link.
