Steamapi Writeminidump [patched] [2026 Edition]

The SteamAPI_WriteMiniDump function is a specialized utility within the Steamworks SDK designed to capture and report game crashes. By generating a "minidump"—a snapshot of the application's state at the moment of failure—developers can gain critical insights into why their software crashed on a user's machine. What is SteamAPI_WriteMiniDump?

If you have Visual Studio (or WinDbg) installed, you can analyze the minidump to identify the offending module. SteamAPI WriteMiniDump

Notice that SteamAPI_WriteMiniDump is near the top. You need to look at the function above it —the one that called it. That is the true crash site. SteamAPI WriteMiniDump

used to manually trigger the creation and upload of a crash minidump to the Steam servers. Core Functionality Automatic vs. Manual SteamAPI WriteMiniDump