diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 622360c..a06013d 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 OMGLOL_KEY=
 OMGLOL_USERNAME=melanie
 TRAKT_SLURM=
+
+# optional - only needed if using steam service
+STEAM_WEBAPI_KEY=