# Requiring Steam linking on a panel option

<i class="fa-crown">:crown:</i> **Premium feature.** To make members link their Steam account before they can open a specific panel option:

## The per-option toggle

In the panel editor, open the option, go to the **Advanced tab**, find the **Steam ID Integration** section, and turn on the **Require Steam Linking** toggle.

When it is on, clicking this option starts the Steam link flow first, if the member is not already linked, before the ticket form opens.

## Inheritance

The toggle can either follow the panel default or be set for this option on its own:

* **Use the panel default.** The option follows the panel's Steam ID Integration setting.
* **Set it here.** The option uses its own on or off value.

The panel default is set under **Panel Defaults**, in **Default Steam ID Integration**.

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## When to require it

* Game-specific options where account ownership matters, such as "Report a hacker", "Item dispute", or "Account help".
* Supporter or VIP options where the Steam ID helps confirm who is eligible.
* Refund or trade options where you need a Steam account on file.

## When not to require it

* General support, where adding a link step gets in the way of a member who only wants to ask a question.
* Application options. Use the application's eligibility rules instead, such as account age, server age, or a required role.

Steam ID Integration is a Premium feature.

## Combined with form questions

Steam linking is separate from form questions. A panel option can be set up in any of these ways:

* No questions and no Steam link.
* Form questions only.
* Steam link only.
* Both Steam link and form questions. The member links first, then fills in the form, then the ticket opens.

## If premium ends

If your server goes from premium back to free:

* Members who already linked keep their stored Steam ID.
* Clicking the option opens the ticket without the link step.
* When premium returns, the option requires linking again.

## Placeholders this enables

When Steam ID Integration is on and your server has premium, you can use the `{STEAM_ID}` placeholder in:

* The ticket name format.
* The Custom Ticket Embed Message.
* The Custom Ticket Message.
* The Admin Thread Message.

## Related

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[What Steam Linking does](/docs/steam-linking/overview.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

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[Per-option settings](/docs/panels/per-option-settings.md)
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