# What members see

<i class="fa-crown">:crown:</i> **Premium feature.** When a member clicks a panel option that requires Steam linking, this is what they see.

## Step 1. The link prompt

Instead of the usual ticket form, the bot replies with a **Link Steam Account** button. The button text is shown in your server's language.

<figure><img src="/files/lj1pGqH7beVBvhU9UXEo" alt="A Discord channel showing the member clicking a panel option and the bot replying with a Link Steam Account button"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

## Step 2. They click the button

The button opens a link in a new browser tab. The link is unique to that member, so only the member who clicked it can use it. It stops working about ten minutes after it is created.

## Step 3. Sign in to Steam

The page sends the member to Steam's own sign-in. They sign in with their Steam account on Steam's site. Steam handles the sign-in, so Ticket King never sees their password.

## Step 4. The link is saved

After Steam confirms the sign-in, the page saves the link between the member's Discord account and their Steam account.

## Step 5. The result page

The member lands on a result page.

### Success

> **Successfully Linked Steam Account**
>
> You have successfully linked your account! You can now close this page and create a ticket in discord.

### Invalid Token

> **Invalid Token**
>
> This link is invalid, please try creating another ticket to get a new link.

This shows when the link has expired or was already used.

### Error

> **Unexpected Error**
>
> Sorry, something went wrong when linking your account, please try again.

This shows when the sign-in could not be completed.

## Step 6. Back to Discord

The member closes the tab and returns to Discord. The next time they click the panel option, the bot sees that they are linked and opens the ticket form as normal.

## Re-linking

When the link duration ends (see [The link duration setting](/docs/steam-linking/link-duration.md)), or when a member wants to switch Steam accounts, they can:

* Run `/unlinksteam` to clear their current link.
* Click any option that requires Steam to start the link flow again with a fresh link.

## What the member needs

* To be signed in to ticketking.xyz with Discord. This is a one-click sign-in.
* To be able to sign in to Steam.

The member does not need any dashboard permission. They never see your dashboard. They only see the link flow and the result page.

## Related

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

{% content-ref url="/pages/fsVZpDhUPIhDnOhX0o54" %}
[The link duration setting](/docs/steam-linking/link-duration.md)
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