diff --git a/launcher/include/launchercore.h b/launcher/include/launchercore.h
index 0c31aa3..3b322d4 100755
--- a/launcher/include/launchercore.h
+++ b/launcher/include/launchercore.h
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ public:
     LauncherCore();
     ~LauncherCore() override;
 
-    /// Initializes the Steamworks API.
-    void initializeSteam();
-
     /// Begins the login process.
     /// It's designed to be opaque as possible to the caller.
     /// \note The login process is asynchronous.
@@ -130,6 +127,7 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] AccountManager *accountManager();
     [[nodiscard]] Headline *headline() const;
     [[nodiscard]] QString cachedLogoImage() const;
+    [[nodiscard]] SteamAPI *steamApi() const;
 
     /**
      * @brief Opens the official launcher. Useful if Astra decides not to work that day!
diff --git a/launcher/include/steamapi.h b/launcher/include/steamapi.h
index e55533f..34b14c1 100644
--- a/launcher/include/steamapi.h
+++ b/launcher/include/steamapi.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <QCoroTask>
+#include <QNetworkAccessManager>
 #include <QObject>
 
 class LauncherCore;
@@ -12,7 +14,10 @@ class SteamAPI : public QObject
 public:
     explicit SteamAPI(QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
-    void setLauncherMode(bool isLauncher);
+    QCoro::Task<> initialize();
+    QCoro::Task<> shutdown();
+    QCoro::Task<QString> getTicket();
 
-    [[nodiscard]] bool isDeck() const;
+private:
+    QNetworkAccessManager m_qnam;
 };
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diff --git a/launcher/src/launchercore.cpp b/launcher/src/launchercore.cpp
index 32db888..28149ed 100755
--- a/launcher/src/launchercore.cpp
+++ b/launcher/src/launchercore.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ LauncherCore::LauncherCore()
     m_profileManager = new ProfileManager(this);
     m_accountManager = new AccountManager(this);
     m_runner = new GameRunner(*this, this);
+    m_steamApi = new SteamAPI(this);
 
     connect(m_accountManager, &AccountManager::accountAdded, this, &LauncherCore::fetchAvatar);
     connect(m_accountManager, &AccountManager::accountLodestoneIdChanged, this, &LauncherCore::fetchAvatar);
@@ -79,12 +80,6 @@ LauncherCore::~LauncherCore()
     m_config->save();
 }
 
-void LauncherCore::initializeSteam()
-{
-    m_steamApi = new SteamAPI(this);
-    m_steamApi->setLauncherMode(true);
-}
-
 void LauncherCore::login(Profile *profile, const QString &username, const QString &password, const QString &oneTimePassword)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(profile != nullptr);
@@ -445,6 +440,11 @@ QString LauncherCore::cachedLogoImage() const
     return m_cachedLogoImage;
 }
 
+SteamAPI *LauncherCore::steamApi() const
+{
+    return m_steamApi;
+}
+
 #ifdef BUILD_SYNC
 SyncManager *LauncherCore::syncManager() const
 {
@@ -480,10 +480,6 @@ QCoro::Task<> LauncherCore::beginLogin(LoginInformation &info)
 
         Q_EMIT stageChanged(i18n("Launching game..."));
 
-        if (isSteam()) {
-            m_steamApi->setLauncherMode(false);
-        }
-
         m_runner->beginGameExecutable(*info.profile, auth);
     }
 
diff --git a/launcher/src/main.cpp b/launcher/src/main.cpp
index d20bc45..e60c641 100755
--- a/launcher/src/main.cpp
+++ b/launcher/src/main.cpp
@@ -133,11 +133,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
 
-    const auto core = engine.singletonInstance<LauncherCore *>(QStringLiteral("zone.xiv.astra"), QStringLiteral("LauncherCore"));
-    if (parser.isSet(steamOption)) {
-        core->initializeSteam();
-    }
-
     engine.rootContext()->setContextObject(new KLocalizedContext(&engine));
     QObject::connect(&engine, &QQmlApplicationEngine::quit, &app, &QCoreApplication::quit);
 
diff --git a/launcher/src/squareenixlogin.cpp b/launcher/src/squareenixlogin.cpp
index 0233014..e972576 100644
--- a/launcher/src/squareenixlogin.cpp
+++ b/launcher/src/squareenixlogin.cpp
@@ -232,9 +232,12 @@ QCoro::Task<std::optional<SquareEnixLogin::StoredInfo>> SquareEnixLogin::getStor
     if (m_info->profile->account()->config()->license() == Account::GameLicense::WindowsSteam) {
         query.addQueryItem(QStringLiteral("issteam"), QString::number(1));
 
-        // TODO: get steam ticket information from steam api
-        query.addQueryItem(QStringLiteral("session_ticket"), QString::number(1));
-        query.addQueryItem(QStringLiteral("ticket_size"), QString::number(1));
+        co_await m_launcher.steamApi()->initialize();
+
+        auto ticket = co_await m_launcher.steamApi()->getTicket();
+
+        query.addQueryItem(QStringLiteral("session_ticket"), ticket);
+        query.addQueryItem(QStringLiteral("ticket_size"), QString::number(ticket.length()));
     }
 
     QUrl url;
diff --git a/launcher/src/steamapi.cpp b/launcher/src/steamapi.cpp
index 2084db9..fdba45c 100644
--- a/launcher/src/steamapi.cpp
+++ b/launcher/src/steamapi.cpp
@@ -2,23 +2,46 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 #include "steamapi.h"
-
 #include "launchercore.h"
 
+#include <QCoroNetwork>
+
 SteamAPI::SteamAPI(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
 {
-    // TODO: stub
 }
 
-void SteamAPI::setLauncherMode(bool isLauncher)
+QCoro::Task<> SteamAPI::initialize()
 {
-    Q_UNUSED(isLauncher)
-    // TODO: stub
+    QUrl url;
+    url.setScheme(QStringLiteral("http"));
+    url.setHost(QStringLiteral("127.0.0.1"));
+    url.setPort(50481);
+    url.setPath(QStringLiteral("/init"));
+
+    Q_UNUSED(co_await m_qnam.post(QNetworkRequest(url), QByteArray{}))
 }
 
-bool SteamAPI::isDeck() const
+QCoro::Task<> SteamAPI::shutdown()
 {
-    // TODO: stub
-    return false;
+    QUrl url;
+    url.setScheme(QStringLiteral("http"));
+    url.setHost(QStringLiteral("127.0.0.1"));
+    url.setPort(50481);
+    url.setPath(QStringLiteral("/shutdown"));
+
+    Q_UNUSED(co_await m_qnam.post(QNetworkRequest(url), QByteArray{}))
 }
+
+QCoro::Task<QString> SteamAPI::getTicket()
+{
+    QUrl url;
+    url.setScheme(QStringLiteral("http"));
+    url.setHost(QStringLiteral("127.0.0.1"));
+    url.setPort(50481);
+    url.setPath(QStringLiteral("/ticket"));
+
+    auto reply = co_await m_qnam.get(QNetworkRequest(url));
+
+    co_return QStringLiteral("todo");
+}
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