Trouble with dedicated Gmod server

[minimeistro]

So i have been trying to get a dedicated gmod server working for a very long time now but whenever I launch srcds.exe no matter how i launch it (through a .bat/shortcut) i get this error which flashes up a few times each time the same:

"The procedure entry point SteamAPI_SetBreakpadAppID could not be located in the dynamic link library steam_api.dll"

I am using steamcmd to download and have reinstalled gmod and the server files several times.

[minimeistro]

Would love some help? I understand this is like the first time that this error has been seen pretty much but does anyone actually understand the error?