Players

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Not Creatable
Service

Summary

Properties

Properties

BanningEnabled

Not Replicated
Not Scriptable
Read Parallel

BubbleChat

Read Only
Not Replicated
Read Parallel

CharacterAutoLoads

Not Replicated
Read Parallel

Code Samples

Player Respawn Timer

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
-- Set CharacterAutoLoads to false
Players.CharacterAutoLoads = false
-- Remove player's character from workspace on death
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
while true do
local char = player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
char.Humanoid.Died:Connect(function()
char:Destroy()
end)
end
end)
-- Respawn all dead players once every 10 seconds
while true do
local players = Players:GetChildren()
-- Check if each player is dead by checking if they have no character, if dead load that player's character
for _, player in pairs(players) do
if not workspace:FindFirstChild(player.Name) then
player:LoadCharacter()
end
end
-- Wait 10 seconds until next respawn check
task.wait(10)
end

ClassicChat

Read Only
Not Replicated
Read Parallel

LocalPlayer

Read Only
Not Replicated
Read Parallel

MaxPlayers

Read Only
Not Replicated
Read Parallel

PreferredPlayers

Read Only
Not Replicated
Read Parallel

RespawnTime

Read Parallel

UseStrafingAnimations

Not Scriptable
Read Parallel

Methods

Chat

()
Plugin Security

Parameters

message: string
Default Value: ""

Returns

()

Code Samples

Players:Chat

-- Command bar
game:GetService("Players"):Chat("Hello, world!") --Results in 'Hello, world!' appearing in the Chat log under your Player's name.
-- Script
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
Players:Chat("Hello, world!") --Errors

GetPlayerByUserId

Write Parallel

Parameters

userId: number
Default Value: ""

Returns

Code Samples

Players:GetPlayerByUserId

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local player = Players:GetPlayerByUserId(1)
if player then
print("Player with userId 1 is in this server! Their name is: " .. player.Name)
else
print("Player with userId 1 is not in this server!")
end

GetPlayerFromCharacter

Parameters

character: Model
Default Value: ""

Returns

Code Samples

Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local Workspace = game:GetService("Workspace")
local PLAYER_NAME = "Nightriff"
local character = Workspace:FindFirstChild(PLAYER_NAME)
local player = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(character)
if player then
print(`Player {player.Name} ({player.UserId}) is in the game`)
else
print(`Player {PLAYER_NAME} is not in the game!`)
end

GetPlayers

Instances
Write Parallel

Returns

Instances

Code Samples

Give Sparkles to Everyone

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local function onCharacterAdded(character)
-- Give them sparkles on their head if they don't have them yet
if not character:FindFirstChild("Sparkles") then
local sparkles = Instance.new("Sparkles")
sparkles.Parent = character:WaitForChild("Head")
end
end
local function onPlayerAdded(player)
-- Check if they already spawned in
if player.Character then
onCharacterAdded(player.Character)
end
-- Listen for the player (re)spawning
player.CharacterAdded:Connect(onCharacterAdded)
end
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)

SetChatStyle

()
Plugin Security

Parameters

Default Value: "Classic"

Returns

()

Code Samples

Setting a Player's Chat Style

-- Command bar
game.Players:SetChatStyle(Enum.ChatStyle.Classic) -- Set's chat style to Classic
-- LocalScript
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
Players:SetChatStyle(Enum.ChatStyle.Classic) -- Errors

TeamChat

()
Plugin Security

Parameters

message: string
Default Value: ""

Returns

()

Code Samples

Sending Team Chat

-- Command bar
game.Players:TeamChat("Hello World") -- Sends a "Hello World" message to all players on the local player's team
-- LocalScript
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
Players:TeamChat("Hello World") -- Errors

BanAsync

()
Yields

Parameters

config: Dictionary
Default Value: ""

Returns

()

Code Samples

Banning Users

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
if shouldBeBanned(player) then
local banHistoryPages = Players:GetBanHistoryAsync(player.UserId)
local duration = getNextBanDuration(banHistoryPages) -- Creator-implemented logic
local config: BanConfigType = {
UserIds = { player.UserId },
Duration = duration,
DisplayReason = "You violated community guideline #5",
PrivateReason = "Put anything here that the user should not know but is helpful for your records",
ExcludeAltAccounts = false,
ApplyToUniverse = true,
}
local success, err = pcall(function()
return Players:BanAsync(config)
end)
print(success, err)
end

CreateHumanoidModelFromDescription

Yields

Parameters

description: HumanoidDescription
Default Value: ""
Default Value: ""
assetTypeVerification: Enum.AssetTypeVerification
Default Value: "Default"

Returns

Code Samples

Create Humanoid Model From Description

game.Players:CreateHumanoidModelFromDescription(Instance.new("HumanoidDescription"), Enum.HumanoidRigType.R15).Parent =
game.Workspace

CreateHumanoidModelFromUserId

Yields

Parameters

userId: number
Default Value: ""

Returns

Code Samples

Create Humanoid Model From A User ID

game.Players:CreateHumanoidModelFromUserId(1).Parent = game.Workspace

GetBanHistoryAsync

Yields

Parameters

userId: number
Default Value: ""

Returns

GetCharacterAppearanceInfoAsync

Yields

Parameters

userId: number
Default Value: ""

Returns

Code Samples

Example Return Character Appearance Dictionary

local result = {
playerAvatarType = "R15",
defaultPantsApplied = false,
defaultShirtApplied = false,
scales = {
bodyType = 0,
head = 1,
height = 1.05,
proportion = 0,
depth = 0.92,
width = 0.85,
},
bodyColors = {
leftArmColorId = 1030,
torsoColorId = 1001,
rightArmColorId = 1030,
headColorId = 1030,
leftLegColorId = 1001,
rightLegColorId = 1001,
},
assets = {
{
id = 1031492,
assetType = {
name = "Hat",
id = 8,
},
name = "Striped Hat",
},
{
id = 13062491,
assetType = {
name = "Face Accessory",
id = 42,
},
name = "Vision Française ",
},
{
id = 16598440,
assetType = {
name = "Neck Accessory",
id = 43,
},
name = "Red Bow Tie",
},
{
id = 28999228,
assetType = {
name = "Face",
id = 18,
},
name = "Joyous Surprise",
},
{
id = 86896488,
assetType = {
name = "Shirt",
id = 11,
},
name = "Expensive Red Tuxedo Jacket",
},
{
id = 86896502,
assetType = {
name = "Pants",
id = 12,
},
name = "Expensive Red Tuxedo Pants",
},
{
id = 376530220,
assetType = {
name = "Left Arm",
id = 29,
},
name = "ROBLOX Boy Left Arm",
},
{
id = 376531012,
assetType = {
name = "Right Arm",
id = 28,
},
name = "ROBLOX Boy Right Arm",
},
{
id = 376531300,
assetType = {
name = "Left Leg",
id = 30,
},
name = "ROBLOX Boy Left Leg",
},
{
id = 376531703,
assetType = {
name = "Right Leg",
id = 31,
},
name = "ROBLOX Boy Right Leg",
},
{
id = 376532000,
assetType = {
name = "Torso",
id = 27,
},
name = "ROBLOX Boy Torso",
},
},
}
print(result)

GetFriendsAsync

Yields

Parameters

userId: number
Default Value: ""

Returns

Code Samples

Print Roblox Friends

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local USERNAME = "Cozecant"
local function iterPageItems(pages)
return coroutine.wrap(function()
local pagenum = 1
while true do
for _, item in ipairs(pages:GetCurrentPage()) do
coroutine.yield(item, pagenum)
end
if pages.IsFinished then
break
end
pages:AdvanceToNextPageAsync()
pagenum = pagenum + 1
end
end)
end
-- First, get the user ID of the player
local userId = Players:GetUserIdFromNameAsync(USERNAME)
-- Then, get a FriendPages object for their friends
local friendPages = Players:GetFriendsAsync(userId)
-- Iterate over the items in the pages. For FriendPages, these
-- are tables of information about the friend, including Username.
-- Collect each username in a table
local usernames = {}
for item, _pageNo in iterPageItems(friendPages) do
table.insert(usernames, item.Username)
end
print("Friends of " .. USERNAME .. ": " .. table.concat(usernames, ", "))

GetHumanoidDescriptionFromOutfitId

Yields

Parameters

outfitId: number
Default Value: ""

Returns

Code Samples

Get HumanoidDescription From Outfit ID

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local Workspace = game:GetService("Workspace")
local function getOutfitId(bundleId)
if bundleId <= 0 then
return
end
local info = game.AssetService:GetBundleDetailsAsync(bundleId)
if not info then
return
end
for _, item in pairs(info.Items) do
if item.Type == "UserOutfit" then
return item.Id
end
end
return nil
end
local function getHumanoidDescriptionBundle(bundleId)
local itemId = getOutfitId(bundleId)
if itemId and itemId > 0 then
return Players:GetHumanoidDescriptionFromOutfitId(itemId)
end
return nil
end
local humanoidDescription = getHumanoidDescriptionBundle(799)
local humanoidModel = Players:CreateHumanoidModelFromDescription(humanoidDescription, Enum.HumanoidRigType.R15)
humanoidModel.Parent = Workspace

GetHumanoidDescriptionFromUserId

Yields

Parameters

userId: number
Default Value: ""

Returns

Code Samples

Get HumanoidDescription From User ID

game.Players:CreateHumanoidModelFromDescription(
game.Players:GetHumanoidDescriptionFromUserId(1),
Enum.HumanoidRigType.R15
).Parent =
game.Workspace

GetNameFromUserIdAsync

Yields

Parameters

userId: number
Default Value: ""

Returns

Code Samples

Get Name from UserId

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
-- Example Data:
-- UserId: 118271 Name: "RobloxRulez"
-- UserId: 131963979 Name: "docsRule"
local nameOne = Players:GetNameFromUserIdAsync(118271)
local nameTwo = Players:GetNameFromUserIdAsync(131963979)
print(nameOne, nameTwo)
-- prints: "RobloxRulez docsRule"
Get Name from UserId using a cache

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
-- Create a table called 'cache' to store each 'Name' as they are found.
-- If we lookup a 'Name' using the same 'UserId', the 'Name' will come
-- from cache (fast) instead of GetNameFromUserIdAsync() (yields).
local cache = {}
function getNameFromUserId(userId)
-- First, check if the cache contains 'userId'
local nameFromCache = cache[userId]
if nameFromCache then
-- if a value was stored in the cache at key 'userId', then this 'nameFromCache'
-- is the correct Name and we can return it.
return nameFromCache
end
-- If here, 'userId' was not previously looked up and does not exist in the
-- cache. Now we need to use GetNameFromUserIdAsync() to look up the name
local name
local success, _ = pcall(function()
name = Players:GetNameFromUserIdAsync(userId)
end)
if success then
-- if 'success' is true, GetNameFromUserIdAsync() successfully found the
-- name. Store this name in the cache using 'userId' as the key so we
-- never have to look this name up in the future. Then return name.
cache[userId] = name
return name
end
-- If here, 'success' was false, meaning GetNameFromUserIdAsync()
-- was unable to find the 'name' for the 'userId' provided. Warn the user
-- this happened and then return nothing, or nil.
warn("Unable to find Name for UserId:", userId)
return nil
end
-- Example Data:
-- UserId: 118271 Name: "RobloxRulez"
-- UserId: 131963979 Name: "docsRule"
-- The first time a UserId is used, GetNameFromUserIdAsync() will be called
local nameOne = getNameFromUserId(118271)
local nameTwo = getNameFromUserId(131963979)
-- Because 118271 was previously used, get its Name from the cache
local nameOneQuick = getNameFromUserId(118271)
print(nameOne, nameTwo, nameOneQuick)
-- prints: "RobloxRulez docsRule RobloxRulez"

GetUserIdFromNameAsync

Yields

Parameters

userName: string
Default Value: ""

Returns

Code Samples

Get UserId from Name

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
-- Example Data:
-- UserId: 118271 Name: "RobloxRulez"
-- UserId: 131963979 Name: "docsRule"
local userIdOne = Players:GetUserIdFromNameAsync("RobloxRulez")
local userIdTwo = Players:GetUserIdFromNameAsync("docsRule")
print(userIdOne, userIdTwo)
-- prints: "118271 131963979"
Get UserId from Name using a cache

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
-- Create a table called 'cache' to store each 'UserId' as they are found.
-- If we lookup a 'UserId' using the same 'Name', the 'UserId' will come
-- from cache (fast) instead of GetUserIdFromNameAsync() (yields).
local cache = {}
function getUserIdFromName(name)
-- First, check if the cache contains 'name'
local userIdFromCache = cache[name]
if userIdFromCache then
-- if a value was stored in the cache at key 'name', then this 'userIdFromCache'
-- is the correct UserId and we can return it.
return userIdFromCache
end
-- If here, 'name' was not previously looked up and does not exist in the
-- cache. Now we need to use GetUserIdFromNameAsync() to look up the userId
local userId
local success, _ = pcall(function()
userId = Players:GetUserIdFromNameAsync(name)
end)
if success then
-- if 'success' is true, GetUserIdFromNameAsync() successfully found the
-- userId. Store this userId in the cache using 'name' as the key so we
-- never have to look this userId up in the future. Then return userId.
cache[name] = userId
return userId
end
-- If here, 'success' was false, meaning GetUserIdFromNameAsync()
-- was unable to find the 'userId' for the 'name' provided. We can warn the
-- user this happened and then return nothing, or nil.
warn("Unable to find UserId for Name:", name)
return nil
end
-- Example Data:
-- UserId: 118271 Name: "RobloxRulez"
-- UserId: 131963979 Name: "docsRule"
-- The first time a Name is used, GetUserIdFromNameAsync() will be called
local userIdOne = getUserIdFromName("RobloxRulez")
local userIdTwo = getUserIdFromName("docsRule")
-- Because "RobloxRulez" was previously used, get its UserId from the cache
local userIdOneQuick = getUserIdFromName("RobloxRulez")
print(userIdOne, userIdTwo, userIdOneQuick)
-- prints: "118271 131963979 118271"

GetUserThumbnailAsync

Yields

Parameters

userId: number
Default Value: ""
thumbnailType: Enum.ThumbnailType
Default Value: ""
thumbnailSize: Enum.ThumbnailSize
Default Value: ""

Returns

Code Samples

Display Player Thumbnail

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local player = Players.LocalPlayer
local PLACEHOLDER_IMAGE = "rbxassetid://0" -- replace with placeholder image
-- fetch the thumbnail
local userId = player.UserId
local thumbType = Enum.ThumbnailType.HeadShot
local thumbSize = Enum.ThumbnailSize.Size420x420
local content, isReady = Players:GetUserThumbnailAsync(userId, thumbType, thumbSize)
-- set the ImageLabel's content to the user thumbnail
local imageLabel = script.Parent
imageLabel.Image = (isReady and content) or PLACEHOLDER_IMAGE
imageLabel.Size = UDim2.new(0, 420, 0, 420)

UnbanAsync

()
Yields

Parameters

config: Dictionary
Default Value: ""

Returns

()

Code Samples

Unbanning Users

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
if shouldBeUnbanned(player) then
local config: UnbanConfigType = {
UserIds = { player.UserId, 789 },
ApplyToUniverse = false,
}
local success, err = pcall(function()
return Players:UnbanAsync(config)
end)
print(success, err)
end

Events

PlayerAdded

Parameters

player: Player

Code Samples

Players.PlayerAdded

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local function onPlayerAdded(player)
print("A player has entered: " .. player.Name)
end
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)

PlayerMembershipChanged

Parameters

player: Player

Code Samples

Handling Premium Membership Changes

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local function grantPremiumBenefits(player)
-- Grant the player access to Premium-only areas, items, or anything you can imagine!
print("Giving", player, "premium benefits!")
end
local function playerAdded(player)
if player.MembershipType == Enum.MembershipType.Premium then
grantPremiumBenefits(player)
end
end
local function playerMembershipChanged(player)
print("Received event PlayerMembershipChanged. New membership = " .. tostring(player.MembershipType))
if player.MembershipType == Enum.MembershipType.Premium then
grantPremiumBenefits(player)
end
end
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(playerAdded)
Players.PlayerMembershipChanged:Connect(playerMembershipChanged)

PlayerRemoving

Parameters

player: Player

Code Samples

Players.PlayerRemoving

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local function onPlayerRemoving(player)
print("A player has left: " .. player.Name)
end
Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(onPlayerRemoving)

UserSubscriptionStatusChanged

Parameters

user: Player
subscriptionId: string