Engine Class
HttpService
Summary
Properties
Methods
CreateWebStreamClient(streamClientType: Enum.WebStreamClientType,requestOptions: Dictionary):WebStreamClient |
GenerateGUID(wrapInCurlyBraces: boolean):string |
JSONDecode(input: string):Variant |
JSONEncode(input: Variant):string |
PostAsync(url: Variant,data: string,content_type: Enum.HttpContentType,compress: boolean,headers: Variant):string |
RequestAsync(requestOptions: Dictionary):Dictionary |
Code Samples
Astronauts in Space
local HttpService = game:GetService("HttpService")
local URL_ASTROS = "http://api.open-notify.org/astros.json"
-- Make the request to our endpoint URL
local response = HttpService:GetAsync(URL_ASTROS)
-- Parse the JSON response
local data = HttpService:JSONDecode(response)
-- Information in the data table is dependent on the response JSON
if data.message == "success" then
print("There are currently " .. data.number .. " astronauts in space:")
for i, person in pairs(data.people) do
print(i .. ": " .. person.name .. " is on " .. person.craft)
end
endWhere is the International Space Station?
local HttpService = game:GetService("HttpService")
-- Where is the International Space Station right now?
local URL_ISS = "http://api.open-notify.org/iss-now.json"
local function printISS()
local response
local data
-- Use pcall in case something goes wrong
pcall(function()
response = HttpService:GetAsync(URL_ISS)
data = HttpService:JSONDecode(response)
end)
-- Did our request fail or our JSON fail to parse?
if not data then
return false
end
-- Fully check our data for validity. This is dependent on what endpoint you're
-- to which you're sending your requests. For this example, this endpoint is
-- described here: http://open-notify.org/Open-Notify-API/ISS-Location-Now/
if data.message == "success" and data.iss_position then
if data.iss_position.latitude and data.iss_position.longitude then
print("The International Space Station is currently at:")
print(data.iss_position.latitude .. ", " .. data.iss_position.longitude)
return true
end
end
return false
end
if printISS() then
print("Success")
else
print("Something went wrong")
endNew Pastebin Post
local HttpService = game:GetService("HttpService")
local URL_PASTEBIN_NEW_PASTE = "https://pastebin.com/api/api_post.php"
local dataFields = {
-- Pastebin API developer key from
-- https://pastebin.com/api#1
["api_dev_key"] = "FILL THIS WITH YOUR API DEVELOPER KEY",
["api_option"] = "paste", -- keep as "paste"
["api_paste_name"] = "HttpService:PostAsync", -- paste name
["api_paste_code"] = "Hello, world", -- paste content
["api_paste_format"] = "text", -- paste format
["api_paste_expire_date"] = "10M", -- expire date
["api_paste_private"] = "0", -- 0=public, 1=unlisted, 2=private
["api_user_key"] = "", -- user key, if blank post as guest
}
-- The pastebin API uses a URL encoded string for post data
-- Other APIs might use JSON, XML or some other format
local data = ""
for k, v in pairs(dataFields) do
data = data .. ("&%s=%s"):format(HttpService:UrlEncode(k), HttpService:UrlEncode(v))
end
data = data:sub(2) -- Remove the first &
-- Here's the data we're sending
print(data)
-- Make the request
local response = HttpService:PostAsync(URL_PASTEBIN_NEW_PASTE, data, Enum.HttpContentType.ApplicationUrlEncoded, false)
-- The response will be the URL to the new paste (or an error string if something was wrong)
print(response)Open Cloud via HttpService
-- Remember to set enable HTTP Requests in experience settings!
local HttpService = game:GetService("HttpService")
local groupId = "your_group_id"
local membershipId = "your_membership_id"
local roleId = "your_role_id"
local function request()
local response = HttpService:RequestAsync({
Url = `https://apis.roblox.com/cloud/v2/groups/{groupId}/memberships/{membershipId}`, -- Updates a user's group membership
Method = "PATCH",
Headers = {
["Content-Type"] = "application/json", -- When sending JSON, set this!
["x-api-key"] = HttpService:GetSecret("APIKey"), -- Set in Creator Hub
},
Body = HttpService:JSONEncode({ role = `groups/{groupId}/roles/{roleId}` }),
})
if response.Success then
print("The response was successful:", response.StatusCode, response.StatusMessage)
else
print("The response returned an error:", response.StatusCode, response.StatusMessage)
end
print("Response body:\n", response.Body)
print("Response headers:\n", HttpService:JSONEncode(response.Headers))
end
-- Remember to wrap the function in a 'pcall' to prevent the script from breaking if the request fails
local success, message = pcall(request)
if not success then
print("The Http request failed to send:", message)
endAPI Reference
Properties
Methods
CreateWebStreamClient
HttpService:CreateWebStreamClient(
Parameters
Returns
Code Samples
HttpService CreateWebStreamClient SSE
local HttpService = game:GetService("HttpService")
local URL_GEMINI_SSE = "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-2.0-flash:streamGenerateContent?alt=sse&key="
local geminiSecret = HttpService:GetSecret("gemini_secret") -- Assumes you have already uploaded your Gemini API key as a local secret
local url_with_secret = geminiSecret:AddPrefix(URL_GEMINI_SSE) -- Remember that plugins can't access local secrets!
local function handleOpen(responseStatusCode, headers)
print("Stream opened with response code:", responseStatusCode)
end
local function handleMessage(message)
-- Parse events depending on the stream type
print("Stream message received:", message)
end
local function request()
local sse_client = HttpService:CreateWebStreamClient(Enum.WebStreamClientType.RawStream, {
Url = url_with_secret,
Method = "POST",
Headers = {
["Content-Type"] = "application/json", -- When sending JSON, set this!
},
Body = HttpService:JSONEncode({ contents = { parts = { text ="How does the SSE protocol work?" }}}),
})
local openConnection = sse_client.Opened:Connect(handleOpen)
local messageConnection = sse_client.MessageReceived:Connect(handleMessage)
sse_client.Closed:Wait()
openConnection:Disconnect()
messageConnection:Disconnect()
end
-- Remember to wrap the function in a 'pcall' to prevent the script from breaking if the request fails
local success, message = pcall(request)
if not success then
print("WebStreamClient failed:", message)
endHttpService CreateWebStreamClient RawStream
local HttpService = game:GetService("HttpService")
local LOCAL_LLM_PORT = "http://localhost:11434/api/generate?stream=true"
local function handleMessage(message)
-- Parse events depending on the stream type
-- If response Content-Type header is JSON, you can decode it like this:
local json = HttpService:JSONDecode(message)
end
local function handleError(responseStatusCode, errorMessage)
print("Stream error with response code:", responseStatusCode)
end
local function request()
local sse_client = HttpService:CreateWebStreamClient(Enum.WebStreamClientType.RawStream, {
-- Llama3.2 LLM server running locally using Ollama
Url = LOCAL_LLM_PORT,
Method = "POST",
Headers = {
["Content-Type"] = "application/json", -- When sending JSON, set this!
},
Body = HttpService:JSONEncode({ model="llama3.2", prompt ="Tell me a funny joke"}),
})
local messageConnection = sse_client.MessageReceived:Connect(handleMessage)
local errorConnection = sse_client.Error:Connect(handleError)
sse_client.Closed:Wait()
messageConnection:Disconnect()
errorConnection:Disconnect()
sse_client:close()
end
-- Remember to wrap the function in a 'pcall' to prevent the script from breaking if the request fails
local success, message = pcall(request)
if not success then
print("WebStreamClient failed:", message)
endGenerateGUID
Parameters
| Default Value: true |
Returns
Code Samples
HttpService GenerateGUID
local HttpService = game:GetService("HttpService")
local result = HttpService:GenerateGUID(true)
print(result) --> Example output: {4c50eba2-d2ed-4d79-bec1-02a967f49c58}GetAsync
Parameters
url:Variant |
| Default Value: false |
headers:Variant |
Returns
Code Samples
Astronauts in Space
local HttpService = game:GetService("HttpService")
local URL_ASTROS = "http://api.open-notify.org/astros.json"
-- Make the request to our endpoint URL
local response = HttpService:GetAsync(URL_ASTROS)
-- Parse the JSON response
local data = HttpService:JSONDecode(response)
-- Information in the data table is dependent on the response JSON
if data.message == "success" then
print("There are currently " .. data.number .. " astronauts in space:")
for i, person in pairs(data.people) do
print(i .. ": " .. person.name .. " is on " .. person.craft)
end
endWhere is the International Space Station?
local HttpService = game:GetService("HttpService")
-- Where is the International Space Station right now?
local URL_ISS = "http://api.open-notify.org/iss-now.json"
local function printISS()
local response
local data
-- Use pcall in case something goes wrong
pcall(function()
response = HttpService:GetAsync(URL_ISS)
data = HttpService:JSONDecode(response)
end)
-- Did our request fail or our JSON fail to parse?
if not data then
return false
end
-- Fully check our data for validity. This is dependent on what endpoint you're
-- to which you're sending your requests. For this example, this endpoint is
-- described here: http://open-notify.org/Open-Notify-API/ISS-Location-Now/
if data.message == "success" and data.iss_position then
if data.iss_position.latitude and data.iss_position.longitude then
print("The International Space Station is currently at:")
print(data.iss_position.latitude .. ", " .. data.iss_position.longitude)
return true
end
end
return false
end
if printISS() then
print("Success")
else
print("Something went wrong")
endJSONDecode
Parameters
Returns
Variant
Code Samples
HttpService JSONDecode
local HttpService = game:GetService("HttpService")
local jsonString = [[
{
"message": "success",
"info": {
"points": 120,
"isLeader": true,
"user": {
"id": 12345,
"name": "JohnDoe"
},
"past_scores": [50, 42, 95],
"best_friend": null
}
}
]]
local data = HttpService:JSONDecode(jsonString)
if data.message == "success" then
-- Since tab["hello"] and tab.hello are equivalent,
-- you could also use data["info"]["points"] here:
print("I have " .. data.info.points .. " points")
if data.info.isLeader then
print("I am the leader")
end
print("I have " .. #data.info.past_scores .. " past scores")
print("All the information:")
for key, value in pairs(data.info) do
print(key, typeof(value), value)
end
endJSONEncode
Parameters
input:Variant |
Returns
Code Samples
HttpService JSONEncode
local HttpService = game:GetService("HttpService")
local tab = {
-- Remember: these lines are equivalent
--["message"] = "success",
message = "success",
info = {
points = 123,
isLeader = true,
user = {
id = 12345,
name = "JohnDoe",
},
past_scores = { 50, 42, 95 },
best_friend = nil,
},
}
local json = HttpService:JSONEncode(tab)
print(json)PostAsync
HttpService:PostAsync(
Parameters
url:Variant |
| Default Value: "ApplicationJson" |
| Default Value: false |
headers:Variant |
Returns
Code Samples
New Pastebin Post
local HttpService = game:GetService("HttpService")
local URL_PASTEBIN_NEW_PASTE = "https://pastebin.com/api/api_post.php"
local dataFields = {
-- Pastebin API developer key from
-- https://pastebin.com/api#1
["api_dev_key"] = "FILL THIS WITH YOUR API DEVELOPER KEY",
["api_option"] = "paste", -- keep as "paste"
["api_paste_name"] = "HttpService:PostAsync", -- paste name
["api_paste_code"] = "Hello, world", -- paste content
["api_paste_format"] = "text", -- paste format
["api_paste_expire_date"] = "10M", -- expire date
["api_paste_private"] = "0", -- 0=public, 1=unlisted, 2=private
["api_user_key"] = "", -- user key, if blank post as guest
}
-- The pastebin API uses a URL encoded string for post data
-- Other APIs might use JSON, XML or some other format
local data = ""
for k, v in pairs(dataFields) do
data = data .. ("&%s=%s"):format(HttpService:UrlEncode(k), HttpService:UrlEncode(v))
end
data = data:sub(2) -- Remove the first &
-- Here's the data we're sending
print(data)
-- Make the request
local response = HttpService:PostAsync(URL_PASTEBIN_NEW_PASTE, data, Enum.HttpContentType.ApplicationUrlEncoded, false)
-- The response will be the URL to the new paste (or an error string if something was wrong)
print(response)RequestAsync
Parameters
Returns
Code Samples
Sending an HTTP Request
-- Remember to set enable HTTP Requests in experience settings!
local HttpService = game:GetService("HttpService")
local function request()
local response = HttpService:RequestAsync({
Url = "http://httpbin.org/post", -- This website helps debug HTTP requests
Method = "POST",
Headers = {
["Content-Type"] = "application/json", -- When sending JSON, set this!
},
Body = HttpService:JSONEncode({ hello = "world" }),
})
if response.Success then
print("Status code:", response.StatusCode, response.StatusMessage)
print("Response body:\n", response.Body)
else
print("The request failed:", response.StatusCode, response.StatusMessage)
end
end
-- Remember to wrap the function in a 'pcall' to prevent the script from breaking if the request fails
local success, message = pcall(request)
if not success then
print("Http Request failed:", message)
endOpen Cloud via HttpService
-- Remember to set enable HTTP Requests in experience settings!
local HttpService = game:GetService("HttpService")
local groupId = "your_group_id"
local membershipId = "your_membership_id"
local roleId = "your_role_id"
local function request()
local response = HttpService:RequestAsync({
Url = `https://apis.roblox.com/cloud/v2/groups/{groupId}/memberships/{membershipId}`, -- Updates a user's group membership
Method = "PATCH",
Headers = {
["Content-Type"] = "application/json", -- When sending JSON, set this!
["x-api-key"] = HttpService:GetSecret("APIKey"), -- Set in Creator Hub
},
Body = HttpService:JSONEncode({ role = `groups/{groupId}/roles/{roleId}` }),
})
if response.Success then
print("The response was successful:", response.StatusCode, response.StatusMessage)
else
print("The response returned an error:", response.StatusCode, response.StatusMessage)
end
print("Response body:\n", response.Body)
print("Response headers:\n", HttpService:JSONEncode(response.Headers))
end
-- Remember to wrap the function in a 'pcall' to prevent the script from breaking if the request fails
local success, message = pcall(request)
if not success then
print("The Http request failed to send:", message)
endUrlEncode
Parameters
Returns
Code Samples
HttpService UrlEncode
local HttpService = game:GetService("HttpService")
local content = "Je suis allé au cinéma." -- French for "I went to the movies"
local result = HttpService:UrlEncode(content)
print(result) --> Je%20suis%20all%C3%A9%20au%20cinema%2ENew Pastebin Post
local HttpService = game:GetService("HttpService")
local URL_PASTEBIN_NEW_PASTE = "https://pastebin.com/api/api_post.php"
local dataFields = {
-- Pastebin API developer key from
-- https://pastebin.com/api#1
["api_dev_key"] = "FILL THIS WITH YOUR API DEVELOPER KEY",
["api_option"] = "paste", -- keep as "paste"
["api_paste_name"] = "HttpService:PostAsync", -- paste name
["api_paste_code"] = "Hello, world", -- paste content
["api_paste_format"] = "text", -- paste format
["api_paste_expire_date"] = "10M", -- expire date
["api_paste_private"] = "0", -- 0=public, 1=unlisted, 2=private
["api_user_key"] = "", -- user key, if blank post as guest
}
-- The pastebin API uses a URL encoded string for post data
-- Other APIs might use JSON, XML or some other format
local data = ""
for k, v in pairs(dataFields) do
data = data .. ("&%s=%s"):format(HttpService:UrlEncode(k), HttpService:UrlEncode(v))
end
data = data:sub(2) -- Remove the first &
-- Here's the data we're sending
print(data)
-- Make the request
local response = HttpService:PostAsync(URL_PASTEBIN_NEW_PASTE, data, Enum.HttpContentType.ApplicationUrlEncoded, false)
-- The response will be the URL to the new paste (or an error string if something was wrong)
print(response)