Player
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Properties
Methods
Events
Properties
AccountAge
AutoJumpEnabled
Code Samples
Auto-Jump Toggle
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local player = Players.LocalPlayer
local button = script.Parent
local function update()
-- Update button text
if player.AutoJumpEnabled then
button.Text = "Auto-Jump is ON"
else
button.Text = "Auto-Jump is OFF"
end
-- Reflect the property in the player's character, if they have one
if player.Character then
local human = player.Character:FindFirstChild("Humanoid")
if human then
human.AutoJumpEnabled = player.AutoJumpEnabled
end
end
end
local function onActivated()
-- Toggle auto-jump
player.AutoJumpEnabled = not player.AutoJumpEnabled
-- Update everything else
update()
end
button.Activated:Connect(onActivated)
update()
CameraMaxZoomDistance
CameraMinZoomDistance
CameraMode
Code Samples
Playing in First Person
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local player = Players.LocalPlayer
player.CameraMode = Enum.CameraMode.LockFirstPerson
CanLoadCharacterAppearance
Character
CharacterAppearanceId
DevCameraOcclusionMode
DevComputerCameraMode
DevComputerMovementMode
DevEnableMouseLock
DevTouchCameraMode
DevTouchMovementMode
DisplayName
FollowUserId
Code Samples
Followed Alert
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local player = Players.LocalPlayer
local screenGui = Instance.new("ScreenGui")
screenGui.Parent = player:WaitForChild("PlayerGui")
local function onPlayerAdded(newPlayer)
if newPlayer.FollowUserId == player.UserId then
local textLabel = Instance.new("TextLabel")
textLabel.Parent = screenGui
textLabel.Text = "You were followed to this game by " .. newPlayer.Name .. "!"
task.delay(3, function()
if textLabel then
textLabel:Destroy()
end
end)
end
end
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)
GameplayPaused
HasVerifiedBadge
HealthDisplayDistance
LocaleId
MembershipType
Code Samples
Check Player Membership Status
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local player = Players.LocalPlayer
if player.MembershipType == Enum.MembershipType.Premium then
-- Take some action specifically for Premium members
end
NameDisplayDistance
Neutral
PartyId
Code Samples
Player.PartyId
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
local partyId = player.PartyId
if partyId ~= "" then
print("Player is in a party with ID: " .. partyId)
else
warn("Player is not in a party")
end
end)
ReplicationFocus
RespawnLocation
Code Samples
Change Spawn on Touch
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local function addSpawn(spawnLocation)
-- listen for the spawn being touched
spawnLocation.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
local character = hit:FindFirstAncestorOfClass("Model")
if character then
local player = Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(character)
if player and player.RespawnLocation ~= spawnLocation then
local humanoid = character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Humanoid")
-- make sure the character isn't dead
if humanoid and humanoid:GetState() ~= Enum.HumanoidStateType.Dead then
print("spawn set")
player.RespawnLocation = spawnLocation
end
end
end
end)
end
local firstSpawn
-- look through the workspace for spawns
for _, descendant in pairs(workspace:GetDescendants()) do
if descendant:IsA("SpawnLocation") then
if descendant.Name == "FirstSpawn" then
firstSpawn = descendant
end
addSpawn(descendant)
end
end
local function playerAdded(player)
player.RespawnLocation = firstSpawn
end
-- listen for new players
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(playerAdded)
-- go through existing players
for _, player in pairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
playerAdded(player)
end
StepIdOffset
Team
TeamColor
ThirdPartyTextChatRestrictionStatus
UserId
Code Samples
Player.UserId
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local function onPlayerAdded(player)
print(player.UserId)
end
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)
Data Store to Leaderboard
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local goldDataStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("Gold")
local STARTING_GOLD = 100
local function onPlayerAdded(player)
local playerKey = "Player_" .. player.UserId
local leaderstats = Instance.new("IntValue")
leaderstats.Name = "leaderstats"
local gold = Instance.new("IntValue")
gold.Name = "Gold"
gold.Parent = leaderstats
local success, result = pcall(function()
return goldDataStore:GetAsync(playerKey) or STARTING_GOLD
end)
if success then
gold.Value = result
else
-- Failed to retrieve data
warn(result)
end
leaderstats.Parent = player
end
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)
Methods
ClearCharacterAppearance
()
Returns
()
Code Samples
How to Clear a Character's Appearance
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local player = Players.LocalPlayer
local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local function onChildRemoved(child)
print(child.ClassName, "removed from character")
end
character.ChildRemoved:Connect(onChildRemoved)
player:ClearCharacterAppearance()
--> BodyColors removed from character
--> ShirtGraphic removed from character
--> Shirt removed from character
--> Pants removed from character
--> CharacterMesh removed from character
--> Hat removed from character
--> Shirt removed from character
DistanceFromCharacter
Parameters
Default Value: ""
Returns
Code Samples
Measuring the Distance Between a Player and a Position
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
for _, player in pairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
print(player:DistanceFromCharacter(Vector3.new(0, 0, 0)))
end
GetJoinData
Returns
Code Samples
Tracking Traffic Sources
local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local analyticsStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("Analytics")
local ALLOWED_SOURCES = {
"twitter",
"youtube",
"discord",
}
local function onPlayerAdded(player)
local source = player:GetJoinData().LaunchData
-- check if the provided source is valid
if source and table.find(ALLOWED_SOURCES, source) then
-- update the data store to track the source popularity
local success, result = pcall(analyticsStore.IncrementAsync, analyticsStore, source)
if success then
print(player.Name, "joined from", source, "- total:", result)
else
warn("Failed to record join source: " .. result)
end
end
end
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)
Referral URL Generator
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local player = Players.LocalPlayer
local DIRECT_JOIN_URL = "https://www.roblox.com/games/start?placeId=%d&launchData=%s"
local textBox = script.Parent
local function generateReferralURL(player)
return DIRECT_JOIN_URL:format(game.PlaceId, player.UserId)
end
local function highlightAll()
if -- avoid recursive property updates
textBox:IsFocused() and not (textBox.SelectionStart == 1 and textBox.CursorPosition == #textBox.Text + 1)
then
textBox.SelectionStart = 1
textBox.CursorPosition = #textBox.Text + 1
end
end
textBox.Focused:Connect(highlightAll)
textBox:GetPropertyChangedSignal("SelectionStart"):Connect(highlightAll)
textBox:GetPropertyChangedSignal("CursorPosition"):Connect(highlightAll)
textBox.TextEditable = false
textBox.ClearTextOnFocus = false
textBox.Text = generateReferralURL(player)
Using a Table as Launch Data
local HttpService = game:GetService("HttpService")
local DATA_CHARACTER_LIMIT = 200
local function encodeTableAsLaunchData(data)
-- convert the table to a string
local jsonEncodedData = HttpService:JSONEncode(data)
if #jsonEncodedData <= DATA_CHARACTER_LIMIT then
-- escape potentially invalid characters, such as spaces
local urlEncodedData = HttpService:UrlEncode(jsonEncodedData)
return true, urlEncodedData
else
-- report character limit error
return false, ("Encoded table exceeds %d character limit"):format(DATA_CHARACTER_LIMIT)
end
end
local sampleData = {
joinMessage = "Hello!",
urlCreationDate = os.time(),
magicNumbers = {
534,
1337,
746733573,
},
}
local success, encodedData = encodeTableAsLaunchData(sampleData)
if success then
print(encodedData)
else
warn("failed to encode launch data: " .. encodedData)
end
Decoding JSON Launch Data
local HttpService = game:GetService("HttpService")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local function onPlayerAdded(player)
local launchData = player:GetJoinData().LaunchData
if launchData then
-- attempt to decode the data
local success, result = pcall(HttpService.JSONDecode, HttpService, launchData)
if success then
print(player.Name, "joined with data:", result)
else
-- this is probably due to the user messing with the URL
warn("Failed to parse launch data:" .. result)
end
end
end
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)
Server TeleportData Example
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local approvedPlaceIds = { 1 } -- insert approved PlaceIds here
local function isPlaceIdApproved(placeId)
for _, id in pairs(approvedPlaceIds) do
if id == placeId then
return true
end
end
return false
end
local function onPlayerAdded(player)
local joinData = player:GetJoinData()
-- verify this data was sent by an approved place
if isPlaceIdApproved(joinData.SourcePlaceId) then
local teleportData = joinData.TeleportData
if teleportData then
local currentLevel = teleportData.currentLevel
print(player.Name .. " is on level " .. currentLevel)
end
end
end
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)
HasAppearanceLoaded
Returns
Code Samples
Check if a Player's Appearance Has Loaded
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local function onPlayerAdded(player)
local loaded = player:HasAppearanceLoaded()
print(loaded)
while not loaded do
loaded = player:HasAppearanceLoaded()
print(loaded)
task.wait()
end
end
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)
IsVerified
Returns
Code Samples
Using IsVerified
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local function onPlayerAdded(player)
print(player:IsVerified())
end
for _, player in pairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
onPlayerAdded(player)
end
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)
Move
()
Parameters
Returns
()
Code Samples
Moving the Player relative to their Camera
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local localPlayer = Players.LocalPlayer
-- Wait for the player's character and humanoid, which must exist before calling :Move()
local character = localPlayer.Character or localPlayer.CharacterAdded:Wait()
character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
-- The player will move until they are 50 studs away from the camera's position at the time of running
localPlayer:Move(Vector3.new(0, 0, -50), true)
GetFriendsOnline
Parameters
Default Value: 200
Returns
Code Samples
Get a List of Online Friends
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local player = Players.LocalPlayer
local success, result = pcall(player.GetFriendsOnline, player, 10)
if success then
for _, friend in pairs(result) do
print(friend.UserName)
end
else
warn("Failed to get online players: " .. result)
end
GetRankInGroup
Parameters
Default Value: ""
Returns
Code Samples
How to Check a Player's Rank in a Group
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local function onPlayerAdded(player)
if player:GetRankInGroup(2) == 255 then
print("Player is the owner of the group, 'LOL'!")
else
print("Player is NOT the owner of the group, 'LOL'!")
end
end
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)
GetRoleInGroup
Parameters
Default Value: ""
Returns
Code Samples
How to Check a Player's Role in a Group
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local function onPlayerAdded(player)
print("Player is ranked as '", player:GetRoleInGroup(2), "' in group, 'LOL'!")
end
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)
IsFriendsWith
Parameters
Default Value: ""
Returns
Code Samples
How to Check if a Player is a Friend
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local function onPlayerAdded(player)
if player:IsFriendsWith(146569) then
print(player.Name .. " is friends with gordonrox24!")
end
end
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)
LoadCharacter
()
Returns
()
Code Samples
Turn Off Auto-Loading and Simulate Character Respawn
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local RESPAWN_DELAY = 5
Players.CharacterAutoLoads = false
local function onPlayerAdded(player)
local function onCharacterAdded(character)
local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local function onDied()
task.wait(RESPAWN_DELAY)
player:LoadCharacter()
end
humanoid.Died:Connect(onDied)
end
player.CharacterAdded:Connect(onCharacterAdded)
player:LoadCharacter()
end
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)
LoadCharacterWithHumanoidDescription
()
Parameters
Default Value: ""
Returns
()
Code Samples
Spawn Characters With HumanoidDescription
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
Players.CharacterAutoLoads = false
local function onPlayerAdded(player)
local humanoidDescription = Instance.new("HumanoidDescription")
humanoidDescription.HatAccessory = "2551510151,2535600138"
humanoidDescription.BodyTypeScale = 0.1
humanoidDescription.ClimbAnimation = 619521311
humanoidDescription.Face = 86487700
humanoidDescription.GraphicTShirt = 1711661
humanoidDescription.HeadColor = Color3.new(0, 1, 0)
player:LoadCharacterWithHumanoidDescription(humanoidDescription)
end
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)
Events
CharacterAdded
Parameters
Code Samples
Detecting Player Spawns and Despawns
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local function onCharacterAdded(character)
print(character.Name .. " has spawned")
end
local function onCharacterRemoving(character)
print(character.Name .. " is despawning")
end
local function onPlayerAdded(player)
player.CharacterAdded:Connect(onCharacterAdded)
player.CharacterRemoving:Connect(onCharacterRemoving)
end
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)
Accessory Remover
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")
local function destroyAccessory(object)
if object:IsA("Hat") or object:IsA("Accessory") then
object:Destroy()
end
end
local function onCharacterAdded(character)
-- Wait a brief moment before removing accessories to avoid the
-- "Something unexpectedly set ___ parent to NULL" warning
RunService.Stepped:Wait()
-- Check for any existing accessories in the player's character
for _, child in pairs(character:GetChildren()) do
destroyAccessory(child)
end
-- Hats may be added to the character a moment after
-- CharacterAdded fires, so we listen for those using ChildAdded
character.ChildAdded:Connect(destroyAccessory)
end
local function onPlayerAdded(player)
player.CharacterAdded:Connect(onCharacterAdded)
end
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)
CharacterAppearanceLoaded
Parameters
Code Samples
Remove Accessories After Loading
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local function onPlayerAddedAsync(player)
local connection = player.CharacterAppearanceLoaded:Connect(function(character)
-- All accessories have loaded at this point
local humanoid = character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Humanoid")
local numAccessories = #humanoid:GetAccessories()
print(("Destroying %d accessories for %s"):format(numAccessories, player.Name))
humanoid:RemoveAccessories()
end)
-- Make sure we disconnect our connection to the player after they leave
-- to allow the player to get garbage collected
player.AncestryChanged:Wait()
connection:Disconnect()
end
for _, player in Players:GetPlayers() do
task.spawn(onPlayerAddedAsync, player)
end
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAddedAsync)
CharacterRemoving
Parameters
Code Samples
Detecting Player Spawns and Despawns
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local function onCharacterAdded(character)
print(character.Name .. " has spawned")
end
local function onCharacterRemoving(character)
print(character.Name .. " is despawning")
end
local function onPlayerAdded(player)
player.CharacterAdded:Connect(onCharacterAdded)
player.CharacterRemoving:Connect(onCharacterRemoving)
end
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerAdded)
OnTeleport
Parameters
Code Samples
Player.OnTeleport
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
local playerOnTeleport = player
player.OnTeleport:Connect(function(teleportState, _placeId, _spawnName)
if teleportState == Enum.TeleportState.Started then
print("Teleport started (" .. playerOnTeleport.Name .. ")")
elseif teleportState == Enum.TeleportState.WaitingForServer then
print("Teleport waiting for server (" .. playerOnTeleport.Name .. ")")
elseif teleportState == Enum.TeleportState.InProgress then
print("Teleport in progress (" .. playerOnTeleport.Name .. ")")
elseif teleportState == Enum.TeleportState.Failed then
print("Teleport failed! (" .. playerOnTeleport.Name .. ")")
end
end)
end)