Matchmaking - Create Matchmaking Ticket

Service:

Multiplayer

API Version:

250704

Create a matchmaking ticket as a client.

POST https://titleId.playfabapi.com/Match/CreateMatchmakingTicket

Request Header

Name	Required	Type	Description
X-EntityToken	True	string	This API requires an Entity Session Token, available from the Entity GetEntityToken method.

Request Body

Name	Required	Type	Description
Creator	True	MatchmakingPlayer	The User who created this ticket.
GiveUpAfterSeconds	True	number	How long to attempt matching this ticket in seconds.
QueueName	True	string	The Id of a match queue.
CustomTags		object	The optional custom tags associated with the request (e.g. build number, external trace identifiers, etc.).
MembersToMatchWith		EntityKey[]	A list of Entity Keys of other users to match with.

Responses

Name	Type	Description
200 OK	CreateMatchmakingTicketResult
400 Bad Request	ApiErrorWrapper	This is the outer wrapper for all responses with errors

Security

X-EntityToken

This API requires an Entity Session Token, available from the Entity GetEntityToken method.

Type: apiKey
In: header

Definitions

Name	Description
ApiErrorWrapper	The basic wrapper around every failed API response
CreateMatchmakingTicketRequest	The client specifies the creator's attributes and optionally a list of other users to match with.
CreateMatchmakingTicketResult
EntityKey	Combined entity type and ID structure which uniquely identifies a single entity.
MatchmakingPlayer	A user in a matchmaking ticket.
MatchmakingPlayerAttributes	The matchmaking attributes for a user.

ApiErrorWrapper

Object

The basic wrapper around every failed API response

Name	Type	Description
code	integer	Numerical HTTP code
error	string	Playfab error code
errorCode	integer	Numerical PlayFab error code
errorDetails	object	Detailed description of individual issues with the request object
errorMessage	string	Description for the PlayFab errorCode
status	string	String HTTP code

CreateMatchmakingTicketRequest

Object

The client specifies the creator's attributes and optionally a list of other users to match with.

Name	Type	Description
Creator	MatchmakingPlayer	The User who created this ticket.
CustomTags	object	The optional custom tags associated with the request (e.g. build number, external trace identifiers, etc.).
GiveUpAfterSeconds	number	How long to attempt matching this ticket in seconds.
MembersToMatchWith	EntityKey[]	A list of Entity Keys of other users to match with.
QueueName	string	The Id of a match queue.

CreateMatchmakingTicketResult

Object

Name	Type	Description
TicketId	string	The Id of the ticket to find a match for.

EntityKey

Object

Combined entity type and ID structure which uniquely identifies a single entity.

Name	Type	Description
Id	string	Unique ID of the entity.
Type	string	Entity type. See https://docs.microsoft.com/gaming/playfab/features/data/entities/available-built-in-entity-types

MatchmakingPlayer

Object

A user in a matchmaking ticket.

Name	Type	Description
Attributes	MatchmakingPlayerAttributes	The user's attributes custom to the title.
Entity	EntityKey	The entity key of the matchmaking user.

MatchmakingPlayerAttributes

Object

The matchmaking attributes for a user.

Name	Type	Description
DataObject	object	A data object representing a user's attributes.
EscapedDataObject	string	An escaped data object representing a user's attributes.

Error Codes

Name	Code
MatchmakingAttributeInvalid	2046
MatchmakingBadRequest	2059
MatchmakingEntityInvalid	2001
MatchmakingMemberProfileInvalid	2032
MatchmakingNumberOfPlayersInTicketTooLarge	2044
MatchmakingPlayerAttributesInvalid	2002
MatchmakingPlayerAttributesTooLarge	2043
MatchmakingQueueNotFound	2016
MatchmakingRateLimitExceeded	2054
MatchmakingTicketMembershipLimitExceeded	2055
MatchmakingUnauthorized	2056