Multiplayer Server - Request Multiplayer Server

Service:

Multiplayer

API Version:

241025

Request a multiplayer server session. Accepts tokens for title and if game client access is enabled, allows game client to request a server with player entity token.

POST https://titleId.playfabapi.com/MultiplayerServer/RequestMultiplayerServer

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
PreferredRegions	True	AzureRegion[]	The preferred regions to request a multiplayer server from. The Multiplayer Service will iterate through the regions in the specified order and allocate a server from the first one that has servers available.
SessionId	True	string	A guid string session ID created track the multiplayer server session over its life.
BuildAliasParams		BuildAliasParams	The identifiers of the build alias to use for the request.
BuildId		string	The guid string build ID of the multiplayer server to request.
CustomTags		object	The optional custom tags associated with the request (e.g. build number, external trace identifiers, etc.).
InitialPlayers		string[]	Initial list of players (potentially matchmade) allowed to connect to the game. This list is passed to the game server when requested (via GSDK) and can be used to validate players connecting to it.
SessionCookie		string	Data encoded as a string that is passed to the game server when requested. This can be used to to communicate information such as game mode or map through the request flow.

Responses

Name	Type	Description
200 OK	RequestMultiplayerServerResponse
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
AzureRegion
BuildAliasParams
ConnectedPlayer
Port
ProtocolType
PublicIpAddress
RequestMultiplayerServerRequest	Requests a multiplayer server session from a particular build in any of the given preferred regions.
RequestMultiplayerServerResponse
RoutingType

ApiErrorWrapper

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

AzureRegion

Name	Type	Description
AustraliaEast	string
AustraliaSoutheast	string
BrazilSouth	string
CentralIndia	string
CentralUs	string
EastAsia	string
EastUs	string
EastUs2	string
FranceCentral	string
JapanEast	string
JapanWest	string
KoreaCentral	string
NorthCentralUs	string
NorthEurope	string
SouthAfricaNorth	string
SouthCentralUs	string
SoutheastAsia	string
SwedenCentral	string
UaeNorth	string
UkSouth	string
WestCentralUs	string
WestEurope	string
WestUs	string
WestUs2	string

BuildAliasParams

Name	Type	Description
AliasId	string	The guid string alias ID to use for the request.

ConnectedPlayer

Name	Type	Description
PlayerId	string	The player ID of the player connected to the multiplayer server.

Port

Name	Type	Description
Name	string	The name for the port.
Num	number	The number for the port.
Protocol	ProtocolType	The protocol for the port.

ProtocolType

Name	Type	Description
TCP	string
UDP	string

PublicIpAddress

Name	Type	Description
FQDN	string	FQDN of the public IP
IpAddress	string	Server IP Address
RoutingType	RoutingType	Routing Type of the public IP.

RequestMultiplayerServerRequest

Requests a multiplayer server session from a particular build in any of the given preferred regions.

Name	Type	Description
BuildAliasParams	BuildAliasParams	The identifiers of the build alias to use for the request.
BuildId	string	The guid string build ID of the multiplayer server to request.
CustomTags	object	The optional custom tags associated with the request (e.g. build number, external trace identifiers, etc.).
InitialPlayers	string[]	Initial list of players (potentially matchmade) allowed to connect to the game. This list is passed to the game server when requested (via GSDK) and can be used to validate players connecting to it.
PreferredRegions	AzureRegion[]	The preferred regions to request a multiplayer server from. The Multiplayer Service will iterate through the regions in the specified order and allocate a server from the first one that has servers available.
SessionCookie	string	Data encoded as a string that is passed to the game server when requested. This can be used to to communicate information such as game mode or map through the request flow.
SessionId	string	A guid string session ID created track the multiplayer server session over its life.

RequestMultiplayerServerResponse

Name	Type	Description
BuildId	string	The identity of the build in which the server was allocated.
ConnectedPlayers	ConnectedPlayer[]	The connected players in the multiplayer server.
FQDN	string	The fully qualified domain name of the virtual machine that is hosting this multiplayer server.
IPV4Address	string	The public IPv4 address of the virtual machine that is hosting this multiplayer server.
LastStateTransitionTime	string	The time (UTC) at which a change in the multiplayer server state was observed.
Ports	Port[]	The ports the multiplayer server uses.
PublicIPV4Addresses	PublicIpAddress[]	The list of public Ipv4 addresses associated with the server.
Region	AzureRegion	The region the multiplayer server is located in.
ServerId	string	The string server ID of the multiplayer server generated by PlayFab.
SessionId	string	The guid string session ID of the multiplayer server.
State	string	The state of the multiplayer server.
VmId	string	The virtual machine ID that the multiplayer server is located on.

RoutingType

Name	Type	Description
Internet	string
Microsoft	string

Error Codes

Name	Code
APINotEnabledForGameClientAccess	1082
MultiplayerServerBadRequest	1382
MultiplayerServerForbidden	1384
MultiplayerServerInternalServerError	1387
MultiplayerServerNotFound	1385
MultiplayerServerTooManyRequests	1380
MultiplayerServerUnauthorized	1383
MultiplayerServerUnavailable	1388