Hello I am learning to use this service trying to make it give me a medal if it finds my name, but the script does not work, does anyone know what is wrong?
The output shows nothing
local badgeService = game:GetService("BadgeService")
local badgeId = 2463675936
local players = game:GetService("Players")
for _, player in pairs(players:GetPlayers()) do
if player.Name == 'MatiasHarders' then
badgeService:AwardBadge(player.UserId, badgeId)
end
end
Try switching to PlayerAdded event
Try this and tell me what it prints:
local badgeInfo = badgeService:GetBadgeInfoAsync(badgeId)
for _, player in pairs(players:GetPlayers()) do
if player.Name == 'MatiasHarders' then
print(badgeInfo.IsEnabled)
badgeService:AwardBadge(player.UserId, badgeId)
end
end
Edit:
I am pretty sure this will work because I got it straight off of the wiki.
local BadgeService = game:GetService("BadgeService")
local players = game:GetService("Players")
local function awardBadge(player, badgeId)
-- Fetch badge information
local success, badgeInfo = pcall(function()
return BadgeService:GetBadgeInfoAsync(badgeId)
end)
if success then
-- Confirm that badge can be awarded
if badgeInfo.IsEnabled then
-- Award badge
local awarded, errorMessage = pcall(function()
BadgeService:AwardBadge(player.UserId, badgeId)
end)
if not awarded then
warn("Error while awarding badge:", errorMessage)
end
end
else
warn("Error while fetching badge info!")
end
end
players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
if player.Name == 'MatiasHarders' then
awardBadge(player, badgeId)
end
end)
Another thing that might be happening is that the player has not loaded in yet when you are trying to find them. As @c_PRO said, it is best to use the PlayerAdded event.
Badges are a whole different thing, you are trying to use ID of this (Cryptid Hunter Badge), which is an accessory, badges are these things
(which are shown under the game’s social links)Should I create the medal myself to use it?
Badges are virtual awards you can give to people in-game using the BadgeService, you, however are trying to use the service to award an item (trying to make yourself equip it???), which isn’t how it works: if you don’t understand what badges are, this page should explain it
Yes, you do have to create your own badge to use it in your own server. Which costs 100 Robux 
