I’m experiencing the same issue. I’ve tried clearing all my cookies and using a fresh browser without any extensions, but nothing resolved the problem. However, I noticed that when I switched to another account, private server links seemed to work. The only workaround that worked for my main account was downloading the Roblox app on my phone and accessing the shareable link through mobile.
I found numerous users were experiencing issues when accessing private server links. Currently this seems to be the only forum people have found explaining the issue.
As of far, there is no solution, while I can’t replicate what PS2 says, I cannot access through mobile for some odd reason. I have my own suspects to the root cause, but I can’t be certain
I managed to replicate the issue over 3/10 alt accounts among testing, here’s what I found;
The issue for LINKS seems to be at random, perhaps a roblox bug, I doubt this is intentional
For private servers themselves, you can still join private servers.
To join private servers, you can launch them directly from the game page. To join a PS, you need to join it through the servers tab off of the experiences page.
You cannot have the private-server link in the searchbar (for whatever platform you use), as this invalidates all the buttons (to play, or join) for the game you try to play. This means you can still play with friends, or launch personal private servers.
Okay, I’m happy that I’m not the only one going through this.
For me, the links only stop working on my alts and not my main. I tried testing it on three browsers, and they’re all the same issue (Client won’t open and play button doesn’t respond).
Having the same problem here. I can reproduce this issue every single time I attempt to join a private server via a sharable link. As to what’s causing it, I’ve got no clue. Attempting to reinstall the client and clearing the browser cookies had no effect.
If I had to guess, this issue has something to do with authenticating the account credentials because a few of the times I’ve clicked on a link to try joining the private server I was greeted with the add account screen even though I’m already logged into the account I’m attempting to join on:
