How to get player profile image on a SurfaceGui?

[Cbrrah (Cbrah)]

I’m trying to put the local player’s Roblox profile picture on a SurfaceGui. Though, it seems to be very different from putting it on a GUI. I’m not quite sure where to start but this is just a non-functional code example of what I’m trying to do:

local thumb = game:GetService("Players"):GetUserThumbnailAsync(game:WaitForChild("Players").LocalPlayer.UserId)
script.Parent.Image = thumb 

Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

Note:
I’m a builder, not a scripter. I’d love to hear explanations on how these things work as I’m trying to learn! (if possible) Thanks!

[DasKairo (Cairo)]

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[Cbrrah (Cbrah)]

@Cbrrah

on a SurfaceGui. Though, it seems to be very different from putting it on a GUI.

I’m trying to put it on a SurfaceGui. It seems to be different for a Surface Gui as opposed to a regular GUI.

[DasKairo (Cairo)]

Do you mean as in, you cant Use LocalScripts?

[Cbrrah (Cbrah)]

No, it’s a local script. However, I’ve tried these exact scripts many times and none of them have functioned except for when I’ve used them to create a ScreenGui.

[Dev_Peashie]

It doesnt work if you try something like this?

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local Player = Players.LocalPlayer

local thumb = Players:GetUserThumbnailAsync(Player.UserId, Enum.ThumbnailType.HeadShot, Enum.ThumbnailSize.Size420x420)

if thumb then
game.Workspace:WaitForChild("PartWithSurface"):WaitForChild("SurfaceGui"):WaitForChild("ImageLabel").Image = thumb
end

But, I think the approach would depend on whats the purpose for this, like, each player has its own surface gui? why showing the player picture on that part? is a winner of something?

[Cbrrah (Cbrah)]

It’s a single-player game. I’m just trying to show the player’s face on a poster.

[DasKairo (Cairo)]

If its a LocalScript

Make sure it isn’t inside the workspace, as LocalScripts do not normally work in the workspace if you want to use LocalScripts within the workspace, I recommend looking into RunContext. (it wont Direct to the Proper Method)

Put the SurfaceGui inside StarterGui, and Adorne (NOT PARENT), the UI to the Part, then you can use LocalScripts

[Dev_Peashie]

The code I gave you works good for me, if its a single player game

[Dev_Peashie]

The poster is in Workspace, that makes no difference, the script is in StarterScripts and its a local script of course

[Cbrrah (Cbrah)]

Sorry, Cairo’s is the first one I tried that worked. Thanks you all so much for your help! I learned a lot.