Is it possible to get the player's ID in a script? And not in a LocalScript?

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#1

I am trying to make a player icon in a billboard gui where everyone can see the player icon but for that, I need the player ID, I know how to get the ID but it only works in LocalScript and I was wondering if there is another way to get it but in the script and not in a LocalScript.

local BillGui = script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Up.BillboardGui
local Icon = BillGui.Icon

local thumbType = Enum.ThumbnailType.HeadShot
local thumbSize = Enum.ThumbnailSize.Size420x420
local content, isReady = game.Players:GetUserThumbnailAsync(ID, thumbType, thumbSize)

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#2

reminders:

  1. localplayer cant be accessed from server side
  2. anything changed in the client side wont be replicated or seen by other players

tldu what do you want to accomplish here

#3

That is why I want to do it in a script, because in Local, only the player can see it.

I am trying to make it so that everybody knows that that PC is occupied by a player by seeing that there is another player’s icon.

#4

You can use the game.Players:GetUserIdFromNameAsync() method to get the UserId of a player.
Keep in mind, roblox may give you an error if the user has been deleted. In that case it’s also good practice to wrap it into a pcall.
Example:

local Username = "DosenSuppe2_0"
local UserId 

pcall(function() 
   UserId = game.Players:GetUserIdFromNameAsync(Username)
end)

print(UserId)

There are many ways to construct the pcall. But this is just for showing you.

Hope this helps

#5 
local BillGui = script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Up.BillboardGui
local Icon = BillGui.Icon

function change(player)
	local thumbType = Enum.ThumbnailType.HeadShot
	local thumbSize = Enum.ThumbnailSize.Size420x420
	local content, isReady = game.Players:GetUserThumbnailAsync(player.UserId, thumbType, thumbSize)
end

-- just an example. wont work unless you change it
local players = game:GetService("Players")
change(players.Someone)

@OmqFroko in short if you want to get someone’s userid use Player.UserId (Player is an instance from game.Players)

#6

I don’t want just a certain player, any player can come and grab the PC and the player’s Icon will appear on the bill.

#7

@OmqFroko in short if you want to get someone’s userid use Player.UserId (Player is an instance from game.Players)

Player.UserID isnt only functional on LocalScript?

#8

Well, in that case you just need to change the Username-variable accordingly.

#9

no. it’s functional in both sides

#10

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