Is there a way to detect when someone sends/recieves a friend request in-game?

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#1

Hello! I’m trying to make a custom leader board and i want to be able to know when the player sends a friend request so i can set the friend icon next to a player to the pending icon!

Any easy methods of detecting friend requests being sent?

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#2

Looking at the API, it looks like this can only be used by core scripts…
https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/api-reference/event/Players/FriendRequestEvent
https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/api-reference/enum/FriendRequestEvent

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#3

Obv. I don’t have access to a core script so I sadly need something that can be used by normal means.

#4

I think it’s not possible to detect that. The only thing that can detect that are core scripts so I think it’s not possible so far I know.

#5

Here you can see that. And I hope it helped you out a bit.

#6

Found a work around that makes a questionable assumption.

The reason i wanted to know when a request was being sent was to be able to tell the prompt that gets popped up when using StarterGui:SetCore("PromptSendFriendRequest", Who) is accepted or cancelled but looks like (this is the assumption part) that said prompt cant be interacted with until it stops moving completely meaning if i were to create a mathematical copy of its buttons I’d be able to use UserInputService and Mouse position to detect which button the player’s hit!

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#7

Yes but I think that would only work for an in game friends list or something. I don’t think you can script to be friends with someone else by clicking something because it might be exploited by some game makers.

#8

Well yes I’m pretty sure even core-scripts can’t send friend requests across games, it wouldn’t make sense. Unless you meant an artificial friends list in which case no you can use StarterGui:SetCore("PromptSendFriendRequest", Who) to make the core scripts create a pop-up asking if the player wants to friend someone which is the “prompt” I’m talking about.

#9

Yes that would breach the Roblox security if you could do this stuff.

#10

I think it’s better if they restrict stuff like that so it keeps the user on Roblox safe

#11

Very sorry, had to edit my reply!

#12

Yeah even if you send like an friend request on the website you don’t see the friend request in-game you’ll only see it in the friend requests thing on Roblox