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POST /cloud/v2/universes/{universe_id}:publishMessage — cloud.docs

Publish Universe Message

Publishes a message to the universe's live servers.

Servers can consume messages via MessagingService.

Endpoint

Method: POST

Path: /cloud/v2/universes/{universe_id}:publishMessage

Servers:

Parameters

NameLocationRequiredDescription
universe_idpathtrueThe universe ID.
[
  {
    "name": "universe_id",
    "in": "path",
    "description": "The universe ID.",
    "required": true,
    "schema": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
]

Request Body

{
  "content": {
    "application/json": {
      "schema": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PublishUniverseMessageRequest"
      }
    }
  },
  "required": true
}

Responses

StatusDescription
200OK
{
  "200": {
    "description": "OK",
    "content": {}
  }
}

Authentication

{
  "security": [],
  "securitySchemes": {}
}

Complete Operation Definition

{
  "tags": [
    "Cloud"
  ],
  "summary": "Publish Universe Message",
  "description": "Publishes a message to the universe's live servers.\n\nServers can consume messages via\n[MessagingService](https://create.roblox.com/docs/reference/engine/classes/MessagingService).",
  "operationId": "Cloud_PublishUniverseMessage",
  "parameters": [
    {
      "name": "universe_id",
      "in": "path",
      "description": "The universe ID.",
      "required": true,
      "schema": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    }
  ],
  "requestBody": {
    "content": {
      "application/json": {
        "schema": {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PublishUniverseMessageRequest"
        }
      }
    },
    "required": true
  },
  "responses": {
    "200": {
      "description": "OK",
      "content": {}
    }
  },
  "x-visibility": "STABLE",
  "x-roblox-engine-usability": {
    "apiKeyWithHttpService": false
  },
  "x-roblox-rate-limits": {
    "description": "Messaging Service requests are subject to additional throttling limits described in the [Open Cloud guide for Messaging Service](https://create.roblox.com/docs/cloud/guides/usage-messaging#limits)."
  },
  "x-roblox-scopes": [
    {
      "name": "universe-messaging-service:publish"
    }
  ],
  "x-roblox-docs": {
    "category": "Universes and places",
    "methodProperties": {
      "scopes": [
        "universe-messaging-service:publish"
      ]
    },
    "resource": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Universe",
      "name": "Universe"
    }
  }
}