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Universe → Publish Universe Message

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Overview

This node operation allows users to publish a message to a specific topic within a Roblox Universe. It is useful for sending real-time notifications, updates, or commands to various parts of a Roblox game environment or backend services associated with the Universe. For example, developers can use it to broadcast game events or trigger actions across multiple game servers.

Use Case Examples

  1. Publishing a game event notification to all players in a Universe.
  2. Sending a command message to update game state or configurations dynamically.

Properties

Name Meaning
Universe ID The unique identifier of the Roblox Universe where the message will be published.
Topic The topic to which the message will be published within the Universe.
Message The content of the message to be published to the Universe topic.
Request Options Additional settings for the request such as batching, SSL certificate validation, proxy configuration, and timeout settings.

Output

JSON

  • success - Indicates whether the message was successfully published.
  • messageId - The identifier of the published message, if available.

Dependencies

  • Roblox Cloud API with an API key credential

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure the Universe ID is correct and the user has permission to publish messages to that Universe.
  • Verify the topic name is valid and recognized by the Universe messaging system.
  • Check network connectivity and proxy settings if used.
  • If SSL errors occur, consider enabling the option to ignore SSL issues, but be aware of security risks.
  • Timeout errors may require increasing the timeout setting or checking server responsiveness.

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