Manage lobbies
Explore the following links to learn how to manage lobbies:
- Create a lobby
- Understanding lobby and player data
- Update lobby data
- Update player data
- Heartbeat a lobby
- Delete a lobby
Lobby provides two main flows using public lobbies and private lobbies for players to create and find game sessions. The following are each of their features:
| Public Lobby | Private Lobby | |
|---|---|---|
| Discoverable via Query | Yes | No |
| Joinable by Quick Join | Yes | No |
| Joinable by Id | Yes | Yes |
| Joinable by Lobby Code | Yes | Yes |
Note: You can use both types of lobbies within a single game title.
Public lobby
A public lobby lets your players create, browse, and join public lobbies that fit their search parameters.
Private lobby
A private lobby lets your players invite other players by sending them a lobby code.
Password-protected lobby
A password-protected lobby can be private or public but always requires a password to join.