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name: PointsService
type: class
memory_category: Instances
summary: |
  This service controls the points award system used to showcase a player's
  achievements and participation throughout Roblox.
description: |
  The PointsService class controls points.

  Points are an award system used to showcase a player's achievements and
  participation throughout Roblox. How points are awarded through this service
  is at the discretion of the game's developer.
code_samples: []
inherits:
  - Instance
descendants: []
tags:
  - NotCreatable
  - Service
  - Deprecated
deprecation_message: |
  This class was once used to control an ancient achievement system since
  removed and deprecated. It and its members should not be used in new work.
properties: []
methods:
  - name: PointsService:AwardPoints
    summary: |
      Attempts to award the user with the specified `Class.Player.UserId` the
      specified number of points.
    description: |
      This function attempts to award the user with the specified
      `Class.Player.UserId` the specified number of points.

      If successful, this function will return the UserId of the user the points
      were awarded to, the number of points awarded, the new total number of
      points the user has in the game and another value which appears to always
      be 0.

      This function will cause an error if the specified UserId is not positive
      or if the number of points specified is 0.

      The function can be used to award a negative number of points to a user
      however.

      ```lua
      local userId, amount, total = game:GetService("PointsService"):AwardPoints(1, 5)
      print("The user was awarded " ..amount.. " points. They have now have a total of " ..total.. " points in this game.")
      ```
    code_samples:
      - PointsService-AwardPoints1
    parameters:
      - name: userId
        type: int64
        default:
        summary: ''
      - name: amount
        type: int
        default:
        summary: ''
    returns:
      - type: Tuple
        summary: ''
    tags:
      - Yields
      - Deprecated
    deprecation_message: |
      This function was once part of the `PointService` class used to control an
      ancient achievement system since removed and deprecated. It should not be
      used in new work.
    security: None
    thread_safety: Unsafe
    capabilities:
      - Basic
  - name: PointsService:GetAwardablePoints
    summary: |
      Returns the number of points the current game has available to award to
      players.
    description: |
      This function returns the number of points the current game has available
      to award to players.
    code_samples: []
    parameters: []
    returns:
      - type: int
        summary: ''
    tags:
      - Deprecated
    deprecation_message: |
      This function was once part of the `PointService` class used to control an
      ancient achievement system since removed and deprecated. It should not be
      used in new work.
    security: None
    thread_safety: Unsafe
    capabilities:
      - Basic
  - name: PointsService:GetGamePointBalance
    summary: |
      Returns the total number of points a player has in the current game.
    description: |
      This function returns the total number of points a player has in the
      current game.
    code_samples: []
    parameters:
      - name: userId
        type: int64
        default:
        summary: ''
    returns:
      - type: int
        summary: ''
    tags:
      - Yields
      - Deprecated
    deprecation_message: |
      This function was once part of the `PointService` class used to control an
      ancient achievement system since removed and deprecated. It should not be
      used in new work.
    security: None
    thread_safety: Unsafe
    capabilities:
      - Basic
  - name: PointsService:GetPointBalance
    summary: |
      Returns the total number of points the given player has across all games.
    description: |
      This function returns the total number of points the given player has
      across **_all_** games.
    code_samples: []
    parameters:
      - name: userId
        type: int64
        default:
        summary: ''
    returns:
      - type: int
        summary: ''
    tags:
      - Yields
      - Deprecated
    deprecation_message: |
      This function was once part of the `PointService` class used to control an
      ancient achievement system since removed and deprecated. It should not be
      used in new work.
    security: None
    thread_safety: Unsafe
    capabilities:
      - Basic
events:
  - name: PointsService.PointsAwarded
    summary: |
      Fires when points have been successfully awarded to a player, while also
      passing along the updated balance of points the player has in the current
      game and all games.
    description: |
      This event fires when points have been successfully awarded to a player,
      while also passing along the updated balance of points the player has in
      the current game and all games.

      When a player is awarded points successfully the below example would print
      the userId and their new point balance. If, for example, the Roblox
      account was awarded thirty points (and had none to begin with)

      > User: 1 has now earned 30 (+30) points in the current game, now making
      > their total balance

      would be printed.

      ```lua
      local function pointsAwarded(userId, pointsAwarded, userBalanceInGame, userTotalBalance)
      	print("User: " .. userId .. " has now earned " .. userBalanceInGame .. " (+" .. pointsAwarded ..") points in the current game, now making their total balance " .. userTotalBalance)
      end

      game:GetService("PointsService").PointsAwarded:Connect(pointsAwarded)
      ```
    code_samples:
      - PointsService-PointsAwarded1
    parameters:
      - name: userId
        type: int64
        default:
        summary: ''
      - name: pointsAwarded
        type: int
        default:
        summary: ''
      - name: userBalanceInGame
        type: int
        default:
        summary: ''
      - name: userTotalBalance
        type: int
        default:
        summary: ''
    tags: []
    deprecation_message: |
      This function was once part of the `PointService` class used to control an
      ancient achievement system since removed and deprecated. It should not be
      used in new work.
    security: None
    capabilities:
      - Basic
callbacks: []