Send Player Notification

In this how-to we will send individual player notifications through the web console.

In addition to notifications generated automatically by other LootLocker systems (such as Triggers, Catalog Purchases, Twitch Drops, or the Admin API), LootLocker also allows you to send notifications directly to individual players from the Web Console.

This can be useful for tasks such as:

• Thanking a player for submitting feedback

• Informing a player about a successful refund

• Communicating game-specific information to a specific player

Notifications sent this way are added to the player’s notification queue and can be retrieved by the game client like any other LootLocker notification.

Prerequisites

• A LootLocker account

• An existing game in the Web Console

Sending a Notification

To send a notification to a player, navigate to Player Manager in the Web Console and select the player you want to notify.

Click the Actions dropdown menu and select Send Notification. A modal will appear where you must provide the following information:

• Notification Type: Used by the game client to identify what type of notification is being sent.

• Priority: Indicates how urgent the notification is. The game client can use this value to determine which notifications should be shown first.

• Content: JSON payload that will be delivered with the notification and parsed by the game client.

• Properties: Optional key–value pairs that can be attached to the notification.

Once the fields are filled out, click Send. The notification will be added to the player’s Notification Queue, where it can be retrieved by the game client.

Viewing Notification Status

You can view notifications sent to a player directly from their profile page by navigating to the Notifications tab in the player profile menu.

This will display all notifications sent to the player through the Web Console, along with their read status, allowing you to confirm whether the player has retrieved the notification.

Conclusion

In this how-to we have learned how to send notifications and view their status. Visit the documentation for the Notification shared system to learn how to implement it in your game.