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name: roblox-teleport\ndescription: \"Move Roblox players between places, public servers, or reserved servers. Use for TeleportAsync, matchmaking, loading screens, teleport failures, and persistent-data handoff.\"\nlast_reviewed: 2026-08-18

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roblox-teleport

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Official sources:

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TeleportService moves players between places and servers. The modern entry point is TeleportAsync (server-only); the older Teleport (client), TeleportPartyAsync, TeleportToPlaceInstance, TeleportToPrivateServer, and TeleportToSpawnByName methods are deprecated. Use TeleportAsync() instead. For client-initiated teleports, fire a RemoteEvent to the server and let the server call TeleportAsync(); do not call Teleport() from the client for new work, even if the place is configured as \"Fully Open.\" See the migrate to secure teleports guide.

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Cross-reference:

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Multi-place architecture

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A universe (experience) can contain multiple places. Each place has its own PlaceId; the universe has a UniverseId (exposed as game.GameId). The primary place is the one players join from the Roblox app's main entry point.

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TeleportAsync (the modern method)

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TeleportService:TeleportAsync(placeId, players, teleportOptions?) is the single unified method. It can teleport to a different place, a specific server, or a reserved server. Server-only. Calling from the client errors. Teleport() and the other legacy methods now carry a deprecation message directing you to TeleportAsync() (see Teleport between places).

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--!strict\nlocal TeleportService = game:GetService(\"TeleportService\")\nlocal Players = game:GetService(\"Players\")\n\nlocal DESTINATION_PLACE_ID = 1234567890\n\nlocal function teleportToPlace(player: Player)\n    local options = Instance.new(\"TeleportOptions\")\n    -- options.ServerInstanceId = \"...\" -- to target a specific server\n    -- options.ReservedServerAccessCode = \"...\" -- to join a reserved server\n    -- options.ShouldReserveServer = true -- to create+join a new reserved server\n    options:SetTeleportData({ reason = \"lobby_choice\", mode = \"classic\" })\n\n    local ok, result = pcall(function()\n        return TeleportService:TeleportAsync(DESTINATION_PLACE_ID, { player }, options)\n    end)\n    if not ok then\n        warn(\"TeleportAsync failed:\", tostring(result))\n        return false\n    end\n    -- result is a TeleportAsyncResult with info about the destination\n    return true\nend\n
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Group teleport limits

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Conflicting TeleportOptions

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These combinations error with \"Incompatible Parameters\":

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TeleportOptions

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PropertyPurpose
ServerInstanceIdTarget a specific server by JobId.
ReservedServerAccessCodeJoin an existing reserved server by its access code.
ShouldReserveServerCreate a new reserved server and teleport into it.
SetTeleportData(data) / GetTeleportData()Pass data to the destination (retrieved via GetLocalPlayerTeleportData).
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TeleportAsyncResult

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When TeleportOptions is passed, TeleportAsync returns a TeleportAsyncResult with information about the final teleport destination. Useful for confirming where a player ended up.

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TeleportInitFailed (error handling)

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TeleportService.TeleportInitFailed fires when a teleport fails to start. Connect to it to show a retry UI. Failure reasons include invalid place ID, empty player list, non-Player instances, wrong teleport options type, client-called TeleportAsync, and conflicting parameters.

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TeleportService.TeleportInitFailed:Connect(function(\n    player: Player,\n    reason: Enum.TeleportResult,\n    errMsg: string,\n    placeId: number,\n    options: TeleportOptions\n)\n    warn(`Teleport failed for {player.Name} to {placeId}: {reason.Name} - {errMsg}`)\n    -- Show retry UI, log options, etc.\nend)\n
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Reserved servers

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TeleportService:ReserveServerAsync(placeId) (server-only, yields) returns an access code plus a PrivateServerId. Players can only join a reserved server via that access code. They can't join through normal matchmaking.

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--!strict\nlocal TeleportService = game:GetService(\"TeleportService\")\nlocal DataStoreService = game:GetService(\"DataStoreService\")\nlocal Players = game:GetService(\"Players\")\n\n-- Reserve a candidate, then atomically publish-or-use the winner.\nlocal store = DataStoreService:GetDataStore(\"ReservedServerAllocations_v2\")\nlocal reserveOk, candidateCode = pcall(function()\n    return select(1, TeleportService:ReserveServerAsync(game.PlaceId))\nend)\nlocal code: string? = nil\nif reserveOk and typeof(candidateCode) == \"string\" then\n    local now = os.time()\n    local candidate = { accessCode = candidateCode, expiresAt = now + 3600, state = \"allocated\" }\n    local publishOk, winner = pcall(function()\n        return store:UpdateAsync(\"DungeonRoom_1\", function(current)\n            if type(current) == \"table\" and type(current.accessCode) == \"string\" and current.expiresAt > now then\n                return current\n            end\n            return candidate\n        end)\n    end)\n    if publishOk and type(winner) == \"table\" then\n        code = winner.accessCode -- every racing allocator uses the same winner\n    end\nend\n\nlocal function sendToDungeon(player: Player)\n    if not code then return end\n    local options = Instance.new(\"TeleportOptions\")\n    options.ReservedServerAccessCode = code\n    options:SetTeleportData({ room = 1 })\n    pcall(function()\n        TeleportService:TeleportAsync(game.PlaceId, { player }, options)\n    end)\nend\n
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Passing data across teleports

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Two mechanisms, with different security profiles:

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TeleportOptions:SetTeleportData / GetLocalPlayerTeleportData

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Set on the source server (via TeleportOptions), retrieved on the destination client via TeleportService:GetLocalPlayerTeleportData(). Client-only retrieval. Can carry any serializable value.

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Security: exploiters can spoof teleport data. Send sensitive data (currency, entitlements) through DataStoreService instead, and use teleport data only for non-sensitive hints (selected game mode, cosmetic loadout preference).

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SetTeleportSetting / GetTeleportSetting

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Client-only, stored locally, preserved across teleports within the same game. Good for client-side preferences (crouch state, UI tab) that don't need server trust. Also spoofable. Use server-side validation for anything that affects gameplay.

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Custom loading screen

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TeleportService:SetTeleportGui(gui) (client) sets a ScreenGui shown during teleport. TeleportService:GetArrivingTeleportGui() (client, at the destination) retrieves it so you can parent it to PlayerGui and run your own transition. The teleport GUI does not cross into a different game (universe), and does not persist across multiple teleports. Set it before each one.

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--!strict\n-- At the destination, in ReplicatedFirst\nlocal TeleportService = game:GetService(\"TeleportService\")\nlocal Players = game:GetService(\"Players\")\nlocal ReplicatedFirst = game:GetService(\"ReplicatedFirst\")\n\nlocal customLoadingScreen = TeleportService:GetArrivingTeleportGui()\nif customLoadingScreen then\n    local playerGui = Players.LocalPlayer:WaitForChild(\"PlayerGui\")\n    ReplicatedFirst:RemoveDefaultLoadingScreen()\n    customLoadingScreen.Parent = playerGui\n    task.wait(5)\n    customLoadingScreen:Destroy()\nend\n
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Cross-experience teleports

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Teleporting from your experience to another experience owned by others fails by default. To enable cross-experience teleportation, follow the steps in the official Teleport between places doc. Within your own universe (cross-place), teleports work without extra setup.

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TeleportService:PromptExperienceDetailsAsync(player, universeId) (client-only, yields) prompts the player with experience details and a Join button. If the player is ineligible to join the target experience, the button is disabled. The join button is always disabled during Studio playtesting.

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Matchmaking patterns

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Pattern 1: lobby → match (simple round-robin)

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A lobby place collects players; when enough are ready, TeleportAsync sends them to a game place. Use MessagingService to coordinate across lobby servers if you have multiple lobbies.

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Pattern 2: reserved server per match

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For instanced dungeons or private matches: ReserveServerAsync → persist the access code in a DataStore keyed by match ID → teleport the party with ReservedServerAccessCode → players arrive in an isolated server.

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Pattern 3: server browser via MemoryStoreService

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Maintain a MemoryStoreService sorted map of active servers (keyed by JobId, value = player count / mode / ping). The lobby lists entries; when a player picks one, TeleportOptions.ServerInstanceId = jobId and TeleportAsync. Update the sorted map from each game server on join/leave. This scales better than MessagingService for many servers.

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Pattern 4: external matchmaking service

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For complex matchmaking (skill-based, party queues), use an external HTTP service as the matchmaker. It returns a placeId + JobId or a fresh reserved-server access code; the lobby then TeleportAsyncs the party. See roblox-networking for the HttpService security model and roblox-open-cloud for in-experience Open Cloud calls.

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All matchmaking must respect the 50-player-per-TeleportAsync limit; split larger groups into multiple calls.

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DataStore handoff across teleports

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To move player state between places:

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  1. Source server: on the triggering event, save the player's profile via UpdateAsync (see roblox-datastores). Then teleport.
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  2. Destination server: on PlayerAdded, load the profile via GetAsync (consider UseCache=false for a fresh read if the save was recent).
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  3. Race condition: if the save hasn't flushed by the time the destination loads, you'll get stale data. Mitigate by: (a) awaiting save confirmation before teleporting when the data is critical, or (b) passing a \"load this version\" hint in teleport data and retrying the load until it matches.
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  4. Never trust teleport data for the authoritative state. Teleport data is a hint; the DataStore is the truth.
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Security

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Studio limitation

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TeleportService does not work during Studio playtesting. You must publish the experience and test teleports in the Roblox application. Plan for this in your testing workflow. Teleport logic can only be verified live.

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Gotchas

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Scripts

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How to proceed

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  1. Decide your place architecture: primary place + sub-places in one universe.
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  2. For cross-place teleports, use TeleportAsync (server) + TeleportOptions.
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  3. For reserved servers, reserve a candidate and publish it through UpdateAsync; use whichever allocation wins. Track teleport initiation separately from destination arrival.
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  4. Pass non-sensitive hints via teleport data; pass authoritative state via DataStores.
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  5. Connect TeleportInitFailed for retry UI.
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  6. Validate and rate-limit any client-initiated teleport Remote.
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  7. Test in the Roblox app (not Studio) with a published experience.
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Reference index

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