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What is PlayFab?
A tour of the managed game services, real-time analytics, and LiveOps that make up PlayFab.
Concepts
The building blocks: namespaces, titles, identity, PlayStream, and more.
Foundation Mode overview
A PlayFab service tier for eligible XBOX ecosystem developers, at no extra cost.
Foundation Mode onboarding
Request preview access, create a title, and link your Partner Center account.
PlayFab services
Identity
Player and developer authentication across every platform.
Live service management
Game Manager, title data, segmentation, experiments, and automation.
Economy, monetization, & UGC
Catalog, inventory, stores, virtual currencies, and user-generated content.
Multiplayer
Matchmaking, lobby, networking, and dedicated server hosting.
Community
Friends, groups, leaderboards, chat, and voice communications.
Player progression
Player profiles, statistics, and cloud game saves.
Game data
Telemetry, PlayStream, reports, and data export.
What’s new
SDK release notes
Version history for the PlayFab SDKs.
Lobby and Matchmaking release notes
Updates to the Lobby and Matchmaking SDKs.
Party release notes
Updates to the PlayFab Party SDK.
Demo and samples
Winter Starfall demo game
A complete sample game showing PlayFab services working together.
PlayFab samples
Focused samples for individual PlayFab services.
Economy and LiveOps recipes
Step-by-step recipes for common economy and LiveOps scenarios.
Multiplayer Servers samples
Reference implementations for dedicated server workloads.
SDKs and reference
SDKs overview
Find the right PlayFab SDK for your language, engine, or platform.
Request access for NDA platforms
Access SDKs and samples for restricted platforms.
REST API overview
Endpoints, request patterns, and authentication.
API access policy
Control which PlayFab APIs your title can call.
Pricing
Billing meters explained
Understand the meters PlayFab uses to measure usage.
Monthly estimated charges
Track your estimated charges throughout the month.