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# PFLobbyGetLobbyId

> PFLobbyGetLobbyId reference for retrieving the unique lobby identifier from a PFLobbyHandle using the PlayFab Multiplayer C++ SDK lobby APIs.

Gets the ID of the Lobby.

## Syntax

```cpp theme={null}
HRESULT PFLobbyGetLobbyId(  
    PFLobbyHandle lobby,  
    const char** id  
)  
```

### Parameters

**`lobby`**   PFLobbyHandle

The handle of the lobby.

**`id`**   char\*\*\
*library-allocated output*

The output lobby ID.

### Return value

Type: HRESULT

`S_OK` if the call succeeded or an error code otherwise. The human-readable form of the error code can be retrieved via [PFMultiplayerGetErrorMessage()](/services/playfab/multiplayer/lobby/playfabmultiplayerreference-cpp/pfmultiplayer/functions/pfmultiplayergeterrormessage).

## Remarks

If this lobby object was created by calling [PFMultiplayerCreateAndJoinLobby()](/services/playfab/multiplayer/lobby/playfabmultiplayerreference-cpp/pflobby/functions/pfmultiplayercreateandjoinlobby), this method returns an error until [PFMultiplayerStartProcessingLobbyStateChanges()](/services/playfab/multiplayer/lobby/playfabmultiplayerreference-cpp/pflobby/functions/pfmultiplayerstartprocessinglobbystatechanges) provides a successful [PFLobbyCreateAndJoinLobbyCompletedStateChange](/services/playfab/multiplayer/lobby/playfabmultiplayerreference-cpp/pflobby/structs/pflobbycreateandjoinlobbycompletedstatechange). <br /><br /> If this lobby object was created by calling [PFMultiplayerJoinLobby()](/services/playfab/multiplayer/lobby/playfabmultiplayerreference-cpp/pflobby/functions/pfmultiplayerjoinlobby), this method returns an error until [PFMultiplayerStartProcessingLobbyStateChanges()](/services/playfab/multiplayer/lobby/playfabmultiplayerreference-cpp/pflobby/functions/pfmultiplayerstartprocessinglobbystatechanges) provides a successful [PFLobbyJoinLobbyCompletedStateChange](/services/playfab/multiplayer/lobby/playfabmultiplayerreference-cpp/pflobby/structs/pflobbyjoinlobbycompletedstatechange).   <br /><br /> If this lobby object was created by calling [PFMultiplayerCreateAndClaimServerLobby()](/services/playfab/multiplayer/lobby/playfabmultiplayerreference-cpp/pflobby/functions/pfmultiplayercreateandclaimserverlobby), this method returns an error until [PFMultiplayerStartProcessingLobbyStateChanges()](/services/playfab/multiplayer/lobby/playfabmultiplayerreference-cpp/pflobby/functions/pfmultiplayerstartprocessinglobbystatechanges) provides a successful [PFLobbyCreateAndClaimServerLobbyCompletedStateChange](/services/playfab/multiplayer/lobby/playfabmultiplayerreference-cpp/pflobby/structs/pflobbycreateandclaimserverlobbycompletedstatechange).   <br /><br /> If this lobby object was created by calling [PFMultiplayerClaimServerLobby()](/services/playfab/multiplayer/lobby/playfabmultiplayerreference-cpp/pflobby/functions/pfmultiplayerclaimserverlobby), this method returns an error until [PFMultiplayerStartProcessingLobbyStateChanges()](/services/playfab/multiplayer/lobby/playfabmultiplayerreference-cpp/pflobby/functions/pfmultiplayerstartprocessinglobbystatechanges) provides a successful [PFLobbyClaimServerLobbyCompletedStateChange](/services/playfab/multiplayer/lobby/playfabmultiplayerreference-cpp/pflobby/structs/pflobbyclaimserverlobbycompletedstatechange).   <br /><br /> If this lobby object was created by calling [PFMultiplayerJoinLobbyAsServer()](/services/playfab/multiplayer/lobby/playfabmultiplayerreference-cpp/pflobby/functions/pfmultiplayerjoinlobbyasserver), this method returns an error until [PFMultiplayerStartProcessingLobbyStateChanges()](/services/playfab/multiplayer/lobby/playfabmultiplayerreference-cpp/pflobby/functions/pfmultiplayerstartprocessinglobbystatechanges) provides a successful [PFLobbyJoinLobbyAsServerCompletedStateChange](/services/playfab/multiplayer/lobby/playfabmultiplayerreference-cpp/pflobby/structs/pflobbyjoinlobbyasservercompletedstatechange).

## Requirements

**Header:** PFLobby.h

## See also

[PFLobby members](/services/playfab/multiplayer/lobby/playfabmultiplayerreference-cpp/pflobby/pflobby_members)