Server API - Possible Bug: You only get Friend tags with the GetFriendList call if the parameter ProfileConstraints is null

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max asked Dec 13, '17

Server API - Possible Bug: You only get Friend tags with the GetFriendList call if the parameter ProfileConstraints is null

We're getting a friend list via CloudScript with the following function:

    export function GetFriendList(playerID): PlayFabServerModels.FriendInfo[]
    {
        let retVal = server.GetFriendsList({
            IncludeFacebookFriends: true,
            IncludeSteamFriends: false,
            PlayFabId: playerID,
            ProfileConstraints: CreatePlayerProfileViewConstraints(true, true, true)
        }).Friends;
        return retVal;
    }

This gives us the following result:

{\"FriendPlayFabId\":\"2147A0DD303F88A2\",\"Profile\":{\"PublisherId\":\"9FC655C648B8DA29\",\"TitleId\":\"6131\",\"PlayerId\":\"2147A0DD303F88A2\",\"LastLogin\":\"2017-12-13T17:32:12.368Z\",\"DisplayName\":\"jhghgj\",\"Tags\":[]}}

It only contains the profile and the PlayFabId, but not the Friend-Tags, as the documentation says:

https://api.playfab.com/documentation/server/method/GetFriendsList

If we set null for ProfileConstraints, we get this:

{\"FriendPlayFabId\":\"2147A0DD303F88A2\",\"TitleDisplayName\":\"jhghgj\",\"Tags\":[\"ReferralAcquisitionByLocalPlayer\"],\"FacebookInfo\":{}}

And it contains the Friend Tags this time! (One tag: ReferralAcquisitionByLocalPlayer)

But if we need both, the profile and the tags - we have to call the function twice and combine the results, therefore resulting in two API Calls.

Is there any fix for this?

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Answer 1 · 2017-12-14T00:00:04Z

brendan answered Dec 14, '17

Thanks - that's a good catch. It looks like the fact that the profile also has a "Tags" is what tripped us up, it looks like. I'll open a bug to get this fixed.

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max commented · Dec 14, 2017 at 12:23 AM

Thank you! Though it's not only the tags, also the TitleDisplay name is removed from the output. But that is available in the profile, so it might be intentional...though the documentation might say otherwise ;)

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brendan max commented · Dec 14, 2017 at 02:37 AM

Right, things that are replicated in the profile are only in the profile if you use ProfileConstraints. Basically, the API call predates the profile info, so it was done that way to be consistent with the intended usage of the profile (so, if you want the profile, but don't ask for that specific info, we shouldn't return it).

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cqatproject commented · Apr 24, 2018 at 02:09 PM

This bugs is not fixed yet, I am trying to fetch the friend tag but i can not do so if ProfileConstraints is not null. When will this be fixed?

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max cqatproject commented · Apr 24, 2018 at 02:14 PM

We are simply doing two fetch calls now. It's the only way really. It's sad since it takes double API calls then it should be, but it's a workaround.

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brendan max commented · Apr 24, 2018 at 07:13 PM

Yes, that would be the workaround to use for now. We're very heads-down on making absolutely certain that all aspects of GDPR compliance are complete well ahead of the May 25th deadline right now, so work on items like this (where there is a usable workaround) will be somewhat delayed.

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macrochipgames commented · Jun 04, 2019 at 10:36 AM

Hello. More than a year has passed since the last message was posted on this issue and it still hasn't been fixed. Any news on when and if it will finally be fixed?

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