Overview - Search for players - (Unreal Engine module)

Last updated on July 15, 2026

Introduction

Finding and making friends is an important part of any online game. In this module, you will learn how to implement searching for potential friends and inviting them to become a friend.

Prerequisites

To complete this module, you will need:

• To have completed the following module:

  • Login with device ID

• The Byte Wars tutorialmodules branch checked out in your local Byte Wars Unreal project repository.

• To have force enabled this module. You can do this by adding the following code to the Config/DefaultEngine.ini file:

  [AccelByteTutorialModules]
  +ForcedEnabledModules=TutorialModule:FRIENDSESSENTIALS
  ...

Learning objectives

At the end of this module, you will know how to implement:

• Search for player by display name
• Invite player to become friend
• Invite a player to become friend using Friend Code

Preview

At the end of this module, your project will look like the images below.

• Searching for a player by display name and sending them a friend invite:

  LogFriendsEssentials: Warning: Success to send a friend request.

• Searching for player via friend code:

  LogFriendsEssentials: Warning: Success to get self friend code: <code>
  LogFriendsEssentials: Warning: Success to send a friend request by friend code.