Using a Roblox JSON Decode Script for Your Game

If you're trying to pull data from an external web server into your experience, you're going to need a roblox json decode script to actually make that data usable. Without it, you're just looking at a long, confusing string of text that Luau—the language Roblox uses—doesn't naturally understand. It's one of those hurdles that every developer hits once they move past basic local scripts and start thinking about global leaderboards, external databases, or even just fetching live updates from a Discord webhook. ...

February 9, 2026 · 6 min · Lerner Dasilva