C_FriendList.AddFriend

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Added in 8.1.0 / 1.13.2

Adds a friend to your friend list.

C_FriendList.AddFriend(name [, notes])

Arguments

name

string - The name of the player you would like to add.

notes

string? - The note that will show in your friend list.

Details

• You can have a maximum of 100 people on your friends list at the same time.
• The player being added does not need to be online for this to work.

Patch changes

Patch 9.1.5 (2021-11-02): Protected when called from a (macro) script.
Patch 8.1.0 (2018-12-11): Moved to C_FriendList.AddFriend()^[1]
Patch 2.4.0 (2008-03-25): Added notes argument.^[2]
Patch 1.0.0 (2004-10-08): Added as AddFriend()