Making roblox studio http service json decode work

Making roblox studio http service json decode work shouldn't be a headache, but sometimes the data format just doesn't play nice with Luau tables right out of the box. If you've ever tried to pull data from a web API—maybe for a global leaderboard, a custom ban list, or even just to get the current time—you've likely stared at a long, messy string of text that looks like a jumbled mess of brackets and quotes. That's JSON, and your script can't do much with it until it's been properly decoded. ...

February 7, 2026 · 7 min · Nathalie Manlio