---
title: Set Action Bar Text
description: "Play 0x57, server → client."
---

`play` · `0x57` · **clientbound** (server → client)

Shows text above the hotbar for a few seconds. The server sends it for `/title ... actionbar`. The client renders the text in the action bar.

Sent by the server, read by the client. Listen for it with `client.on("SetActionBarText", (data) => …)` on the receiving side.

## Fields

| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `text` | NBT |  |

## Send it

```ts
await client.sendPacket("SetActionBarText", {
  text: /* NBT */,
});
```

Field aliases listed under Notes are accepted as alternative keys when writing.

Source: [`src/Core/Versions/776/Packets/play/clientbound/SetActionBarText.ts`](https://github.com/GDLev/mc-protocol/blob/master/src/Core/Versions/776/Packets/play/clientbound/SetActionBarText.ts)