Set Objective

Play 0x6A, server → client.

play · 0x6A · clientbound (server → client)

Creates, removes, or updates a scoreboard objective. action 0 creates, 1 removes, 2 updates display text, render type and default number format. The server sends it when objectives change; the client stores objectives for use in SetScore and SetDisplayObjective.

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

Fields

Field	Type	Notes
`name`	String	Objective name, up to 16 characters.
`action`	Byte	`0` create, `1` remove, `2` update.
`displayText`	NBT	Only when `action` is `0` or `2`. Text component.
`type`	VarInt	Only when `action` is `0` or `2`. `0` integer, `1` hearts. also `subscriptionType`
`number_format`	VarInt	Only when `action` is `0` or `2`. Optional: omit for the default format; `0` blank, `1` styled, `2` fixed.
`styling`	NBT	Only when `action` is `0` or `2` and `number_format` is `1` (style compound) or `2` (text component). Omitted otherwise.

Send it

await client.sendPacket("SetObjective", {
  name: /* String */,
  action: /* Byte */,
  displayText: /* NBT */,
  type: /* VarInt */,
  number_format: /* VarInt */,
  styling: /* NBT */,
});

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

Source: src/Core/Versions/776/Packets/play/clientbound/SetObjective.ts