getscriptbytecode Synchronous

dumpstring

Read the stored Luau bytecode of a script Instance. Use it for offline inspection or as input to decompile when the bytecode is available.

Syntax

Luau

getscriptbytecode(script: ScriptInstance) -> string?

Parameters

Function parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
`script`	`ScriptInstance`	Script Instance to inspect.

Returns

string?

A byte string, or nil when this script’s stored bytecode cannot be read.

Usage notes

The result is binary data. Its availability depends on the script kind and current runtime state.

Example

Luau

local candidate = getscripts()[1]
if candidate then
    local bytes = getscriptbytecode(candidate)
    print(bytes and ("Bytecode bytes: " .. #bytes) or "Bytecode unavailable")
end