Data Type Overview

XBOX Live Services uses a variety of data types related to identity and authentication. These articles provide an overview of those types.

Type	Description
gamertag	A unique, human-readable screen name for the user.
Player	A JSON object containing the user’s XUID and gamertag, as well the player’s index in the session (or “seat”), whether the player is still participating in the session, and a small blob of custom data.
profile	Information about the user accessed through profile URI addresses and HTTP methods, usually the user’s UserSettings, but also possibly including gamercard, gamertag, XUID, and so on.
setting	One of the title-specific settings in a UserSettings object.
UserClaims	A simple JSON object containing the user’s XUID and gamertag.
UserSettings	A JSON object containing a collection of title-specific settings or preferences for the current authenticated user. UserSettings can contain arbitrary data, possibly related to in-game activity.
XUID	The user’s XBOX User ID, a unique unsigned long long integer. Not meant to be human-readable.

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