---
title: "PlayAudioStreamForPlayer | open.mp"
description: "Play an 'audio stream' for a player."
canonical: https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayAudioStreamForPlayer
language: en
---

# PlayAudioStreamForPlayer

## Description

Play an 'audio stream' for a player. Normal audio files also work (e.g. MP3).

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| playerid | The ID of the player to play the audio for. |
| const url\[\] | The url to play. Valid formats are mp3 and ogg/vorbis. A link to a .pls (playlist) file will play that playlist. |
| Float:posX | The X position at which to play the audio. Default 0.0. Has no effect unless usepos is set to (true). |
| Float:posY | The Y position at which to play the audio. Default 0.0. Has no effect unless usepos is set to (true). |
| Float:posZ | The Z position at which to play the audio. Default 0.0. Has no effect unless usepos is set to (true). |
| Float:distance | The distance over which the audio will be heard. Has no effect unless usepos is set to (true). |
| bool:usepos | Use the positions and distance specified. Default disabled (false). |

## Returns

**true** - The function was executed successfully.

**false** - The function failed to execute. The player specified does not exist.

## Examples

```c
public OnPlayerCommandText(playerid, cmdtext[])
{
    if (strcmp("/radio", cmdtext, true) == 0)
    {
        PlayAudioStreamForPlayer(playerid, "http://somafm.com/tags.pls");
        return 1;
    }
    if (strcmp("/radiopos", cmdtext, true) == 0)
    {
        new Float:x, Float:y, Float:z, Float:distance = 5.0;
        GetPlayerPos(playerid, x, y, z);
        PlayAudioStreamForPlayer(playerid, "http://somafm.com/tags.pls", x, y, z, distance, true);
        return 1;
    }
    return 0;
}
```

## Related Functions

-   [StopAudioStreamForPlayer](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/StopAudioStreamForPlayer): Stops the current audio stream for a player.
-   [PlayerPlaySound](https://omp.itsneufox.com/docs/scripting/functions/PlayerPlaySound): Play a sound for a player.