getinstances

Returns every Instance Roblox is keeping alive on the client, including ones with no parent in the game hierarchy.

getinstances(): {Instance}

The result mixes two groups in one table: Instances reachable through game (workspace, Players, the rest of the visible hierarchy), and Instances that exist in memory but have their Parent set to nil.

Common usage: locate an Instance by name when you don’t know its path in the hierarchy.

Returns

{Instance} - an array of every Instance the client is currently holding alive. Order is not guaranteed.

Example

Example 1

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local instances = getinstances()
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-- getinstances(): {Instance}
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Introspects the entire game engine, including nil-parented objects.