# Is it possible to use Match Listing with Client Relayed Multiplayer?

**URL:** <https://forum.heroiclabs.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-match-listing-with-client-relayed-multiplayer/3500>\
**Category:** Game Design\
**Created:** [February 9, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.heroiclabs.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-match-listing-with-client-relayed-multiplayer/3500 "2023-02-09T22:44:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zeroxidic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@Zeroxidic](https://forum.heroiclabs.com/u/Zeroxidic)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.heroiclabs.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-match-listing-with-client-relayed-multiplayer/3500/1 "2023-02-09T22:44:53Z")

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Also if this is possible, can the matches shown also be controlled? so players _may_ be able to join but they need the code… so assuming on creating this kind of match, the host decides to make it ‘private’

It’s not _really_ private BUT is it possible to prevent it from showing up in the match listing?

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![dela](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.heroiclabs.com/dela/32/1489_2.png) [@dela](https://forum.heroiclabs.com/u/dela)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2023, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.heroiclabs.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-match-listing-with-client-relayed-multiplayer/3500/2 "2023-02-10T09:10:34Z")

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you can use match labels to indicate that it is private. (your client then can decide to show it or not)

If i understand you correctly, you want to restrict joining with entering a password, this is a case where you would use authorative matchmaking. Then, use the match-join-attempt method, to allow or deny joining requests (submitting the password via the join-request params/metadata) - see [here](https://heroiclabs.com/docs/nakama/server-framework/typescript-runtime/function-reference/match-handler/#MatchJoinAttempt)

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**Author:** ![Zeroxidic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@Zeroxidic](https://forum.heroiclabs.com/u/Zeroxidic)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.heroiclabs.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-match-listing-with-client-relayed-multiplayer/3500/3 "2023-02-12T23:10:39Z")

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The match labels is what I was looking for, thanks! Seems I will go with an authoritative server instead