Import Your Xbox Live Friends List into TrueAchievements

By Dave Horobin,

When the Xbox One released back in November 2013, Xbox Live also got a bit of an upgrade. One of the biggest changes at that time was the increase in the number of Xbox Live friends you could have on your Gamertag, increasing the number from a large but manageable 100 to a whopping 1,000.

For all you popular people out there, we added the Friend Import feature in 2015, making it quick and easy for you to see which of your Xbox Live friends are already registered on TA and which ones aren't. Most importantly, it gives you a simple way of adding them to your TA friends list.

How To Import Your Xbox Live Friends into TrueAchievements

Click the My Friends link in the Social & Content section of the Gamer Menu
Click the Import Friends tab
Click the Import Xbox Live Friends button

Once you've clicked the Import Xbox Live Friends button, the page will update after a brief pause and list all of your Xbox Live friends. All of your Xbox Live friends that have already registered on TrueAchievements will be shown first, with your non-registered friends shown below them.

Please note, in order for us to import your Xbox Live friends list, you'll need to make your friends list publicly visible. If the page doesn't update to show your Xbox Live friends list after a few seconds, you can check your Xbox Live privacy settings on the Xbox.com account settings page.

Xbox Live Friends Already Registered on TrueAchievements

In the add column of the list, you'll see one of four options based on your current friendship status on TrueAchievements.

You're already friends
You've sent a friend request to this gamer
You've received a friend request from this gamer
Tick to send the selected gamer(s) a TA friend request

You can select multiple gamers from the list of Xbox Live friends that have already registered on TrueAchievements. Once you have selected all of the gamers to whom you want to send a friend request, scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Send friend requests button. Each gamer will then receive a PM on TrueAchievements giving them the option to accept or decline your friend request.

Xbox Live Friends Not Registered on TrueAchievements

In the registered column of the list, you can invite your Xbox Live friends that aren't registered on TrueAchievements by clicking the Invite by email button. Once clicked, a text box will be displayed. Type in the gamer's email address and then press return to send an invite. The gamer will then receive an emailed invitation to register for an account on TrueAchievements. The link will also include your Gamer ID, which means we'll add them to the total for your site referral badge, and they'll also have a friend request from you waiting in their inbox.

In the add column of the list, you'll see one of two options based on your current friendship status on TrueAchievements.

You're already friends
Tick to add an unregistered gamer to your TA friends list

Please note, TA Pro Account members can add site tracking for up to 20 unregistered friends. Standard members can add site tracking for up to three unregistered friends.

Unregistered gamers will only be scanned once per week. If an unregistered gamer decides to register on TrueAchievements in the future, they'll gain control of the orphaned account.

You can select multiple gamers from the list of Xbox Live friends that haven't already registered on TrueAchievements. Once you have selected all of the gamers that you want to add to your friends list on TA, scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Send friend requests button. Each gamer will then be scanned into the site.

Unhandled Invites

If you notice you have any unhandled friend requests on the list of registered friends, you can delete a friend request that you've sent, or accept an invite that has been sent to you on the My Friends page.

Click the My Friends link in the Social & Content section of the Gamer Menu
Select * Unhandled Invites * in the Friend Group dropdown

You can click the Friend Request Received link in the friend group column of the list to accept or decline a friend request that you have received.

You can cancel any friend requests that you have sent by clicking

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Written by Dave Horobin

Dave is the TrueAchievements Social Manager and has been a Newshound since 2010. When he's not chasing developers and publishers for early review copies, he can usually be found on the TrueAchievements social pages discussing all things TA related.