If you’ve ever tried to report a cheater, pull up an old replay to analyze your misplays, or send a bug report to the Deadlock dev team, you’ve probably seen a prompt asking for your match ID. A lot of new players struggle to locate this string of numbers, since it’s not displayed front and center on every menu screen. Learning how to find match ID in Deadlock saves you a ton of hassle when you need to interact with support or revisit past games, and we’re breaking down every possible method to find it in this guide. We’ve tested all these methods ourselves across PC and console builds, so you can trust they work as of the latest game patch.
How to Find Match ID in Deadlock From Your Post-Match Screen
Right after a match ends, you’ll land on the post-game stats screen that shows your KDA, damage dealt, objective contributions, and full team performance metrics. Most players skip this screen quickly to queue up for another game, but this is the easiest place to grab your match ID before you leave the lobby. You’ll find the match ID printed in small text in the bottom left corner of the screen, right below the list of players on both teams. It’s a 10 to 12-digit number, usually labeled “Match ID” explicitly, so you don’t have to guess which string of numbers it is.
If you’re playing with mouse and keyboard, you don’t even have to write the number down. Clicking the match ID text will automatically copy it to your clipboard, so you can paste it directly into a support ticket or Discord message without typing it out manually. If you’re playing on a controller, you can hover over the match ID text and press X (on Xbox) or Square (on PlayStation) to copy it too, so this method works for all input types. That’s a huge time saver, especially if you’re in a hurry to queue again with friends.
The only downside to this method is that it only works right after the match ends. Once you exit the post-game screen, you can’t go back to it directly, so you’ll need to use one of the other methods we cover below for past games. I make a habit of copying the ID after any match where I encounter a cheater or a weird bug, so I don’t have to hunt for it later.
Methods to Locate Match IDs for Past Deadlock Games
If you already left the post-match screen and need to find an ID for a game you played hours or even days ago, you don’t have to give up. Deadlock stores your match history for up to 90 days, so you can pull IDs for any recent game from the in-game menu. First, click on your profile icon in the top right corner of the main menu, then select the “Match History” option from the dropdown menu. You’ll see a list of all your recent games, sorted by date and time, with your KDA and win/loss status listed for each entry.
From there, follow these simple steps to get your match ID:
- Click on the match you want the ID for to open its full stats page
- Look for the match ID in the same bottom left position as the post-match screen
- Click the ID to copy it, or write it down if you need to use it on another device
This method works for any match played in the last 90 days, including unranked, ranked, and custom lobby games. If you have a third-party stat tracking account linked to your Deadlock profile, you can also find match IDs on those platforms. Most stat trackers will list the match ID near the top of each individual game page, so you can copy it from there if you can’t access your in-game match history for any reason. Just note that third-party trackers usually only store match data for 30 days, so they won’t have records of older games like the in-game menu does.
How to Retrieve Match IDs From Deadlock Local Files
In rare cases, you might not be able to access your match history for a specific game. For example, if your game crashed mid-match, you might not see the game show up in your match history tab at all, even if you reconnected and finished the round. I’ve had this happen twice after my PC blue-screened right as a match ended, and the game didn’t sync the match data to my profile. In these cases, you can pull the match ID directly from your local Deadlock log files that are stored on your PC.
For Windows users, you can find your log files by navigating to C:\Users\[Your Username]\AppData\Roaming\Deadlock\Logs. For Mac users, the path is ~/Library/Application Support/Deadlock/Logs. Open the most recent log file with a basic text editor like Notepad or TextEdit, then use the search function to look for the term “match_id”. The 10-12 digit number next to that term is the match ID for your most recent game. If you need an older match ID, you can open older log files sorted by date to find the right one.
Only edit log files if you know what you’re doing – don’t delete or modify any content, as this can break your game installation. You only need to read the file to get the ID, so don’t save any changes when you close it. This method also works if you need a match ID for a game older than 90 days, as long as you haven’t cleared your log files since that match was played.
Common Uses for Your Deadlock Match ID
A lot of new players wonder why they even need to find this number in the first place, since it’s not something you use for regular gameplay. There are a handful of common use cases that make learning this skill worth your time, though. All reports submitted to the Deadlock support team require a match ID to be processed, so if you want to report a cheater, toxic player, or match manipulation, you’ll need this number to make sure your report gets reviewed. Without a match ID, the support team can’t pull the game logs or replay to verify your claim, so your report will be discarded automatically.
You can also use match IDs to pull up replays of any public match, even if you weren’t in the game yourself. If you see a clip of a pro player pulling off a crazy play online, you can get the match ID from their post and watch the full game to learn their strategy. You can also pull up your own old replays to analyze your mistakes, or to clip highlight reels for social media without having to record every second of your gameplay. That cuts down on editing time a lot, since you can jump directly to the round you want to clip from the replay menu.
Match IDs are also required for all bug reports submitted to the development team. If you encounter a game-breaking bug, like a skill not working as intended, a map collision glitch, or a crash that happened mid-match, including the match ID lets the dev team pull the exact game logs to figure out what went wrong. That helps them fix bugs much faster than if they only have a description of the issue. Some community tournament hosts also ask for match IDs to verify match results, so it’s good to know how to find them if you plan to join competitive community events.
At the end of the day, learning how to find match ID in Deadlock is a small skill that makes your entire experience with the game a lot smoother. You won’t need to use it every day, but when you do need to report a problem or rewatch a great game, you’ll be glad you know exactly where to look. Whether you grab it from the post-match screen, your match history, or your local log files, the process only takes a few seconds once you know what you’re looking for. Next time you finish a wild match that you want to save or share, don’t rush past the post-game screen right away – take half a second to copy that ID first, you’ll thank yourself later.