---
title: Award a badge to a user
description: Award gamification badges to community users to recognize their community activities.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/customer-service-management/communities/gamification-assign-user-badge.html
release: australia
product: Communities
classification: communities
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Moderate gamification, Gamification, Using communities, Communities, Customer Service Management]
---

# Award a badge to a user

Award gamification badges to community users to recognize their community activities.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_gamification.moderator, sn\_gamification.admin

## About this task

A badge can be awarded to a user only once. If a badge is removed from a user, it can then be awarded to that user again.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Community** > **Gamification Data** > **Profile Badges**.

2.  Click **New**.

3.  Select a **Badge** from the Gamification Badges list.

4.  In the **Live Profile** field, add the name of the user.

5.  Click **Submit**.

    The badge is assigned to the user and it appears on the community portal.


**Parent Topic:**[Moderate gamification](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/customer-service-management/communities/communities-gamification-moderate.md)