This is a complete guide to the GTA 5 Interaction Menu for both GTA Online and Story Mode, including how to open it on PS4, Xbox, and PC, the contents of the Inventory, and the full list of options included in the GTA Online Interaction Menu.
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What is the Interaction Menu in GTA 5 Online?
The GTA 5 Interaction Menu in GTA Online & Story Mode is a special menu system that gives plenty of useful options and features to the player.
In GTA Online, the Interaction Menu allows you to set quick Waypoints, access the Inventory, replenish your Health, Body Armor, and Ammo, equip Accessories, use dozens of Vehicle Options, keep track of Daily Objectives and Collectibles, Enable Passive Mode, and much more.
How to open the Interaction Menu in GTA 5 Online on PS4, Xbox, PC
Below you find the instructions on how to open and access the GTA 5 Interaction Menu on all available platforms.
The Interaction Menu in both GTA Online and Story Mode can be opened with the following controls:
- The Interaction Menu on PC can be accessed by pressing the "M" key on your keyboard.
- The Interaction Menu on both PS4 and PS5 can be accessed by pressing and holding the "Touchpad".
- The Interaction Menu on the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S be accessed by pressing and holding the "View" button.
- The Interaction Menu on the PlayStation 3 can be accessed by pressing and holding the "Select" button.
- The Interaction Menu on the Xbox 360 can be accessed by pressing and holding the "Back" button.
When opened, the Interaction Menu appears in the upper left corner of the screen.
GTA Online Interaction Menu: List of Options & Features (2021)
We put together the full list of all features included in the GTA Online Interaction Menu, with details and explanations for every option. The list is updated to 2021 after all Title Updates in the history of GTA Online from launch to today.
Invite to Property
If you're currently in one of your Properties (such as Apartments, Offices, Clubhouse, etc.), with this option you can quickly invite other players to your Property.
Quick GPS
Select to place your waypoint at a set location (on the GPS).
- Options: None | Ammu-Nation | ATM | Barber Shop | Tattoo Parlor | Mod Shop | Clothes Store | Property 1 | Property 2 | Property 3 | etc... (all your Properties are listed)
Objectives
A list of your current 3 random Daily Objectives with checkboxes showing progress.
Completing Daily Objectives rewards you with GTA$ and RP.
Inventory
The GTA Online Inventory in the GTA 5 Interaction Menu contains carried items such as cash, weapon ammo, body armor, snacks, and more.
| Media Player | Cycle between found media sticks that contain music (EPs, mixtapes, live recording & more) to play in the "Media Player". |
| Radio Station Favorites | Choose your favorite radio stations you have access to while in a vehicle. |
| Cash | Share cash from last job (where available depending on job type). |
| Body Armor | Use any of the stored body armor you have purchased to refill your armor bar. Options: Super Light Armor | Light Armor | Standard Armor | Heavy Armor | Super Heavy Armor You can also select the armor type to wear, and whether or not the armor is automatically shown when purchased. |
| Snacks | Look through and use held snacks, drinks, and smokes. Eating snacks refills your health bar. Options: P's & Q's | Ego Chaser | eCola | Pisswasser | Smokes |
| Ammo | Buy ammo on the go. A convenience charge is included in the cost of ammo purchased through the menu. |
| Enable Custom Weapon Loadout | Use the custom weapon loadout preferences you've set in your Gun Locker inside one of your properties. |
| Ballistic Equipment Services | Request Ballistic Equipment Crate Drop ($5,000), or remove your existing Ballistic Equipment. Available after purchasing the Ballistic Equipment from Warstock Cache and Carry. |
| Launch Nano Drone | Deploy your Nano Drone Available after purchasing the Drone Station upgrade in the Arcade Property. |
| Request RC Bandito | Play with your RC Bandito. |
| Request RC Tank | Play with your Invade and Persuade RC Tank. |
| Fireworks [Removed] | Set up a fireworks display. This feature is no longer available in the game. Options: Type | Color | Timer | Place | Play |
| Collectibles | Keep track of the collectibles you've found hidden around Los Santos Includes: Playing Cards | Action Figures | Signal Jammers | Movie Props |
| Daily Collectibles | Daily collectibles you've found hidden around Los Santos Includes: Hidden Caches | Treasure Chests | Shipwrecks |
| Vehicle Discounts | View time-limited discounts you have obtained from The Diamond Casino & Resort, or the LS Car Meet. |
Style
In the Style section of the GTA 5 Interaction Menu, you can change player options such as accessories, clothing, actions, and more.
| Change Appearance | Change your GTA Online character's appearance ($100,000) |
| Accessories |
Cycle between the accessories and gears you have available to change your look. |
| Parachute |
Contains options that allow you to change your parachute appearance. |
| Outfit |
Select a saved outfit to wear, among your 20 saved custom outfits. |
| Racing Outfit |
Select a saved outfit to wear during races. |
| Bike Helmet | Set an owned helmet to equip when riding in free mode and races. |
| Helmet Visor | Have the visor down for certain helmets. Options: Visor Up | Visor Down |
| Auto Show Bike Helmet | Sets whether or not a helmet is automatically put on when using a bike. Options: On | Off |
| Auto Show Aircraft Helmet | Sets whether or not a helmet is automatically put on when using an aircraft. Options: On | Off |
| Action | Cycles through the Character Actions menu to be stored as your Quickplay Action. Press or hold the Quickplay Action button to alter how you will perform this action. |
| Dance Style | Set your dance style. |
| Dance Partner | Set who can be your dance partner. Options: No-one | Everyone | Crew | Friends | Crew + Friends | Organization |
| Music Locker Strobes | Set strobe lighting in The Music Locker. Options: On | Off |
| Player Mood | Set your character's facial expression. Options: Aiming | Angry | Happy | Injured | Normal | Stressed | Smug | Sulking |
| Walk Style | Set your character's walking style. Options: Normal | Femme | Gangster | Posh | Tough Guy | Grooving |
| Illuminated Clothing | Set the type of glow applied to illuminated clothing items. Options: On | Flash | Pulse | Off |
| Hood | You are able to set your character's hood style while wearing certain hoods. Options: Up | Down |
| Jacket | You are able to set your character's jacket style while wearing certain jackets. Options: Opened | Closed |
Vehicles
View and change several Personal Vehicle options.
| Request Personal Vehicle | Get the mechanic to deliver your currently active Personal Vehicle. |
| Request Personal Aircraft | Call in your Personal Aircraft. |
| Request Special Vehicle | Get the mechanic to deliver your selected Special Vehicle. |
| Request Anti-Aircraft Trailer | Get the mechanic to deliver your Anti-Aircraft Trailer. |
| Return Personal Vehicle to Storage | Return your Personal Vehicle to storage. |
| Empty Personal Vehicle | Make all players leave your Personal Vehicle. |
| Vehicle Access | Set who is allowed access to your personal vehicle. Options: No-one | Passengers | Everyone | Crew | Friends | Crew + Friends |
| Vehicle Doors | Select which door of your Personal Vehicle to open and close Options: None | Front Left | Front Right | Rear Left | Rear Right | Hood | Trunk | All |
| Vehicle Roof | Raise or lower the roof of your Personal Vehicle Options: Up | Down |
| Vehicle Stance | Select the stance of your Personal Vehicle Options: Default | Lowered |
| Vehicle Hydraulics | Enable your Personal Vehicle's hydraulics Options: Off | Front | Rear | All |
| Vehicle Remote Functions |
Select to adjust vehicle engine, lights, and radio options. |
| Vehicle Bomb Bay Control |
Set who is able to control dropping bombs on applicable Personal Aircraft. |
| Vehicle Countermeasure Control |
Set who can control deploying countermeasures in applicable Personal Aircraft. |
Services
View and change service options for your Large Vehicle Properties.
| Galaxy Super Yacht | Make use of the facilities offered by your Yacht Options: Sound Horn | Yacht Defenses | Defense Exclusions | Yacht Vehicle Access | Yacht Access | Hot Tub Clothing |
| Mobile Operations Center | Make use of the facilities offered by the Mobile Operations Center Options: Request MOC | Return to Storage | Request Personal Vehicle | Cab Access | Empty Cab | Empty Trailer | Radio |
| Avenger | Make use of the facilities offered by the Avenger Options: Request Avenger| Return to Storage | Engage Autopilot | Cockpit Access | Empty Cockpit | Empty Hold | Radio |
| Terrorbyte | Make use of the facilities offered by the Terrorbyte Options: Request Terrorbyte | Return to Storage | Request Oppressor Mk II | Cab Access | Empty Cab | Empty Nerve Center | Radio |
| Kosatka | Make use of the facilities offered by the Kosatka Options: Request Kosatka | Request Vehicle | Request Dinghy | Return Options | Access Options | Empty Options | Scuba Gear |
SecuroServ
Volunteer to join an Organization, or start your own.
| Register as a CEO / VIP | Register as a CEO or VIP. You must have over $50,000 in your bank to become VIP; or own an Office to become CEO. |
| Looking for Work | Let potential CEOs and VIPs know that you are available. |
| Hire Associates | Put an offer out to hire Associates. Options: Nearby | Looking for Work | Friends | Crew | Player | Rival |
| Management | Choose Associates' clothing, or dismiss poorly performing Associates Options: Name | Style | Friendly Fire | Formation Flying Assist | List of Associates |
| VIP Work | Choose some criminal work. |
| VIP Challenges | Challenge your Bodyguards in one of several tests of ability. |
| CEO Abilities | Use a selection of abilities to improve your Organization's performance. Options: Request Luxury Helicopter | Drop Bullshark | Drop Ammo | Drop Armor | Ghost Organization | Bribe Authorities | Spectate Associates |
| CEO Vehicles | Request a selection of vehicles to improve your Organization's performance. |
| Retire | End CEO Protection contract. |
Motorcycle Club
Join a Motorcycle Club, or start your own.
| Start a Motorcycle Club | Become President of your own Motorcycle Club |
| Looking for an MC | Let potential MC Presidents know that you are available. |
| Request Motorcycle | Get the mechanic to deliver your Motorcycle |
| Find Prospects | Invite players to join your Motorcycle Club. |
| Manage MC | Choose a style for your MC, assign Member roles, or select a riding formation. Options: Name | Members | MC Style | Friendly Fire | Race to Objective | Riding Style | Riding Formation | Riding Formation Assist | Formation Flying Assist |
| Club Work | Select a Job for your Motorcycle Club |
| Club Challenges | Challenge your MC Members in one of several tests of ability. |
| Disband MC | Disband your Motorcycle Club and retire all Members. |
Map Blip Options
Choose to hide or show specific Jobs, Events, or Other activities and shops.
| Series | Choose to hide or show Series |
| Jobs | Choose to hide or show Jobs |
| Activities | Choose to hide or show Activities |
| Rival Gameplay | Choose to hide or show Rival Gameplay |
| Properties | Choose to hide or show Properties |
| Stores | Choose to hide or show Stores |
| Events | Choose to hide or show Freemode Events |
Impromptu Race
Allows the player to host an impromptu race against other players in the Freemode session.
- Options: Invite All Players in Range | List of Players in Range | Destination | Cash Pot | Start
Highlight Player
Brings up the player list to enable a particular player to be highlighted by flashing their icon on the map.
Voice Chat
Set voice chat preferences (who you can hear and who can hear you) in Free Mode. Does not affect mission chat.
- Options: No-One | Everyone | Crew | Friends | Crew + Friends
Spawn Location
Select your spawn location for the next time you enter GTA Online.
- Options: Last Location | Random | Property 1 | Property 2 | Property 3 | etc... (all your Properties are listed)
Player Targeting Priority
Set the player targeting mode. Options:
- Everyone: Treats all players (Friends and non-Friends) as threats.
- Strangers: Treat all non-Friend players as threats.
- Attackers: Treat all non-Friend players who damage you as threats.
Kill Yourself
The GTA 5 Interaction Menu also allows you to commit suicide if you want to get out of a situation. It costs $500.
- ‘Kill Yourself’ has a 5-minute cooldown
- ‘Kill Yourself’ is unavailable for 1 minute after killing another player
Enable / Disable Passive Mode
The GTA 5 Interaction Menu allows you to enable or disable Passive Mode. Passive Mode prevents physical contact with other players and some Freemode activities.
Passive Mode is disabled in Weaponized Vehicles.
GTA Online Pause Menu Options
In addition to the GTA 5 Interaction Menu, GTA Online also has the following options accessible from the Pause Menu, under "Online > Options":
| Enable Passive Mode | Turn on Passive Mode to prevent damage between you and other players. |
| Quickplay Action (on Foot) | Select the Quickplay Action you will play when one foot. |
| Quickplay Action (Vehicle) | Select the Quickplay Action you will play when using a vehicle. |
| Joint Celebration | Select your Joint Celebration action. |
| Player Mood (Normal) | Select your mood. |
| Player Mood (Race) | Select your mood for Races. |
| Player Mood (Deathmatch) | Select your mood for Deathmatches. |
| Join Next Mode from Spectator Box | Select to join the next available mode or remain in Spectator Box. |
| Allow Spectators | Select your spectator preference. |
| Matchmaking | Determines whether a player can use Quick Job to join a Job that you are hosting. |
| Spawn Location | Select your spawn location for the next time you enter GTA Online. |
| Player Rank Title | Select the source of your Rank Title across GTA Online. Options: Default | Crew |
| Betting Odds Format | Select the format of betting odds within GTA Online. Options: Fractional | Decimal | Moneyline |
| Kill Yourself | Commit suicide ($500). |
| Player Overhead Display | Select your player overhead display preference, seen when targeting another player. Options: None | Nickname | Nickname & Crew Tag | Marker Only |
| Remain Host after Next Job Vote Screen | Turn this option on to remain host when matchmaking after a Next Job Vote Screen. This option only comes into effect when you are the host of a Job. |
| Filter Quick Job Content | Set your Quick Job content preference. Options: Any | Rockstar Created Only | User Created Only |
| One on One DM Time | Set the length of time (in minutes) a One on One Deathmatch started by you will last. Options: 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 30 | 45 minutes |
| GTA Online Version | This is the current version number of GTA Online. |
GTA 5 Interaction Menu: Options in Story Mode
A very simplified version of the GTA 5 Interaction Menu is also available in the Story Mode of Grand Theft Auto V.
The GTA 5 Interaction Menu in Story Mode includes the ability to place quick GPS markers, select clothing accessories, view recent mission objectives and help messages.
Quick GPS
Select to place your waypoint at a set location (on the GPS).
- Options: None | Safehouse | Mission Markers | Character Markers | ATM | Ammu-Nation | Los Santos Customs | Low-End Clothes | Medium-End Clothes | High-End Clothes | Masks Store | Barber | Tattoo Parlor
Inventory
| Hats | Cycle between the hats you have purchased. |
| Glasses | Cycle between the glasses you have purchased. |
| Masks | Cycle between the masks you have purchased. |
Objective
Any current mission objective.
Brief
Select to view the latest help text.
Director Mode
Access Director Mode: Record yourself playing as a variety of characters from around San Andreas.
