Source-checkedAdmin & protection

PlaceholderAPI

for Minecraft

Placeholder expansion framework used everywhere.

349KDownloads
4 mo agoLast updated
GPL-3.0-onlyLicense
Bukkit · Folia +2Loaders

About PlaceholderAPI

From Modrinth

Placeholder expansion framework used everywhere.

https://helpch.at/discord

Header

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PlaceholderAPI/PlaceholderAPI/refs/heads/assets/dark_mode/wiki.png https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PlaceholderAPI/PlaceholderAPI/refs/heads/assets/dark_mode/Placeholders.png https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PlaceholderAPI/PlaceholderAPI/refs/heads/assets/dark_mode/eCloud.png
Development builds: https://ci.extendedclip.com/job/PlaceholderAPI/

Introduction

PlaceholderAPI is a plugin for Spigot servers that allows server owners to display information from various plugins with a uniform format.

Support for specific plugins are provided either by the plugin itself or through expansions. The expansions may be downloaded in-game through the PAPI Expansion Cloud. There are currently over 230+ expansions that support a wide variety of plugins, such as Essentials, Factions, LuckPerms, and Vault. If you're a developer and you want to add support for PlaceholderAPI in your plugin please head to our API Usage page for more information.

PlaceholderAPI has been downloaded over 2,000,000 times and is currently used concurrently on over 50,000 servers, which makes it a must-have for a server of any type or scale.

Getting Started
Steps to install

Configuration

The config.yml contains the core plugin customization settings as well as a section specifically for expansions that wish to add configurable options too.

Any settings an expansion may allow you to change will be added to the config.yml when that specific expansion is loaded.


# PlaceholderAPI
# Version: 2.11.4
# Created by: extended_clip
# Contributors: https://github.com/PlaceholderAPI/PlaceholderAPI/graphs/contributors
# Issues: https://github.com/PlaceholderAPI/PlaceholderAPI/issues
# Expansions: https://ecloud.placeholderapi.com/expansions/all/
# Wiki: https://github.com/PlaceholderAPI/PlaceholderAPI/wiki
# Discord: https://helpch.at/discord
# No placeholders are provided with this plugin by default.
# Download placeholders: /papi ecloud
check_updates: true
cloud_enabled: true
cloud_sorting: "name"
cloud_allow_unverified_expansions: false
boolean:
  'true': 'yes'
  'false': 'no'
date_format: MM/dd/yy HH:mm:ss
debug: false
Permissions

Read the full description on Modrinth →

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 74 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.2.

Loaders

Runs on Bukkit, Folia, Paper and Spigot.

Footprint

A 1 MB download, rated a light load on a server.

PlaceholderAPI on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers, for Paper servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
Server side
Required on the server
Server type needed
Bukkit, Folia, Paper, Spigot
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.

Run PlaceholderAPI on a Minecraft server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Admin & Permissions”

Admin & protection

Permissions, moderation, anti-cheat and land protection for the people running the server.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Modrinth lists PlaceholderAPI as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
BukkitFoliaPaperSpigot
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
26.2 and 73 earlier
Requires
One-click install needs a Paper server.
File size
1 MB

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-09-19Open ↗
  • ✓LicenseGPL-3.0-onlyFree

PlaceholderAPI, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install PlaceholderAPI?

Modrinth lists PlaceholderAPI as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

Bukkit, Folia, Paper and Spigot.

Is it free?

Yes. PlaceholderAPI is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is GPL-3.0-only.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

NxLabs

Run PlaceholderAPI on a Minecraft server.

Deploy in about a minute from $4.99 a month, then add PlaceholderAPI in one click.