Server tool
Minecraft Server Status Checker
Check if any Minecraft server is online, how many are playing, its version and ping — in one click. Free, no login, follows SRV records.
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What does this Minecraft server status checker do?
It performs a real Minecraft Server List Ping — the same handshake your game client uses when it shows a server in the multiplayer list. We open a TCP connection, send the status request, and read back the server's live status: online/offline, players online and max, the MOTD, the version string, and the round-trip latency. No mod or login is needed, and the check runs from our servers so it reflects what players on the public internet actually see.
Address, port and SRV records
- Java Edition servers listen on TCP 25565 by default — leave the port blank to use it.
- Many servers map a plain domain to a different port with a _minecraft._tcp SRV record; we follow it automatically when you don't set a port.
- A specific port you enter always wins over the SRV record.
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers about how this tool works and what it can tell you.
How do I check if a Minecraft server is online?
Enter the server address (for example play.example.net) and, if it uses a non-standard port, that port too. We perform a real Minecraft Server List Ping and report whether the server responded, how many players are online, its MOTD and version, and the round-trip latency.
What port do Minecraft servers use?
Java Edition servers default to TCP port 25565. Leave the port blank to use it — we'll also follow a _minecraft._tcp SRV record if the domain publishes one, which is how many servers map a bare domain to a different port.
Why does my server show as offline when it's running?
The check runs from the public internet. A server can be up locally yet unreachable because of a firewall, a missing port-forward, an SRV/DNS record pointing elsewhere, or the wrong port. If it works on your LAN but shows offline here, those layers are the usual cause.
Does this work for Bedrock servers?
This tool speaks the Java Edition Server List Ping protocol. Bedrock uses a different (UDP) query protocol, so Bedrock-only servers won't respond here.
What is the MOTD?
The Message of the Day — the description line a server shows in the multiplayer list. We parse it out of the status response, including servers that send it as a formatted chat component.
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