# Minecraft Java Server Status Checker

> Minecraft Java Server Status Checker is a paid API for AI agents from saylorinnovations.com, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-18).

Returns real-time status of a Minecraft Java Edition server: online flag, player count and sample, version, software, MOTD, plugin/mod counts, and resolved IP and port.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://saylorinnovations.com/api/games/minecraft-server?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-18
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/minecraft-java-server-status-checker-2dd79ce5
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_YtoawuQi9XpoTpQdQ3BNA

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability minecraft-java-server-status-checker-2dd79ce5
```

Example prompt: Is the Minecraft Java server at play.hypixel.net currently online, and how many players are on it right now?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need real-time Minecraft Java Edition server status including player counts, version, software, and MOTD via a single hostname lookup. Prefer it over generic port scanners when you want game-specific metadata like plugins, mods, and MOTD parsed and structured. Ideal for monitoring dashboards, server directories, or pre-join checks.

## Known failure modes

- Server offline or unreachable — online flag returns false with null player/version fields
- Invalid or unresolvable hostname — DNS lookup failure or error response
- Server behind firewall blocking status pings — may return offline even if running
- Port not specified and non-default port used — incorrect status if wrong port assumed
- EULA-blocked server — eula_blocked flag set, limited data returned

## How this service works

Minecraft Java server status - online flag, player count and sample, version, software, MOTD, plugin and mod counts and resolved IP and port

## Output

A JSON object with the server hostname, resolved IP, port, online boolean, player count (online and max), a sample of player names, server version string, protocol version, software name, MOTD, plugin list, mod list, EULA block flag, data source label, and any relevant caveats or notes.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "host"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "host": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Server hostname, optionally with :port"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "json"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "host",
      "online"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "ip": {
       "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
       ],
       "description": "IP address"
      },
      "host": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Hostname"
      },
      "mods": {
       "description": "Mods the server advertises, if any"
      },
      "motd": {
       "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
       ],
       "description": "Message of the day shown in the server list"
      },
      "note": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Caveat or context for reading the result"
      },
      "port": {
       "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
       ],
       "description": "Server port queried"
      },
      "online": {
       "type": "boolean",
       "description": "True when the server answered the status ping"
      },
      "source": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Data source the values come from"
      },
      "players": {
       "type": [
        "object",
        "null"
       ],
       "properties": {
        "max": {
         "type": [
          "number",
          "null"
         ],
         "description": "Maximum value"
        },
        "online": {
         "type": [
          "number",
          "null"
         ],
         "description": "Players currently online"
        },
        "sample": {
         "type": [
          "array",
          "null"
         ],
         "description": "True when this is a fixed sample response"
        }
       },
       "description": "Players online, maximum slots and a sample of names"
      },
      "plugins": {
  
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```

## More

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