Free Minecraft APIs, no key needed

GET https://whiscey.net/render/skin/<name>/<type>?size=256

3D renders of any skin as PNG. Unknown players get Steve or Alex instead of an error image; only text that can't be a player name returns 404. Response headers x-skin-source (java, bedrock or default) and x-skin-model (slim or classic) say what was drawn. Doc page: Minecraft Skin API.

Render types

Render options

Poses

Use the pose as the type: /render/skin/<name>/waving.

readingrunningwalkingwavingsittingsleepingdancingcheerhuggingcrossedrelaxedsit_on_edgeheart_handspeacelying_down_stomachhug_plushiecrisscrosspointing

Aliases also work: wave, sit, run, walk, read, sleep, dance, hug, relax, point, heart, lying, cross_legged, arms_crossed and a few more.

Accessories and held items

acc= crownhalocatearsbunnyearsflowercrownbowpartyhatglassessunglassesheadphoneswingsheartchefhatfoxearsfluffytail

Presets in acc=: baker (chef hat + spatula) and furry (fox ears, fluffy tail, plushie).

hold= spatulatulipplushiesunflower

Emotes

blushhearteyeshappycryangrywinksleepyshockstareyestongue

Aliases: love, smile, sad, mad, tired, surprised, blep, stars.

Starlight Skins links

Starlight Skins shut down. Its link style works here by swapping the domain: /render/<pose>/<name>/<crop>, for example /render/head/Notch/full, /render/default/Notch/bust, /render/mojavatar/Notch/full, /render/reading/Notch/full.

GET https://whiscey.net/api/status/<address>

Pings a Minecraft server and returns its status. Doc page: Minecraft Server Status API.

Java servers are pinged directly from Cloudflare with the normal server list ping. If that fails (some hosts block Cloudflare, and Cloudflare Spectrum servers like Hypixel can't be reached from a Worker), the API asks mcstatus.io, then mcsrvstat.us, then minetools.eu. Bedrock always goes through them, since Workers can't send UDP. source tells you which one answered.

Response fields

{
  "online": true,
  "address": "mc.furrysmp.com",
  "host": "mc.furrysmp.com",
  "port": 25565,
  "edition": "java",
  "srv_record": null,
  "players": { "online": 33, "max": 267, "sample": [{ "name": "Stahlflugel", "id": "19b46f54-e957-45bd-873d-7c64d2267858" }] },
  "version": "UniverseSpigot 26.2",
  "version_raw": "UniverseSpigot 26.2",
  "protocol": 775,
  "icon": "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgo...",
  "latency_ms": 81,
  "secure_chat": null,
  "modded": null,
  "motd": {
    "raw": "§dFurrySMP\n§6Pumpkin Hunt & Trick-or-Treating!",
    "clean": "FurrySMP\nPumpkin Hunt & Trick-or-Treating!",
    "html": "<span style=\"color:#ff55ff\">FurrySMP</span><br>..."
  },
  "source": "ping",
  "cached_at": "2026-10-11T23:04:00.000Z",
  "cache_seconds": 60
}

GET https://whiscey.net/banner/<address>.png
GET https://whiscey.net/banner/<address>.svg

An 800x160 image with the server icon, the MOTD in its real colors, the player count with a green or red dot, the version, the address and the ping. Updates every 60 seconds. Doc page: Minecraft Server Banner.

The PNG uses a pixel font that covers ASCII, small caps and common symbols (hearts, stars, arrows, bars). Other characters are skipped. The SVG keeps the text as real text, so it's sharp at any size and shows every character your font has.

GET https://whiscey.net/api/player/<name | uuid | .bedrock_name>

Returns a player's UUID, name, skin, cape and links to every render. Doc page: Minecraft Player API.

{
  "edition": "bedrock",
  "name": "whisceymc",
  "floodgate_name": ".whisceymc",
  "xuid": "2535430147830519",
  "uuid": "00000000-0000-0000-0009-01f5d55072f7",
  "uuid_raw": "0000000000000000000901f5d55072f7",
  "skin": { "url": "https://textures.minecraft.net/texture/7c3dceb0...", "model": "wide", "default": false },
  "cape": null,
  "renders": { "head": "https://whiscey.net/render/skin/.whisceymc/head", "...": "..." },
  "cached_at": "2026-10-11T23:04:09.733Z"
}

Java and Bedrock names

• Java: a username (Notch, 1-25 letters, numbers and _) or a UUID with or without dashes.
• Bedrock: the name the way Floodgate shows it, with a dot in front and underscores for spaces: .whisceymc is the gamertag "whisceymc". The player needs to have joined any Geyser server once so GeyserMC knows them.
• Floodgate UUIDs (00000000-0000-0000-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx) are read as Bedrock players; the last 16 hex digits are the XUID.

The same Bedrock rules apply to skin renders: /render/skin/.whisceymc/head.

GET https://whiscey.net/api/motd?text=<text>
GET https://whiscey.net/render/motd.png?text=<text>

Turns text with color codes into HTML, plain text, § codes and a chat component, or draws it like the game does. Doc page and live editor: Minecraft MOTD Formatter.

JSON fields: html, plain, legacy (§ codes), component (a chat component you can send with tellraw or Adventure), image (the PNG link).

Supported codes

RGB gradients

Need gradient text for a name, an item or a MOTD? The RGB gradient generator makes it in every format (&#, §x, MiniMessage), and you can check the result with the MOTD formatter.

GET https://whiscey.net/api/stats
GET https://whiscey.net/api/stats/<status|banner|player|motd|skins>

Public call counts: { "total": n, "today": n } per API (today is UTC), plus all. Cached 15 seconds, not rate limited. It's what powers the counter at the top of this page.