PointsAPI
A simple, powerful points system for Minecraft that includes commands, permissions, placeholder support, database and discord integration.
⬇ Download on ModrinthI´m currently not updating that plugin. I may finish it in the future.
📦 What is PointsAPI?
PointsAPI is a flexible and lightweight points system for Minecraft servers. It supports local file and MySQL storage, PlaceholderAPI, Discord integration, multi-language support, and more. Easy to configure, extendable for developers, and great for any server size.
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✨ Features
- ⚙️ Local file (
data.yml) and MySQL support - 📛 PlaceholderAPI support (
%pointsapi_points%) - 📝 Full permissions and command system
- 🧩 Customizable currency name (whatever you want)
🚀 Release Plan
- 🟩 v0.1 Alpha – Local points (
data.yml), basic commands, permissions - 🟩 v0.2 Alpha – PlaceholderAPI support (
%pointsapi_points%) - 🟩 v0.3 Beta – Rename “points” to whatever you want, basic config.yml
- 🔹 v0.4 Beta – MySQL support, async & fallback
- 🔹 v0.5 Beta – Placeholders + MySQL combined
- 🔹 v0.6 Beta – More DB types (SQLite, MariaDB, etc.)
- 🔹 v0.7 Beta – Discord webhook logging 📬
- 🔹 v0.8 Beta – Built-in Discord bot with slash commands 🤖
- 🔹 v0.9 Beta – Multi-language support (
lang/en_us.yml, en_uk.yml etc.) 🌐 - 🔹 v1.0 Release – Stable, fast, documented ✅
💬 Commands
/points look
/points add
/points set
/points take
/points reloadconfig
🔐 Permissions
pointsapi.points.*– every /points commandpointsapi.points.add– /points add [player] [amount]pointsapi.points.set– /points set [player] [amount]pointsapi.points.take– /points take [player] [amount]pointsapi.points.look.self– /points lookpointsapi.points.look.other– /points look [player]pointsapi.points.look.*– /points look & /points look [player]
⚙️ config.yml
# "&" is not working here. Always use "§" to display colors!prefix: "§6[§ePointsAPI§6] " #don´t forget the space :)
currency-name: "points" #will only affect messages, placeholders and commands will stay the same (points), always use plural
default-points: 0
show-changes-to-player: true #will send the player a message if he gets points added/set
#only usefull if show-changes-to-player is set to true!
show-changer-to-player: false #will show the player who added/set his points, only works if points are NOT sent by console!
📚 Documentation & Support
More info, setup help, and placeholders can be found at
Pitchi's Wiki
Support (by dev & community) can be found on
Pitchi´s Discord Server
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.16, 1.16.1, 1.16.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as pointsapi-v0.3.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 13 KB
- Download link checked 8 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.