# Minecraft server status response examples

These are some examples of what a Minecraft server can respond with, when you ping it/get it's status. There are many variations due to changes in Minecraft's code over the years, but here are some of them.

Example 1: Hypixel

Version is any from 1.8 - 1.20, represented by the / wildcard.

{
    "version": {
        "name": "Requires MC 1.8 / 1.20",
        "protocol": 762
    },
    "players": {
        "max": 100,
        "online": 5,
        "sample": []
    },
    "description": "§aHypixel Network §c[1.8-1.20]\n" +
      "§6§lDOUBLE COINS + EXP §7- §e§lSUMMER EVENT",
    "favicon": "data:image/png;base64,<data>",
}

Example 2:

Version is now only one, 1.19.4
Includes a sample of players on the server.
Description is now an object, and the actual description is in text.
Includes two new properties about chat moderation.

{
    "version": {
        "name": "1.19.4",
        "protocol": 762
    },
    "players": {
        "max": 100,
        "online": 5,
        "sample": [
            {
                "name": "woodendoors_7",
                "id": "5e303d20-130f-469f-92fc-6683fd988032"
            }
        ]
    },
    "description": {
        "text": "Hello world"
    },
    "favicon": "data:image/png;base64,<data>",
    "enforcesSecureChat": true,
    "previewsChat": true
}

Example 3:

Now, instead of a single version, it lists the name of a proxy, and multiple versions that are wildcarded with an x, which is valid, and parsed my Minecraft.
No sample of players is provided.
The styling of the motd is now defined as an array of objects, instead of with $.
no enforcesSecureChat and previewChats is defined, since this is an older server.

{
    "version": {
        "name": "Waterfall 1.8.x, 1.9.x, 1.10.x, 1.11.x, 1.12.x, 1.13.x, 1.14.x, 1.15.x, 1.16.x, 1.17.x, 1.18.x",
        "protocol": 762
    },
    "players": {
        "max": 100,
        "online": 5
    },
    "description": {
        "text": "",
        "extra": [ { "color": "dark_blue", "text": "This is a cool MOTD!" }]
    },
    "favicon": "data:image/png;base64,<data>",
    "enforcesSecureChat": true,
    "previewsChat": true
}