---
name: PlaceholderAPI
version: "2.12.2"
license: GPL-3.0
source: modrinth
modrinth_slug: placeholderapi
acquisition: MODRINTH_PROJECTS
purpose: Placeholder expansion API — %player_name%, %luckperms_*, %essentials_* etc
---

Required by TAB, EssentialsX, MiniMOTD for dynamic text. Extensions auto-downloaded in-game via `/papi ecloud download <name>`.

## Notes

- Long-term: evaluate MiniPlaceholders (Adventure-native) when ecosystem catches up — P3 deferred