Show skins in DiscordSRV

This guide changes DiscordSRV's player avatar source. Complete DiscordSRV's bot and channel setup first.

Before you start

Install SkinsRestorer, DiscordSRV, and PlaceholderAPI on the same Bukkit-compatible server. Restart the server, then check the texture placeholder.

Configure the avatar

1. Back up plugins/DiscordSRV/config.yml.
2. Replace its existing AvatarUrl value:

AvatarUrl: "https://mc-heads.net/avatar/%skinsrestorer_texture_id_or_steve%.png#{texture}"

3. Run /discord reload.
4. Change your skin and send a new chat message.
5. Check the new message's avatar in Discord.

The URL uses a skin texture hash instead of an account UUID. The {texture} fragment follows DiscordSRV's cache workaround. DiscordSRV documents both this fragment and PlaceholderAPI support in its AvatarUrl reference.

If the avatar is unchanged

Parse the PlaceholderAPI value first. If it is literal or Error, fix that before changing DiscordSRV.

If the hash is correct, open the resulting avatar URL and compare a newly sent message. Discord can cache older avatars. Also inspect DiscordSRV's linked-account avatar configuration if it uses Discord avatars.

For backend storage requirements, read proxy API setup.