PlaceholderAPI

SkinsRestorer registers its expansion when PlaceholderAPI is available. You do not need to download a separate SkinsRestorer expansion from eCloud.

Before you start

Install SkinsRestorer and PlaceholderAPI on the same Bukkit-compatible server. Restart after installation.

On a proxy backend, configure backend API storage if the integration needs saved selections or offline skin resolution.

Check one placeholder

Select a skin with /skin set xknat.
Run /papi parse me %skinsrestorer_texture_id_or_steve%.
Check that the result is a texture hash, rather than the original placeholder text.

If the placeholder stays literal, inspect plugin loading and the consuming plugin's PlaceholderAPI support. Error means the expansion ran but could not provide the requested value.

Selected skin identifier

Placeholder	No saved selection
`%skinsrestorer_skin_name%`	`Error`
`%skinsrestorer_skin_name_or_empty%`	Empty string
`%skinsrestorer_skin_name_or_player_name%`	Player name

These values describe the saved identifier. They do not guarantee that a skin is currently visible on the client.

Texture URL

Placeholder	No resolved skin
`%skinsrestorer_texture_url%`	`Error`
`%skinsrestorer_texture_url_or_empty%`	Empty string
`%skinsrestorer_texture_url_or_steve%`	Steve texture URL
`%skinsrestorer_texture_url_or_alex%`	Alex texture URL

Texture hash

Placeholder	No resolved skin
`%skinsrestorer_texture_id%`	`Error`
`%skinsrestorer_texture_id_or_empty%`	Empty string
`%skinsrestorer_texture_id_or_steve%`	Steve texture hash
`%skinsrestorer_texture_id_or_alex%`	Alex texture hash

Online texture placeholders read the current profile. Offline resolution uses storage and can require a service request. A request error returns Error and records a log entry, even for a fallback placeholder.

A texture hash is the final identifier in a Minecraft texture URL. It is different from a player UUID.

Continue with DiscordSRV or avatar URLs.