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[spark rune]

Is it possible to force the refresh for these?
{"placeholder":"serverstatus","values":{"ip":"}}
Because it takes a long time to refresh like when i turn my server off it continues showing that the server is online.

I just want to make a button to refresh or change the refresh raate

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[supple skiff]

Do you prefer to talk in French for this? 🇫🇷

From the docs, I don’t see any built-in way to directly force-refresh serverstatus or change its internal refresh rate.

Correct syntax is:

{"placeholder":"serverstatus","values":{"ip":"mc.example.com"}}

What you can do instead is a workaround:

• put serverstatus into a Set Variable action
• run that action from a Ticker or Scheduler
• set the scheduler/ticker delay to the refresh rate you want
• display the variable with {"placeholder":"getvariable","values":{"name":"your_status_var"}}

That way, you control how often the status gets re-evaluated ⏱️

If you want a manual button, the closest documented thing is Update Screen, which reinitializes the current screen, but I can’t confirm from the docs that it specifically forces serverstatus to re-check every time.

If you want, I can help you build the exact button + scheduler setup step by step 🙂

[spark rune]

i want to force the refresh of this placeholder

[supple skiff]

I can’t confirm a built-in way to force-refresh serverstatus on demand 😕📡

From the docs, serverstatus is just a placeholder, and there’s no documented “refresh now” option or refresh-rate setting for it.

So the honest answer is: no documented direct force-refresh exists.

What you can do instead is one of these:

• use a Ticker or Scheduler to re-evaluate it on a timer
• store the result in a FancyMenu variable
• display that variable instead of reading the placeholder directly

If you want a manual button, the docs only give us Update Screen, but I can’t confirm that it forces serverstatus to re-check. So I’d rather not guess there 🙈

If you want, I can help you make a clean setup like:

• button click → re-read server status
• status text → updated from a variable
• optional automatic refresh every X seconds 🔄

[spark rune]

yes it's a good idea!

[supple skiff]

Yesss, that’s the cleanest way to do it 👍🙂

Since I can’t confirm a real “force refresh” for serverstatus, the practical solution is to re-run the placeholder into a variable whenever you want it updated.

Here’s the setup:

1. Create a FancyMenu variable, for example:
   server_status

2. Put this action on your refresh button:

server_status:{"placeholder":"serverstatus","values":{"ip":"your.server.ip:25565"}}

3. Show the result in a Text element with:

{"placeholder":"getvariable","values":{"name":"server_status"}}

That way, every click re-evaluates serverstatus and stores the new result.

If you also want automatic refresh, add a Scheduler:

• open Customization -> Manage Schedulers
• make a scheduler that runs the same Set Variable action
• set the tick delay to whatever you want, like 5000 or 10000 ms ⏱️

So you can have:

• a manual refresh button 🔁
• and an auto-refresh timer running in the background

If you want, I can write the exact button action + scheduler setup for your server IP 😄

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[clear sluice]

The variable idea is bs, there is no way to force a refresh for that placeholder ^^