ApxBounty
A modern, high-performance, and fully customizable player bounty system for Paper, Purpur, and Spigot servers.
Give your players a reason to compete, hunt, and dominate. ApxBounty brings a complete bounty-hunting experience to your Minecraft server — from placing rewards and tracking dangerous targets to climbing leaderboards and claiming massive payouts.
Built with performance, flexibility, and a clean modern UI in mind, ApxBounty is perfect for SMP, Survival, Lifesteal, Factions, PvP, and Economy servers.
Features
High-Performance Async Database
ApxBounty is built to keep your server running smoothly.
- Fully asynchronous SQLite database engine
- Database operations run away from the main server thread
- Optimized data handling
- Designed for smooth server performance
- Persistent bounty, contributor, kill, and player statistics
Modern Bounty GUI
Manage and explore bounties through a clean 54-slot interactive GUI.
Player-head based bounty display
Pagination support
Quick refresh
In-GUI player search
Display bounty amounts
Dynamic bounty sorting
Newest → Oldest
Highest → Lowest
Lowest → Highest
ApxBounty also includes dedicated interfaces for:
Bounty Leaderboards- Player Statistics
Bounty History
Powerful Economy System
Fully integrated with Vault, allowing ApxBounty to work with popular economy plugins.
- Vault economy support
- Minimum bounty amount
- Maximum bounty amount
- Configurable placement fees
- Configurable claim taxes
- Multiple players can contribute to one bounty
- Automatic contributor refunds
- Refunds when bounties expire or are cancelled
- Secure reward payouts
Supports economy providers such as EssentialsX and other Vault-compatible economy plugins.
Leaderboards & Statistics
Turn bounty hunting into a server-wide competition.
Track important player statistics such as:
- Bounty kills
Bounties placed- Money spent
- Money earned
Top bounty hunters
Highest-value targets- Bounty history
Players can easily see their progress through the dedicated statistics and leaderboard GUIs.
PlaceholderAPI Support
Integrate ApxBounty with your existing scoreboard, tablist, chat, hologram, and other systems.
Available placeholders include:
- %apxbounty_bounty%
- %apxbounty_target%
- %apxbounty_total%
- %apxbounty_kills%
- %apxbounty_placed%
- %apxbounty_claimed%
- %apxbounty_spent%
- %apxbounty_earned%
- %apxbounty_top_bounty_<rank>_name%
- %apxbounty_top_bounty_<rank>_value%
Fully Customizable
Make ApxBounty match your server's style.
Customize:
Messages- GUI titles and items
Minecraft color codes
HEX colors
Sound effects
Chat announcements
Action bar messages
Title notifications
Bounty limits and economy settings
Everything is designed to be easily configurable without modifying the plugin's code.
Commands & Permissions
Player Commands
| Command |
Description |
Permission |
| /bounty |
Opens the main bounty GUI |
apxbounty.use |
| /bounty <player> <amount> |
Places or increases a bounty |
apxbounty.place |
| /bounty search <player> |
Searches for a player's bounty |
apxbounty.search |
Admin Commands
| Command |
Description |
Permission |
| /bountyadmin info |
Displays plugin information and version details |
apxbounty.admin |
| /bountyadmin set <player> <amount> |
Force-sets a player's bounty |
apxbounty.admin.set |
| /bountyadmin remove <player> |
Removes a player's bounty |
apxbounty.admin.remove |
| /bountyadmin clear |
Clears all active bounties |
apxbounty.admin.clear |
| /bountyadmin reload |
Reloads configuration files |
apxbounty.admin.reload |
| /bountyadmin debug |
Toggles debug mode |
apxbounty.admin.debug |
Special Permissions
- apxbounty.bypass.limit — Bypass minimum/maximum bounty restrictions
- apxbounty.bypass.fee — Bypass bounty placement fees
- apxbounty.admin — Access to administrative features
PlaceholderAPI
ApxBounty provides a collection of placeholders for integrating bounty data into your server's existing systems.
Use them with:
Scoreboards • TAB • Holograms • Chat • Menus • Other PlaceholderAPI-supported plugins
Requirements
| Requirement |
Details |
 Java |
Java 17+ |
| Server Software |
Paper / Purpur / Spigot |
 Minecraft |
1.20 – 1.26+ |
| Required |
Vault + Economy Provider |
| Optional |
PlaceholderAPI |
Installation
Download
Download the latest ApxBounty.jar.
Install Dependencies
Install Vault and a Vault-compatible economy plugin such as EssentialsX.
Upload
Place ApxBounty.jar inside your server's:
plugins/
Restart
Restart your Minecraft server to load the plugin.
Configure
Customize:
- config.yml
- messages.yml
- gui.yml
to match your server.
Reload
After making changes, use:
/bountyadmin reload
Why ApxBounty?
ApxBounty isn't just a simple bounty command.
It provides a complete bounty ecosystem where players can:
Place Bounties → Hunt Targets → Claim Rewards → Compete → Track Progress
Whether you're running a competitive Lifesteal server, a community-focused SMP, or a large Survival network, ApxBounty adds a new layer of competition and player interaction.
Turn Your Players Into Hunters
Set the bounty. Mark the target. Start the hunt.
ApxBounty — Hunt. Claim. Dominate.
