Name History

Name History

Simple Name History Mod. With my own hosted API, and a custom hostable API.

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Screenshots

The /namehistory Command
Config GUI

About this Mod

Name History Icon

💜 Name History

A beautiful, modern Minecraft mod for viewing player username history

Requires Fabric API
Minecraft
Fabric
License
GitHub


✨ Features

🎨 Beautiful UI

  • Modern purple color scheme that's easy on the eyes
  • Fully customizable colors - change every aspect of the theme to match your style
  • Real-time color preview in the config screen with grid layout

🔍 Powerful Lookup

  • Chat Commands - Quick lookups via /namehistory <username|uuid>
  • Player Auto-Complete - Tab completion for online player names
  • Cached Results - Fast repeated queries with configurable cache duration
  • Smart Detection - Automatically detects whether you're searching by username or UUID

⚙️ Highly Configurable

  • ModMenu Integration - Easy configuration through ModMenu
  • API Endpoint - Connect to any compatible name history API
  • Optional Authentication - API key support for private servers
  • Customizable Timeouts - Adjust request timeout and cache duration
  • Grid Layout - Organized 2-column color configuration

🚀 Getting Started

Installation

  1. Install Fabric Loader
  2. Download and install Fabric API
  3. Download and install Fabric Language Kotlin
  4. Download the latest release of Name History
  5. Place the .jar file in your .minecraft/mods folder
  6. Launch Minecraft!

Usage

Commands:

/namehistory <username|uuid>  # Look up a player's name history (with tab completion)
/namehistory update <query>   # Force update cached data
/namehistory delete <query>   # Remove cached entry

Examples:

/namehistory Notch
/namehistory 069a79f4-44e9-4726-a5be-fca90e38aaf5
/namehistory update jeb_

Tip: Press Tab after /namehistory to auto-complete from online player names!

⚙️ Configuration

The mod creates a config file at config/namehistory-client.json on first launch.

Default Configuration

{
  "baseUrl": "https://liforra.de/api/namehistory",
  "requestTimeoutMs": 8000,
  "cacheTtlMinutes": 10,
  "apiKey": "",
  "apiKeyHeader": "X-API-Key",
  "primaryColor": "#9b59d0",
  "secondaryColor": "#b388ff",
  "specialColor": "#ce93d8",
  "errorColor": "#ff6090",
  "disabledColor": "#9e9e9e"
}

Configuration Options

Option Description Default
baseUrl API endpoint URL https://liforra.de/api/namehistory
requestTimeoutMs Request timeout in milliseconds 8000
cacheTtlMinutes Cache duration in minutes 10
apiKey API key (leave empty if not needed) ""
apiKeyHeader HTTP header name for API key X-API-Key
primaryColor Main UI text color #9b59d0
secondaryColor Headers & player names color #b388ff
specialColor Name history entries color #ce93d8
errorColor Error messages color #ff6090
disabledColor Disabled elements color #9e9e9e

Using ModMenu

If you have ModMenu installed:

  1. Click "Mods" from the main menu
  2. Find "Name History" in the list
  3. Click the config button
  4. Customize colors by clicking the color preview boxes!

🔧 Building from Source

Prerequisites

  • Java 21 or higher
  • Git

Build Steps

git clone https://github.com/liforra/namehistory-minecraft.git
cd namehistory-minecraft
./gradlew build

The compiled mod will be in build/libs/name-history-0.1.0.jar.

🌐 API Compatibility

This mod works with any API that implements the following endpoints:

Method Endpoint Description
GET /api/namehistory?username=<username> Get history by username
GET /api/namehistory/uuid/<uuid> Get history by UUID
POST /api/namehistory/update Force update player data
DELETE /api/namehistory?username=<username> Delete cached entry

📄 Full API Documentation

Response Format

{
  "uuid": "069a79f4-44e9-4726-a5be-fca90e38aaf5",
  "query": "Notch",
  "history": [
    { "id": 1, "name": "Notch", "changedAt": null, "censored": false }
  ]
}

💡 Tip: Use the OpenAPI spec to generate client libraries or server stubs.

📸 Screenshots

Chat Command Output

Chat Example

Configuration Screen

Config Screen

🎨 Artwork and Attribution

  • The purple icon used in this project is a modified derivative of icon.png
    from the project “fabric-name-history-lookup” by Woolyenough
    (Copyright © 2022 Woolyenough), licensed under the MIT License.
  • Original repository: https://github.com/Woolyenough/fabric-name-history-lookup
  • Changes: recoloring to purple, removal of the stem, centering of the glyph,
    and minor pixel adjustments for the theme.

This project includes the MIT license text and copyright notice for that
asset in ICON_NOTICE.txt.

No endorsement by the original author is implied.

📝 License

This project is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0).
See LICENSE for details.

Third‑party components:

  • Icon derivative: MIT-licensed work by Woolyenough (see ICON_NOTICE.txt).

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to:

  • Report bugs
  • Suggest new features
  • Submit pull requests
  • Improve documentation

💖 Credits

  • Built with Fabric
  • Written in Kotlin
  • Inspired by the need for a beautiful, modern name history viewer

Made with 💜 by liforra

Available Versions

Name History 0.1.6b1 (1.21.9)release
MC 1.21.9fabric
October 20, 2025
Name History 0.1.6b1 (1.21.8)release
MC 1.21.8fabric
October 20, 2025
Name History 0.1.6b1 (1.21.7)release
MC 1.21.7fabric
October 20, 2025
Name History 0.1.6b1 (1.21.6)release
MC 1.21.6fabric
October 20, 2025
Name History 0.1.6b1 (1.21.5)release
MC 1.21.5fabric
October 20, 2025

How to Install Name History on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.10).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Name History". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

1.21.10, 1.21.9, 1.21.8 (+7 more)

Server-side

Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Name History server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.10). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Name History compatible with fabric?

Name History officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.10, 1.21.9, 1.21.8. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Name History – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Name History consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.

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Details

License
GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or later
Server-side
Unsupported

Supported Versions

1.21.101.21.91.21.81.21.71.21.61.21.51.21.41.21.31.21.21.21.1