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Please read the overwolf.games.events documentation page to learn how to use Overwolf game events.

Sample Apps

• Minecraft game events sample app

Available Features

• gep_internal
• game_info
• match_info
• mods
• counters

Game event status

It is highly recommended to communicate errors and warnings to app users.

Check the current game event status here. Alternatively, you can easily check that status from your app itself, using our API.

GEP supports the following Minecraft versions:

• Supported vanila versions:

  • 1.12.2 - support all events except chat, statistics, scene and player_x
  • 1.16 - 1.16.1 - support all events except chat and statistics
  • 1.16.2 - support all events except chat
  • 1.17 - 1.20.4 - full support

• Supported mod-loaders:

  • Forge 36.0.0 - 36.2.39
  • Forge 39.0.0 - 48.0.6
  • Fabric 0.14.0 - 0.14.22

• addons (mods) event is supported from Minecraft versions 1.8 to 1.19 for both Forge and Fabric

gep_internal

Info Updates

key	Category	Values	Notes	Since GEP Ver.
gep_internal	gep_internal	Local + Public version number	See notes	143.0

gep_internal note

Data Example:

{"info":{"gep_internal":{"version_info":"{"local_version":"157.0.1","public_version":"157.0.1","is_updated":true}"}},"feature":"gep_internal"}

game_info

Info Updates

key	Category	Values	Notes	Since GEP Ver.
scene	game_info	The name of the current scene.	See notes	153.0
name	game_info	The name of the local player.	See notes	153.0
player_X	game_info	The list of players in the current game.	See notes	191.0
mc_version	game_info	The current Minecraft version played.	See notes	205.0

scene note

Data Example:

{"info":{"game_info":{"scene":"Title Screen"}},"feature":"game_info"}
{"info":{"game_info":{"scene":"Select World"}},"feature":"game_info"}

name note

Data Example:

{"info":{"game_info":{"name":"OverwoldDeBest"}},"feature":"game_info"}

player_X note

• A full players list is sent each time a player gets in or out of the game
• The position of each player in the list can vary from time to time
• In case the "players visibility toggle" is turned on, this info update will not send values

Data Example:

{"feature":"game_info","category":"game_info","key":"player_3","value":"Nor555"}

mc_version note

Data Example:

{"info":{"game_info":{"mc_version":"1.18.2"}},"feature":"game_info"}

match_info

Info Updates

key	Category	Values	Notes	Since GEP Ver.
server	match_info	The full id of the server.	See notes	153.0
general_stats	match_info	All of the current general statistics.	See notes	153.0
items_stats	match_info	All of the current item statistics.	See notes	153.0
mobs_stats	match_info	All of the current mob statistics.	See notes	153.0
location	match_info	Current player's location in the game.	See notes	157.0
facing	match_info	The current direction the player is facing.	See notes	157.0

Events

Event	Event Data	Fired When	Notes	Since GEP Ver.
match_start	null	When loading into a map.	See notes	153.0
match_end	null	When disconnecting from map.	See notes	153.0
chat	text	When the chat window is updated.	See notes	187.0

server note

Data Example:

{"info":{"match_info":{"server":"Play.datblock.com"}},"feature":"match_info"}

note regarding statistics

To activate and extract the data out of the statistics you must open the main menu (ESC) and click on the statistics.

general_stats note

Data Example:

{
    "info": {
        "match_info": {
            "general_stats": "[ {
                "name": "damage_absorbed",
                "value": "0"
            },
            {
                "name": "fall_one_cm",
                "value": "0 cm"
            },
            {
                "name": "walk_one_cm",
                "value": "79.65 m"
            },
...
            {"name":"enchant_item","value":"0"}]"}},
                "feature":"match_info"}

items_stats note

Data Example:

    {"info":
        {"match_info":{"items_stats":"[
            {"name":"rass","value":"4","stat_type":"stat_type.minecraft.mined"},
            {"name":"ead_bush","value":"31","stat_type":"stat_type.minecraft.mined"},
            {"name":"ft.wheat_seeds","value":"6","stat_type":"stat_type.minecraft.picked_up"},
            {"name":"ft.beef","value":"1","stat_type":"stat_type.minecraft.picked_up"},
            {"name":"ft.leather","value":"1","stat_type":"stat_type.minecraft.picked_up"}]"}},
            "feature":"match_info"}

mobs_stats note

Data Example:

{"info":{"match_info":{"mobs_stats":"[{"name":"cow","value":"1","stat_type":"stat_type.minecraft.killed"}]"}},"feature":"match_info"}

location note

Data Example:

{"info":{"match_info":{"location":"{"x":-289.403,"y":60.9237,"z":474.063}"}},"feature":"match_info"}
{"info":{"match_info":{"location":"{"x":-289.669,"y":60.4237,"z":475.049}"}},"feature":"match_info"}
{"info":{"match_info":{"location":"{"x":-290.248,"y":59.9237,"z":476.861}"}},"feature":"match_info"}
{"info":{"match_info":{"location":"{"x":-290.754,"y":59.4237,"z":478.788}"}},"feature":"match_info"}

facing note

Data Example:

{"info":{"match_info":{"facing":"{"x":146.851,"y":1.34979}"}},"feature":"match_info"}

match_start note

Data Example:

{"events":[{"name":"match_start","data":"null"}]}

match_end note

Data Example:

{"events":[{"name":"match_end","data":"null"}]}

chat note

This event is intended for real-time usage only, and its content should not be logged.

Data Example:

{"events":[{"name":"chat","data":"§7overwolfqa§7: hello"}]}

game_info

Info Updates

key	Category	Values	Notes	Since GEP Ver.
scene	game_info	The name of the current scene.	See notes	153.0
name	game_info	The name of the local player.	See notes	153.0

scene note

Data Example:

{"info":{"game_info":{"scene":"Title Screen"}},"feature":"game_info"}
{"info":{"game_info":{"scene":"Select World"}},"feature":"game_info"}

name note

Data Example:

{"info":{"game_info":{"name":"OverwoldDeBest"}},"feature":"game_info"}

mods

Info Updates

key	Category	Values	Notes	Since GEP Ver.
addon_xxx	mods	Addons list used by the player	See notes	190.0

addon_xxx note

• addons (mods) supported from Minecraft versions 1.8 to 1.18 for both Forge and Fabric

Data Example:

{"info":{"mods":{"addon_153":"{"name":"xpbook","display_name":"XP Tome","version":"2.1.3"}"}},"feature":"mods"}

counters

Info Updates

key	Category	Values	Notes	Since GEP Ver.
ping	performance	Latency changes of the local player in the current game.	See notes	191.0

ping note

Data Example:

{"feature":"counters","category":"performance","key":"ping","value":"157"}