Jagex has released the RuneScape Platform API, a new set of official data endpoints for the websites and bots that live outside the game client. It’s built for progression trackers, Hiscores tools and Discord bots, the kind of projects many players already use daily, like RunePixels, Wise Old Man and Friendlybot. Alongside it comes a firm deadline: the legacy RuneMetrics API will be retired on 10 November 2026.
A replacement for the old, unofficial-feeling APIs
RuneScape has offered a limited set of APIs for years, but community developers mostly learned how to use them through trial and error and word of mouth. Jagex admits these older endpoints fall short of modern standards, calling them slow, inconsistent and awkward to work with. Mod Lykos and the Game Services team are now tackling that, starting with a faster and more streamlined replacement for RuneMetrics.
This is a separate project from the RuneScape Plugin Hub API that launched recently. The Plugin API is for tools that run inside the game, while the Platform API covers everything that pulls RuneScape data out to the web. The aim is similar, though: give community developers proper, supported tools instead of workarounds.
As with the Plugin Hub, Jagex has worked with a small group of community developers while building it, including the teams behind RunePixels and Friendlybot, to make sure the data on offer is what tool makers actually need.
Jagex is clear that this isn’t a finished product. The studio describes it as the start of a longer process, and says moving everything over will take time. It wants feedback on which features matter most so it can prioritise future additions.
What RuneMetrics users need to do
If you run a website, Discord bot or other project that relies on RuneMetrics, you have very little time. The shutdown on 10 November means integrations need to be reviewed and updated before then, or they will stop working. Jagex has written a migration guide that lists the available alternatives and explains what has changed, and a documentation hub covers the new API and will track future changes. Both are linked from the official announcement.
For regular players, the main thing to watch is whether your favourite tracker or bot keeps up. Tools that haven’t migrated by the deadline may show missing or outdated data until their developers catch up.
A shared Discord for developers
Rather than spin up a new community space, Jagex is adding a dedicated Platform API area to its existing RuneScape Plugin Discord. The idea is to keep in-game plugin makers and web tool developers in one place, where they can ask questions, report issues and suggest improvements directly to the team.
The move fits into a busy stretch for RuneScape’s tooling, coming shortly after the Plugin Hub launch and with a second batch of Plugins on the way. Jagex says it wants to keep building a closer relationship with community developers, and the Platform API is the first step on the web side of that effort.
Source: RuneScape official news.
