Why does my own server show as offline here?

The most common causes are: the port isn't forwarded on your router (for home-hosted servers), a firewall is blocking the port, enable-status is set to false in server.properties, or the server simply isn't running yet.

Does this work for Bedrock servers?

Yes — switch the edition toggle to Bedrock. It queries the Bedrock protocol on port 19132 by default instead of the Java Edition TCP handshake on 25565.

Is checking someone else's server allowed?

Yes — this performs the exact same request a Minecraft client sends when it shows a server in the multiplayer list. It doesn't join the server or affect the player count.

Minecraft Server Status & Port Checker — Java & Bedrock

Troubleshooting an "offline" result

Port not forwarded — if you're hosting from a home connection, your router needs a port-forward rule pointing 25565 (or your custom port) at the machine running the server.
Firewall — Windows Firewall, ufw, or a cloud provider's security group can all silently block the port even when the server itself is running fine.
enable-status=false — if this is set in server.properties, the server won't answer status pings at all, even though players can still join directly.
Wrong port in server.properties — make sure server-port matches the port you're checking here. Build one with the properties generator if you're not sure it's set correctly.

What "latency" means here

The number shown is round-trip time for this check itself — the time between our request and the server's status response — not in-game ping, which depends on the connecting player's own network path. A high number here usually means the server (or the network between it and this checker) is under load, not that your own connection will necessarily be slow.