(Item-)NBT-API
Add custom NBT tags to Items/Tiles/Entities without NMS! Modify NBT and store it Files, other NBT or as String in yaml/json/SQL/Redis. Server Owner/Developer Wiki
Build/Maven Status
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Getting started
Import the API using Maven, then check out the basic usage or code examples like working with Skulls.
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Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.8.8, 1.8.9, 1.9
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as item-nbt-api-plugin-2.16.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 262 KB
- Download link checked 26 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.