VariantAPI is a mod that adds data-driven entity variants.
You can specify conditions for variants to spawn based on predicates, moon phase, spawn biome, etc. And you can specify features for them to render with. All info is on the wiki. You can specify the variants with a datapack and the assets with a resourcepack.
This mod by itself doesn't do anything but you can download the base pack here that includes all of the variants from Minecraft Earth + More!
Mod required on client and server.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.1
- 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 variantapi-1.4.1+1.21.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 135 KB
- Download link checked 30 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.