About NBT API
From SpigotMCAdd custom NBT tags or modify tags of Items/Entities/Tiles without NMS!
(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.
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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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Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 18 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.3.
Loaders
Runs on Spigot and Paper.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
NBT API on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers, for Paper servers. We download it from SpigotMC, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- Spigot, Paper
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 2.16.1, released 2026-09-17
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Paper | 1.8 to 26.3 (18 versions) | 26.3 |
| Spigot | 1.8 to 26.3 (18 versions) | 26.3 |
From 10 recorded builds of NBT API.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.16.1 | 2026-09-17 | 1.8 to 26.3 (18 versions) | Spigot, Paper |
| 2.16.0 | 2026-07-27 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 2.15.7 | 2026-04-06 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 2.15.6 | 2026-03-28 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 2.15.5 | 2025-12-09 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
| 2.15.4 | 2025-12-09 | n/a | Spigot, Paper |
Run NBT API on a Minecraft server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogLibraries & compatibility
Foundations and fixes other mods build on. Usually installed because something else needs it.
Runs on your server
From source side supportSpigotMC lists NBT API as required on the server. Check its SpigotMC page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- SpigotPaper
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 26.3 and 17 earlier
- Requires
- One-click install needs a Paper server.
Verified at the source
- ✓SpigotMCOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
- ✓Authortr7zw, as published on SpigotMC
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree
