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API

Welcome to the Paper API guide! This guide includes information for developers about how to use specific parts of the Paper API.

🗃️ Command API (documentation group)
🗃️ Component API (documentation group)
🗃️ Event API (documentation group)
🗃️ Entity API (documentation group)
Data components A guide to the ItemStack data component API.
Persistent data container (PDC) A guide to the PDC API for storing data.
Custom InventoryHolder How to use a custom InventoryHolder to identify custom inventories.
Scheduling A guide on how to use BukkitScheduler to run code at specific times.
Plugin messaging How to communicate with clients or proxies.
Plugin configuration How to create configuration files for your plugins to customize behavior.
Lifecycle API A guide to Paper's Lifecycle API.
Registries A guide to registries and their modification on Paper.
Recipes How to create and manage recipes.
Supporting Paper and Folia How to support both Folia and Paper within your plugin.
Roadmap Outlines the future intents and plans of the Paper project.

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