plugin
NBT APIMinecraft plugin for 26.1
Add custom NBT tags or modify tags of Items/Entities/Tiles without NMS!
- Latest version
- 2.16.0
- Minecraft
- 1.8 to 26.1
- Java
- Java 25+
- Loader
- Spigot
- Licence
- not stated
- Downloads
- 291.4k
- Updated
- 2 mo ago
- Available on
- SpigotMC
Host NBT API servers
One click and NBT API is installed with the right loader, on hardware built for it.
- 26.1
- Spigot
- One click plugin install
- Paper and Purpur ready
- Automatic updates
- NVMe SSD
Minecraft versions
Every version NBT API declares support for, newest first, with the Java runtime that version needs.
| Minecraft | Through | Java | Evidence | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.1 | Spigot | 25+ | declared | 24 Mar 2026 |
| 1.21 | Spigot | 21+ | declared | 13 Jun 2024 |
| 1.20.6 | Spigot | 21+ | declared | 29 Apr 2024 |
| 1.20 | Spigot | 17+ | declared | 2 Jun 2023 |
| 1.19 | Spigot | 17+ | declared | 7 Jun 2022 |
| 1.18 | Spigot | 17+ | declared | 30 Nov 2021 |
| 1.17 | Spigot | 16+ | declared | 8 Jun 2021 |
| 1.16 | Spigot | 8+ | declared | 23 Jun 2020 |
| 1.15 | Spigot | 8+ | declared | 9 Dec 2019 |
| 1.14 | Spigot | 8+ | declared | 23 Apr 2019 |
| 1.13 | Spigot | 8+ | declared | 18 Jul 2018 |
| 1.12 | Spigot | 8+ | declared | 2 Jun 2017 |
| 1.11 | Spigot | 8+ | declared | 14 Nov 2016 |
| 1.10 | Spigot | 8+ | declared | 8 Jun 2016 |
| 1.9 | Spigot | 8+ | declared | 29 Feb 2016 |
| 1.8 | Spigot | 8+ | declared | 2 Sept 2014 |
Download
From NBT API’s own host. Nothing is re-hosted here.
nbt-api-spigot-2.16.0.jar · 0.3 MB
Older versions23Hide older versions
- 2.15.76 Apr 202612.7k downloadsGet
- 2.15.628 Mar 20261.9k downloadsGet
- 2.15.59 Dec 202519.3k downloadsGet
- 2.15.49 Dec 2025151 downloadsGet
- 2.15.311 Oct 20259.8k downloadsGet
- 2.15.226 Aug 20257.5k downloadsGet
- 2.15.11 Jul 20258.7k downloadsGet
- 2.15.06 Jun 20253.9k downloadsGet
- 2.14.116 Dec 202416.8k downloadsGet
- 2.14.02 Nov 20246.2k downloadsGet
- 2.13.210 Aug 202412.5k downloadsGet
- 2.13.120 Jun 20249.2k downloadsGet
- 2.13.013 Jun 20241.7k downloadsGet
- 2.12.430 Apr 20246.3k downloadsGet
- 2.12.324 Mar 20245.2k downloadsGet
- 2.12.210 Dec 202314.1k downloadsGet
- 2.12.14 Nov 20235.3k downloadsGet
- 2.12.021 Sept 20236.3k downloadsGet
- 2.11.37 Jun 202320.3k downloadsGet
- 2.11.216 Mar 202310.1k downloadsGet
- 2.11.114 Dec 202212.7k downloadsGet
- 2.11.011 Dec 2022897 downloadsGet
- 2.10.012 Jun 202221.4k downloadsGet
Frequently asked
Does NBT API work on Minecraft 26.1?
Yes. 26.1 is the newest Minecraft version NBT API declares support for, and the claim comes from the author's own release metadata rather than from a compatibility list somebody maintains by hand.
Which Minecraft versions does NBT API support?
Everything the author has declared, from 1.8 up to 26.1. The full list is in the table above, with the Java runtime each version needs next to it.
Do I need to install NBT API on the client or the server?
The server only. Players join with an ordinary Minecraft client and install nothing.
Which server software does NBT API need?
Spigot. A build for one server platform will not load on another, so this is the first thing to check before the Minecraft version.
Which Java version do I need for NBT API?
Java 25 or newer, because that is what the newest Minecraft release it supports requires. The requirement comes from the game rather than from the plugin itself.
How do I install NBT API?
Download the file from the author's own release, drop it into your server's plugins folder, and restart the server. It generates its configuration on first start. Check the Minecraft version matches the one your server runs.
Where do I download NBT API safely?
From the author's own page on SpigotMC, which is where the data here is synced from. MCReference never mirrors, re-hosts or repackages a file: every download button points at the original source, so you get exactly what the author published.
Works on the same versions
Ordered by how much of the recent Minecraft version coverage overlaps, not by popularity.
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