Buildcraft StationAPI
Buildcraft StationAPI brings pipes, engines, quarries, gates and builders to Minecraft Beta through the StationAPI loader.
What it does
Pipes move items, fluids and energy between machines, and the automation side includes auto-crafting, engines that power a factory, gates that add more complex control over automation, quarries that dig out an area automatically and builders and fillers that place blocks. The mod is a port and partial reimplementation of several Buildcraft releases, aiming for feature parity with Buildcraft, and it is built on the Minecraft r1.2.5 code base from SpaceToad and the Buildcraft Team.
The mod runs on the client and on the server, so both need it. Its only listed game version is b1.7.3, and it is published for Fabric and Babric. Glass Config API, NyaLib, StationAPI and UniWrench must be installed alongside it. Snapshot builds are published, and the code is under a custom license that is not open source, with public links to source code and an issue tracker.
Key features
Item, fluid and energy pipes
Pipes carry items, fluids and energy from one machine to another across a factory layout.
Auto-crafting
Crafting machines produce items automatically once they are supplied with ingredients.
Engines and gates
Engines power machines, while gates add more complex control over how automation behaves.
Quarries and builders
Quarries dig out an area automatically, and builders and fillers place blocks without manual work.
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Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 4
Use cases
Automated factories
Players can chain pipes, engines and crafting machines so that resources flow through a production line with little manual handling.
Digging and building on servers
Server owners can give players quarries and builders to clear and construct large areas without placing each block by hand.
Who it’s for: Players who want Buildcraft-style automation on Babric or Fabric, and server owners who run the same game build and want that automation shared by their players.
How it compares
BuildCraft Refabricated is a Fabric mod under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, open source, with files for 1.21 – 26.3 and a client and server environment. Nether Storage StationAPI runs on Fabric and Babric for b1.7.3 under the MIT License, is open source and also needs both sides. Classic Pipes covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.2 under a Creative Commons license that is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildcraft StationAPI | Fabric and Babric | b1.7.3 | Client and server | 2026-06-08 |
| BuildCraft Refabricated | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-15 |
| Nether Storage StationAPI | Fabric and Babric | b1.7.3 | Client and server | 2026-05-30 |
| Classic Pipes | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-17 |
Questions
Which dependencies does Buildcraft StationAPI need?
Does the server need Buildcraft StationAPI?
Which game version does Buildcraft StationAPI support?
In the catalog
Buildcraft StationAPI is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 567 mods support Minecraft b1.7.3.
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What the author says
This is a part port and part reimplementation of various Buildcraft versions aiming for feature parity with Buildcraft for Minecraft r1.2.5 by SpaceToad and the Buildcraft Team, for Minecraft Beta 1.7.3 on the Babric toolchain and StationAPI Buildcraft adds various things for your automation desires including but not…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/buildcraft-stationapi
- Owner
- DanyGames2014
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15