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Data API

by GenMode

With Data API installed on a server, datapacks can add custom durability, enchantments, mob behavior, music discs and smelting results to vanilla items and entities.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalMIT License1.16 – 26.3

What it does

Data API is a set of tools for building datapacks. It backports several features into the game, including custom durability, custom enchantments, custom music discs and custom smelting, and it lets datapack authors attach custom NBT tags to items for right-click, attack and drop detection. Entities can also be given a glowing effect, and the mod extends which block types can be targeted as entities.

Fabric API must be installed alongside it, because it is listed as a required dependency on every loader. Three other mods in the catalog require Data API: Vesture, [CLOSED] - Reader and Caveat. The environment is server required with the client optional, so a server running the mod is enough for players to benefit, and joining players do not need to install it. Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and the mod is released under the MIT License without being open source.

Key features

  1. Custom durability

    Items can be given a durability value through datapacks, backported for use in the game.

  2. Custom enchantments

    Enchantments can be defined from datapacks, with the backported system available to datapack authors.

  3. Custom NBT item tags

    More than 15 custom NBT tags detect right-clicks, attacks, drops and other item interactions.

  4. Custom mob and smelting support

    Datapacks can define custom mobs and custom smelting results for use in the world.

  5. Glowing entities

    Entities can be made to glow, which helps datapack creators mark objects for players.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.31.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod
26.21.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod
26.1.21.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod
26.1.11.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod
26.11.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.111.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod
1.21.101.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod
1.21.91.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod
1.21.81.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod
1.21.71.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod
1.21.61.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod
1.21.51.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod1.10.3+mod
1.21.41.8.4+mod1.8.4+mod1.8.4+mod1.8.4+mod
1.21.31.7.2+mod1.7.2+mod1.7.2+mod1.7.2+mod
1.21.21.7.1+mod1.7.1+mod1.7.1+mod1.7.1+mod
1.21.11.6.3+mod1.6.3+mod1.6.3+mod1.6.3+mod
1.211.6.2+mod1.6.2+modNot available1.6.2+mod
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Required by 3 mods

Vesture1.17 – 1.21.4[CLOSED] - Reader1.17 – 26.1.2Caveat1.17 – 1.20.2

Use cases

Datapack authors

Authors who write custom items, mobs or recipes can use the tools as a base without writing their own backports.

Server owners

Server owners running custom datapacks can install the mod on the server, and players do not need it on their side.

Who it’s for: Datapack creators building custom content for Minecraft, and server owners who run datapacks that depend on its tags and backported features.

How it compares

Full comparison

1.21.2 Bundle Recipe Backport is a server-side option for 1.21 – 1.21.1 under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. LeadRecipeBackport covers 1.15 – 1.21.5 under the MIT License and is open source. Name Tag Backport is released under the MIT License as well, with files for 1.14 – 1.21.11, and it is not open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Data APIFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.16 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-05-04
1.21.2 Bundle Recipe BackportFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21 – 1.21.1Server required, client optional2024-11-24
LeadRecipeBackportFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.15 – 1.21.5Server required, client optional2025-04-30
Name Tag BackportFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.14 – 1.21.11Server required, client optional2026-08-14

Questions

Does Data API need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is listed as a required dependency, so it must be installed next to Data API on every loader.

Does a player need Data API to join a server that runs it?

No. The server must run it, while players may leave it out.

Which game versions does the mod support?

Files cover 40 release versions, 1.16.1 – 26.3, and the latest file is 1.10.3+mod for 26.3 on the beta channel.

In the catalog

Data API is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,348 Library mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Library mods3,514Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

More from GenMode

All projects
Better Babies1.20 – 26.3Vesture1.17 – 1.21.4Recipes Plus1.15 – 26.3[CLOSED] - Stonecutter Salvage1.15 – 1.21.10[CLOSED] - Reader1.17 – 26.1.2Caveat1.17 – 1.20.2

Similar mods

Fabric API1.14 – 26.3Cloth Config API1.14 – 26.3YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL)1.19 – 26.3Architectury API1.16.5 – 26.3Just Enough Items (JEI)1.8 – 26.3Geckolib1.12.2 – 26.3

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Official listing

Owner
GenMode
Published
2023-06-26
Updated on Modrinth
2026-05-04
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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