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Fabric API

by modmuss50

Fabric API is the shared library of events, hooks and compatibility code that 15,282 catalog mods list as a required dependency.

FabricClient or server, optionalApache License 2.0Open source1.14 – 26.3

What it does

Fabric API is a library for the Fabric loader. It adds no blocks, items or screens of its own. Instead it supplies common code that other Fabric mods call: event callbacks, registry helpers and access to game systems such as particles, biomes and dimensions, which are hard for a single mod to reach on its own.

Entity Culling, Mod Menu, YetAnotherConfigLib, Xaero's Minimap and Architectury API are among the mods that require it. Fabric API sits in the mods folder next to them and must match the game version. Files exist for 48 release versions in the range 1.14 – 26.3, and snapshot builds are published as well.

Either side can run it, and neither side strictly needs it. The project is open source under the Apache License 2.0, with public source code, an issue tracker, a wiki and a Discord server.

Key features

  1. Events and hooks

    Callbacks and small APIs let several mods react to the same game actions, which improves compatibility between mods that touch the same code.

  2. Registry synchronization

    Registered content is kept in sync between server and client, a task every content mod would otherwise solve separately.

  3. Crash report details

    Information about installed mods is added to crash reports, so a report shows which mods were loaded when the game failed.

  4. Access to game systems

    Particles, biomes, dimensions and similar systems that the base game keeps closed are opened up through stable interfaces.

  5. Rendering API

    A rendering interface that aims at compatibility with optimization mods and with mods that overhaul the game's graphics.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.30.163.0+26.3
26.20.161.0+26.2
26.1.20.155.3+26.1.2
26.1.10.155.3+26.1.2
26.10.155.3+26.1.2
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.110.141.6+1.21.11
1.21.100.138.4+1.21.10
1.21.90.134.1+1.21.9
1.21.80.136.1+1.21.8
1.21.70.129.0+1.21.7
1.21.60.128.2+1.21.6
1.21.50.128.2+1.21.5
1.21.40.119.4+1.21.4
1.21.30.114.1+1.21.3
1.21.20.106.1+1.21.2
1.21.10.116.17+1.21.1
1.210.102.0+1.21
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
1.15.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.14.x5 of 5 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Required by 15,282 mods

Entity Cullingb1.7.3 – 26.3Mod Menu1.14.4 – 26.3YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL)1.19 – 26.3Xaero's Minimap1.7.10 – 26.3Architectury API1.16.5 – 26.3Xaero's World Map1.7.10 – 26.3

How it compares

Full comparison

Cloth Config API covers the same game versions and, like Fabric API, can run on either side without being required on either. The difference is loader reach: Cloth Config API ships files for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, while Fabric API is published for Fabric only. Both projects are open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Fabric APIFabric1.14 – 26.3Client or server, optional2026-10-14
Cloth Config APIFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.14 – 26.3Client or server, optional2026-09-23

Questions

Which loader does Fabric API run on?

Only Fabric. The latest file, 0.163.0+26.3, targets 26.3 and was published on 2026-10-14 in the release channel.

Does Fabric API support snapshots?

Yes. Next to the 48 release versions (1.14 – 26.3), the project publishes builds for snapshot versions of the game.

Why do so many mods require Fabric API?

Fabric Loader itself only loads mods. Shared tasks such as events, registry sync and rendering hooks live in Fabric API, so 15,282 mods in the catalog depend on it instead of bundling that code.

In the catalog

Fabric 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

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Similar mods

YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL)1.19 – 26.3Architectury API1.16.5 – 26.3Just Enough Items (JEI)1.8 – 26.3Geckolib1.12.2 – 26.3Text Placeholder API1.17 – 26.3Forge Config API Port1.16 – 26.3

What the author says

Essential hooks for modding with Fabric. Also check out Fabric Loader, the (mostly) version-independent mod loader that powers Fabric. Fabric API is a mod like any other Fabric mod which requires Fabric Loader to be installed.
modmuss50, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
modmuss50
Published
2021-01-22
Updated on Modrinth
2026-10-14
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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