RecipeBook API
RecipeBook API gives mod authors a way to add recipe book support and custom recipe types to their own mods on Fabric and NeoForge.
What it does
The library provides an API that other mods call to register recipe book categories and custom recipe types, so their recipes appear in the in-game recipe book. Fabric API must be installed alongside it on Fabric, and the mod is listed for both Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21 – 1.21.1. Files are released for 1.21.1 with the 1.0.0 build dated 2024-10-04 on both loaders, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need it.
Several catalog mods are built on the library, including recipe book replacements such as BetterRecipeBook, HiddenRecipeBook, NoRecipeBook and LetsDoAPI. The author notes describe these as working with the API, with some remaining issues, such as one feature not rendering or custom books not being disabled, reported for particular combinations. The mod is released under All rights reserved, so the license does not grant open use, although the source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Custom recipe types
Mods can register their own recipe types so that those recipes are shown in the recipe book.
Recipe book categories
Authors can add categories to the recipe book screen for the recipes their mod introduces.
Simple integration API
The API is designed for other mods to call directly, without copying recipe book code into their own projects.
Public source code
The source code and issue tracker are publicly linked, so developers can read how the API works.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Building a mod with recipe book support
A mod author that adds recipes can call the API to show them in the recipe book instead of building a custom screen.
Creating an addon
Addon mods can build on the library's recipe book support, as long as they follow the license terms for the assets and code.
Who it’s for: Mod developers who add recipes and want them in the recipe book, along with players who use recipe book replacement mods built on the library.
Questions
Does RecipeBook API need Fabric API?
Does the server need RecipeBook API?
Can the mod be redistributed or its assets reused?
In the catalog
RecipeBook API is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,348 Library mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
✅ Use this mod as a reference to understand and or create something of your own, as long as it is not a copy or recreation ✅ Use this mod in modpacks with credit and one or more links to any of the project pages*
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/recipebook-api
- Owner
- MincraftEinstein
- Published
- 2023-11-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-10-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15