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API

Welcome to the Paper API guide! This guide includes information for developers about how to use specific parts of the Paper API.

Command API (page group)
Component API (page group)
Entity API (page group)
Event API (page group)
Custom InventoryHolder How to use a custom InventoryHolder to identify custom inventories.
Data components A guide to the ItemStack data component API.
Lifecycle API A guide to Paper's Lifecycle API.
Persistent data container (PDC) A guide to the PDC API for storing data.
Plugin configuration How to create configuration files for your plugins to customize behavior.
Plugin messaging How to communicate with clients or proxies.
Recipes How to create and manage recipes.
Registries A guide to registries and their modification on Paper.
Roadmap Outlines the future intents and plans of the Paper project.
Scheduling A guide on how to use BukkitScheduler to run code at specific times.
Supporting Paper and Folia How to support both Folia and Paper within your plugin.

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