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Revision as of 16:18, 4 April 2018

This page documents the changes from the last stable Minecraft release (currently 1.12.2, protocol 340) to the current pre-release (currently 18w14a, protocol 369). Note that this page contains bleeding-edge information that may not be completely or correctly documented.

One who wishes to commandeer the merging of this into Protocol when an update is made must be sure to respect any changes that may have occurred to the respective packets there.

Contents

Data types

Other definitions

Global palette

A table/dictionary/palette mapping nonnegative integers to block states. {{#if:The block state IDs can be constructed from this table by multiplying what the Minecraft Wiki calls “block IDs” by 16 and adding the metadata/damage value (or in most programming languages block_id << 4 | metadata).|The block state IDs can be constructed from this table by multiplying what the Minecraft Wiki calls “block IDs” by 16 and adding the metadata/damage value (or in most programming languages block_id << 4 | metadata).}}{{#if:Block state IDs are created in a linear fashion based off of order of assignment. One block state ID allocated for each unique block state for a block; if a block has multiple properties then the number of allocated states is the product of the number of values for each property. A current list of properties and state ID ranges is found on burger.|{{#if:The block state IDs can be constructed from this table by multiplying what the Minecraft Wiki calls “block IDs” by 16 and adding the metadata/damage value (or in most programming languages block_id << 4 | metadata).| }}Block state IDs are created in a linear fashion based off of order of assignment. One block state ID allocated for each unique block state for a block; if a block has multiple properties then the number of allocated states is the product of the number of values for each property. A current list of properties and state ID ranges is found on burger.}}

Packets

ID Packet name Documentation
Handshaking serverbound
0x00 Handshake added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
Play clientbound
0x04 Spawn Painting added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x07 Statistics added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x0B Block Change added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x0F}}{{#if:0x0E|{{#if:0x0F| }}0x0E}} Chat Message (clientbound) added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x10}}{{#if:0x0F|{{#if:0x10| }}0x0F}} Multi Block Change added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x0E}}{{#if:0x10|{{#if:0x0E| }}0x10}} Tab-Complete (clientbound) added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x11 Declare Commands added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x11}}{{#if:0x12|{{#if:0x11| }}0x12}} Confirm Transaction (clientbound) added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x12}}{{#if:0x13|{{#if:0x12| }}0x13}} Close Window (clientbound) added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x13}}{{#if:0x14|{{#if:0x13| }}0x14}} Open Window added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x14}}{{#if:0x15|{{#if:0x14| }}0x15}} Window Items added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x15}}{{#if:0x16|{{#if:0x15| }}0x16}} Window Property added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x16}}{{#if:0x17|{{#if:0x16| }}0x17}} Set Slot added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x17}}{{#if:0x18|{{#if:0x17| }}0x18}} Set Cooldown added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x18}}{{#if:0x19|{{#if:0x18| }}0x19}} Plugin Message (clientbound) added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x19}}{{#if:0x1A|{{#if:0x19| }}0x1A}} Named Sound Effect added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x1A}}{{#if:0x1B|{{#if:0x1A| }}0x1B}} Disconnect (play) added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x1B}}{{#if:0x1C|{{#if:0x1B| }}0x1C}} Entity Status added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x1C}}{{#if:0x1D|{{#if:0x1C| }}0x1D}} Explosion added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x1D}}{{#if:0x1E|{{#if:0x1D| }}0x1E}} Unload Chunk added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x1E}}{{#if:0x1F|{{#if:0x1E| }}0x1F}} Change Game State added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x1F}}{{#if:0x20|{{#if:0x1F| }}0x20}} Keep Alive (clientbound) added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x20}}{{#if:0x21|{{#if:0x20| }}0x21}} Chunk Data added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x21}}{{#if:0x22|{{#if:0x21| }}0x22}} Effect added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x22}}{{#if:0x23|{{#if:0x22| }}0x23}} Spawn Particle added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x23}}{{#if:0x24|{{#if:0x23| }}0x24}} Join Game added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x24}}{{#if:0x25|{{#if:0x24| }}0x25}} Map added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x25}}{{#if:0x26|{{#if:0x25| }}0x26}} Entity added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x26}}{{#if:0x27|{{#if:0x26| }}0x27}} Entity Relative Move added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x27}}{{#if:0x28|{{#if:0x27| }}0x28}} Entity Look And Relative Move added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x28}}{{#if:0x29|{{#if:0x28| }}0x29}} Entity Look added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x29}}{{#if:0x2A|{{#if:0x29| }}0x2A}} Vehicle Move (clientbound) added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x2A}}{{#if:0x2B|{{#if:0x2A| }}0x2B}} Open Sign Editor added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x2B}}{{#if:0x2C|{{#if:0x2B| }}0x2C}} Craft Recipe Response added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x2C}}{{#if:0x2D|{{#if:0x2C| }}0x2D}} Player Abilities (clientbound) added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x2D}}{{#if:0x2E|{{#if:0x2D| }}0x2E}} Combat Event added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x2E}}{{#if:0x2F|{{#if:0x2E| }}0x2F}} Player List Item added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x30 Face Player added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x2F}}{{#if:0x31|{{#if:0x2F| }}0x31}} Player Position And Look (clientbound) added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x30}}{{#if:0x32|{{#if:0x30| }}0x32}} Use Bed added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x31}}{{#if:0x33|{{#if:0x31| }}0x33}} Unlock Recipes added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x32}}{{#if:0x34|{{#if:0x32| }}0x34}} Destroy Entities added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x33}}{{#if:0x35|{{#if:0x33| }}0x35}} Remove Entity Effect added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x34}}{{#if:0x36|{{#if:0x34| }}0x36}} Resource Pack Send added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x35}}{{#if:0x37|{{#if:0x35| }}0x37}} Respawn added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x36}}{{#if:0x38|{{#if:0x36| }}0x38}} Entity Head Look added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x37}}{{#if:0x39|{{#if:0x37| }}0x39}} Select Advancement Tab added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x38}}{{#if:0x3A|{{#if:0x38| }}0x3A}} World Border added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x39}}{{#if:0x3B|{{#if:0x39| }}0x3B}} Camera added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x3A}}{{#if:0x3C|{{#if:0x3A| }}0x3C}} Held Item Change (clientbound) added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x3B}}{{#if:0x3D|{{#if:0x3B| }}0x3D}} Display Scoreboard added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x3C}}{{#if:0x3E|{{#if:0x3C| }}0x3E}} Entity Metadata added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x3D}}{{#if:0x3F|{{#if:0x3D| }}0x3F}} Attach Entity added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x3E}}{{#if:0x40|{{#if:0x3E| }}0x40}} Entity Velocity added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x3F}}{{#if:0x41|{{#if:0x3F| }}0x41}} Entity Equipment added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x40}}{{#if:0x42|{{#if:0x40| }}0x42}} Set Experience added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x41}}{{#if:0x43|{{#if:0x41| }}0x43}} Update Health added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x42}}{{#if:0x44|{{#if:0x42| }}0x44}} Scoreboard Objective added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x43}}{{#if:0x45|{{#if:0x43| }}0x45}} Set Passengers added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x44}}{{#if:0x46|{{#if:0x44| }}0x46}} Teams added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x45}}{{#if:0x47|{{#if:0x45| }}0x47}} Update Score added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x46}}{{#if:0x48|{{#if:0x46| }}0x48}} Spawn Position added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x47}}{{#if:0x49|{{#if:0x47| }}0x49}} Time Update added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x48}}{{#if:0x4A|{{#if:0x48| }}0x4A}} Title added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x4B Stop Sound added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x49}}{{#if:0x4C|{{#if:0x49| }}0x4C}} Sound Effect added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x4A}}{{#if:0x4D|{{#if:0x4A| }}0x4D}} Player List Header And Footer added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x4B}}{{#if:0x4E|{{#if:0x4B| }}0x4E}} Collect Item added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x4C}}{{#if:0x4F|{{#if:0x4C| }}0x4F}} Entity Teleport added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x4D}}{{#if:0x50|{{#if:0x4D| }}0x50}} Advancements added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x4E}}{{#if:0x51|{{#if:0x4E| }}0x51}} Entity Properties added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x4F}}{{#if:0x52|{{#if:0x4F| }}0x52}} Entity Effect added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x53 Declare Recipes added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x54 Tags added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
Play serverbound
0x02}}{{#if:0x01|{{#if:0x02| }}0x01}} Chat Message (serverbound) added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x03}}{{#if:0x02|{{#if:0x03| }}0x02}} Client Status added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x04}}{{#if:0x03|{{#if:0x04| }}0x03}} Client Settings added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x01}}{{#if:0x04|{{#if:0x01| }}0x04}} Tab-Complete (serverbound) added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x12 Craft Recipe Request added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}
0x17 Recipe Book Data added Current }} removed unchanged | (unchanged) | Pre }} }}

New/modified data types

Slot

Name Type Meaning
Block ID}}{{#if:Item ID|{{#if:Block ID| }}Item ID}} Short
Item Count Optional Byte Not present if Block ID is -1.
Item Damage Optional Short Not present if Block ID is -1.
NBT Optional NBT Not present if Block ID is -1. If 0, there is no NBT data, and no further data follows. Otherwise the byte is the start of an NBT blob as shown below:

Particle

Field Name Field Type Meaning
ID VarInt The ID of the particle type, see below.
Data Varies Varies based on the particle type, see below.
Particle Name Particle ID Data
minecraft:ambient_entity_effect 0 None
minecraft:angry_villager 1 None
minecraft:barrier 2 None
minecraft:block 3
Field Name Field Type Meaning
BlockState VarInt The ID of the block state.
minecraft:bubble 4 None
minecraft:cloud 5 None
minecraft:crit 6 None
minecraft:damage_indicator 7 None
minecraft:dragon_breath 8 None
minecraft:dripping_lava 9 None
minecraft:dripping_water 10 None
minecraft:dust 11
Field Name Field Type Meaning
Red Float Red value, 0-1
Green Float Green value, 0-1
Blue Float Blue value, 0-1
Scale Float The scale, will be clamped between 0.01 and 4.
minecraft:effect 12 None
minecraft:elder_guardian 13 None
minecraft:enchanted_hit 14 None
minecraft:enchant 15 None
minecraft:end_rod 16 None
minecraft:entity_effect 17 None
minecraft:explosion_emitter 18 None
minecraft:explosion 19 None
minecraft:falling_dust 20
Field Name Field Type Meaning
BlockState VarInt The ID of the block state.
minecraft:firework 21 None
minecraft:fishing 22 None
minecraft:flame 23 None
minecraft:happy_villager 24 None
minecraft:heart 25 None
minecraft:instant_effect 26 None
minecraft:item 27
Field Name Field Type Meaning
Item Slot The item that will be used.
minecraft:item_slime 28 None
minecraft:item_snowball 29 None
minecraft:large_smoke 30 None
minecraft:lava 31 None
minecraft:mycelium 32 None
minecraft:note 33 None
minecraft:poof 34 None
minecraft:portal 35 None
minecraft:rain 36 None
minecraft:smoke 37 None
minecraft:spit 38 None
minecraft:squid_ink 39 None
minecraft:sweep_attack 40 None
minecraft:totem_of_undying 41 None
minecraft:underwater 42 None
minecraft:splash 43 None
minecraft:witch 44 None
minecraft:bubble_pop 45 None
minecraft:current_down 46 None
minecraft:bubble_column_up 47 None

Entity Metadata Format

Note that entity metadata is a totally distinct concept from block metadata. It is not required to send all metadata fields, or even any metadata fields, so long as the terminating entry is correctly sent.

Entity Metadata is an array of entries, each of which looks like the following:

Name Type Meaning
Index Unsigned Byte Unique index key determining the meaning of the following value, see the table below. If this is 0xff then the it is the end of the Entity Metadata array and no more is read.
Type Optional Byte Enum Only if Index is not 0xff; the type of the index, see the table below
Value Optional value of Type Only if Index is not 0xff: the value of the metadata field
Value of Type field Type of Value field Notes
0 Byte
1 VarInt
2 Float
3 String
4 Chat
5 OptChat (Boolean + Optional Chat) Chat is present if the Boolean is set to true
5}}{{#if:6|{{#if:5| }}6}} Slot
6}}{{#if:7|{{#if:6| }}7}} Boolean
7}}{{#if:8|{{#if:7| }}8}} Rotation 3 floats: rotation on x, rotation on y, rotation on z
8}}{{#if:9|{{#if:8| }}9}} Position
9}}{{#if:10|{{#if:9| }}10}} OptPosition (Boolean + Optional Position) Position is present if the Boolean is set to true
10}}{{#if:11|{{#if:10| }}11}} Direction (VarInt) (Down = 0, Up = 1, North = 2, South = 3, West = 4, East = 5)
11}}{{#if:12|{{#if:11| }}12}} OptUUID (Boolean + Optional UUID) UUID is present if the Boolean is set to true
12}}{{#if:13|{{#if:12| }}13}} OptBlockID (VarInt) 0 for absent, otherwise index into the global palette. (Air is treated as absent)
13}}{{#if:14|{{#if:13| }}14}} NBT Tag
15 #Particle

Entity

The base class.

Index Type Meaning Default
0 Byte Bit mask Meaning 0
0x01 On Fire
0x02 Crouched
0x04 Unused (previously riding)
0x08 Sprinting
0x10 Unused (previously eating/drinking/blocking; use hand state now)
0x20 Invisible
0x40 Glowing effect
0x80 Flying with elytra
1 VarInt Air 300
2 String}}{{#if:OptChat|{{#if:String| }}OptChat}} Custom name empty
3 Boolean Is custom name visible false
4 Boolean Is silent false
5 Boolean No gravity false

AreaEffectCloud

Extends Entity.

Index Type Meaning Default
6 Float Radius 0.5
7 VarInt Color (only for mob spell particle) 0
8 Boolean Ignore radius and show effect as single point, not area false
9 Particle The #Particle effect
9 VarInt Particle ID 15 (mobSpell)
10 VarInt Particle parameter 1 0
11 VarInt Particle parameter 2 0

Block Actions

No changes so far.

Plugin Channels

MC|StopSound

{{#if:Server to client|Server to client}}{{#if:|{{#if:Server to client| }}{{{2}}}}}

{{#if:Used to implement the /stopsound command. Stops a sound that is currently playing on the client.|Used to implement the /stopsound command. Stops a sound that is currently playing on the client.}}{{#if:|{{#if:Used to implement the /stopsound command. Stops a sound that is currently playing on the client.| }}{{{2}}}}}

Field name Field type Notes
Sound category String Should be one of the sound categories used in Named Sound Effect, but if it's invalid or empty then it is (intentionally) treated as all sound categories.
Sound name String A sound effect name. If left empty, all sounds are stopped.

{{#if:Emptiness of sound category or sound name can be combined, IE a empty sound name but a set sound category will stop all sounds in the given category.|Emptiness of sound category or sound name can be combined, IE a empty sound name but a set sound category will stop all sounds in the given category.}}{{#if:|{{#if:Emptiness of sound category or sound name can be combined, IE a empty sound name but a set sound category will stop all sounds in the given category.| }}{{{2}}}}}

{{#if:|}}{{#if:This plugin channel has been replaced by the stop sound packet.|{{#if:| }}This plugin channel has been replaced by the stop sound packet.}}

Play

Clientbound

Spawn Painting

This packet shows location, name, and type of painting.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x04 Play Client Entity ID VarInt
Entity UUID UUID
Motive String (13)}}{{#if:VarInt|{{#if:String (13)| }}VarInt}} Name of the painting. Max length 13}}{{#if:Panting's ID, see below|{{#if:Name of the painting. Max length 13| }}Panting's ID, see below}}
Location Position Center coordinates (see below)
Direction Byte Enum Direction the painting faces (North = 2, South = 0, West = 1, East = 3)

Calculating the center of an image: given a (width × height) grid of cells, with (0, 0) being the top left corner, the center is (max(0, width / 2 - 1), height / 2). E.g. (1, 0) for a 2×1 painting, or (1, 2) for a 4×4 painting.

List of paintings by coordinates in paintings_kristoffer_zetterstrand.png (where x and y are in pixels from the top left and width and height are in pixels or 16ths of a block):

Name ID x y width height
Kebab}}{{#if:minecraft:kebab|{{#if:Kebab| }}minecraft:kebab}} 0 0 0 16 16
Aztec}}{{#if:minecraft:aztec|{{#if:Aztec| }}minecraft:aztec}} 1 16 0 16 16
Alban}}{{#if:minecraft:alban|{{#if:Alban| }}minecraft:alban}} 2 32 0 16 16
Aztec2}}{{#if:minecraft:aztec2|{{#if:Aztec2| }}minecraft:aztec2}} 3 48 0 16 16
Bomb}}{{#if:minecraft:bomb|{{#if:Bomb| }}minecraft:bomb}} 4 64 0 16 16
Plant}}{{#if:minecraft:plant|{{#if:Plant| }}minecraft:plant}} 5 80 0 16 16
Wasteland}}{{#if:minecraft:wasteland|{{#if:Wasteland| }}minecraft:wasteland}} 6 96 0 16 16
Pool}}{{#if:minecraft:pool|{{#if:Pool| }}minecraft:pool}} 7 0 32 32 16
Courbet}}{{#if:minecraft:courbet|{{#if:Courbet| }}minecraft:courbet}} 8 32 32 32 16
Sea}}{{#if:minecraft:sea|{{#if:Sea| }}minecraft:sea}} 9 64 32 32 16
Sunset}}{{#if:minecraft:sunset|{{#if:Sunset| }}minecraft:sunset}} 10 96 32 32 16
Creebet}}{{#if:minecraft:creebet|{{#if:Creebet| }}minecraft:creebet}} 11 128 32 32 16
Wanderer}}{{#if:minecraft:wanderer|{{#if:Wanderer| }}minecraft:wanderer}} 12 0 64 16 32
Graham}}{{#if:minecraft:graham|{{#if:Graham| }}minecraft:graham}} 13 16 64 16 32
Match}}{{#if:minecraft:match|{{#if:Match| }}minecraft:match}} 14 0 128 32 32
Bust}}{{#if:minecraft:bust|{{#if:Bust| }}minecraft:bust}} 15 32 128 32 32
Stage}}{{#if:minecraft:stage|{{#if:Stage| }}minecraft:stage}} 16 64 128 32 32
Void}}{{#if:minecraft:void|{{#if:Void| }}minecraft:void}} 17 96 128 32 32
SkullAndRoses}}{{#if:skull_and_roses|{{#if:SkullAndRoses| }}skull_and_roses}} 18 128 128 32 32
Wither}}{{#if:minecraft:wither|{{#if:Wither| }}minecraft:wither}} 19 160 128 32 32
Fighters}}{{#if:minecraft:fighters|{{#if:Fighters| }}minecraft:fighters}} 20 0 96 64 32
Pointer}}{{#if:minecraft:pointer|{{#if:Pointer| }}minecraft:pointer}} 21 0 192 64 64
Pigscene}}{{#if:minecraft:pigscene|{{#if:Pigscene| }}minecraft:pigscene}} 22 64 192 64 64
BurningSkull}}{{#if:minecraft:burning_skull|{{#if:BurningSkull| }}minecraft:burning_skull}} 23 128 192 64 64
Skeleton}}{{#if:minecraft:skeleton|{{#if:Skeleton| }}minecraft:skeleton}} 24 192 64 64 48
DonkeyKong}}{{#if:minecraft:donkey_kong|{{#if:DonkeyKong| }}minecraft:donkey_kong}} 25 192 112 64 48

The Minecraft Wiki article on paintings also provides a list of painting names to the actual images.

Block Change

Fired whenever a block is changed within the render distance.

Changing a block in a chunk that is not loaded is not a stable action. The Notchian client currently uses a shared empty chunk which is modified for all block changes in unloaded chunks; while in 1.9 this chunk never renders in older versions the changed block will appear in all copies of the empty chunk. Servers should avoid sending block changes in unloaded chunks and clients should ignore such packets.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x0B Play Client Location Position Block Coordinates
Block ID VarInt The new block state ID for the block as given in the global palette. {{#if:(When reading data: type = id >> 4, meta = id & 15, when writing data: id = type << 4 | (meta & 15))|(When reading data: type = id >> 4, meta = id & 15, when writing data: id = type << 4 | (meta & 15))}}{{#if:See that section for more information.|{{#if:(When reading data: type = id >> 4, meta = id & 15, when writing data: id = type << 4 | (meta & 15))| }}See that section for more information.}}


Statistics

Sent as a response to Client Status (id 1).

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x07 Play Client Count VarInt Number of elements in the following array
Statistic Name Array String (32767) https://gist.github.com/Alvin-LB/8d0d13db00b3c00fd0e822a562025eff
Category ID VarInt See below
Statistic ID VarInt See below
Value VarInt The amount to set it to

Categories (these are namespaced, but with :. replaced with .):

Name ID Registry
minecraft.mined 0 Blocks
minecraft.crafted 1 Items
minecraft.used 2 Items
minecraft.broken 3 Items
minecraft.picked_up 4 Items
minecraft.dropped 5 Items
minecraft.killed 6 Entities
minecraft.killed_by 7 Entities
minecraft.custom 8 Custom

Blocks, Items, and Entities use block (not block state), item, and entity ids.

Custom has the following (unit only matters for clients):

Name ID Unit
minecraft.leave_game 0 None
minecraft.play_one_minute 1 Time
minecraft.time_since_death 2 Time
minecraft.sneak_Time 3 Time
minecraft.walk_one_cm 4 Distance
minecraft.crouch_one_cm 5 Distance
minecraft.sprint_one_cm 6 Distance
minecraft.swim_one_cm 7 Distance
minecraft.fall_one_cm 8 Distance
minecraft.climb_one_cm 9 Distance
minecraft.fly_one_cm 10 Distance
minecraft.dive_one_cm 11 Distance
minecraft.minecart_one_cm 12 Distance
minecraft.boat_one_cm 13 Distance
minecraft.pig_one_cm 14 Distance
minecraft.horse_one_cm 15 Distance
minecraft.aviate_one_cm 16 Distance
minecraft.jump 17 None
minecraft.drop 18 None
minecraft.damage_dealt 19 Damage
minecraft.damage_taken 20 Damage
minecraft.deaths 21 None
minecraft.mob_kills 22 None
minecraft.animals_bred 23 None
minecraft.player_kills 24 None
minecraft.fish_caught 25 None
minecraft.talked_to_villager 26 None
minecraft.traded_with_villager 27 None
minecraft.eat_cake_slice 28 None
minecraft.fill_cauldron 29 None
minecraft.use_cauldron 30 None
minecraft.clean_armor 31 None
minecraft.clean_banner 32 None
minecraft.interact_with_brewingstand 33 None
minecraft.interact_with_beacon 34 None
minecraft.inspect_dropper 35 None
minecraft.inspect_hopper 36 None
minecraft.inspect_dispenser 37 None
minecraft.play_noteblock 38 None
minecraft.tune_noteblock 39 None
minecraft.pot_flower 40 None
minecraft.trigger_trapped_chest 41 None
minecraft.open_enderchest 42 None
minecraft.enchant_item 43 None
minecraft.play_record 44 None
minecraft.interact_with_furnace 45 None
minecraft.interact_with_crafting_table 46 None
minecraft.open_chest 47 None
minecraft.sleep_in_bed 48 None
minecraft.open_shulker_box 49 None

Units:

  • None: just a normal number (formatted with 0 decimal places)
  • Damage: value is 10 times the normal amount
  • Distance: a distance in centimeters (hundredths of blocks)
  • Time: a time span in ticks

Multi Block Change

Fired whenever 2 or more blocks are changed within the same chunk on the same tick.

Changing blocks in chunks not loaded by the client is unsafe (see note on Block Change).

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
{{#if:0x10|0x10}}{{#if:0x0F|{{#if:0x10| }}0x0F}} Play Client Chunk X Int Chunk X coordinate
Chunk Z Int Chunk Z coordinate
Record Count VarInt Number of elements in the following array, i.e. the number of blocks affected
Record Horizontal Position Array Unsigned Byte The 4 most significant bits (0xF0) encode the X coordinate, relative to the chunk. The 4 least significant bits (0x0F) encode the Z coordinate, relative to the chunk.
Y Coordinate Unsigned Byte Y coordinate of the block
Block ID VarInt The new block state ID for the block as given in the global palette. {{#if:(When reading data: type = id >> 4, meta = id & 15, when writing data: id = type << 4 | (meta & 15))|(When reading data: type = id >> 4, meta = id & 15, when writing data: id = type << 4 | (meta & 15))}}{{#if:See that section for more information.|{{#if:(When reading data: type = id >> 4, meta = id & 15, when writing data: id = type << 4 | (meta & 15))| }}See that section for more information.}}

To decode the position into a world position:

<syntaxhighlight lang="java"> worldX = (horizPos >> 4 & 15) + (chunkX * 16); worldY = vertPos; worldZ = (horizPos & 15) + (chunkZ * 16); </syntaxhighlight>


Tab-Complete (clientbound)

Used to respond to the client's previous tab complete request.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
{{#if:0x0E|0x0E}}{{#if:0x10|{{#if:0x0E| }}0x10}} Play Client Transaction Id VarInt This id should also be used in the tab completion response packet, or it will be ignored.
Start VarInt Start of the text to replace
Length VarInt Length of the text to replace
Count VarInt Number of elements in the following array
Matches Match Array String (32767) command}}{{#if:value to insert|{{#if:command| }}value to insert}}, note that each command is sent separately instead of in a single string, hence the need for Count. {{#if:|}}{{#if:Note that for instance this doesn't include a leading / on commands.|{{#if:| }}Note that for instance this doesn't include a leading / on commands.}}
Has tooltip Boolean True if the following is present
Tooltip Optional Chat Tooltip to display; only present if previous Boolean is true

Declare Commands

Lists all of the commands on the server, and how they are parsed.

This is a tree, with one root node. Each redirect or child node must refer only to nodes that have already been declared.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x11 Play Client Count VarInt Length of the following array
Nodes Array of Node A array of CommandNodes
Root index VarInt Index of the RootCommandNode in the previous array

Node:

Field Name Field Type Notes
Flags Byte
Bit mask Meaning
0x03 Type of the CommandNode
0 RootCommandNode
1 LiteralCommandNode
2 ArgumentCommandNode
0x04 Has command
0x08 Has redirect node
0x10 Has custom suggestions, currently only present if the type is a ArgumentCommandNode
Children Count VarInt Length of the following array
Children Array of VarInt The indexes of the children CommandNodes within the Nodes array
Redirect node Optional VarInt Only if flags & 0x08. Points to the redirect CommandNode within the Nodes array
Extra node data Extra node data Type depends on the CommandNode type, see below.

Extra node data:

Type Field Name Field Type Notes
RootCommandNode Empty Empty
LiteralCommandNode Literal String (32767) The text
ArgumentCommandNode Name String (32767) The name of the argument
Parser Identifier One of several known to the client, listed below. If the client does not know the parser, reading this RequiredArgumentBuilder stops immediately (following fields are not read)
Properties Optional, varies See below. Varies depending on the parser.
Suggests Optional Identifier Only present if (flags & 0x10) != 0. See below for the available types.

Parsers:

Identifier Description Properties
brigadier:bool Boolean value (true or false, case-sensitive) None
brigadier:double Double Specifies min and max values:
Name Type Description
Flags Byte
Min Optional double Only if flags & 0x01. If not specified, defaults to -Double.MAX_VALUE (≈ -1.7976931348623157E307)
Max Optional double Only if flags & 0x02. If not specified, defaults to Double.MAX_VALUE (≈ 1.7976931348623157E307)
brigadier:float Float Specifies min and max values:
Name Type Description
Flags Byte
Min Optional float Only if flags & 0x01. If not specified, defaults to -Float.MAX_VALUE (≈ -3.4028235E38)
Max Optional float Only if flags & 0x02. If not specified, defaults to Float.MAX_VALUE (≈ 3.4028235E38)
brigadier:integer Integer Specifies min and max values:
Name Type Description
Flags Byte
Min Optional integer Only if flags & 0x01. If not specified, defaults to Integer.MIN_VALUE (-2147483648)
Max Optional integer Only if flags & 0x02. If not specified, defaults to Integer.MAX_VALUE (2147483647)
brigadier:string A string A VarInt enum:
Value Name Description
0 SINGLE_WORD Reads a single word
1 QUOTABLE_PHRASE If it starts with a ", keeps reading until another " (allowing escaping with \). Otherwise behaves the same as SINGLE_WORD
2 GREEDY_PHRASE Reads the rest of the content after the cursor. Quotes will not be removed.
minecraft:entity A selector, player name, or UUID. Has a single flags byte:
Bit mask Meaning
0x01 If set, only allows a single entity/player
0x02 If set, only allows players
minecraft:game_profile A player, online or not. Can also use a selector, which may match one or more players (but not entities). None
minecraft:block_pos A location, represented as 3 numbers (which must be integers). May use relative locations with ~. None
minecraft:vec3 A location, represented as 3 numbers (which may have a decimal point, but will be moved to the center of a block if none is specified). May use relative locations with ~. None
minecraft:vec2 A location, represented as 2 numbers (which may have a decimal point, but will be moved to the center of a block if none is specified). May use relative locations with ~. None
minecraft:block_state A block state, optionally including NBT and state information. None
minecraft:block_predicate A block, or a block tag. None
minecraft:item_stack An item, optionally including NBT. None
minecraft:item_predicate An item, or an item tag. None
minecraft:color A chat color. One of the names from Chat#Colors, or reset. Case-insensitive. None
minecraft:component A JSON Chat component. None
minecraft:message A regular message, potentially including selectors. None
minecraft:nbt An NBT value, parsed using JSON-NBT rules. None
minecraft:nbt_path A path within an NBT value, allowing for array and member accesses. None
minecraft:objective A scoreboard objective. None
minecraft:objective_criteria A single score criterion. None
minecraft:operation A scoreboard operator. None
minecraft:particle A particle effect (an identifier with extra information following it for specific particles, mirroring the Particle packet) None
minecraft:rotation An angle, represented as 2 numbers (which may have a decimal point, but will be moved to the center of a block if none is specified). May use relative locations with ~. None
minecraft:scoreboard_slot A scoreboard display position slot. list, sidebar, belowName, and sidebar.team.${color} for all chat colors (reset is not included) None
minecraft:score_holder Something that can join a team. Allows selectors and *. Has a single flags byte:
Bit mask Meaning
0x01 If set, allows multiple.
minecraft:swizzle A collection of up to 3 axes. None
minecraft:team The name of a team. Parsed as an unquoted string. None
minecraft:item_slot A name for an inventory slot. None
minecraft:resource_location An Identifier. None
minecraft:mob_effect A potion effect. None
minecraft:function A function. None
minecraft:entity_anchor The entity anchor related to the facing argument in the teleport command, is feet or eyes. None
minecraft:range A range of values with a min and a max.
Name Type Description
Decimals Boolean Whether decimal values are allowed.
minecraft:item_enchantment Represents a item enchantment. None

Suggestion types:

Identifier Description
minecraft:ask_server Sends the Tab-Complete packet to the server to request tab completions.
minecraft:all_recipes Suggests all the available recipes.
minecraft:available_sounds Suggests all the available sounds.
minecraft:summonable_entities Suggests all the summonable entities.

Named Sound Effect

See also: #Sound Effect{{#if:| for {{{for}}}}}

Used to play a sound effect on the client. Custom sounds may be added by resource packs.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
{{#if:0x19|0x19}}{{#if:0x1A|{{#if:0x19| }}0x1A}} Play Client Sound Name String (256)}}{{#if:Identifier|{{#if:String (256)| }}Identifier}} All sound effect names as of 1.12.2 can be seen here.
Sound Category VarInt Enum The category that this sound will be played from (current categories)
Effect Position X Int Effect X multiplied by 8 (fixed-point number with only 3 bits dedicated to the fractional part)
Effect Position Y Int Effect Y multiplied by 8 (fixed-point number with only 3 bits dedicated to the fractional part)
Effect Position Z Int Effect Z multiplied by 8 (fixed-point number with only 3 bits dedicated to the fractional part)
Volume Float 1 is 100%, can be more
Pitch Float Float between 0.5 and 2.0 by Notchian clients

Chunk Data

Main article: Chunk Format
See also: #Unload Chunk{{#if:| for {{{for}}}}}

The server only sends skylight information for chunk pillars in the Overworld, it's up to the client to know in which dimenison the player is currently located. You can also infer this information from the primary bitmask and the amount of uncompressed bytes sent. This packet also sends all block entities in the chunk (though sending them is not required; it is still legal to send them with Update Block Entity later).

{{#if:|}}{{#if:Indexes into the global palette are still used, but since the global palette has changed, behavior is different.|{{#if:| }}Indexes into the global palette are still used, but since the global palette has changed, behavior is different.}}

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
{{#if:0x20|0x20}}{{#if:0x21|{{#if:0x20| }}0x21}} Play Client Chunk X Int Chunk coordinate (block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down)
Chunk Z Int Chunk coordinate (block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down)
Ground-Up Continuous Boolean See Chunk Format
Primary Bit Mask VarInt Bitmask with bits set to 1 for every 16×16×16 chunk section whose data is included in Data. The least significant bit represents the chunk section at the bottom of the chunk column (from y=0 to y=15).
Size VarInt Size of Data in bytes
Data Byte array See data structure in Chunk Format
Number of block entities VarInt Length of the following array
Block entities Array of NBT Tag All block entities in the chunk. Use the x, y, and z tags in the NBT to determine their positions.
Data structure

The data section of the packet contains most of the useful data for the chunk.

Field Name Field Type Notes
Data Array of Chunk Section The length of the array is equal to the number of bits set in Primary Bit Mask. Sections are sent bottom-to-top, i.e. the first section, if sent, extends from Y=0 to Y=15.
Biomes Byte}}{{#if:Int|{{#if:Byte| }}Int}} Array bytes}}{{#if:entries|{{#if:bytes| }}entries}} if present

Spawn Particle

Displays the named particle

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
{{#if:0x22|0x22}}{{#if:0x23|{{#if:0x22| }}0x23}} Play Client Particle ID Int The particle ID listed in #Particle.
Long Distance Boolean If true, particle distance increases from 256 to 65536
X Float X position of the particle
Y Float Y position of the particle
Z Float Z position of the particle
Offset X Float This is added to the X position after being multiplied by random.nextGaussian()
Offset Y Float This is added to the Y position after being multiplied by random.nextGaussian()
Offset Z Float This is added to the Z position after being multiplied by random.nextGaussian()
Particle Data Float The data of each particle
Particle Count Int The number of particles to create
Data Array of VarInt}}{{#if:Varies|{{#if:Array of VarInt| }}Varies}} Length depends on particle. "iconcrack" has length of 2, "blockcrack", "blockdust", and "fallingdust" have lengths of 1, the rest have 0.}}{{#if:The variable data listed in #Particle|{{#if:Length depends on particle. "iconcrack" has length of 2, "blockcrack", "blockdust", and "fallingdust" have lengths of 1, the rest have 0.| }}The variable data listed in #Particle}}

Map

Updates a rectangular area on a map item.

Map icons with types over 15 currently don't work on servers (see MC-126815).

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
{{#if:0x24|0x24}}{{#if:0x25|{{#if:0x24| }}0x25}} Play Client Item Damage VarInt The damage value (map ID) of the map being modified
Scale Byte From 0 for a fully zoomed-in map (1 block per pixel) to 4 for a fully zoomed-out map (16 blocks per pixel)
Tracking Position Boolean Specifies whether the icons are shown
Icon Count VarInt Number of elements in the following array
Icon Direction And Type Array Byte 0xF0 = Type, 0x0F = Direction
X Byte
Z Byte
Has Display Name Boolean
Display Name Optional Chat Only present if previous Boolean is true
Columns Byte Number of columns updated
Rows Optional Byte Only if Columns is more than 0; number of rows updated
X Optional Byte Only if Columns is more than 0; x offset of the westernmost column
Z Optional Byte Only if Columns is more than 0; z offset of the northernmost row
Length Optional VarInt Only if Columns is more than 0; length of the following array
Data Optional Array of Unsigned Byte Only if Columns is more than 0; see Map item format

For icons, a direction of 0 is a vertical icon and increments by 22.5° (360/16).

Types are based off of rows and columns in map_icons.png:

Icon type Result
0 White arrow (players)
1 Green arrow (item frames)
2 Red arrow
3 Blue arrow
4 White cross
5 Red pointer
6 White circle (off-map players)
7 Small white circle (far-off-map players)
8 Mansion
9 Temple
10 White Banner
11 Orange Banner
12 Magenta Banner
13 Light Blue Banner
14 Yellow Banner
15 Lime Banner
16 Pink Banner
17 Gray Banner
18 Light Gray Banner
19 Cyan Banner
20 Purple Banner
21 Blue Banner
22 Brown Banner
23 Green Banner
24 Red Banner
25 Black Banner
26 Treasure marker

Craft Recipe Response

Response to the serverbound packet (Craft Recipe Request), with the same recipe ID. Appears to be used to notify the UI.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
{{#if:0x2B|0x2B}}{{#if:0x2C|{{#if:0x2B| }}0x2C}} Play Client Window ID Byte
Recipe VarInt}}{{#if:Identifer|{{#if:VarInt| }}Identifer}} A recipe ID

Face Player

Used to rotate the client player to face the given location or entity (for /teleport [<targets>] <x> <y> <z> facing).

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x30 Play Client
Feet/eyes VarInt enum Values are feet=0, eyes=1. If set to eyes, aims using the head position; otherwise aims using the feet position.
Target x Double x coordinate of the point to face towards
Target y Double y coordinate of the point to face towards
Target z Double z coordinate of the point to face towards
Is entity Boolean If true, additional information about an entity is provided.
Entity ID Optional VarInt Only if is entity is true — the entity to face towards
Entity feet/eyes Optional VarInt enum Whether to look at the entity's eyes or feet. Same values and meanings as before, just for the entity's head/feet.

If the entity given by entity ID cannot be found, this packet should be treated as if is entity was false.

Unlock Recipes

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
{{#if:0x31|0x31}}{{#if:0x33|{{#if:0x31| }}0x33}} Play Client
Action VarInt 0: init, 1: add, 2: remove
Crafting Recipe Book Open Boolean If true, then the crafting recipe book will be open when the player opens its inventory.
Crafting Recipe Book Filter Active Boolean If true, then the filtering option is active when the players opens its inventory.
Smelting Recipe Book Open Boolean If true, then the smelting recipe book will be open when the player opens its inventory.
Smelting Recipe Book Filter Active Boolean If true, then the filtering option is active when the players opens its inventory.
Array size 1 VarInt Number of elements in the following array
Recipe IDs VarInt}}{{#if:Identifier|{{#if:VarInt| }}Identifier}}
Array size 2 Optional VarInt Number of elements in the following array, only present if mode is 0 (init)
Recipe IDs VarInt}}{{#if:Identifier|{{#if:VarInt| }}Identifier}}, only present if mode is 0 (init)

Action:

  • 0 (init) = All the recipes in the list 2 will added to the recipe book. All the recipes in list 1 will be tagged as displayed, recipes that aren't tagged will be shown in the notification. VERIFY LIST ORDER?
  • 1 (add) = All the recipes in the list are added and their icon will be shown in the notification.
  • 2 (remove) = Remove all the recipes in the list. This allows them to re-displayed when they are readded.

Scoreboard Objective

This is sent to the client when it should create a new scoreboard objective or remove one.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
{{#if:0x42|0x42}}{{#if:0x44|{{#if:0x42| }}0x44}} Play Client Objective Name String (16) An unique name for the objective
Mode Byte 0 to create the scoreboard. 1 to remove the scoreboard. 2 to update the display text.
Objective Value Optional String (32) Only if mode is 0 or 2. The text to be displayed for the score
Type String}}{{#if:VarInt Enum|{{#if:String| }}VarInt Enum}} “integer” or “hearts”}}{{#if:|{{#if:“integer” or “hearts”| }}{{{2}}}}}

Teams

Creates and updates teams.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
{{#if:0x44|0x44}}{{#if:0x46|{{#if:0x44| }}0x46}} Play Client Team Name String (16) A unique name for the team. (Shared with scoreboard).
Mode Byte Determines the layout of the remaining packet
0: create team Team Display Name String (32)
Team Prefix String (16) Displayed before the names of players that are part of this team
Team Suffix String (16) Displayed after the names of players that are part of this team
Friendly Flags Byte Bit mask. 0x01: Allow friendly fire, 0x02: can see invisible players on same team
Name Tag Visibility String Enum (32) always, hideForOtherTeams, hideForOwnTeam, never
Collision Rule String Enum (32) always, pushOtherTeams, pushOwnTeam, never
Color}}{{#if:Formatting|{{#if:Color| }}Formatting}} Byte}}{{#if:VarInt enum|{{#if:Byte| }}VarInt enum}} {{#if:For colors, the same Chat colors (0-15). -1 indicates RESET/no color.|For colors, the same Chat colors (0-15). -1 indicates RESET/no color.}}{{#if:See below for more info.|{{#if:For colors, the same Chat colors (0-15). -1 indicates RESET/no color.| }}See below for more info.}}
Entity Count VarInt Number of elements in the following array
Entities Array of String (40) Identifiers for the entities in this team. For players, this is their username; for other entities, it is their UUID.
1: remove team no fields no fields
2: update team info Team Display Name String (32)
Team Prefix String (16) Displayed before the names of entities that are part of this team
Team Suffix String (16) Displayed after the names of entities that are part of this team
Friendly Flags Byte Bit mask. 0x01: Allow friendly fire, 0x02: can see invisible entities on same team
Name Tag Visibility String Enum (32) always, hideForOtherTeams, hideForOwnTeam, never
Collision Rule String Enum (32) always, pushOtherTeams, pushOwnTeam, never
Color}}{{#if:Formatting|{{#if:Color| }}Formatting}} Byte}}{{#if:VarInt enum|{{#if:Byte| }}VarInt enum}} {{#if:For colors, the same Chat colors (0-15). -1 indicates RESET/no color.|For colors, the same Chat colors (0-15). -1 indicates RESET/no color.}}{{#if:See below for more info.|{{#if:For colors, the same Chat colors (0-15). -1 indicates RESET/no color.| }}See below for more info.}}
3: add players to team Entity Count VarInt Number of elements in the following array
Entities Array of String (40) Identifiers for the entities added. For players, this is their username; for other entities, it is their UUID.
4: remove players from team Entity Count VarInt Number of elements in the following array
Entities Array of String (40) Identifiers for the entities removed. For players, this is their username; for other entities, it is their UUID.

Formatting: The formatting of a team defines how the names of the team members are visualized. The following table lists all the possible formattings.

ID Formatting
0-15 Color formatting, same values as Chat colors.
16 Obfuscated
17 Bold
18 Strikethrough
19 Underlined
20 Italic
21 Reset

Stop Sound

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x4B Play Client Flags Byte Controls which fields are present.
Source Optional VarInt enum Only if flags is 3 or 1 (bit mask 0x1). See below. If not present, then sounds from all sources are cleared.
Sound Optional Identifier Only if flags is 2 or 3 (bit mask 0x2). A sound effect name, see Named Sound Effect. If not present, then all sounds are cleared.

Categories:

Name Value
master 0
music 1
record 2
weather 3
block 4
hostile 5
neutral 6
player 7
ambient 8
voice 9

Declare Recipes

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x53 Play Client Num Recipes VarInt Length of the following array
Recipe Recipe ID Array Identifier
Type String The recipe type, see below
Data Optional, varies Additional data for the recipe. For some types, there will be no data.

Recipe types:

Type Description Data
crafting_shapeless Shapeless crafting recipe. All items in the ingredient list must be present, but in any order/slot. As follows:
Name Type Description
Group String Used to group similar recipes together in the recipe book. Tag is present in recipe JSON.
Ingredient count VarInt Length of the following array
Ingredients Array of Ingredient
Result Slot
crafting_shaped Shaped crafting recipe. All items must be present in the same pattern (which may be flipped horizontally or translated) As follows:
Name Type Description
Width VarInt
Height VarInt
Group String Used to group similar recipes together in the recipe book. Tag is present in recipe JSON.
Ingredients Array of Ingredient Length is width * height. Indexed by x + (y * width).
Result Slot
crafting_special_armordye Recipe for dying leather armor None
crafting_special_bookcloning Recipe for copying contents of written books None
crafting_special_mapcloning Recipe for copying maps None
crafting_special_mapextending Recipe for adding paper to maps None
crafting_special_firework_rocket Recipe for making firework rockets None
crafting_special_firework_star Recipe for making firework stars None
crafting_special_firework_star_fade Recipe for making firework stars fade between multiple colors None
crafting_special_repairitem Recipe for repairing items via crafting None
crafting_special_tippedarrow Recipe for crafting tipped arrows None
crafting_special_bannerduplicate Recipe for copying banner patterns None
crafting_special_banneraddpattern Recipe for adding patterns to banners None
crafting_special_shielddecoration Recipe for applying a banner's pattern to a shield None
crafting_special_shulkerboxcoloring Recipe for recoloring a shulker box None

Ingredient is defined as:

Name Type Description
Count VarInt Length of the following array
Items Array of Slot Any item in this array may be used for the recipe. The count of each item should be 1.

Tags

This packet MUST be send TWICE, even if it's empty, not doing so can crash the client (e.g. when clicking a fuel slot in a furnace). The packet should also be send two times, this is to prevent the client from crashing.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x54 Play Client Block Tags (See below) IDs are block IDs
Item Tags (See below) IDs are item IDs

Tags look like:

Field Name Field Type Notes
Length VarInt Length of the following array
Tags Tag name Array Identifier
Count VarInt Length of the following array
Entries Array of VarInt Numeric ID of the block/item.

Serverbound

Tab-Complete (serverbound)

Sent when the client needs to tab-complete a minecraft:ask_server suggestion type.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
{{#if:0x01|0x01}}{{#if:0x04|{{#if:0x01| }}0x04}} Play Server Transaction Id VarInt The id received in the tab completion request packet, must match or the client will ignore this packet. Client generates this and increments it each time it sends another tab completion that doesn't get a response.
Text 32767}}{{#if:256|{{#if:32767| }}256}}) All text behind the cursor without the / (e.g. to the left of the cursor in left-to-right languages like English)
Assume Command Boolean If true, the server will parse Text as a command even if it doesn't start with a /. Used in the command block GUI.
Has Position Boolean
Looked At Block Optional Position The position of the block being looked at. Only sent if Has Position is true.

Craft Recipe Request

A replacement for Prepare Crafting Grid. It appears to behave more or less the same, but the client does not specify where to move the items.

This packet is sent when a player clicks a recipe in the crafting book that is craftable (white border).

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x12 Play Server Window ID Byte
Recipe VarInt}}{{#if:Identifier|{{#if:VarInt| }}Identifier}} A recipe ID
Make all Boolean Affects the amount of items processed; true if shift is down when clicked

Recipe Book Data

(previously known as Crafting Book Data)

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x17 Play Server Type VarInt Determines the format of the rest of the packet
Type Field Name
0: Displayed Recipe Recipe ID Int The internal id of the displayed recipe.
1: Recipe Book States Crafting Recipe Book Open Boolean Whether the player has the crafting recipe book currently openened/active.
Crafting Recipe Filter Active Boolean Whether the player has the crafting recipe book filter option currently active.
Smelting Recipe Book Open Boolean Whether the player has the smelting recipe book currently openened/active.
Smelting Recipe Filter Active Boolean Whether the player has the smelting recipe book filter option currently active.

The Recipe Book Status type is send when one of the states changes.

Handshaking

Clientbound

There are no clientbound packets in the Handshaking state, since the protocol immediately switches to a different state after the client sends the first packet.

Serverbound

Handshake

This causes the server to switch into the target state.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x00 Handshaking Server Protocol Version VarInt See protocol version numbers (currently {{#if:340|340}}{{#if:369|{{#if:340| }}369}})
Server Address String Hostname or IP, e.g. localhost or 127.0.0.1, that was used to connect. The Notchian server does not use this information.
Server Port Unsigned Short Default is 25565. The Notchian server does not use this information.
Next State VarInt Enum 1 for status, 2 for login

Status

Clientbound

No changes so far.

Serverbound

No changes so far.

Login

Clientbound

No changes so far.

Serverbound

No changes so far.