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   |CONTENT = This article is about the protocol for the latest '''stable''' release of Minecraft '''Java Edition''' ([[Protocol version numbers|1.16.4, protocol 754]]). For the Java Edition pre-releases, see [[Pre-release protocol]]. For the incomplete Bedrock Edition docs, see [[Bedrock Protocol]]. For the old Pocket Edition, see [[Pocket Edition Protocol Documentation]].
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   |CONTENT = This article is about the protocol for the latest '''stable''' release of Minecraft '''Java Edition''' ([[Protocol version numbers|1.20.4, protocol 765]]). For the Java Edition pre-releases, see [[Pre-release protocol]]. For the incomplete Bedrock Edition docs, see [[Bedrock Protocol]]. For the old Pocket Edition, see [[Pocket Edition Protocol Documentation]].
 
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This page presents a dissection of the current '''[https://minecraft.net/ Minecraft] protocol'''.
 
This page presents a dissection of the current '''[https://minecraft.net/ Minecraft] protocol'''.
  
If you're having trouble, check out the [[Protocol FAQ|FAQ]] or ask for help in the IRC channel [ircs://chat.freenode.net:6697/mcdevs #mcdevs on chat.freenode.net] ([http://wiki.vg/MCDevs More Information]).
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If you're having trouble, check out the [[Protocol FAQ|FAQ]] or ask for help in the IRC channel [ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697 #mcdevs on irc.libera.chat] ([https://wiki.vg/MCDevs More Information]).
  
'''Note:''' While you may use the contents of this page without restriction to create servers, clients, bots, etc… you still need to provide attribution to #mcdevs if you copy any of the contents of this page for publication elsewhere.
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'''Note:''' While you may use the contents of this page without restriction to create servers, clients, bots, etc; substantial reproductions of this page must be attributed IAW [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ CC BY-SA 4.0].
  
 
The changes between versions may be viewed at [[Protocol History]].
 
The changes between versions may be viewed at [[Protocol History]].
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  | The meter is Minecraft's base unit of length, equal to the length of a vertex of a solid block. The term “block” may be used to mean “meter” or “cubic meter”.
 
  | The meter is Minecraft's base unit of length, equal to the length of a vertex of a solid block. The term “block” may be used to mean “meter” or “cubic meter”.
 
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  | Global palette
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  | Registry
  | A table/dictionary/palette mapping nonnegative integers to block states. Block state IDs are created in a linear fashion based off of order of assignmentOne 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 [https://pokechu22.github.io/Burger/1.16.4.html burger].
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  | A table describing static, gameplay-related objects of some kind, such as the types of entities, block states or biomes. The entries of a registry are typically associated with textual or numeric identifiers, or both.
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Minecraft has a unified registry system used to implement most of the registries, including blocks, items, entities, biomes and dimensions. These "ordinary" registries associate entries with both namespaced textual identifiers (see [[#Identifier]]), and signed (positive) 32-bit numeric identifiers. There is also a registry of registries listing all of the registries in the registry system. Some other registries, most notably the [[Chunk Format#Block state registry|block state registry]], are however implemented in a more ad-hoc fashion.
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Some registries, such as biomes and dimensions, can be customized at runtime by the server (see [[Registry Data]]), while others, such as blocks, items and entities, are hardcoded. The contents of the hardcoded registries can be extracted via the built-in [[Data Generators]] system.
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|-
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  | Block state
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| Each block in Minecraft has 0 or more properties, which in turn may have any number of possible values. These represent, for example, the orientations of blocks, poweredness states of redstone components, and so on. Each of the possible permutations of property values for a block is a distinct block state. The block state registry assigns a numeric identifier to every block state of every block.
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A current list of properties and state ID ranges is found on [https://pokechu22.github.io/Burger/1.20.4.html burger].
  
 
Alternatively, the vanilla server now includes an option to export the current block state ID mapping, by running <code>java -cp minecraft_server.jar net.minecraft.data.Main --reports</code>.  See [[Data Generators]] for more information.
 
Alternatively, the vanilla server now includes an option to export the current block state ID mapping, by running <code>java -cp minecraft_server.jar net.minecraft.data.Main --reports</code>.  See [[Data Generators]] for more information.
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  | Notchian
 
  | Notchian
 
  | The official implementation of vanilla Minecraft as developed and released by Mojang.
 
  | The official implementation of vanilla Minecraft as developed and released by Mojang.
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|-
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| Sequence
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| The action number counter for local block changes, incremented by one when clicking a block with a hand, right clicking an item, or starting or finishing digging a block. Counter handles latency to avoid applying outdated block changes to the local world.  Also is used to revert ghost blocks created when placing blocks, using buckets, or breaking blocks.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
 
== Packet format ==
 
== Packet format ==
  
Packets cannot be larger than 2097151 bytes (the maximum that can be sent in a 3-byte VarInt).  For compressed packets, this applies to both the compressed length and uncompressed lengths.
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Packets cannot be larger than 2<sup>21</sup> &minus; 1 or 2097151 bytes (the maximum that can be sent in a 3-byte {{Type|VarInt}}). Moreover, the length field must not be longer than 3 bytes, even if the encoded value is within the limit. Unnecessarily long encodings at 3 bytes or below are still allowed.  For compressed packets, this applies to the Packet Length field, i.e. the compressed length.
  
 
=== Without compression ===
 
=== Without compression ===
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  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Length
 
  | Length
  | VarInt
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  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 
  | Length of Packet ID + Data
 
  | Length of Packet ID + Data
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Packet ID
 
  | Packet ID
  | VarInt
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  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  |  
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  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Data
 
  | Data
  | Byte Array
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  | {{Type|Byte Array}}
 
  | Depends on the connection state and packet ID, see the sections below
 
  | Depends on the connection state and packet ID, see the sections below
 
  |}
 
  |}
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  | No
 
  | No
 
  | Packet Length
 
  | Packet Length
  | VarInt
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  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Length of Data Length + compressed length of (Packet ID + Data)
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  | Length of (Data Length) + Compressed length of (Packet ID + Data)
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | No
 
  | No
 
  | Data Length
 
  | Data Length
  | VarInt
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  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 
  | Length of uncompressed (Packet ID + Data) or 0
 
  | Length of uncompressed (Packet ID + Data) or 0
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| Yes
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  | rowspan="2"| Yes
 
  | Packet ID
 
  | Packet ID
  | VarInt
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  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 
  | zlib compressed packet ID (see the sections below)
 
  | zlib compressed packet ID (see the sections below)
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Data
 
  | Data
  | Byte Array
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  | {{Type|Byte Array}}
 
  | zlib compressed packet data (see the sections below)
 
  | zlib compressed packet data (see the sections below)
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
The length given by the Packet Length field is the number of bytes that remain in that packet, including the Data Length field.
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For serverbound packets, the uncompressed length of (Packet ID + Data) must not be greater than 2<sup>23</sup> or 8388608 bytes. Not that a length equal to 2<sup>23</sup> is permitted, which differs from the compressed length limit. The Notchian client, on the other hand, has no limit for the uncompressed length of incoming compressed packets.
  
If Data Length is set to zero, then the packet is uncompressed; otherwise it is the size of the uncompressed packet.
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If the size of the buffer containing the packet data and ID (as a {{Type|VarInt}}) is smaller than the threshold specified in the packet [[#Set Compression|Set Compression]]. It will be sent as uncompressed. This is done by setting the data length as 0. (Comparable to sending a non-compressed format with an extra 0 between the length, and packet data).
  
If compressed, the uncompressed length of (Packet ID + Data) must be equal to or over the threshold set in the packet [[#Set Compression|Set Compression]], otherwise the receiving party will disconnect.
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If it's larger than or equal to the threshold, then it follows the regular compressed protocol format.
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The Notchian server (but not client) rejects compressed packets smaller than the threshold. Uncompressed packets exceeding the threshold, however, are accepted.
  
 
Compression can be disabled by sending the packet [[#Set Compression|Set Compression]] with a negative Threshold, or not sending the Set Compression packet at all.
 
Compression can be disabled by sending the packet [[#Set Compression|Set Compression]] with a negative Threshold, or not sending the Set Compression packet at all.
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="4"| 0x00
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  | rowspan="4"| 0x00
  |rowspan="4"| Handshaking
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  | rowspan="4"| Handshaking
  |rowspan="4"| Server
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  | rowspan="4"| Server
 
  | Protocol Version
 
  | Protocol Version
  | VarInt
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  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | See [[protocol version numbers]] (currently 754 in Minecraft 1.16.4).
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  | See [[protocol version numbers]] (currently 765 in Minecraft 1.20.4).
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Server Address
 
  | Server Address
  | String (255)
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  | {{Type|String}} (255)
  | Hostname or IP, e.g. localhost or 127.0.0.1, that was used to connect. The Notchian server does not use this information. Note that SRV records are a complete redirect, e.g. if _minecraft._tcp.example.com points to mc.example.org, users connecting to example.com will provide mc.example.org as server address in addition to connecting to it.
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  | Hostname or IP, e.g. localhost or 127.0.0.1, that was used to connect. The Notchian server does not use this information. Note that SRV records are a simple redirect, e.g. if _minecraft._tcp.example.com points to mc.example.org, users connecting to example.com will provide example.org as server address in addition to connecting to it.
  |-  
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  |-
 
  | Server Port
 
  | Server Port
  | Unsigned Short
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  | {{Type|Unsigned Short}}
 
  | Default is 25565. The Notchian server does not use this information.
 
  | Default is 25565. The Notchian server does not use this information.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Next State
 
  | Next State
  | VarInt Enum
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  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
  | 1 for [[#Status|status]], 2 for [[#Login|login]].
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  | 1 for [[#Status|Status]], 2 for [[#Login|Login]].
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
 
==== Legacy Server List Ping ====
 
==== Legacy Server List Ping ====
  
{{Warning|This packet uses a nonstandard format. It is never length-prefixed, and the packet ID is an Unsigned Byte instead of a VarInt.}}
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{{Warning|This packet uses a nonstandard format. It is never length-prefixed, and the packet ID is an {{Type|Unsigned Byte}} instead of a {{Type|VarInt}}.}}
  
 
While not technically part of the current protocol, legacy clients may send this packet to initiate [[Server List Ping]], and modern servers should handle it correctly.
 
While not technically part of the current protocol, legacy clients may send this packet to initiate [[Server List Ping]], and modern servers should handle it correctly.
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The format of this packet is a remnant of the pre-Netty age, before the switch to Netty in 1.7 brought the standard format that is recognized now. This packet merely exists to inform legacy clients that they can't join our modern server.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  | Server
 
  | Server
 
  | Payload
 
  | Payload
  | Unsigned Byte
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  | {{Type|Unsigned Byte}}
 
  | always 1 (<code>0x01</code>).
 
  | always 1 (<code>0x01</code>).
 
  |}
 
  |}
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=== Clientbound ===
 
=== Clientbound ===
  
==== Response ====
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==== Status Response ====
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x00
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  | rowspan="2"| 0x00
  |rowspan="2"| Status
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  | rowspan="2"| Status
  |rowspan="2"| Client
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  | rowspan="2"| Client
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | JSON Response
 
  | JSON Response
  | String (32767)
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  | {{Type|String}} (32767)
  | See [[Server List Ping#Response]]; as with all strings this is prefixed by its length as a VarInt.
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  | See [[Server List Ping#Status Response]]; as with all strings this is prefixed by its length as a {{Type|VarInt}}.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Pong ====
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==== Ping Response (status) ====
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  | Client
 
  | Client
 
  | Payload
 
  | Payload
  | Long
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  | {{Type|Long}}
 
  | Should be the same as sent by the client.
 
  | Should be the same as sent by the client.
 
  |}
 
  |}
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=== Serverbound ===
 
=== Serverbound ===
  
==== Request ====
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==== Status Request ====
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The status can only be requested once immediately after the handshake, before any ping. The server won't respond otherwise.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  | Status
 
  | Status
 
  | Server
 
  | Server
  |colspan="3"| ''no fields''
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  | colspan="3"| ''no fields''
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Ping ====
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==== Ping Request (status) ====
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  | Server
 
  | Server
 
  | Payload
 
  | Payload
  | Long
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  | {{Type|Long}}
 
  | May be any number. Notchian clients use a system-dependent time value which is counted in milliseconds.
 
  | May be any number. Notchian clients use a system-dependent time value which is counted in milliseconds.
 
  |}
 
  |}
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# S→C: [[#Set Compression|Set Compression]] (optional)
 
# S→C: [[#Set Compression|Set Compression]] (optional)
 
# S→C: [[#Login Success|Login Success]]
 
# S→C: [[#Login Success|Login Success]]
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# C→S: [[#Login Acknowledged|Login Acknowledged]]
  
Set Compression, if present, must be sent before Login Success. Note that anything sent after Set Compression must use the [[#With_compression|Post Compression packet format]].
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Set Compression, if present, must be sent before Login Success. Note that anything sent after Set Compression must use the [[#With compression|Post Compression packet format]].
  
For unauthenticated ("cracked"/offline-mode) and localhost connections (either of the two conditions is enough for an unencrypted connection) there is no encryption. In that case [[#Login Start|Login Start]] is directly followed by [[#Login Success|Login Success]].
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For unauthenticated ("cracked"/offline-mode) and integrated servers (either of the two conditions is enough for an unencrypted connection) there is no encryption. In that case [[#Login Start|Login Start]] is directly followed by [[#Login Success|Login Success]]. The Notchian server uses UUID v3 for offline player UUIDs, with the namespace “OfflinePlayer” and the value as the player’s username. For example, Notch’s offline UUID would be derived from the string “OfflinePlayer:Notch”. This is not a requirement however, the UUID may be anything.
  
 
See [[Protocol Encryption]] for details.
 
See [[Protocol Encryption]] for details.
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  | Client
 
  | Client
 
  | Reason
 
  | Reason
  | [[Chat]]
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  | {{Type|JSON Text Component}}
  |  
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  | The reason why the player was disconnected.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="5"| 0x01
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  | rowspan="5"| 0x01
  |rowspan="5"| Login
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  | rowspan="5"| Login
  |rowspan="5"| Client
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  | rowspan="5"| Client
 
  | Server ID
 
  | Server ID
  | String (20)
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  | {{Type|String}} (20)
 
  | Appears to be empty.
 
  | Appears to be empty.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Public Key Length
 
  | Public Key Length
  | VarInt
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  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Length of Public Key
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  | Length of Public Key.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Public Key
 
  | Public Key
  | Byte Array
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  | {{Type|Byte Array}}
  |  
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  | The server's public key, in bytes.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Verify Token Length
 
  | Verify Token Length
  | VarInt
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  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 
  | Length of Verify Token. Always 4 for Notchian servers.
 
  | Length of Verify Token. Always 4 for Notchian servers.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Verify Token
 
  | Verify Token
  | Byte Array
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  | {{Type|Byte Array}}
 
  | A sequence of random bytes generated by the server.
 
  | A sequence of random bytes generated by the server.
 
  |}
 
  |}
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  ! State
 
  ! State
 
  ! Bound To
 
  ! Bound To
  ! Field Name
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  ! colspan="2"| Field Name
  ! Field Type
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  ! colspan="2"| Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x02
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  | rowspan="7"| 0x02
  |rowspan="2"| Login
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  | rowspan="7"| Login
  |rowspan="2"| Client
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  | rowspan="7"| Client
  | UUID
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  | colspan="2"| UUID
  | UUID
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  | colspan="2"| {{Type|UUID}}
  |  
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| colspan="2"|
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|-
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| colspan="2"| Username
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| colspan="2"| {{Type|String}} (16)
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| colspan="2"|
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|-
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| colspan="2"| Number Of Properties
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| colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
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| Number of elements in the following array.
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|-
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| rowspan="4"| Property
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| Name
 +
| rowspan="4"| {{Type|Array}}
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| {{Type|String}} (32767)
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| colspan="2"|
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|-
 +
| Value
 +
  | {{Type|String}} (32767)
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| colspan="1"|
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|-
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| Is Signed
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| {{Type|Boolean}}
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| colspan="2"|
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Username
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  | Signature
  | String (16)
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  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|String}} (32767)
  |  
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  | Only if Is Signed is true.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
This packet switches the connection state to [[#Play|play]].
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The properties included in this packet are the same as in [[#Player Info Update|Player Info Update]], for the current player.
 
 
{{Warning2|The (notchian) server might take a bit to fully transition to the Play state, so it's recommended to wait before sendings Play packets, either by setting a timeout, or waiting for Play packets from the server (usually [[#Player Info|Player Info]]).
 
 
 
The notchian client doesn't send any (non-[[#Keep Alive|keep alive]]) packets until the next tick/[[#Time Update|time update]] packet.
 
}}
 
  
 
==== Set Compression ====
 
==== Set Compression ====
  
Enables compression.  If compression is enabled, all following packets are encoded in the [[#With compression|compressed packet format]].  Negative or zero values will disable compression, meaning the packet format should remain in the [[#Without compression|uncompressed packet format]].  However, this packet is entirely optional, and if not sent, compression will also not be enabled (the notchian server does not send the packet when compression is disabled).
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Enables compression.  If compression is enabled, all following packets are encoded in the [[#With compression|compressed packet format]].  Negative values will disable compression, meaning the packet format should remain in the [[#Without compression|uncompressed packet format]].  However, this packet is entirely optional, and if not sent, compression will also not be enabled (the notchian server does not send the packet when compression is disabled).
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
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  | Client
 
  | Client
 
  | Threshold
 
  | Threshold
  | VarInt
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  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 
  | Maximum size of a packet before it is compressed.
 
  | Maximum size of a packet before it is compressed.
 
  |}
 
  |}
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==== Login Plugin Request ====
 
==== Login Plugin Request ====
  
Used to implement a custom handshaking flow together with [[#Login_Plugin_Response | Login Plugin Response]].
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Used to implement a custom handshaking flow together with [[#Login Plugin Response|Login Plugin Response]].
  
 
Unlike plugin messages in "play" mode, these messages follow a lock-step request/response scheme, where the client is expected to respond to a request indicating whether it understood. The notchian client always responds that it hasn't understood, and sends an empty payload.
 
Unlike plugin messages in "play" mode, these messages follow a lock-step request/response scheme, where the client is expected to respond to a request indicating whether it understood. The notchian client always responds that it hasn't understood, and sends an empty payload.
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x04
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  | rowspan="3"| 0x04
  |rowspan="3"| Login
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  | rowspan="3"| Login
  |rowspan="3"| Client
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  | rowspan="3"| Client
 
  | Message ID
 
  | Message ID
  | VarInt
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  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 
  | Generated by the server - should be unique to the connection.
 
  | Generated by the server - should be unique to the connection.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Channel
 
  | Channel
  | Identifier
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  | {{Type|Identifier}}
 
  | Name of the [[plugin channel]] used to send the data.
 
  | Name of the [[plugin channel]] used to send the data.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Data
 
  | Data
  | Byte Array
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  | {{Type|Byte Array}} (1048576)
 
  | Any data, depending on the channel. The length of this array must be inferred from the packet length.
 
  | Any data, depending on the channel. The length of this array must be inferred from the packet length.
 
  |}
 
  |}
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In Notchian client, the maximum data length is 1048576 bytes.
  
 
=== Serverbound ===
 
=== Serverbound ===
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x00
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  | rowspan="2"| 0x00
  | Login
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  | rowspan="2"| Login
  | Server
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  | rowspan="2"| Server
 
  | Name
 
  | Name
  | String (16)
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  | {{Type|String}} (16)
 
  | Player's Username.
 
  | Player's Username.
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|-
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| Player UUID
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| {{Type|UUID}}
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| The {{Type|UUID}} of the player logging in. Unused by the Notchian server.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="4"| 0x01
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  | rowspan="4"| 0x01
  |rowspan="4"| Login
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  | rowspan="4"| Login
  |rowspan="4"| Server
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  | rowspan="4"| Server
 
  | Shared Secret Length
 
  | Shared Secret Length
  | VarInt
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  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 
  | Length of Shared Secret.
 
  | Length of Shared Secret.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Shared Secret
 
  | Shared Secret
  | Byte Array
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  | {{Type|Byte Array}}
  |  
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  | Shared Secret value, encrypted with the server's public key.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Verify Token Length
 
  | Verify Token Length
  | VarInt
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  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 
  | Length of Verify Token.
 
  | Length of Verify Token.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Verify Token
 
  | Verify Token
  | Byte Array
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  | {{Type|Byte Array}}
 
  | Verify Token value, encrypted with the same public key as the shared secret.
 
  | Verify Token value, encrypted with the same public key as the shared secret.
 
  |}
 
  |}
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x02
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  | rowspan="3"| 0x02
  |rowspan="3"| Login
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  | rowspan="3"| Login
  |rowspan="3"| Server
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  | rowspan="3"| Server
 
  | Message ID
 
  | Message ID
  | VarInt
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  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 
  | Should match ID from server.
 
  | Should match ID from server.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Successful
 
  | Successful
  | Boolean
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  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  | <code>true</code> if the client understands the request, <code>false</code> otherwise. When <code>false</code>, no payload follows.
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  | <code>true</code> if the client understood the request, <code>false</code> otherwise. When <code>false</code>, no payload follows.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Data
 
  | Data
  | Optional Byte Array
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  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Byte Array}} (1048576)
 
  | Any data, depending on the channel. The length of this array must be inferred from the packet length.
 
  | Any data, depending on the channel. The length of this array must be inferred from the packet length.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
== Play ==
+
In Notchian server, the maximum data length is 1048576 bytes.
 
 
=== Clientbound ===
 
  
==== Spawn Entity ====
+
==== Login Acknowledged ====
  
Sent by the server when a vehicle or other non-living entity is created.
+
Acknowledgement to the [[Protocol#Login_Success|Login Success]] packet sent by the server.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 507: Line 546:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="12"| 0x00
+
  | 0x03
  |rowspan="12"| Play
+
| Login
  |rowspan="12"| Client
+
  | Server
  | Entity ID
+
  | colspan="3"| ''no fields''
| VarInt
+
  |}
| EID of the entity.
+
 
  |-
+
This packet switches the connection state to [[#Configuration|configuration]].
  | Object UUID
+
 
  | UUID
+
== Configuration ==
  |
+
 
 +
=== Clientbound ===
 +
 
 +
==== Clientbound Plugin Message (configuration) ====
 +
 
 +
{{Main|Plugin channels}}
 +
 
 +
Mods and plugins can use this to send their data. Minecraft itself uses several [[plugin channel]]s. These internal channels are in the <code>minecraft</code> namespace.
 +
 
 +
More information on how it works on [https://dinnerbone.com/blog/2012/01/13/minecraft-plugin-channels-messaging/ Dinnerbone's blog]. More documentation about internal and popular registered channels are [[plugin channel|here]].
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
  ! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
  ! Field Name
 +
  ! Field Type
 +
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Type
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x00
| VarInt
+
  | rowspan="2"| Configuration
  | The type of entity (same as in [[#Spawn Living Entity|Spawn Living Entity]]).
+
  | rowspan="2"| Client
  |-
+
  | Channel
| X
+
  | {{Type|Identifier}}
  | Double
+
  | Name of the [[plugin channel]] used to send the data.
  |  
 
|-
 
| Y
 
| Double
 
|
 
|-
 
| Z
 
| Double
 
|
 
|-
 
| Pitch
 
| Angle
 
|
 
|-
 
| Yaw
 
| Angle
 
  |  
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Data
 
  | Data
  | Int
+
  | {{Type|Byte Array}} (1048576)
| Meaning dependent on the value of the Type field, see [[Object Data]] for details.
+
  | Any data. The length of this array must be inferred from the packet length.
|-
 
  | Velocity X
 
| Short
 
|rowspan="3"| Same units as [[#Entity Velocity|Entity Velocity]]. Always sent, but only used when Data is greater than 0 (except for some entities which always ignore it; see [[Object Data]] for details).
 
|-
 
| Velocity Y
 
| Short
 
|-
 
| Velocity Z
 
| Short
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Spawn Experience Orb ====
+
In Notchian client, the maximum data length is 1048576 bytes.
  
Spawns one or more experience orbs.
+
==== Disconnect (configuration) ====
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 569: Line 598:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="5"| 0x01
+
  | 0x01
  |rowspan="5"| Play
+
| Configuration
|rowspan="5"| Client
+
| Client
  | Entity ID
+
| Reason
  | VarInt
+
| {{Type|Text Component}}
  |
+
| The reason why the player was disconnected.
 +
  |}
 +
 
 +
==== Finish Configuration ====
 +
 
 +
Sent by the server to notify the client that the configuration process has finished. The client answers with [[#Acknowledge_Finish_Configuration|Acknowledge Finish Configuration]] whenever it is ready to continue.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
  ! Packet ID
 +
  ! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | X
+
  | rowspan="1"| 0x02
  | Double
+
| rowspan="1"| Configuration
  |  
+
| rowspan="1"| Client
 +
  | colspan="3"| ''no fields''
 +
  |}
 +
 
 +
This packet switches the connection state to [[#Play|play]].
 +
 
 +
==== Clientbound Keep Alive (configuration) ====
 +
 
 +
The server will frequently send out a keep-alive, each containing a random ID. The client must respond with the same payload (see [[#Serverbound Keep Alive (configuration)|Serverbound Keep Alive]]). If the client does not respond to them for over 30 seconds, the server kicks the client. Vice versa, if the server does not send any keep-alives for 20 seconds, the client will disconnect and yields a "Timed out" exception.
 +
 
 +
The Notchian server uses a system-dependent time in milliseconds to generate the keep alive ID value.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Y
+
  | 0x03
  | Double
+
  | Configuration
  |  
+
  | Client
  |-
+
  | Keep Alive ID
  | Z
+
  | {{Type|Long}}
| Double
+
  |
|
 
|-
 
| Count
 
| Short
 
  | The amount of experience this orb will reward once collected.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Spawn Living Entity ====
+
==== Ping (configuration) ====
  
Sent by the server when a living entity is spawned.
+
Packet is not used by the Notchian server. When sent to the client, client responds with a [[#Pong (configuration)|Pong]] packet with the same id.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 605: Line 660:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="12"| 0x02
+
  | 0x04
  |rowspan="12"| Play
+
  | Configuration
  |rowspan="12"| Client
+
  | Client
  | Entity ID
+
  | ID
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Int}}
|
+
  |
|-
 
| Entity UUID
 
| UUID
 
|
 
|-
 
| Type
 
| VarInt
 
  | The type of mob. See [[Entities#Mobs]].
 
|-
 
| X
 
| Double
 
|
 
|-
 
| Y
 
| Double
 
|
 
|-
 
| Z
 
| Double
 
|
 
|-
 
| Yaw
 
| Angle
 
|
 
|-
 
| Pitch
 
| Angle
 
|
 
|-
 
| Head Pitch
 
| Angle
 
|
 
|-
 
| Velocity X
 
| Short
 
| Same units as [[#Entity Velocity|Entity Velocity]].
 
|-
 
| Velocity Y
 
| Short
 
| Same units as [[#Entity Velocity|Entity Velocity]].
 
|-
 
| Velocity Z
 
| Short
 
| Same units as [[#Entity Velocity|Entity Velocity]].
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Spawn Painting ====
+
==== Registry Data ====
  
This packet shows location, name, and type of painting.
+
Represents certain registries that are sent from the server and are applied on the client.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 669: Line 680:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="5"| 0x03
+
  | rowspan="1"| 0x05
  |rowspan="5"| Play
+
  | rowspan="1"| Configuration
  |rowspan="5"| Client
+
  | rowspan="1"| Client
  | Entity ID
+
  | Registry Codec
| VarInt
+
  | {{Type|NBT}} (Compound)
  |  
+
  | See [[Registry Data]].
|-
 
| Entity UUID
 
| UUID
 
|
 
|-
 
| Motive
 
| VarInt
 
| Painting'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 <code>(0, 0)</code> being the top left corner, the center is <code>(max(0, width / 2 - 1), height / 2)</code>. E.g. <code>(1, 0)</code> for a 2×1 painting, or <code>(1, 2)</code> for a 4×4 painting.
+
==== Remove Resource Pack (configuration) ====
 
 
List of paintings by coordinates in <code>paintings_kristoffer_zetterstrand.png</code> (where x and y are in pixels from the top left and width and height are in pixels or 16ths of a block):
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
  ! Name
+
  ! Packet ID
  ! ID
+
  ! State
  ! x
+
  ! Bound To
  ! y
+
  ! Field Name
  ! width
+
  ! Field Type
  ! height
+
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft:kebab</code>
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x06
  | 0
+
| rowspan="2"| Configuration
  | 0
+
| rowspan="2"| Client
  | 0
+
| Has UUID
  | 16
+
| {{Type|Boolean}}
  | 16
+
  | Whether a specific resource pack should be removed, or all of them.
 +
  |-
 +
  | UUID
 +
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|UUID}}
 +
  | The {{Type|UUID}} of the resource pack to be removed. Only present if the previous field is true.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Add Resource Pack (configuration) ====
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft:aztec</code>
+
  | rowspan="6"| 0x07
  | 1
+
  | rowspan="6"| Configuration
  | 16
+
  | rowspan="6"| Client
  | 0
+
  | UUID
  | 16
+
  | {{Type|UUID}}
  | 16
+
  | The unique identifier of the resource pack.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft:alban</code>
+
  | URL
  | 2
+
  | {{Type|String}} (32767)
| 32
+
  | The URL to the resource pack.
| 0
 
| 16
 
  | 16
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft:aztec2</code>
+
  | Hash
  | 3
+
  | {{Type|String}} (40)
| 48
+
  | A 40 character hexadecimal, case-insensitive [[wikipedia:SHA-1|SHA-1]] hash of the resource pack file.<br />If it's not a 40 character hexadecimal string, the client will not use it for hash verification and likely waste bandwidth.
  | 0
 
| 16
 
| 16
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft:bomb</code>
+
  | Forced
  | 4
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
| 64
+
  | The Notchian client will be forced to use the resource pack from the server. If they decline they will be kicked from the server.
| 0
 
| 16
 
  | 16
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft:plant</code>
+
  | Has Prompt Message
  | 5
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
| 80
+
  | Whether a custom message should be used on the resource pack prompt.
| 0
 
| 16
 
  | 16
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft:wasteland</code>
+
  | Prompt Message
  | 6
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Text Component}}
  | 96
+
  | This is shown in the prompt making the client accept or decline the resource pack. Only present if the previous field is true.
  | 0
+
  |}
  | 16
+
 
  | 16
+
==== Feature Flags ====
 +
 
 +
Used to enable and disable features, generally experimental ones, on the client.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
  ! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft:pool</code>
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x08
  | 7
+
  | rowspan="2"| Configuration
  | 0
+
  | rowspan="2"| Client
  | 32
+
  | Total Features
  | 32
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | 16
+
  | Number of features that appear in the array below.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft:courbet</code>
+
  | Feature Flags
  | 8
+
| {{Type|Identifier}}
  | 32
+
|
  | 32
+
|}
  | 32
+
 
  | 16
+
As of 1.20.4, the following feature flags are available:
 +
 
 +
* minecraft:vanilla - enables vanilla features</li>
 +
* minecraft:bundle - enables support for the bundle</li>
 +
* minecraft:trade_rebalance - enables support for the rebalanced villager trades</li>
 +
* minecraft:update_1_21 - enables support for 1.21 features</li>
 +
 
 +
==== Update Tags (configuration) ====
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
  ! State
 +
  ! Bound To
 +
  ! colspan="2"| Field Name
 +
  ! colspan="2"| Field Type
 +
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft:sea</code>
+
  | rowspan="3"| 0x09
  | 9
+
  | rowspan="3"| Configuration
  | 64
+
  | rowspan="3"| Client
  | 32
+
  | colspan="2"| Length of the array
  | 32
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  | 16
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft:sunset</code>
+
  | rowspan="2"| Array of tags
  | 10
+
  | Registry
  | 96
+
  | rowspan="2"| {{Type|Array}}
  | 32
+
  | {{Type|Identifier}}
| 32
+
  | Registry identifier (Vanilla expects tags for the registries <code>minecraft:block</code>, <code>minecraft:item</code>, <code>minecraft:fluid</code>, <code>minecraft:entity_type</code>, and <code>minecraft:game_event</code>)
  | 16
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft:creebet</code>
+
  | Array of Tag
  | 11
+
  | (See below)
  | 128
+
  |
  | 32
+
  |}
  | 32
+
 
  | 16
+
Tag arrays look like:
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
  ! colspan="2"| Field Name
 +
  ! colspan="2"| Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft:wanderer</code>
+
  | colspan="2"| Length
| 12
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  | 0
+
  | Number of elements in the following array
| 64
 
| 16
 
  | 32
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft:graham</code>
+
  | rowspan="3"| Tags
  | 13
+
  | Tag name
  | 16
+
  | rowspan="3"| {{Type|Array}}
  | 64
+
  | {{Type|Identifier}}
| 16
+
  |
  | 32
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft:match</code>
+
  | Count
  | 14
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
| 0
+
  | Number of elements in the following array
| 128
 
| 32
 
  | 32
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft:bust</code>
+
  | Entries
  | 15
+
  | {{Type|Array}} of {{Type|VarInt}}
  | 32
+
  | Numeric IDs of the given type (block, item, etc.). This list replaces the previous list of IDs for the given tag. If some preexisting tags are left unmentioned, a warning is printed.
  | 128
+
  |}
  | 32
+
 
  | 32
+
See {{Minecraft Wiki|Tag}} on the Minecraft Wiki for more information, including a list of vanilla tags.
 +
 
 +
=== Serverbound ===
 +
 
 +
==== Client Information (configuration) ====
 +
 
 +
Sent when the player connects, or when settings are changed.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
  ! Field Type
 +
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft:stage</code>
+
  | rowspan="8"| 0x00
  | 16
+
  | rowspan="8"| Configuration
  | 64
+
  | rowspan="8"| Server
  | 128
+
  | Locale
  | 32
+
  | {{Type|String}} (16)
  | 32
+
  | e.g. <code>en_GB</code>.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft:void</code>
+
  | View Distance
  | 17
+
  | {{Type|Byte}}
| 96
+
  | Client-side render distance, in chunks.
| 128
 
| 32
 
  | 32
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>skull_and_roses</code>
+
  | Chat Mode
  | 18
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
| 128
+
  | 0: enabled, 1: commands only, 2: hidden. See [[Chat#Client chat mode]] for more information.
| 128
 
  | 32
 
  | 32
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft:wither</code>
+
  | Chat Colors
  | 19
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
| 160
+
  | “Colors” multiplayer setting. Can the chat be colored?
| 128
 
| 32
 
  | 32
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft:fighters</code>
+
  | Displayed Skin Parts
  | 20
+
  | {{Type|Unsigned Byte}}
| 0
+
  | Bit mask, see below.
| 96
 
| 64
 
  | 32
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft:pointer</code>
+
  | Main Hand
  | 21
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
| 0
+
  | 0: Left, 1: Right.
| 192
 
  | 64
 
| 64
 
|-
 
| <code>minecraft:pigscene</code>
 
| 22
 
| 64
 
| 192
 
| 64
 
| 64
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft:burning_skull</code>
+
  | Enable text filtering
  | 23
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
| 128
+
  | Enables filtering of text on signs and written book titles. Currently always false (i.e. the filtering is disabled)
| 192
 
| 64
 
  | 64
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft:skeleton</code>
+
  | Allow server listings
  | 24
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
| 192
+
  | Servers usually list online players, this option should let you not show up in that list.
| 64
 
| 64
 
| 48
 
|-
 
| <code>minecraft:donkey_kong</code>
 
| 25
 
| 192
 
| 112
 
| 64
 
  | 48
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
The {{Minecraft Wiki|Painting#Canvases|Minecraft Wiki article on paintings}} also provides a list of painting names to the actual images.
+
''Displayed Skin Parts'' flags:
  
==== Spawn Player ====
+
* Bit 0 (0x01): Cape enabled
 +
* Bit 1 (0x02): Jacket enabled
 +
* Bit 2 (0x04): Left Sleeve enabled
 +
* Bit 3 (0x08): Right Sleeve enabled
 +
* Bit 4 (0x10): Left Pants Leg enabled
 +
* Bit 5 (0x20): Right Pants Leg enabled
 +
* Bit 6 (0x40): Hat enabled
  
This packet is sent by the server when a player comes into visible range, ''not'' when a player joins.
+
The most significant bit (bit 7, 0x80) appears to be unused.
  
This packet must be sent after the [[#Player Info|Player Info]] packet that adds the player data for the client to use when spawning a player. If the Player Info for the player spawned by this packet is not present when this packet arrives, Notchian clients will not spawn the player entity. The Player Info packet includes skin/cape data.
+
==== Serverbound Plugin Message (configuration) ====
  
Servers can, however, safely spawn player entities for players not in visible range. The client appears to handle it correctly.
+
{{Main|Plugin channels}}
 +
 
 +
Mods and plugins can use this to send their data. Minecraft itself uses some [[plugin channel]]s. These internal channels are in the <code>minecraft</code> namespace.
 +
 
 +
More documentation on this: [https://dinnerbone.com/blog/2012/01/13/minecraft-plugin-channels-messaging/ https://dinnerbone.com/blog/2012/01/13/minecraft-plugin-channels-messaging/]
 +
 
 +
Note that the length of Data is known only from the packet length, since the packet has no length field of any kind.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 906: Line 915:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="7"| 0x04
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x01
  |rowspan="7"| Play
+
  | rowspan="2"| Configuration
  |rowspan="7"| Client
+
  | rowspan="2"| Server
  | Entity ID
+
  | Channel
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Identifier}}
  | Player's EID.
+
  | Name of the [[plugin channel]] used to send the data.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Player UUID
+
  | Data
  | UUID
+
  | {{Type|Byte Array}} (32767)
| See below for notes on {{Minecraft Wiki|Server.properties#online-mode|offline mode}} and NPCs.
+
  | Any data, depending on the channel. <code>minecraft:</code> channels are documented [[plugin channel|here]]. The length of this array must be inferred from the packet length.
  |-
 
| X
 
| Double
 
|
 
|-
 
| Y
 
| Double
 
|
 
|-
 
| Z
 
| Double
 
|
 
|-
 
| Yaw
 
| Angle
 
|
 
|-
 
| Pitch
 
| Angle
 
|  
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
When in {{Minecraft Wiki|Server.properties#online-mode|online mode}}, the UUIDs must be valid and have valid skin blobs.
+
In Notchian server, the maximum data length is 32767 bytes.
  
In offline mode, [[Wikipedia:Universally unique identifier#Versions 3 and 5 (namespace name-based)|UUID v3]] is used with the String <code>OfflinePlayer:&lt;player name&gt;</code>, encoded in UTF-8 (and case-sensitive).
+
==== Acknowledge Finish Configuration ====
  
For NPCs UUID v2 should be used. Note:
+
Sent by the client to notify the server that the configuration process has finished. It is sent in response to the server's [[#Finish_Configuration|Finish Configuration]].
  
  <+Grum> i will never confirm this as a feature you know that :)
+
{| class="wikitable"
 +
  ! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="1"| 0x02
 +
| rowspan="1"| Configuration
 +
| rowspan="1"| Server
 +
| colspan="3"| ''no fields''
 +
|}
  
In an example UUID, <code>xxxxxxxx-xxxx-Yxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx</code>, the UUID version is specified by <code>Y</code>. So, for UUID v3, <code>Y</code> will always be <code>3</code>, and for UUID v2, <code>Y</code> will always be <code>2</code>.
+
This packet switches the connection state to [[#Play|play]].
  
==== Entity Animation (clientbound) ====
+
==== Serverbound Keep Alive (configuration) ====
  
Sent whenever an entity should change animation.
+
The server will frequently send out a keep-alive (see [[#Clientbound Keep Alive (configuration)|Clientbound Keep Alive]]), each containing a random ID. The client must respond with the same packet.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 960: Line 961:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x05
+
| 0x03
  |rowspan="2"| Play
+
| Configuration
  |rowspan="2"| Client
+
| Server
  | Entity ID
+
| Keep Alive ID
  | VarInt
+
| {{Type|Long}}
  | Player ID.
+
|
  |-
+
|}
  | Animation
+
 
  | Unsigned Byte
+
==== Pong (configuration) ====
  | Animation ID (see below).
+
 
  |}
+
Response to the clientbound packet ([[#Ping (configuration)|Ping]]) with the same id.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| 0x04
 +
| Configuration
 +
| Server
 +
| ID
 +
| {{Type|Int}}
 +
| id is the same as the ping packet
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Resource Pack Response (configuration) ====
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
  | rowspan="3" | 0x05
 +
  | rowspan="3" | Configuration
 +
  | rowspan="3" | Server
 +
|-
 +
  | UUID
 +
  | {{Type|UUID}}
 +
  | The unique identifier of the resource pack received in the [[#Add_Resource_Pack_(configuration)|Add Resource Pack (configuration)]] request.
 +
  |-
 +
  | Result
 +
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 +
  | Result ID (see below).
 +
  |}
  
Animation can be one of the following values:
+
Result can be one of the following values:
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
  ! ID
 
  ! ID
  ! Animation
+
  ! Result
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 0
 
  | 0
  | Swing main arm
+
  | Successfully downloaded
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 1
 
  | 1
  | Take damage
+
  | Declined
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 2
 
  | 2
  | Leave bed
+
  | Failed to download
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 3
 
  | 3
  | Swing offhand
+
  | Accepted
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 4
 
  | 4
  | Critical effect
+
  | Downloaded
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 5
 
  | 5
  | Magic critical effect
+
  | Invalid URL
 +
|-
 +
| 6
 +
| Failed to reload
 +
|-
 +
| 7
 +
| Discarded
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Statistics ====
+
== Play ==
 +
 
 +
=== Clientbound ===
  
Sent as a response to [[#Client_Status|Client Status 0x04]] (id 1). Will only send the changed values if previously requested.
+
==== Bundle Delimiter ====
  
{| class="wikitable"
+
The delimiter for a bundle of packets. When received, the client should store every subsequent packet it receives, and wait until another delimiter is received. Once that happens, the client is guaranteed to process every packet in the bundle on the same tick, and the client should stop storing packets. For example, this is used to ensure [[#Spawn_Entity|Spawn Entity]] and [[#Set_Entity_Metadata|Set Entity Metadata]] happen on the same tick.
 +
 
 +
The Notchian client doesn't allow more than 4096 packets in the same bundle.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 
  ! Packet ID
 
  ! Packet ID
 
  ! State
 
  ! State
  ! Bound To  
+
  ! Bound To
  !colspan="2"| Field Name
+
  ! Field Name
  !colspan="2"| Field Type
+
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="4"| 0x06
+
  | 0x00
  |rowspan="4"| Play
+
  | Play
  |rowspan="4"| Client
+
  | Client
  |colspan="2"| Count
+
  | colspan="3"| ''no fields''
|colspan="2"| VarInt
 
| Number of elements in the following array.
 
|-
 
|rowspan="3"| Statistic
 
| Category ID
 
|rowspan="3"| Array
 
| VarInt
 
| See below.
 
|-
 
| Statistic ID
 
| VarInt
 
| See below.
 
|-
 
| Value
 
| VarInt
 
| The amount to set it to.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
Categories (these are namespaced, but with <code>:</code> replaced with <code>.</code>):
+
==== Spawn Entity ====
 +
 
 +
Sent by the server when an entity (aside from [[#Spawn_Experience_Orb|Experince Orb]]) is created.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
  ! Name
+
  ! Packet ID
  ! ID
+
! State
  ! Registry
+
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
  ! Field Type
 +
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.mined</code>
+
  | rowspan="13"| 0x01
  | 0
+
| rowspan="13"| Play
  | Blocks
+
| rowspan="13"| Client
 +
| Entity ID
 +
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
  | A unique integer ID mostly used in the protocol to identify the entity.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.crafted</code>
+
  | Entity UUID
  | 1
+
  | {{Type|UUID}}
  | Items
+
  | A unique identifier that is mostly used in persistence and places where the uniqueness matters more.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.used</code>
+
  | Type
| 2
+
| {{Type|VarInt}}
| Items
+
| ID in the <code>minecraft:entity_type</code> registry (see "type" field in [[Entity metadata#Entities]]).
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.broken</code>
+
  | X
  | 3
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
  | Items
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.picked_up</code>
+
  | Y
  | 4
+
| {{Type|Double}}
  | Items
+
|
 +
|-
 +
| Z
 +
| {{Type|Double}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| Pitch
 +
| {{Type|Angle}}
 +
| To get the real pitch, you must divide this by (256.0F / 360.0F)
 +
|-
 +
  | Yaw
 +
  | {{Type|Angle}}
 +
| To get the real yaw, you must divide this by (256.0F / 360.0F)
 +
|-
 +
| Head Yaw
 +
| {{Type|Angle}}
 +
| Only used by living entities, where the head of the entity may differ from the general body rotation.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.dropped</code>
+
  | Data
  | 5
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Items
+
  | Meaning dependent on the value of the Type field, see [[Object Data]] for details.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.killed</code>
+
  | Velocity X
  | 6
+
  | {{Type|Short}}
  | Entities
+
  | rowspan="3"| Same units as [[#Set Entity Velocity|Set Entity Velocity]].
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.killed_by</code>
+
  | Velocity Y
  | 7
+
  | {{Type|Short}}
| Entities
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.custom</code>
+
  | Velocity Z
  | 8
+
  | {{Type|Short}}
| Custom
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
Blocks, Items, and Entities use block (not block state), item, and entity ids.
+
{{Warning2|The points listed below should be considered when this packet is used to spawn a player entity.}}
 +
When in {{Minecraft Wiki|Server.properties#online-mode|online mode}}, the UUIDs must be valid and have valid skin blobs.
 +
In offline mode, [[Wikipedia:Universally unique identifier#Versions 3 and 5 (namespace name-based)|UUID v3]] is used with the String <code>OfflinePlayer:&lt;player name&gt;</code>, encoded in UTF-8 (and case-sensitive). The Notchian server uses <code>UUID.nameUUIDFromBytes</code>, implemented by OpenJDK [https://github.com/AdoptOpenJDK/openjdk-jdk8u/blob/9a91972c76ddda5c1ce28b50ca38cbd8a30b7a72/jdk/src/share/classes/java/util/UUID.java#L153-L175 here].
 +
 
 +
For NPCs UUID v2 should be used. Note:
 +
 
 +
<+Grum> i will never confirm this as a feature you know that :)
 +
 
 +
In an example UUID, <code>xxxxxxxx-xxxx-Yxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx</code>, the UUID version is specified by <code>Y</code>. So, for UUID v3, <code>Y</code> will always be <code>3</code>, and for UUID v2, <code>Y</code> will always be <code>2</code>.
 +
 
 +
==== Spawn Experience Orb ====
  
Custom has the following (unit only matters for clients):
+
Spawns one or more experience orbs.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
  ! Name
+
  ! Packet ID
  ! ID
+
! State
  ! Unit
+
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
  ! Field Type
 +
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.leave_game</code>
+
  | rowspan="5"| 0x02
  | 0
+
  | rowspan="5"| Play
  | None
+
| rowspan="5"| Client
 +
| Entity ID
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.play_one_minute</code>
+
  | X
  | 1
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
  | Time
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.time_since_death</code>
+
  | Y
  | 2
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
  | Time
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.sneak_Time</code>
+
  | Z
  | 3
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
  | Time
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.walk_one_cm</code>
+
  | Count
  | 4
+
| {{Type|Short}}
  | Distance
+
| The amount of experience this orb will reward once collected.
 +
  |}
 +
 
 +
==== Entity Animation ====
 +
 
 +
Sent whenever an entity should change animation.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
  ! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.crouch_one_cm</code>
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x03
  | 5
+
| rowspan="2"| Play
  | Distance
+
| rowspan="2"| Client
 +
| Entity ID
 +
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
  | Player ID.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.sprint_one_cm</code>
+
  | Animation
  | 6
+
  | {{Type|Unsigned Byte}}
  | Distance
+
  | Animation ID (see below).
  |-
+
  |}
| <code>minecraft.swim_one_cm</code>
+
 
  | 7
+
Animation can be one of the following values:
  | Distance
+
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
  ! ID
 +
  ! Animation
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.fall_one_cm</code>
+
  | 0
  | 8
+
  | Swing main arm
| Distance
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.climb_one_cm</code>
+
  | 2
  | 9
+
  | Leave bed
| Distance
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.fly_one_cm</code>
+
  | 3
  | 10
+
  | Swing offhand
| Distance
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.dive_one_cm</code>
+
  | 4
  | 11
+
  | Critical effect
| Distance
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.minecart_one_cm</code>
+
  | 5
  | 12
+
| Magic critical effect
  | Distance
+
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Award Statistics ====
 +
 
 +
Sent as a response to [[#Client Command|Client Command]] (id 1). Will only send the changed values if previously requested.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
  ! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! colspan="2"| Field Name
 +
  ! colspan="2"| Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.boat_one_cm</code>
+
  | rowspan="4"| 0x04
  | 13
+
| rowspan="4"| Play
  | Distance
+
| rowspan="4"| Client
 +
| colspan="2"| Count
 +
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
  | Number of elements in the following array.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.pig_one_cm</code>
+
  | rowspan="3"| Statistic
  | 14
+
| Category ID
  | Distance
+
| rowspan="3"| {{Type|Array}}
 +
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
  | See below.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.horse_one_cm</code>
+
  | Statistic ID
  | 15
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Distance
+
  | See below.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.aviate_one_cm</code>
+
  | Value
  | 16
+
| {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Distance
+
| The amount to set it to.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
Categories (these are namespaced, but with <code>:</code> replaced with <code>.</code>):
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Name
 +
  ! ID
 +
  ! Registry
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.jump</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.mined</code>
  | 17
+
  | 0
  | None
+
  | Blocks
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.drop</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.crafted</code>
  | 18
+
  | 1
  | None
+
  | Items
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.damage_dealt</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.used</code>
  | 19
+
  | 2
  | Damage
+
  | Items
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.damage_taken</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.broken</code>
  | 20
+
  | 3
  | Damage
+
  | Items
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.deaths</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.picked_up</code>
  | 21
+
  | 4
  | None
+
  | Items
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.mob_kills</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.dropped</code>
  | 22
+
  | 5
  | None
+
  | Items
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.animals_bred</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.killed</code>
  | 23
+
  | 6
  | None
+
  | Entities
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.player_kills</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.killed_by</code>
  | 24
+
  | 7
  | None
+
  | Entities
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.fish_caught</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.custom</code>
  | 25
+
  | 8
  | None
+
  | Custom
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
Blocks, Items, and Entities use block (not block state), item, and entity ids.
 +
 
 +
Custom has the following (unit only matters for clients):
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Name
 +
! ID
 +
! Unit
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.talked_to_villager</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.leave_game</code>
  | 26
+
  | 0
 
  | None
 
  | None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.traded_with_villager</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.play_one_minute</code>
  | 27
+
  | 1
  | None
+
  | Time
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.eat_cake_slice</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.time_since_death</code>
  | 28
+
  | 2
  | None
+
  | Time
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.fill_cauldron</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.time_since_rest</code>
  | 29
+
  | 3
  | None
+
  | Time
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.use_cauldron</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.sneak_time</code>
  | 30
+
  | 4
  | None
+
  | Time
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.clean_armor</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.walk_one_cm</code>
  | 31
+
  | 5
  | None
+
  | Distance
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.clean_banner</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.crouch_one_cm</code>
  | 32
+
  | 6
  | None
+
  | Distance
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.interact_with_brewingstand</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.sprint_one_cm</code>
  | 33
+
  | 7
  | None
+
  | Distance
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.interact_with_beacon</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.walk_on_water_one_cm</code>
  | 34
+
  | 8
  | None
+
  | Distance
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.inspect_dropper</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.fall_one_cm</code>
  | 35
+
  | 9
  | None
+
  | Distance
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.inspect_hopper</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.climb_one_cm</code>
  | 36
+
  | 10
  | None
+
  | Distance
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.inspect_dispenser</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.fly_one_cm</code>
  | 37
+
  | 11
  | None
+
  | Distance
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.play_noteblock</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.walk_under_water_one_cm</code>
  | 38
+
  | 12
  | None
+
  | Distance
 +
|-
 +
| <code>minecraft.minecart_one_cm</code>
 +
| 13
 +
| Distance
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.tune_noteblock</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.boat_one_cm</code>
  | 39
+
  | 14
  | None
+
  | Distance
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.pot_flower</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.pig_one_cm</code>
  | 40
+
  | 15
  | None
+
  | Distance
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.trigger_trapped_chest</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.horse_one_cm</code>
  | 41
+
  | 16
  | None
+
  | Distance
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.open_enderchest</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.aviate_one_cm</code>
  | 42
+
  | 17
  | None
+
  | Distance
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.enchant_item</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.swim_one_cm</code>
  | 43
+
  | 18
  | None
+
  | Distance
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.play_record</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.strider_one_cm</code>
  | 44
+
  | 19
  | None
+
  | Distance
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.interact_with_furnace</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.jump</code>
  | 45
+
  | 20
 
  | None
 
  | None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.interact_with_crafting_table</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.drop</code>
  | 46
+
  | 21
 
  | None
 
  | None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.open_chest</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.damage_dealt</code>
  | 47
+
  | 22
  | None
+
  | Damage
 +
|-
 +
| <code>minecraft.damage_dealt_absorbed</code>
 +
| 23
 +
| Damage
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.sleep_in_bed</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.damage_dealt_resisted</code>
  | 48
+
  | 24
  | None
+
  | Damage
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>minecraft.open_shulker_box</code>
+
  | <code>minecraft.damage_taken</code>
  | 49
+
  | 25
  | None
+
  | Damage
|}
 
 
 
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
 
 
 
==== Acknowledge Player Digging ====
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="4"| 0x07
+
  | <code>minecraft.damage_blocked_by_shield</code>
|rowspan="4"| Play
+
  | 26
|rowspan="4"| Client
+
  | Damage
  | Location
 
  | Position
 
| Position where the digging was happening.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Block
+
  | <code>minecraft.damage_absorbed</code>
  | VarInt
+
  | 27
  | Block state ID of the block that should be at that position now.
+
  | Damage
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Status
+
  | <code>minecraft.damage_resisted</code>
  | VarInt enum
+
  | 28
  | Same as Player Digging.  Only Started digging (0), Cancelled digging (1), and Finished digging (2) are used.
+
  | Damage
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Successful
+
  | <code>minecraft.deaths</code>
| Boolean
+
  | 29
| True if the digging succeeded; false if the client should undo any changes it made locally.
+
  | None
  |}
 
 
 
==== Block Break Animation ====
 
 
 
0–9 are the displayable destroy stages and each other number means that there is no animation on this coordinate.
 
 
 
Block break animations can still be applied on air; the animation will remain visible although there is no block being broken.  However, if this is applied to a transparent block, odd graphical effects may happen, including water losing its transparency. (An effect similar to this can be seen in normal gameplay when breaking ice blocks)
 
 
 
If you need to display several break animations at the same time you have to give each of them a unique Entity ID. The entity ID does not need to correspond to an actual entity on the client. It is valid to use a randomly generated number.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x08
+
  | <code>minecraft.mob_kills</code>
|rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | 30
|rowspan="3"| Client
+
  | None
  | Entity ID
 
  | VarInt
 
| Entity ID of the entity breaking the block.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Location
+
  | <code>minecraft.animals_bred</code>
  | Position
+
  | 31
  | Block Position.
+
  | None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Destroy Stage
+
  | <code>minecraft.player_kills</code>
  | Byte
+
  | 32
  | 0–9 to set it, any other value to remove it.
+
  | None
|}
 
 
 
==== Block Entity Data ====
 
 
 
Sets the block entity associated with the block at the given location.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x09
+
  | <code>minecraft.fish_caught</code>
|rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | 33
|rowspan="3"| Client
+
  | None
| Location
 
  | Position
 
  |  
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Action
+
  | <code>minecraft.talked_to_villager</code>
  | Unsigned Byte
+
| 34
  | The type of update to perform, see below.
+
  | None
 +
  |-
 +
| <code>minecraft.traded_with_villager</code>
 +
| 35
 +
| None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | NBT Data
+
  | <code>minecraft.eat_cake_slice</code>
  | [[NBT|NBT Tag]]
+
  | 36
| Data to set.  May be a TAG_END (0), in which case the block entity at the given location is removed (though this is not required since the client will remove the block entity automatically on chunk unload or block removal).
+
  | None
  |}
 
 
 
''Action'' field:
 
 
 
* '''1''': Set data of a mob spawner (everything except for SpawnPotentials: current delay, min/max delay, mob to be spawned, spawn count, spawn range, etc.)
 
* '''2''': Set command block text (command and last execution status)
 
* '''3''': Set the level, primary, and secondary powers of a beacon
 
* '''4''': Set rotation and skin of mob head
 
* '''5''': Declare a conduit
 
* '''6''': Set base color and patterns on a banner
 
* '''7''': Set the data for a Structure tile entity
 
* '''8''': Set the destination for a end gateway
 
* '''9''': Set the text on a sign
 
* '''10''': Unused
 
* '''11''': Declare a bed
 
* '''12''': Set data of a jigsaw block
 
* '''13''': Set items in a campfire
 
* '''14''': Beehive information
 
 
 
==== Block Action ====
 
 
 
This packet is used for a number of actions and animations performed by blocks, usually non-persistent.
 
 
 
See [[Block Actions]] for a list of values.
 
 
 
{{Warning2|This packet uses a block ID, not a block state.}}
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="4"| 0x0A
+
  | <code>minecraft.fill_cauldron</code>
|rowspan="4"| Play
+
  | 37
|rowspan="4"| Client
+
  | None
  | Location
 
  | Position
 
| Block coordinates.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Action ID (Byte 1)
+
  | <code>minecraft.use_cauldron</code>
  | Unsigned Byte
+
  | 38
  | Varies depending on block — see [[Block Actions]].
+
  | None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Action Param (Byte 2)
+
  | <code>minecraft.clean_armor</code>
  | Unsigned Byte
+
  | 39
  | Varies depending on block — see [[Block Actions]].
+
  | None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Block Type
+
  | <code>minecraft.clean_banner</code>
| VarInt
+
  | 40
| The block type ID for the block.  This must match the block at the given coordinates.
+
  | None
  |}
 
 
 
==== Block Change ====
 
 
 
Fired whenever a block is changed within the render distance.
 
 
 
{{Warning2|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.}}
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x0B
+
  | <code>minecraft.clean_shulker_box</code>
|rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | 41
|rowspan="2"| Client
+
  | None
  | Location
 
  | Position
 
| Block Coordinates.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Block ID
+
  | <code>minecraft.interact_with_brewingstand</code>
| VarInt
+
  | 42
| The new block state ID for the block as given in the {{Minecraft Wiki|Data values#Block IDs|global palette}}. See that section for more information.
+
  | None
  |}
 
 
 
==== Boss Bar ====
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
  !colspan="2"| Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="14"| 0x0C
+
  | <code>minecraft.interact_with_beacon</code>
|rowspan="14"| Play
+
  | 43
  |rowspan="14"| Client
+
  | None
  |colspan="2"| UUID
 
| UUID
 
| Unique ID for this bar.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Action
+
  | <code>minecraft.inspect_dropper</code>
  | VarInt Enum
+
  | 44
  | Determines the layout of the remaining packet.
+
  | None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  ! Action
+
  | <code>minecraft.inspect_hopper</code>
  ! Field Name
+
  | 45
  !
+
  | None
!
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="5"| 0: add
+
  | <code>minecraft.inspect_dispenser</code>
| Title
+
  | 46
  | [[Chat]]
+
  | None
  |  
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Health
+
  | <code>minecraft.play_noteblock</code>
  | Float
+
  | 47
  | From 0 to 1. Values greater than 1 do not crash a Notchian client, and start [https://i.johni0702.de/nA.png rendering part of a second health bar] at around 1.5.
+
  | None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Color
+
  | <code>minecraft.tune_noteblock</code>
  | VarInt Enum
+
  | 48
  | Color ID (see below).
+
  | None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Division
+
  | <code>minecraft.pot_flower</code>
  | VarInt Enum
+
  | 49
  | Type of division (see below).
+
  | None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Flags
+
  | <code>minecraft.trigger_trapped_chest</code>
  | Unsigned Byte
+
  | 50
  | Bit mask. 0x1: should darken sky, 0x2: is dragon bar (used to play end music), 0x04: create fog (previously was also controlled by 0x02).
+
  | None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1: remove
+
  | <code>minecraft.open_enderchest</code>
  | ''no fields''
+
  | 51
  | ''no fields''
+
  | None
| Removes this boss bar.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 2: update health
+
  | <code>minecraft.enchant_item</code>
  | Health
+
  | 52
  | Float
+
  | None
| ''as above''
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 3: update title
+
  | <code>minecraft.play_record</code>
  | Title
+
  | 53
| [[Chat]]
+
  | None
  |  
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 4: update style
+
  | <code>minecraft.interact_with_furnace</code>
| Color
+
  | 54
  | VarInt Enum
+
  | None
  | Color ID (see below).
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Dividers
+
  | <code>minecraft.interact_with_crafting_table</code>
  | VarInt Enum
+
  | 55
  | ''as above''
+
  | None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 5: update flags
+
  | <code>minecraft.open_chest</code>
  | Flags
+
  | 56
  | Unsigned Byte
+
  | None
| ''as above''
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |}
+
  | <code>minecraft.sleep_in_bed</code>
 
+
| 57
{| class="wikitable"
+
| None
  ! ID
+
  |-
  ! Color
+
  | <code>minecraft.open_shulker_box</code>
 +
| 58
 +
| None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0
+
  | <code>minecraft.open_barrel</code>
  | Pink
+
  | 59
 +
| None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1
+
  | <code>minecraft.interact_with_blast_furnace</code>
  | Blue
+
  | 60
 +
| None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 2
+
  | <code>minecraft.interact_with_smoker</code>
  | Red
+
  | 61
 +
| None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 3
+
  | <code>minecraft.interact_with_lectern</code>
  | Green
+
  | 62
 +
| None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 4
+
  | <code>minecraft.interact_with_campfire</code>
  | Yellow
+
  | 63
 +
| None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 5
+
  | <code>minecraft.interact_with_cartography_table</code>
  | Purple
+
  | 64
 +
| None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 6
+
  | <code>minecraft.interact_with_loom</code>
  | White
+
  | 65
  |}
+
  | None
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! ID
 
! Type of division
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0
+
  | <code>minecraft.interact_with_stonecutter</code>
  | No division
+
  | 66
 +
| None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1
+
  | <code>minecraft.bell_ring</code>
  | 6 notches
+
  | 67
 +
| None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 2
+
  | <code>minecraft.raid_trigger</code>
  | 10 notches
+
  | 68
 +
| None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 3
+
  | <code>minecraft.raid_win</code>
  | 12 notches
+
  | 69
 +
| None
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 4
+
  | <code>minecraft.interact_with_anvil</code>
  | 20 notches
+
  | 70
 +
| None
 +
|-
 +
| <code>minecraft.interact_with_grindstone</code>
 +
| 71
 +
| None
 +
|-
 +
| <code>minecraft.target_hit</code>
 +
| 72
 +
| None
 +
|-
 +
| <code>minecraft.interact_with_smithing_table</code>
 +
| 73
 +
| None
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Server Difficulty ====
+
Units:
  
Changes the difficulty setting in the client's option menu
+
* 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
 +
 
 +
==== Acknowledge Block Change ====
 +
 
 +
Acknowledges a user-initiated block change. After receiving this packet, the client will display the block state sent by the server instead of the one predicted by the client.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 1,597: Line 1,628:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x0D
+
  | rowspan="1"| 0x05
  |rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | rowspan="1"| Play
  |rowspan="2"| Client
+
  | rowspan="1"| Client
  | Difficulty
+
  | Sequence ID
  | Unsigned Byte
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | 0: peaceful, 1: easy, 2: normal, 3: hard.
+
  | Represents the sequence to acknowledge, this is used for properly syncing block changes to the client after interactions.
|-
 
| Difficulty locked?
 
| Boolean
 
|
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Chat Message (clientbound) ====  
+
==== Set Block Destroy Stage ====
 +
 
 +
0–9 are the displayable destroy stages and each other number means that there is no animation on this coordinate.
  
Identifying the difference between Chat/System Message is important as it helps respect the user's chat visibility optionsSee [[Chat#Processing chat|processing chat]] for more info about these positions.
+
Block break animations can still be applied on air; the animation will remain visible although there is no block being brokenHowever, if this is applied to a transparent block, odd graphical effects may happen, including water losing its transparency. (An effect similar to this can be seen in normal gameplay when breaking ice blocks)
  
{{warning2|Game info accepts json formatting but does not display it, although the deprecated §-based formatting works. This is not an issue when using the [[#Title|Title]] packet, so prefer that packet for displaying information in that slot. See [https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-119145 MC-119145] for more information.}}
+
If you need to display several break animations at the same time you have to give each of them a unique Entity ID. The entity ID does not need to correspond to an actual entity on the client. It is valid to use a randomly generated number.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 1,623: Line 1,652:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x0E
+
  | rowspan="3"| 0x06
  |rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | rowspan="3"| Play
  |rowspan="3"| Client
+
  | rowspan="3"| Client
  | JSON Data
+
  | Entity ID
  | [[Chat]]
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Limited to 32767 bytes.
+
  | The ID of the entity breaking the block.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Position
+
  | Location
  | Byte
+
  | {{Type|Position}}
  | 0: chat (chat box), 1: system message (chat box), 2: game info (above hotbar).
+
  | Block Position.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Sender
+
  | Destroy Stage
  | UUID
+
  | {{Type|Byte}}
  | Used by the Notchian client for the disableChat launch option. Setting both longs to 0 will always display the message regardless of the setting.
+
  | 0–9 to set it, any other value to remove it.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Tab-Complete (clientbound) ====
+
==== Block Entity Data ====
  
The server responds with a list of auto-completions of the last word sent to it. In the case of regular chat, this is a player username. Command names and parameters are also supported. The client sorts these alphabetically before listing them.
+
Sets the block entity associated with the block at the given location.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 1,647: Line 1,676:
 
  ! State
 
  ! State
 
  ! Bound To
 
  ! Bound To
  !colspan="2"| Field Name
+
  ! Field Name
  !colspan="2"| Field Type
+
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="8"| 0x0F
+
  | rowspan="3"| 0x07
  |rowspan="8"| Play
+
  | rowspan="3"| Play
  |rowspan="8"| Client
+
  | rowspan="3"| Client
 +
| Location
 +
| {{Type|Position}}
 +
|
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| ID
+
  | Type
  |colspan="2"| VarInt
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Transaction ID.
+
  | The type of the block entity
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Start
+
  | NBT Data
  |colspan="2"| VarInt
+
  | {{Type|NBT}}
  | Start of the text to replace.
+
  | Data to setMay be a TAG_END (0), in which case the block entity at the given location is removed (though this is not required since the client will remove the block entity automatically on chunk unload or block removal).
  |-
+
  |}
|colspan="2"| Length
+
 
|colspan="2"| VarInt
+
==== Block Action ====
| Length of the text to replace.
 
|-
 
|colspan="2"| Count
 
|colspan="2"| VarInt
 
| Number of elements in the following array.
 
|-
 
|rowspan="3"| Matches
 
| Match
 
|rowspan="3"| Array
 
| String (32767)
 
| One eligible value to insert, note that each command is sent separately instead of in a single string, hence the need for Count.  Note that for instance this doesn't include a leading <code>/</code> 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 ====
+
This packet is used for a number of actions and animations performed by blocks, usually non-persistent.  The client ignores the provided block type and instead uses the block state in their world.
  
Lists all of the commands on the server, and how they are parsed.
+
See [[Block Actions]] for a list of values.
  
This is a directed graph, with one root node.  Each redirect or child node must refer only to nodes that have already been declared.
+
{{Warning2|This packet uses a block ID from the <code>minecraft:block</code> registry, not a block state.}}
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 1,700: Line 1,712:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x10
+
  | rowspan="4"| 0x08
  |rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | rowspan="4"| Play
  |rowspan="3"| Client
+
  | rowspan="4"| Client
  | Count
+
  | Location
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Position}}
  | Number of elements in the following array.
+
| Block coordinates.
 +
|-
 +
| Action ID (Byte 1)
 +
| {{Type|Unsigned Byte}}
 +
  | Varies depending on block — see [[Block Actions]].
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Nodes
+
  | Action Parameter (Byte 2)
  | Array of [[Command Data|Node]]
+
  | {{Type|Unsigned Byte}}
| An array of nodes.
+
| Varies depending on block — see [[Block Actions]].
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Root index
+
  | Block Type
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Index of the <code>root</code> node in the previous array.
+
  | The block type ID for the block. This value is unused by the Notchian client, as it will infer the type of block based on the given position.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
For more information on this packet, see the [[Command Data]] article.
+
==== Block Update ====
  
==== Window Confirmation (clientbound) ====
+
Fired whenever a block is changed within the render distance.
  
A packet from the server indicating whether a request from the client was accepted, or whether there was a conflict (due to lag). If the packet was not accepted, the client must respond with a [[#Window Confirmation (serverbound)|serverbound window confirmation]] packet.
+
{{Warning2|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.}}
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 1,730: Line 1,746:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x11
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x09
  |rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  |rowspan="3"| Client
+
  | rowspan="2"| Client
  | Window ID
+
  | Location
  | Byte
+
  | {{Type|Position}}
  | The ID of the window that the action occurred in.
+
  | Block Coordinates.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Action Number
+
  | Block ID
| Short
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
| Every action that is to be accepted has a unique number. This number is an incrementing integer (starting at 0) with separate counts for each window ID.
+
  | The new block state ID for the block as given in the [[Chunk Format#Block state registry|block state registry]].
|-
 
  | Accepted
 
| Boolean
 
  | Whether the action was accepted.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Close Window (clientbound) ====
+
==== Boss Bar ====
 
 
This packet is sent from the server to the client when a window is forcibly closed, such as when a chest is destroyed while it's open.
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 1,754: Line 1,764:
 
  ! State
 
  ! State
 
  ! Bound To
 
  ! Bound To
  ! Field Name
+
  ! colspan="2"| Field Name
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x12
+
  | rowspan="14"| 0x0A
  | Play
+
  | rowspan="14"| Play
  | Client
+
  | rowspan="14"| Client
  | Window ID
+
  | colspan="2"| UUID
  | Unsigned Byte
+
  | {{Type|UUID}}
  | This is the ID of the window that was closed. 0 for inventory.
+
  | Unique ID for this bar.
  |}
+
  |-
 
+
| colspan="2"| Action
==== Window Items ====
+
| {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
[[File:Inventory-slots.png|thumb|The inventory slots]]
+
| Determines the layout of the remaining packet.
 
+
|-
Sent by the server when items in multiple slots (in a window) are added/removed. This includes the main inventory, equipped armour and crafting slots.
+
  ! Action
 
+
  ! Field Name
{| class="wikitable"
+
  !
  ! Packet ID
+
  !
  ! State
+
  |-
  ! Bound To
+
| rowspan="5"| 0: add
  ! Field Name
+
| Title
  ! Field Type
+
| {{Type|Text Component}}
  ! Notes
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x13
+
  | Health
  |rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
  |rowspan="3"| Client
+
  | From 0 to 1. Values greater than 1 do not crash a Notchian client, and start [https://i.johni0702.de/nA.png rendering part of a second health bar] at around 1.5.
| Window ID
 
| Unsigned Byte
 
| The ID of window which items are being sent for. 0 for player inventory.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Count
+
  | Color
  | Short
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
  | Number of elements in the following array.
+
  | Color ID (see below).
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Slot Data
+
  | Division
  | Array of [[Slot Data|Slot]]
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
|  
+
  | Type of division (see below).
  |}
 
 
 
See [[Inventory#Windows|inventory windows]] for further information about how slots are indexed.
 
 
 
==== Window Property ====
 
 
 
This packet is used to inform the client that part of a GUI window should be updated.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x14
+
  | Flags
|rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | {{Type|Unsigned Byte}}
  |rowspan="3"| Client
+
  | Bit mask. 0x1: should darken sky, 0x2: is dragon bar (used to play end music), 0x04: create fog (previously was also controlled by 0x02).
| Window ID
 
| Unsigned Byte
 
  |  
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Property
+
  | 1: remove
  | Short
+
  | ''no fields''
  | The property to be updated, see below.
+
  | ''no fields''
 +
| Removes this boss bar.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Value
+
  | 2: update health
  | Short
+
  | Health
  | The new value for the property, see below.
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
 +
| ''as above''
 +
|-
 +
| 3: update title
 +
| Title
 +
| {{Type|Text Component}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="2"| 4: update style
 +
| Color
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 +
| Color ID (see below).
 +
|-
 +
| Dividers
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 +
| ''as above''
 +
|-
 +
| 5: update flags
 +
| Flags
 +
| {{Type|Unsigned Byte}}
 +
| ''as above''
 
  |}
 
  |}
 
The meaning of the Property field depends on the type of the window. The following table shows the known combinations of window type and property, and how the value is to be interpreted.
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! ID
 +
! Color
 
  |-
 
  |-
  ! Window type
+
  | 0
  ! Property
+
  | Pink
! Value
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="4"| Furnace
+
  | 1
| 0: Fire icon (fuel left)
+
  | Blue
  | counting from fuel burn time down to 0 (in-game ticks)
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1: Maximum fuel burn time
+
  | 2
  | fuel burn time or 0 (in-game ticks)
+
  | Red
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 2: Progress arrow
+
  | 3
  | counting from 0 to maximum progress (in-game ticks)
+
  | Green
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 3: Maximum progress
+
  | 4
  | always 200 on the notchian server
+
  | Yellow
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="10"| Enchantment Table
+
  | 5
  | 0: Level requirement for top enchantment slot
+
  | Purple
|rowspan="3"| The enchantment's xp level requirement
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1: Level requirement for middle enchantment slot
+
  | 6
  |-
+
  | White
  | 2: Level requirement for bottom enchantment slot
+
  |}
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! ID
 +
! Type of division
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 3: The enchantment seed
+
  | 0
  | Used for drawing the enchantment names (in [[Wikipedia:Standard Galactic Alphabet|SGA]]) clientside.  The same seed ''is'' used to calculate enchantments, but some of the data isn't sent to the client to prevent easily guessing the entire list (the seed value here is the regular seed bitwise and <code>0xFFFFFFF0</code>).
+
  | No division
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 4: Enchantment ID shown on mouse hover over top enchantment slot
+
  | 1
  |rowspan="3"| The enchantment id (set to -1 to hide it), see below for values
+
  | 6 notches
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 5: Enchantment ID shown on mouse hover over middle enchantment slot
+
  | 2
 +
| 10 notches
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 6: Enchantment ID shown on mouse hover over bottom enchantment slot
+
  | 3
 +
| 12 notches
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 7: Enchantment level shown on mouse hover over the top slot
+
  | 4
  |rowspan="3"| The enchantment level (1 = I, 2 = II, 6 = VI, etc.), or -1 if no enchant
+
| 20 notches
 +
  |}
 +
 
 +
==== Change Difficulty ====
 +
 
 +
Changes the difficulty setting in the client's option menu
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 8: Enchantment level shown on mouse hover over the middle slot
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x0B
 +
| rowspan="2"| Play
 +
| rowspan="2"| Client
 +
| Difficulty
 +
| {{Type|Unsigned Byte}}
 +
| 0: peaceful, 1: easy, 2: normal, 3: hard.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 9: Enchantment level shown on mouse hover over the bottom slot
+
  | Difficulty locked?
  |-
+
| {{Type|Boolean}}
  |rowspan="3"| Beacon
+
  |
  | 0: Power level
+
  |}
  | 0-4, controls what effect buttons are enabled
+
 
  |-
+
==== Chunk Batch Finished ====
  | 1: First potion effect
+
 
  | {{Minecraft Wiki|Data values#Status effects|Potion effect ID}} for the first effect, or -1 if no effect
+
Marks the end of a chunk batch. The Notchian client marks the time it receives this packet and calculates the elapsed duration since the [[#Chunk Batch Start|beginning of the chunk batch]]. The server uses this duration and the batch size received in this packet to estimate the number of milliseconds elapsed per chunk received. This value is then used to calculate the desired number of chunks per tick through the formula <code>25 / millisPerChunk</code>, which is reported to the server through [[#Chunk Batch Received|Chunk Batch Received]]. This likely uses <code>25</code> instead of the normal tick duration of <code>50</code> so chunk processing will only use half of the client's and network's bandwidth.
 +
 
 +
The Notchian client uses the samples from the latest 15 batches to estimate the milliseconds per chunk number.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
  ! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
  ! Bound To
 +
  ! Field Name
 +
  ! Field Type
 +
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 2: Second potion effect
+
  | rowspan="1"| 0x0C
  | {{Minecraft Wiki|Data values#Status effects|Potion effect ID}} for the second effect, or -1 if no effect
+
| rowspan="1"| Play
 +
| rowspan="1"| Client
 +
| Batch size
 +
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Number of chunks.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Chunk Batch Start ====
 +
 
 +
Marks the start of a chunk batch. The Notchian client marks and stores the time it receives this packet.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| 0x0D
 +
| Play
 +
| Client
 +
| colspan="3"| ''no fields''
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Chunk Biomes ====
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! colspan="2"| Field Name
 +
! colspan="2"| Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Anvil
+
  | rowspan="6"| 0x0E
  | 0: Repair cost
+
  | rowspan="6"| Play
  | The repair's cost in xp levels
+
  | rowspan="6"| Client
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| Brewing Stand
+
  | colspan="2"| Number of chunks
  | 0: Brew time
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  | 0 – 400, with 400 making the arrow empty, and 0 making the arrow full
+
  | Number of elements in the following array
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1: Fuel time
+
  | rowspan="4"| Chunk biome data
  | 0 - 20, with 0 making the arrow empty, and 20 making the arrow full
+
| Chunk Z
 +
| rowspan="4"| {{Type|Array}}
 +
  | {{Type|Int}}
 +
| Chunk coordinate (block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down)
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Stonecutter
+
  | Chunk X
  | 0: Selected recipe
+
  | {{Type|Int}}
  | The index of the selected recipe. -1 means none is selected.
+
  | Chunk coordinate (block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down)
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Loom
+
  | Size
  | 0: Selected pattern
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | The index of the selected pattern. 0 means none is selected, 0 is also the internal id of the "base" pattern.
+
  | Size of Data in bytes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Lectern
+
  | Data
  | 0: Page number
+
  | {{Type|Byte Array}}
  | The current page number, starting from 0.
+
  | Chunk [[Chunk Format#Data structure|data structure]], with [[Chunk Format#Chunk_Section|sections]] containing only the <code>Biomes</code> field
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
For an enchanting table, the following numerical IDs are used:
+
Note: The order of X and Z is inverted, because the client reads them as one big-endian {{Type|Long}}, with Z being the upper 32 bits.
 +
 
 +
==== Clear Titles ====
 +
 
 +
Clear the client's current title information, with the option to also reset it.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
  ! Numerical ID
+
  ! Packet ID
  ! Enchantment ID
+
  ! State
  ! Enchantment Name
+
! Bound To
 +
  ! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0
+
  | rowspan="1"| 0x0F
  | minecraft:protection
+
| rowspan="1"| Play
  | Protection
+
  | rowspan="1"| Client
 +
  | Reset
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
|
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Command Suggestions Response ====
 +
 
 +
The server responds with a list of auto-completions of the last word sent to it. In the case of regular chat, this is a player username. Command names and parameters are also supported. The client sorts these alphabetically before listing them.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! colspan="2"| Field Name
 +
! colspan="2"| Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1
+
  | rowspan="8"| 0x10
  | minecraft:fire_protection
+
  | rowspan="8"| Play
  | Fire Protection
+
  | rowspan="8"| Client
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 2
+
  | colspan="2"| ID
  | minecraft:feather_falling
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Feather Falling
+
  | Transaction ID.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 3
+
  | colspan="2"| Start
  | minecraft:blast_protection
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Blast Protection
+
  | Start of the text to replace.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 4
+
  | colspan="2"| Length
  | minecraft:projectile_protection
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Projectile Protection
+
  | Length of the text to replace.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 5
+
  | colspan="2"| Count
  | minecraft:respiration
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Respiration
+
  | Number of elements in the following array.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 6
+
  | rowspan="3"| Matches
  | minecraft:aqua_affinity
+
| Match
  | Aqua Affinity
+
  | rowspan="3"| {{Type|Array}}
 +
  | {{Type|String}} (32767)
 +
| One eligible value to insert, note that each command is sent separately instead of in a single string, hence the need for Count.  Note that for instance this doesn't include a leading <code>/</code> on commands.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 7
+
  | Has tooltip
  | minecraft:thorns
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  | Thorns
+
  | True if the following is present.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 8
+
  | Tooltip
  | minecraft:depth_strider
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Text Component}}
  | Depth Strider
+
  | Tooltip to display; only present if previous boolean is true.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Commands ====
 +
 
 +
Lists all of the commands on the server, and how they are parsed.
 +
 
 +
This is a directed graph, with one root node.  Each redirect or child node must refer only to nodes that have already been declared.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 9
+
  | rowspan="3"| 0x11
  | minecraft:frost_walker
+
  | rowspan="3"| Play
  | Frost Walker
+
| rowspan="3"| Client
 +
| Count
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
  | Number of elements in the following array.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 10
+
  | Nodes
  | minecraft:binding_curse
+
  | {{Type|Array}} of [[Command Data|Node]]
  | Curse of Binding
+
  | An array of nodes.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 11
+
  | Root index
  | minecraft:soul_speed
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Soul Speed
+
  | Index of the <code>root</code> node in the previous array.
  |-
+
  |}
  | 12
+
 
  | minecraft:sharpness
+
For more information on this packet, see the [[Command Data]] article.
  | Sharpness
+
 
 +
==== Close Container ====
 +
 
 +
This packet is sent from the server to the client when a window is forcibly closed, such as when a chest is destroyed while it's open. The notchian client disregards the provided window ID and closes any active window.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
  ! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
  ! Field Type
 +
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 13
+
  | 0x12
  | minecraft:smite
+
  | Play
  | Smite
+
| Client
 +
| Window ID
 +
| {{Type|Unsigned Byte}}
 +
| This is the ID of the window that was closed. 0 for inventory.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Set Container Content ====
 +
[[File:Inventory-slots.png|thumb|The inventory slots]]
 +
 
 +
Replaces the contents of a container window. Sent by the server upon initialization of a container window or the player's inventory, and in response to state ID mismatches (see [[#Click Container]]).
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
  ! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 14
+
  | rowspan="5"| 0x13
  | minecraft:bane_of_arthropods
+
  | rowspan="5"| Play
  | Bane of Arthropods
+
| rowspan="5"| Client
 +
| Window ID
 +
| {{Type|Unsigned Byte}}
 +
  | The ID of window which items are being sent for. 0 for player inventory. The client ignores any packets targeting a Window ID other than the current one. However, an exception is made for the player inventory, which may be targeted at any time. (The Notchian server does not appear to utilize this special case.)
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 15
+
  | State ID
  | minecraft:knockback
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Knockback
+
  | A server-managed sequence number used to avoid desynchronization; see [[#Click Container]].
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 16
+
  | Count
  | minecraft:fire_aspect
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Fire Aspect
+
  | Number of elements in the following array.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 17
+
  | Slot Data
  | minecraft:looting
+
  | {{Type|Array}} of [[Slot Data|Slot]]
| Looting
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 18
+
  | Carried Item
  | minecraft:sweeping
+
  | {{Type|Slot}}
  | Sweeping Edge
+
| Item being dragged with the mouse.
 +
  |}
 +
 
 +
See [[Inventory#Windows|inventory windows]] for further information about how slots are indexed.
 +
Use [[#Open Screen|Open Screen]] to open the container on the client.
 +
 
 +
==== Set Container Property ====
 +
 
 +
This packet is used to inform the client that part of a GUI window should be updated.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 19
+
  | rowspan="3"| 0x14
  | minecraft:efficiency
+
  | rowspan="3"| Play
  | Efficiency
+
| rowspan="3"| Client
 +
| Window ID
 +
| {{Type|Unsigned Byte}}
 +
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 20
+
  | Property
  | minecraft:silk_touch
+
  | {{Type|Short}}
  | Silk Touch
+
  | The property to be updated, see below.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 21
+
  | Value
  | minecraft:unbreaking
+
  | {{Type|Short}}
  | Unbreaking
+
  | The new value for the property, see below.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
The meaning of the Property field depends on the type of the window. The following table shows the known combinations of window type and property, and how the value is to be interpreted.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 22
+
  ! Window type
  | minecraft:fortune
+
  ! Property
  | Fortune
+
  ! Value
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 23
+
  | rowspan="4"| Furnace
  | minecraft:power
+
  | 0: Fire icon (fuel left)
  | Power
+
  | counting from fuel burn time down to 0 (in-game ticks)
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 24
+
  | 1: Maximum fuel burn time
| minecraft:punch
+
  | fuel burn time or 0 (in-game ticks)
  | Punch
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 25
+
  | 2: Progress arrow
| minecraft:flame
+
  | counting from 0 to maximum progress (in-game ticks)
  | Flame
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 26
+
  | 3: Maximum progress
| minecraft:infinity
+
  | always 200 on the notchian server
  | Infinity
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 27
+
  | rowspan="10"| Enchantment Table
  | minecraft:luck_of_the_sea
+
  | 0: Level requirement for top enchantment slot
  | Luck of the Sea
+
  | rowspan="3"| The enchantment's xp level requirement
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 28
+
  | 1: Level requirement for middle enchantment slot
| minecraft:lure
 
| Lure
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 29
+
  | 2: Level requirement for bottom enchantment slot
| minecraft:loyalty
 
| Loyalty
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 30
+
  | 3: The enchantment seed
  | minecraft:impaling
+
  | Used for drawing the enchantment names (in [[Wikipedia:Standard Galactic Alphabet|SGA]]) clientside. The same seed ''is'' used to calculate enchantments, but some of the data isn't sent to the client to prevent easily guessing the entire list (the seed value here is the regular seed bitwise and <code>0xFFFFFFF0</code>).
  | Impaling
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 31
+
  | 4: Enchantment ID shown on mouse hover over top enchantment slot
  | minecraft:riptide
+
  | rowspan="3"| The enchantment id (set to -1 to hide it), see below for values
| Riptide
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 32
+
  | 5: Enchantment ID shown on mouse hover over middle enchantment slot
| minecraft:channeling
 
| Channeling
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 33
+
  | 6: Enchantment ID shown on mouse hover over bottom enchantment slot
| minecraft:multishot
 
| Multishot
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 34
+
  | 7: Enchantment level shown on mouse hover over the top slot
  | minecraft:quick_charge
+
  | rowspan="3"| The enchantment level (1 = I, 2 = II, 6 = VI, etc.), or -1 if no enchant
| Quick Charge
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 35
+
  | 8: Enchantment level shown on mouse hover over the middle slot
| minecraft:piercing
 
| Piercing
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 36
+
  | 9: Enchantment level shown on mouse hover over the bottom slot
| minecraft:mending
 
| Mending
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 37
+
  | rowspan="3"| Beacon
  | minecraft:vanishing_curse
+
  | 0: Power level
  | Curse of Vanishing
+
| 0-4, controls what effect buttons are enabled
  |}
+
  |-
 
+
  | 1: First potion effect
==== Set Slot ====
+
| {{Minecraft Wiki|Data values#Status effects|Potion effect ID}} for the first effect, or -1 if no effect
 
+
|-
Sent by the server when an item in a slot (in a window) is added/removed.
+
| 2: Second potion effect
 
+
| {{Minecraft Wiki|Data values#Status effects|Potion effect ID}} for the second effect, or -1 if no effect
{| class="wikitable"
+
|-
  ! Packet ID
+
| Anvil
  ! State
+
| 0: Repair cost
  ! Bound To
+
| The repair's cost in xp levels
  ! Field Name
+
|-
  ! Field Type
+
| rowspan="2"| Brewing Stand
! Notes
+
  | 0: Brew time
 +
  | 0 – 400, with 400 making the arrow empty, and 0 making the arrow full
 +
  |-
 +
  | 1: Fuel time
 +
  | 0 - 20, with 0 making the arrow empty, and 20 making the arrow full
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x15
+
  | Stonecutter
  |rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | 0: Selected recipe
|rowspan="3"| Client
+
  | The index of the selected recipe. -1 means none is selected.
| Window ID
 
| Byte
 
  | The window which is being updated. 0 for player inventory. Note that all known window types include the player inventory. This packet will only be sent for the currently opened window while the player is performing actions, even if it affects the player inventory. After the window is closed, a number of these packets are sent to update the player's inventory window (0).
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Slot
+
  | Loom
  | Short
+
  | 0: Selected pattern
  | The slot that should be updated.
+
  | The index of the selected pattern. 0 means none is selected, 0 is also the internal id of the "base" pattern.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Slot Data
+
  | Lectern
  | [[Slot Data|Slot]]
+
  | 0: Page number
  |  
+
  | The current page number, starting from 0.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
To set the cursor (the item currently dragged with the mouse), use -1 as Window ID and as Slot.
+
For an enchanting table, the following numerical IDs are used:
  
This packet can only be used to edit the hotbar of the player's inventory if window ID is set to 0 (slots 36 through 44).  If the window ID is set to -2, then any slot in the inventory can be used but no add item animation will be played.
+
{| class="wikitable"
 
+
  ! Numerical ID
==== Set Cooldown ====
+
  ! Enchantment ID
 
+
  ! Enchantment Name
Applies a cooldown period to all items with the given type.  Used by the Notchian server with enderpearls.  This packet should be sent when the cooldown starts and also when the cooldown ends (to compensate for lag), although the client will end the cooldown automatically. Can be applied to any item, note that interactions still get sent to the server with the item but the client does not play the animation nor attempt to predict results (i.e block placing).
+
  |-
 
+
| 0
{| class="wikitable"
+
  | minecraft:protection
  ! Packet ID
+
  | Protection
  ! State
 
  ! Bound To
 
  ! Field Name
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x16
+
  | 1
|rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | minecraft:fire_protection
|rowspan="2"| Client
+
  | Fire Protection
| Item ID
 
  | VarInt
 
  | Numeric ID of the item to apply a cooldown to.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Cooldown Ticks
+
  | 2
  | VarInt
+
  | minecraft:feather_falling
| Number of ticks to apply a cooldown for, or 0 to clear the cooldown.
+
| Feather Falling
|}
 
 
 
==== Plugin Message (clientbound) ====
 
 
 
{{Main|Plugin channels}}
 
 
 
Mods and plugins can use this to send their data. Minecraft itself uses several [[plugin channel]]s. These internal channels are in the <code>minecraft</code> namespace.
 
 
 
More documentation on this: [http://dinnerbone.com/blog/2012/01/13/minecraft-plugin-channels-messaging/ http://dinnerbone.com/blog/2012/01/13/minecraft-plugin-channels-messaging/]
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x17
+
  | 3
|rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | minecraft:blast_protection
|rowspan="2"| Client
+
  | Blast Protection
| Channel
 
  | Identifier
 
  | Name of the [[plugin channel]] used to send the data.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Data
+
  | 4
  | Byte Array
+
  | minecraft:projectile_protection
| Any data, depending on the channel. <code>minecraft:</code> channels are documented [[plugin channel|here]].  The length of this array must be inferred from the packet length.
+
  | Projectile Protection
  |}
+
|-
 
+
| 5
==== Named Sound Effect ====
+
  | minecraft:respiration
{{See also|#Sound Effect}}
+
  | Respiration
 
 
Used to play a sound effect on the client. Custom sounds may be added by resource packs.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
  ! Packet ID
 
  ! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="7"| 0x18
+
  | 6
  |rowspan="7"| Play
+
  | minecraft:aqua_affinity
|rowspan="7"| Client
+
  | Aqua Affinity
| Sound Name
 
  | Identifier
 
| All sound effect names as of 1.16.4 can be seen [https://pokechu22.github.io/Burger/1.16.4.html#sounds here].
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Sound Category
+
  | 7
  | VarInt Enum
+
  | minecraft:thorns
  | The category that this sound will be played from ([https://gist.github.com/konwboj/7c0c380d3923443e9d55 current categories]).
+
  | Thorns
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Effect Position X
+
  | 8
  | Int
+
  | minecraft:depth_strider
  | Effect X multiplied by 8 ([[Data types#Fixed-point numbers|fixed-point number]] with only 3 bits dedicated to the fractional part).
+
  | Depth Strider
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Effect Position Y
+
  | 9
  | Int
+
  | minecraft:frost_walker
  | Effect Y multiplied by 8 ([[Data types#Fixed-point numbers|fixed-point number]] with only 3 bits dedicated to the fractional part).
+
  | Frost Walker
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Effect Position Z
+
  | 10
  | Int
+
  | minecraft:binding_curse
  | Effect Z multiplied by 8 ([[Data types#Fixed-point numbers|fixed-point number]] with only 3 bits dedicated to the fractional part).
+
  | Curse of Binding
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Volume
+
  | 11
  | Float
+
  | minecraft:soul_speed
  | 1 is 100%, can be more.
+
  | Soul Speed
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Pitch
+
  | 12
  | Float
+
  | minecraft:sharpness
  | Float between 0.5 and 2.0 by Notchian clients.
+
  | Sharpness
  |}
+
  |-
 
+
| 13
==== Disconnect (play) ====
+
  | minecraft:smite
 
+
  | Smite
Sent by the server before it disconnects a client. The client assumes that the server has already closed the connection by the time the packet arrives.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
  ! Packet ID
 
  ! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x19
+
  | 14
  | Play
+
  | minecraft:bane_of_arthropods
  | Client
+
  | Bane of Arthropods
| Reason
 
| [[Chat]]
 
| Displayed to the client when the connection terminates.
 
|}
 
 
 
==== Entity Status ====
 
 
 
Entity statuses generally trigger an animation for an entity.  The available statuses vary by the entity's type (and are available to subclasses of that type as well).
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x1A
+
  | 15
|rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | minecraft:knockback
|rowspan="2"| Client
+
  | Knockback
| Entity ID
 
  | Int
 
  |  
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Entity Status
+
  | 16
  | Byte Enum
+
  | minecraft:fire_aspect
  | See [[Entity statuses]] for a list of which statuses are valid for each type of entity.
+
  | Fire Aspect
|}
 
 
 
==== Explosion ====
 
 
 
Sent when an explosion occurs (creepers, TNT, and ghast fireballs).
 
 
 
Each block in Records is set to air. Coordinates for each axis in record is int(X) + record.x
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="9"| 0x1B
+
  | 17
|rowspan="9"| Play
+
  | minecraft:looting
|rowspan="9"| Client
+
  | Looting
| X
 
  | Float
 
  |  
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Y
+
  | 18
  | Float
+
  | minecraft:sweeping
  |  
+
  | Sweeping Edge
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Z
+
  | 19
  | Float
+
  | minecraft:efficiency
  |  
+
  | Efficiency
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Strength
+
  | 20
  | Float
+
  | minecraft:silk_touch
  | A strength greater than or equal to 2.0 spawns a <code>minecraft:explosion_emitter</code> particle, while a lesser strength spawns a <code>minecraft:explosion</code> particle.
+
  | Silk Touch
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Record Count
+
  | 21
  | Int
+
  | minecraft:unbreaking
  | Number of elements in the following array.
+
  | Unbreaking
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Records
+
  | 22
  | Array of (Byte, Byte, Byte)
+
  | minecraft:fortune
  | Each record is 3 signed bytes long; the 3 bytes are the XYZ (respectively) signed offsets of affected blocks.
+
  | Fortune
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Player Motion X
+
  | 23
  | Float
+
  | minecraft:power
  | X velocity of the player being pushed by the explosion.
+
  | Power
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Player Motion Y
+
  | 24
  | Float
+
  | minecraft:punch
  | Y velocity of the player being pushed by the explosion.
+
  | Punch
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Player Motion Z
+
  | 25
  | Float
+
  | minecraft:flame
  | Z velocity of the player being pushed by the explosion.
+
  | Flame
|}
 
 
 
==== Unload Chunk ====
 
 
 
Tells the client to unload a chunk column.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x1C
+
  | 26
|rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | minecraft:infinity
|rowspan="2"| Client
+
  | Infinity
| Chunk X
 
  | Int
 
  | Block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Chunk Z
+
  | 27
  | Int
+
  | minecraft:luck_of_the_sea
  | Block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down.
+
  | Luck of the Sea
|}
 
 
 
It is legal to send this packet even if the given chunk is not currently loaded.
 
 
 
==== Change Game State ====
 
 
 
Used for a wide variety of game state things, from weather to bed use to gamemode to demo messages.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x1D
+
  | 28
|rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | minecraft:lure
|rowspan="2"| Client
+
  | Lure
| Reason
 
  | Unsigned Byte
 
  | See below.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Value
+
  | 29
  | Float
+
  | minecraft:loyalty
| Depends on Reason.
+
  | Loyalty
  |}
 
 
 
''Reason codes'':
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Reason
 
! Effect
 
! Value
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0
+
  | 30
  | No respawn block available
+
  | minecraft:impaling
  | Note: Sends message 'block.minecraft.spawn.not_valid'(You have no home bed or charged respawn anchor, or it was obstructed) to the client.
+
  | Impaling
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1
+
  | 31
  | End raining
+
  | minecraft:riptide
  |  
+
  | Riptide
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 2
+
  | 32
  | Begin raining
+
  | minecraft:channeling
  |  
+
  | Channeling
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 3
+
  | 33
  | Change gamemode
+
  | minecraft:multishot
  | 0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator.
+
  | Multishot
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 4
+
  | 34
  | Win game
+
  | minecraft:quick_charge
  | 0: Just respawn player. <br>1: Roll the credits and respawn player. <br> Note that 1 is only sent by notchian server when player has not yet achieved advancement "The end?", else 0 is sent.
+
  | Quick Charge
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 5
+
  | 35
  | Demo event
+
  | minecraft:piercing
| 0: Show welcome to demo screen<br> 101: Tell movement controls<br> 102: Tell jump control<br> 103: Tell inventory control<br> 104: Tell that the demo is over and print a message about how to take a screenshot.
+
  | Piercing
  |-
 
| 6
 
| Arrow hit player
 
| Note: Sent when any player is struck by an arrow.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 7
+
  | 36
  | Rain level change
+
  | minecraft:mending
  | Note: Seems to change both skycolor and lightning. <strong>[https://imgur.com/a/K6wSrkW You can see some level images here]</strong><br>This can cause [https://imgur.com/gallery/ZQX0Wd5 <strong>HUD color change in client</strong>], when level is higher than 20. It goes away only when game is restarted or client receives same packet (from any server) but with value of 0. Is this a bug?<br><br>Rain level starting from 0.
+
  | Mending
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 8
+
  | 37
  | Thunder level change
+
  | minecraft:vanishing_curse
  | Note: Seems to change both skycolor and lightning (same as Rain level change, but doesn't start rain). It also requires rain to render by notchian client. ()<br>This can cause [https://imgur.com/gallery/ZQX0Wd5 <strong>HUD color change in client</strong>], when level is higher than 20. It goes away only when game is restarted or client receives same packet (from any server) but with value of 0. Is this a bug?<br><br>Thunder level starting from 0.
+
  | Curse of Vanishing
|-
+
  |}
| 9
+
 
| Play pufferfish sting sound.
+
==== Set Container Slot ====
|-
+
 
| 10
+
Sent by the server when an item in a slot (in a window) is added/removed.
| Play elder guardian mob appearance (effect and sound).
 
|
 
|-
 
| 11
 
| Enable respawn screen
 
|  0: Enable respawn screen, 1: Immediately respawn (sent when the doImmediateRespawn gamerule changes).
 
  |}
 
 
 
==== Open Horse Window ====
 
 
 
This packet is used exclusively for opening the horse GUI.  [[#Open Window|Open Window]] is used for all other GUIs.
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x1E
+
  | rowspan="4"| 0x15
  |rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | rowspan="4"| Play
  |rowspan="3"| Client
+
  | rowspan="4"| Client
  | Window ID?
+
  | Window ID
  | Byte
+
  | {{Type|Byte}}
  |
+
| The window which is being updated. 0 for player inventory. The client ignores any packets targeting a Window ID other than the current one; see below for exceptions.
 +
|-
 +
| State ID
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
  | A server-managed sequence number used to avoid desynchronization; see [[#Click Container]].
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Number of slots?
+
  | Slot
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Short}}
  |
+
  | The slot that should be updated.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Entity ID?
+
  | Slot Data
  | Integer
+
  | {{Type|Slot}}
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Keep Alive (clientbound) ====
+
If Window ID is 0, the hotbar and offhand slots (slots 36 through 45) may be updated even when a different container window is open. (The Notchian server does not appear to utilize this special case.) Updates are also restricted to those slots when the player is looking at a creative inventory tab other than the survival inventory. (The Notchian server does ''not'' handle this restriction in any way, leading to [https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-242392 MC-242392].)
 +
 
 +
If Window ID is -1, the item being dragged with the mouse is set. In this case, State ID and Slot are ignored.
 +
 
 +
If Window ID is -2, any slot in the player's inventory can be updated irrespective of the current container window. In this case, State ID is ignored, and the Notchian server uses a bogus value of 0. Used by the Notchian server to implement the [[#Pick Item]] functionality.
 +
 
 +
When a container window is open, the server never sends updates targeting Window ID 0&mdash;all of the [[Inventory|window types]] include slots for the player inventory. The client must automatically apply changes targeting the inventory portion of a container window to the main inventory; the server does not resend them for ID 0 when the window is closed. However, since the armor and offhand slots are only present on ID 0, updates to those slots occurring while a window is open must be deferred by the server until the window's closure.
  
The server will frequently send out a keep-alive, each containing a random ID. The client must respond with the same packet. If the client does not respond to them for over 30 seconds, the server kicks the client. Vice versa, if the server does not send any keep-alives for 20 seconds, the client will disconnect and yields a "Timed out" exception.
+
==== Set Cooldown ====
  
The Notchian server uses a system-dependent time in milliseconds to generate the keep alive ID value.
+
Applies a cooldown period to all items with the given type.  Used by the Notchian server with enderpearls.  This packet should be sent when the cooldown starts and also when the cooldown ends (to compensate for lag), although the client will end the cooldown automatically. Can be applied to any item, note that interactions still get sent to the server with the item but the client does not play the animation nor attempt to predict results (i.e block placing).
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x1F
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x16
  | Play
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  | Client
+
  | rowspan="2"| Client
  | Keep Alive ID
+
  | Item ID
  | Long
+
| {{Type|VarInt}}
  |  
+
| Numeric ID of the item to apply a cooldown to.
 +
  |-
 +
| Cooldown Ticks
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
  | Number of ticks to apply a cooldown for, or 0 to clear the cooldown.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Chunk Data ====
+
==== Chat Suggestions ====
{{Main|Chunk Format}}
 
{{See also|#Unload Chunk}}
 
  
{{Need Info|How do biomes work now?  The biome change happened at the same time as the seed change, but it's not clear how/if biomes could be computed given that it's not the actual seed...  ([https://www.reddit.com/r/Mojira/comments/e5at6i/a_discussion_for_the_changes_to_how_biomes_are/ /r/mojira discussion] which notes that it seems to be some kind of interpolation, and 3D biomes are only used in the nether)}}
+
Unused by the Notchian server. Likely provided for custom servers to send chat message completions to clients.
 
 
The server only sends skylight information for chunk pillars in the {{Minecraft Wiki|Overworld}}, it's up to the client to know in which dimension 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|Update Block Entity]] later).
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="11"| 0x20
+
  | rowspan="3"| 0x17
  |rowspan="11"| Play
+
  | rowspan="3"| Play
  |rowspan="11"| Client
+
  | rowspan="3"| Client
  | Chunk X
+
  | Action
  | Int
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
  | Chunk coordinate (block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down).
+
  | 0: Add, 1: Remove, 2: Set
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Chunk Z
+
  | Count
  | Int
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
| Chunk coordinate (block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down).
 
|-
 
| Full chunk
 
| Boolean
 
| See [[Chunk Format#Full chunk|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).
 
|-
 
| Heightmaps
 
| [[NBT]]
 
| Compound containing one long array named <code>MOTION_BLOCKING</code>, which is a heightmap for the highest solid block at each position in the chunk (as a compacted long array with 256 entries at 9 bits per entry totaling 36 longs). The Notchian server also adds a <code>WORLD_SURFACE</code> long array, the purpose of which is unknown, but it's not required for the chunk to be accepted.
 
|-
 
| Biomes length
 
| Optional VarInt
 
| Size of the following array.  Not present if full chunk is false.
 
|-
 
| Biomes
 
| Optional array of VarInt
 
| <s>1024 biome IDs, ordered by x then z then y, in 4&times;4&times;4 blocks.</s>Possibly something else.  Not present if full chunk is false.
 
|-
 
| Size
 
| VarInt
 
| Size of Data in bytes.
 
|-
 
| Data
 
| Byte array
 
| See [[Chunk Format#Data structure|data structure]] in Chunk Format.
 
|-
 
| Number of block entities
 
| VarInt
 
 
  | Number of elements in the following array.
 
  | Number of elements in the following array.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Block entities
+
  | Entries
  | Array of [[NBT|NBT Tag]]
+
  | {{Type|Array}} of {{Type|String}} (32767)
  | All block entities in the chunk. Use the x, y, and z tags in the NBT to determine their positions.
+
  |
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
Note that the Notchian client requires an [[#Update View Position|Update View Position]] packet when it crosses a chunk border, otherwise it'll only display render distance + 2 chunks around the chunk it spawned in.
+
==== Clientbound Plugin Message (play) ====
  
The compacted array format has been adjusted so that individual entries no longer span across multiple longs, affecting the main data array and heightmaps.
+
{{Main|Plugin channels}}
  
New format, 5 bits per block, containing the following references to blocks in a palette (not shown): <span style="border: solid 2px hsl(0, 90%, 60%)">1</span><span style="border: solid 2px hsl(30, 90%, 60%)">2</span><span style="border: solid 2px hsl(60, 90%, 60%)">2</span><span style="border: solid 2px hsl(90, 90%, 60%)">3</span><span style="border: solid 2px hsl(120, 90%, 60%)">4</span><span style="border: solid 2px hsl(150, 90%, 60%)">4</span><span style="border: solid 2px hsl(180, 90%, 60%)">5</span><span style="border: solid 2px hsl(210, 90%, 60%)">6</span><span style="border: solid 2px hsl(240, 90%, 60%)">6</span><span style="border: solid 2px hsl(270, 90%, 60%)">4</span><span style="border: solid 2px hsl(300, 90%, 60%)">8</span><span style="border: solid 2px hsl(330, 90%, 60%)">0</span><span style="border: solid 2px hsl(0, 90%, 30%)">7</span><span style="border: solid 2px hsl(30, 90%, 30%)">4</span><span style="border: solid 2px hsl(60, 90%, 30%)">3</span><span style="border: solid 2px hsl(90, 90%, 30%)">13</span><span style="border: solid 2px hsl(120, 90%, 30%)">15</span><span style="border: solid 2px hsl(150, 90%, 30%)">16</span><span style="border: solid 2px hsl(180, 90%, 30%)">9</span><span style="border: solid 2px hsl(210, 90%, 30%)">14</span><span style="border: solid 2px hsl(240, 90%, 30%)">10</span><span style="border: solid 2px hsl(270, 90%, 30%)">12</span><span style="border: solid 2px hsl(300, 90%, 30%)">0</span><span style="border: solid 2px hsl(330, 90%, 30%)">2</span>
+
Mods and plugins can use this to send their data. Minecraft itself uses several [[plugin channel]]s. These internal channels are in the <code>minecraft</code> namespace.
 
 
<code>0020863148418841</code> <code><span style="outline: dashed 2px black">0000</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(330, 90%, 60%)">00000</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(300, 90%, 60%)">01000</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(270, 90%, 60%)">00100</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(240, 90%, 60%)">00110</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(210, 90%, 60%)">00110</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(180, 90%, 60%)">00101</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(150, 90%, 60%)">00100</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(120, 90%, 60%)">00100</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(90, 90%, 60%)">00011</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(60, 90%, 60%)">00010</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(30, 90%, 60%)">00010</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(0, 90%, 60%)">00001</span></code><br>
 
<code>01018A7260F68C87</code> <code><span style="outline: dashed 2px black">0000</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(330, 90%, 30%)">00010</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(300, 90%, 30%)">00000</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(270, 90%, 30%)">01100</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(240, 90%, 30%)">01010</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(210, 90%, 30%)">01110</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(180, 90%, 30%)">01001</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(150, 90%, 30%)">10000</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(120, 90%, 30%)">01111</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(90, 90%, 30%)">01101</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(60, 90%, 30%)">00011</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(30, 90%, 30%)">00100</span><span style="outline: solid 2px hsl(0, 90%, 30%)">00111</span></code>
 
==== Effect ====
 
Sent when a client is to play a sound or particle effect.
 
  
By default, the Minecraft client adjusts the volume of sound effects based on distance. The final boolean field is used to disable this, and instead the effect is played from 2 blocks away in the correct direction. Currently this is only used for effect 1023 (wither spawn), effect 1028 (enderdragon death), and effect 1038 (end portal opening); it is ignored on other effects.
+
More information on how it works on [https://dinnerbone.com/blog/2012/01/13/minecraft-plugin-channels-messaging/ Dinnerbone's blog]. More documentation about internal and popular registered channels are [[plugin channel|here]].
  
 
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="4"| 0x21
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x18
  |rowspan="4"| Play
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  |rowspan="4"| Client
+
  | rowspan="2"| Client
  | Effect ID
+
  | Channel
  | Int
+
  | {{Type|Identifier}}
  | The ID of the effect, see below.
+
  | Name of the [[plugin channel]] used to send the data.
|-
 
| Location
 
| Position
 
| The location of the effect.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Data
 
  | Data
  | Int
+
  | {{Type|Byte Array}} (1048576)
  | Extra data for certain effects, see below.
+
  | Any data. The length of this array must be inferred from the packet length.
|-
 
| Disable Relative Volume
 
| Boolean
 
| See above.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
Effect IDs:
+
In Notchian client, the maximum data length is 1048576 bytes.
 +
 
 +
==== Damage Event ====
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
  ! ID
+
  ! Packet ID
  ! Name
+
  ! State
  ! Data
+
! Bound To
 +
! colspan="2"| Field Name
 +
  ! colspan="2"| Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  !colspan="3"| Sound
+
  | rowspan="9"| 0x19
 +
| rowspan="9"| Play
 +
| rowspan="9"| Client
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1000
+
  | colspan="2"| Entity ID
  | Dispenser dispenses
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  |  
+
  | The ID of the entity taking damage
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1001
+
  | colspan="2"| Source Type ID
  | Dispenser fails to dispense
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  |  
+
  | The type of damage in the <code>minecraft:damage_type</code> registry, defined by the [[Protocol#Registry_Data|Registry Data]] packet.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1002
+
  | colspan="2"| Source Cause ID
  | Dispenser shoots
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  |  
+
  | The ID + 1 of the entity responsible for the damage, if present. If not present, the value is 0
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1003
+
  | colspan="2"| Source Direct ID
  | Ender eye launched
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  |  
+
  | The ID + 1 of the entity that directly dealt the damage, if present. If not present, the value is 0. If this field is present:
 +
* and damage was dealt indirectly, such as by the use of a projectile, this field will contain the ID of such projectile;
 +
* and damage was dealt dirctly, such as by manually attacking, this field will contain the same value as Source Cause ID.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1004
+
  | colspan="2"| Has Source Position
  | Firework shot
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Boolean}}
  |  
+
  | Indicates the presence of the three following fields.
 +
The Notchian server sends the Source Position when the damage was dealt by the /damage command and a position was specified
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1005
+
  | colspan="2"| Source Position X
  | Iron door opened
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Double}}
  |  
+
  | Only present if Has Source Position is true
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1006
+
  | colspan="2"| Source Position Y
  | Wooden door opened
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Double}}
  |  
+
  | Only present if Has Source Position is true
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1007
+
  | colspan="2"| Source Position Z
  | Wooden trapdoor opened
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Double}}
  |  
+
  | Only present if Has Source Position is true
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Delete Message ====
 +
 
 +
Removes a message from the client's chat. This only works for messages with signatures, system messages cannot be deleted with this packet.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1008
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x1A
  | Fence gate opened
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  |  
+
| rowspan="2"| Client
 +
| Message ID
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
  | The message Id + 1, used for validating message signature. The next field is present only when value of this field is equal to 0.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1009
+
  | Signature
  | Fire extinguished
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Byte Array}} (256)
  |  
+
| The previous message's signature. Always 256 bytes and not length-prefixed.
 +
  |}
 +
 
 +
==== Disconnect (play) ====
 +
 
 +
Sent by the server before it disconnects a client. The client assumes that the server has already closed the connection by the time the packet arrives.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1010
+
  | 0x1B
  | Play record
+
  | Play
  | Special case, see below for more info.
+
  | Client
 +
| Reason
 +
| {{Type|Text Component}}
 +
| Displayed to the client when the connection terminates.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Disguised Chat Message ====
 +
 
 +
Sends the client a chat message, but without any message signing information.
 +
 
 +
The Notchian server uses this packet when the console is communicating with players through commands, such as <code>/say</code>, <code>/tell</code>, <code>/me</code>, among others.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1011
+
  | rowspan="5"| 0x1C
  | Iron door closed
+
  | rowspan="5"| Play
  |  
+
| rowspan="5"| Client
 +
| Message
 +
| {{Type|Text Component}}
 +
  | This is used as the <code>content</code> parameter when formatting the message on the client.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1012
+
  | Chat Type
  | Wooden door closed
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  |  
+
  | The type of chat in the <code>minecraft:chat_type</code> registry, defined by the [[Protocol#Registry_Data|Registry Data]] packet.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1013
+
  | Sender Name
  | Wooden trapdoor closed
+
  | {{Type|Text Component}}
  |  
+
  | The name of the one sending the message, usually the sender's display name.
 +
This is used as the <code>sender</code> parameter when formatting the message on the client.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1014
+
  | Has Target Name
  | Fence gate closed
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  |  
+
  | True if target name is present.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1015
+
  | Target Name
  | Ghast warns
+
  | {{Type|Text Component}}
  |  
+
  | The name of the one receiving the message, usually the receiver's display name. Only present if previous boolean is true.
  |-
+
This is used as the <code>target</code> parameter when formatting the message on the client.
  | 1016
+
  |}
  | Ghast shoots
+
 
  |
+
==== Entity Event ====
 +
 
 +
Entity statuses generally trigger an animation for an entity. The available statuses vary by the entity's type (and are available to subclasses of that type as well).
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
  ! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1017
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x1D
  | Enderdragon shoots
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  |  
+
| rowspan="2"| Client
 +
| Entity ID
 +
| {{Type|Int}}
 +
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1018
+
  | Entity Status
  | Blaze shoots
+
  | {{Type|Byte}} {{Type|Enum}}
  |  
+
  | See [[Entity statuses]] for a list of which statuses are valid for each type of entity.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Explosion ====
 +
 
 +
Sent when an explosion occurs (creepers, TNT, and ghast fireballs).
 +
 
 +
Each block in Records is set to air. Coordinates for each axis in record is int(X) + record.x
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! colspan="2" | Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1019
+
  | rowspan="17"| 0x1E
  | Zombie attacks wood door
+
  | rowspan="17"| Play
  |  
+
  | rowspan="17"| Client
  |-
+
  | colspan="2" | X
  | 1020
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
| Zombie attacks iron door
+
  |
  |  
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1021
+
  | colspan="2" | Y
  | Zombie breaks wood door
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1022
+
  | colspan="2" | Z
  | Wither breaks block
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1023
+
  | colspan="2" | Strength
  | Wither spawned
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
  |  
+
  | If the strength is greater or equal to 2.0, or the block interaction is not 0 (keep), large explosion particles are used. Otherwise, small explosion particles are used.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1024
+
  | colspan="2" | Record Count
  | Wither shoots
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  |
+
  | Number of elements in the following array.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1025
+
  | colspan="2" | Records
  | Bat takes off
+
  | {{Type|Array}} of ({{Type|Byte}}, {{Type|Byte}}, {{Type|Byte}})
  |
+
  | Each record is 3 signed bytes long; the 3 bytes are the XYZ (respectively) signed offsets of affected blocks.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1026
+
  | colspan="2" | Player Motion X
  | Zombie infects
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
  |
+
  | X velocity of the player being pushed by the explosion.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1027
+
  | colspan="2" | Player Motion Y
  | Zombie villager converted
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
  |
+
  | Y velocity of the player being pushed by the explosion.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1028
+
  | colspan="2" | Player Motion Z
  | Ender dragon death
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
  |
+
  | Z velocity of the player being pushed by the explosion.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1029
+
  | colspan="2" | Block Interaction
  | Anvil destroyed
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
  |  
+
  | 0 = keep, 1 = destroy, 2 = destroy_with_decay, 3 = trigger_block.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1030
+
  | colspan="2" | Small Explosion Particle ID
  | Anvil used
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  |  
+
  | The particle ID listed in [[Particles]].
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1031
+
  | colspan="2" | Small Explosion Particle Data
  | Anvil landed
+
  | Varies
  |
+
  | Particle data as specified in [[Particles]].
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1032
+
  | colspan="2" | Large Explosion Particle ID
  | Portal travel
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  |  
+
  | The particle ID listed in [[Particles]].
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1033
+
  | colspan="2" | Large Explosion Particle Data
  | Chorus flower grown
+
  | Varies
  |
+
  | Particle data as specified in [[Particles]].
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1034
+
  | rowspan="3" | Explosion Sound
  | Chorus flower died
+
  | Sound Name
  |  
+
| {{Type|Identifier}}
 +
  | The name of the sound played.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1035
+
  | Has Fixed Range
  | Brewing stand brewed
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Boolean}}
  |
+
  | Whether is has fixed range.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1036
+
  | Range
  | Iron trapdoor opened
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Float}}
  |  
+
| The fixed range of the sound. Only present if previous boolean is true.
 +
  |}
 +
 
 +
==== Unload Chunk ====
 +
 
 +
Tells the client to unload a chunk column.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1037
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x1F
  | Iron trapdoor closed
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  |
+
| rowspan="2"| Client
 +
| Chunk Z
 +
| {{Type|Int}}
 +
  | Block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1038
+
  | Chunk X
  | End portal created in overworld
+
  | {{Type|Int}}
  |
+
| Block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down.
 +
  |}
 +
 
 +
Note: The order is inverted, because the client reads this packet as one big-endian {{Type|Long}}, with Z being the upper 32 bits.
 +
 
 +
It is legal to send this packet even if the given chunk is not currently loaded.
 +
 
 +
==== Game Event ====
 +
 
 +
Used for a wide variety of game events, from weather to bed use to game mode to demo messages.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1039
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x20
  | Phantom bites
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  |
+
| rowspan="2"| Client
 +
| Event
 +
| {{Type|Unsigned Byte}}
 +
  | See below.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1040
+
  | Value
  | Zombie converts to drowned
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
  |
+
| Depends on Event.
 +
  |}
 +
 
 +
''Events'':
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Event
 +
! Effect
 +
! Value
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1041
+
  | 0
  | Husk converts to zombie by drowning
+
  | No respawn block available
 +
| Note: Displays message 'block.minecraft.spawn.not_valid' (You have no home bed or charged respawn anchor, or it was obstructed) to the player.
 +
|-
 +
| 1
 +
| End raining
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1042
+
  | 2
  | Grindstone used
+
  | Begin raining
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1043
+
  | 3
  | Book page turned
+
  | Change game mode
  |
+
  | 0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 +
| 4
 +
| Win game
 +
| 0: Just respawn player.<br>1: Roll the credits and respawn player.<br>Note that 1 is only sent by notchian server when player has not yet achieved advancement "The end?", else 0 is sent.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  !colspan="3"| Particle
+
  | 5
 +
| Demo event
 +
| 0: Show welcome to demo screen.<br>101: Tell movement controls.<br>102: Tell jump control.<br>103: Tell inventory control.<br>104: Tell that the demo is over and print a message about how to take a screenshot.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1500
+
  | 6
  | Composter composts
+
  | Arrow hit player
  |
+
  | Note: Sent when any player is struck by an arrow.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1501
+
  | 7
  | Lava converts block (either water to stone, or removes existing blocks such as torches)
+
  | Rain level change
  |
+
  | Note: Seems to change both sky color and lighting.<br>Rain level ranging from 0 to 1.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1502
+
  | 8
  | Redstone torch burns out
+
  | Thunder level change
|
+
  | Note: Seems to change both sky color and lighting (same as Rain level change, but doesn't start rain). It also requires rain to render by notchian client.<br>Thunder level ranging from 0 to 1.
|-
 
| 1503
 
| Ender eye placed
 
  |
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 2000
+
  | 9
  | Spawns 10 smoke particles, e.g. from a fire
+
  | Play pufferfish sting sound
| Direction, see below.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 2001
+
  | 10
  | Block break + block break sound
+
  | Play elder guardian mob appearance (effect and sound)
  | Block state, as an index into the global palette.
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 2002
+
  | 11
  | Splash potion. Particle effect + glass break sound.
+
  | Enable respawn screen
  | [http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Data_values#Potions Potion ID].
+
  | 0: Enable respawn screen.<br>1: Immediately respawn (sent when the <code>doImmediateRespawn</code> gamerule changes).
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 2003
+
  | 12
  | Eye of Ender entity break animation — particles and sound
+
  | Limited crafting
  |  
+
  | 0: Disable limited crafting.<br>1: Enable limited crafting (sent when the <code>doLimitedCrafting</code> gamerule changes).
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 2004
+
  | 13
  | Mob spawn particle effect: smoke + flames
+
  | Start waiting for level chunks
  |  
+
  | Instructs the client to begin the waiting process for the level chunks.<br>Sent by the server after the level is cleared on the client and is being re-sent (either during the first, or subsequent reconfigurations).
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Open Horse Screen ====
 +
 
 +
This packet is used exclusively for opening the horse GUI. [[#Open Screen|Open Screen]] is used for all other GUIs.  The client will not open the inventory if the Entity ID does not point to an horse-like animal.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 2005
+
  | rowspan="3"| 0x21
  | Bonemeal particles
+
  | rowspan="3"| Play
  | How many particles to spawn (if set to 0, 15 are spawned).
+
| rowspan="3"| Client
 +
| Window ID
 +
| {{Type|Unsigned Byte}}
 +
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 2006
+
  | Slot count
  | Dragon breath
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 2007
+
  | Entity ID
| Instant splash potion
+
  | {{Type|Int}}
| [http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Data_values#Potions Potion ID].
 
  |-
 
| 2008
 
| Ender dragon destroys block
 
 
  |
 
  |
 +
|}
 +
 +
==== Hurt Animation ====
 +
 +
Plays a bobbing animation for the entity receiving damage.
 +
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! colspan="2"| Field Name
 +
! colspan="2"| Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 2009
+
  | rowspan="3"| 0x22
  | Wet sponge vaporizes in nether
+
  | rowspan="3"| Play
  |
+
  | rowspan="3"| Client
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 3000
+
  | colspan="2"| Entity ID
  | End gateway spawn
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  |  
+
  | The ID of the entity taking damage
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 3001
+
  | colspan="2"| Yaw
  | Enderdragon growl
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Float}}
  |
+
  | The direction the damage is coming from in relation to the entity
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
Smoke directions:
+
==== Initialize World Border ====
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
  ! ID
+
  ! Packet ID
  ! Direction
+
  ! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0
+
  | rowspan="8"| 0x23
  | South-East
+
| rowspan="8"| Play
 +
| rowspan="8"| Client
 +
| X
 +
| {{Type|Double}}
 +
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1
+
  | Z
  | South
+
| {{Type|Double}}
 +
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 2
+
  | Old Diameter
  | South-West
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
 +
| Current length of a single side of the world border, in meters.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 3
+
  | New Diameter
  | East
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
 +
| Target length of a single side of the world border, in meters.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 4
+
  | Speed
  | (Up or middle ?)
+
  | {{Type|VarLong}}
 +
| Number of real-time ''milli''seconds until New Diameter is reached. It appears that Notchian server does not sync world border speed to game ticks, so it gets out of sync with server lag. If the world border is not moving, this is set to 0.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 5
+
  | Portal Teleport Boundary
  | West
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Resulting coordinates from a portal teleport are limited to ±value. Usually 29999984.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 6
+
  | Warning Blocks
  | North-East
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| In meters.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 7
+
  | Warning Time
  | North
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
|-
+
  | In seconds as set by <code>/worldborder warning time</code>.
| 8
 
  | North-West
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
Play record: This is actually a special case within this packet. You can start/stop a record at a specific location. Use a valid {{Minecraft Wiki|Music Discs|Record ID}} to start a record (or overwrite a currently playing one), any other value will stop the record.  See [[Data Generators]] for information on item IDs.
+
The Notchian client determines how solid to display the warning by comparing to whichever is higher, the warning distance or whichever is lower, the distance from the current diameter to the target diameter or the place the border will be after warningTime seconds. In pseudocode:
  
==== Particle ====
+
<syntaxhighlight lang="java">
 +
distance = max(min(resizeSpeed * 1000 * warningTime, abs(targetDiameter - currentDiameter)), warningDistance);
 +
if (playerDistance < distance) {
 +
    warning = 1.0 - playerDistance / distance;
 +
} else {
 +
    warning = 0.0;
 +
}
 +
</syntaxhighlight>
 +
 
 +
==== Clientbound Keep Alive (play) ====
  
Displays the named particle
+
The server will frequently send out a keep-alive, each containing a random ID. The client must respond with the same payload (see [[#Serverbound Keep Alive (play)|Serverbound Keep Alive]]). If the client does not respond to them for over 30 seconds, the server kicks the client. Vice versa, if the server does not send any keep-alives for 20 seconds, the client will disconnect and yields a "Timed out" exception.
  
{| class="wikitable"
+
The Notchian server uses a system-dependent time in milliseconds to generate the keep alive ID value.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 
  ! Packet ID
 
  ! Packet ID
 
  ! State
 
  ! State
Line 2,853: Line 3,016:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="11"| 0x22
+
  | 0x24
  |rowspan="11"| Play
+
  | Play
  |rowspan="11"| Client
+
  | Client
  | Particle ID
+
  | Keep Alive ID
| Int
+
  | {{Type|Long}}
| The particle ID listed in [[#Particle|the particle data type]].
+
  |
  |-
 
| Long Distance
 
| Boolean
 
| If true, particle distance increases from 256 to 65536.
 
|-
 
| X
 
| Double
 
| X position of the particle.
 
  |-
 
| Y
 
| Double
 
| Y position of the particle.
 
|-
 
| Z
 
| Double
 
| Z position of the particle.
 
|-
 
| Offset X
 
| Float
 
| This is added to the X position after being multiplied by <code>random.nextGaussian()</code>.
 
|-
 
| Offset Y
 
| Float
 
| This is added to the Y position after being multiplied by <code>random.nextGaussian()</code>.
 
|-
 
| Offset Z
 
| Float
 
| This is added to the Z position after being multiplied by <code>random.nextGaussian()</code>.
 
|-
 
| Particle Data
 
| Float
 
| The data of each particle.
 
|-
 
| Particle Count
 
| Int
 
| The number of particles to create.
 
|-
 
| Data
 
| Varies
 
| The variable data listed in [[#Particle|the particle data type]].
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Update Light ====
+
==== Chunk Data and Update Light ====
 +
{{Main|Chunk Format}}
 +
{{See also|#Unload Chunk}}
 +
 
 +
Sent when a chunk comes into the client's view distance, specifying its terrain, lighting and block entities.
  
Updates light levels for a chunk.
+
The chunk must be within the view area previously specified with [[#Set Center Chunk|Set Center Chunk]]; see that packet for details.
  
 +
It is not strictly necessary to send all block entities in this packet; it is still legal to send them with [[#Block Entity Data|Block Entity Data]] later.
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
  ! Packet ID
 
  ! Packet ID
 
  ! State
 
  ! State
 
  ! Bound To
 
  ! Bound To
  !colspan="2"| Field Name
+
  ! colspan="2"| Field Name
  !colspan="2"| Field Type
+
  ! colspan="2"| Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="11"| 0x23
+
  | rowspan="20"| 0x25
  |rowspan="11"| Play
+
  | rowspan="20"| Play
  |rowspan="11"| Client
+
  | rowspan="20"| Client
  |colspan="2"| Chunk X
+
  | colspan="2"| Chunk X
  |colspan="2"| VarInt
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Int}}
  | Chunk coordinate (block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down).
+
| Chunk coordinate (block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down)
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"| Chunk Z
 +
| colspan="2"| {{Type|Int}}
 +
  | Chunk coordinate (block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down)
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Chunk Z
+
  | colspan="2"| Heightmaps
  |colspan="2"| VarInt
+
  | colspan="2"| [[NBT]]
  | Chunk coordinate (block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down).
+
  | See [[Chunk Format#Heightmaps structure]]
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Trust Edges
+
  | colspan="2"| Size
  |colspan="2"| Boolean
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  | If edges should be trusted for light updates.
+
  | Size of Data in bytes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Sky Light Mask
+
  | colspan="2"| Data
  |colspan="2"| VarInt
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Byte Array}}
  | Mask containing 18 bits, with the lowest bit corresponding to chunk section -1 (in the void, y=-16 to y=-1) and the highest bit for chunk section 16 (above the world, y=256 to y=271).
+
  | See [[Chunk Format#Data structure]]
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Block Light Mask
+
  | colspan="2"| Number of block entities
  |colspan="2"| VarInt
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Mask containing 18 bits, with the same order as sky light.
+
  | Number of elements in the following array
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Empty Sky Light Mask
+
  | rowspan="4"| Block Entity
  |colspan="2"| VarInt
+
  | Packed XZ
  | Mask containing 18 bits, which indicates sections that have 0 for all their sky light values. If a section is set in both this mask and the main sky light mask, it is ignored for this mask and it is included in the sky light arrays (the notchian server does not create such masks).  If it is only set in this mask, it is not included in the sky light arrays.
+
| rowspan="4"| {{Type|Array}}
 +
  | {{Type|Unsigned Byte}}
 +
  | The packed section coordinates are relative to the chunk they are in. Values 0-15 are valid. <pre>packed_xz = ((blockX & 15) << 4) | (blockZ & 15) // encode
 +
x = packed_xz >> 4, z = packed_xz & 15 // decode</pre>
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Empty Block Light Mask
+
  | Y
  |colspan="2"| VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Short}}
  | Mask containing 18 bits, which indicates sections that have 0 for all their block light values.  If a section is set in both this mask and the main block light mask, it is ignored for this mask and it is included in the block light arrays (the notchian server does not create such masks).  If it is only set in this mask, it is not included in the block light arrays.
+
  | The height relative to the world
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| Sky Light arrays
+
  | Type
| Length
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  |rowspan="2"| Array
+
  | The type of block entity
| VarInt
 
  | Length of the following array in bytes (always 2048).
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Sky Light array
+
  | Data
  | Array of 2048 bytes
+
  | [[NBT]]
  | There is 1 array for each bit set to true in the sky light mask, starting with the lowest value.  Half a byte per light value.
+
  | The block entity's data, without the X, Y, and Z values
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| Block Light arrays
+
  | colspan="2"| Sky Light Mask
  | Length
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|BitSet}}
|rowspan="2"| Array
+
  | BitSet containing bits for each section in the world + 2. Each set bit indicates that the corresponding 16×16×16 chunk section has data in the Sky Light array below.  The least significant bit is for blocks 16 blocks to 1 block below the min world height (one section below the world), while the most significant bit covers blocks 1 to 16 blocks above the max world height (one section above the world).
  | VarInt
 
  | Length of the following array in bytes (always 2048).
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Block Light array
+
  | colspan="2"| Block Light Mask
  | Array of 2048 bytes
+
| colspan="2"| {{Type|BitSet}}
  | There is 1 array for each bit set to true in the block light mask, starting with the lowest value.  Half a byte per light value.
+
| BitSet containing bits for each section in the world + 2.  Each set bit indicates that the corresponding 16×16×16 chunk section has data in the Block Light array below.  The order of bits is the same as in Sky Light Mask.
 +
  |-
 +
| colspan="2"| Empty Sky Light Mask
 +
| colspan="2"| {{Type|BitSet}}
 +
| BitSet containing bits for each section in the world + 2.  Each set bit indicates that the corresponding 16×16×16 chunk section has all zeros for its Sky Light data.  The order of bits is the same as in Sky Light Mask.
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"| Empty Block Light Mask
 +
| colspan="2"| {{Type|BitSet}}
 +
| BitSet containing bits for each section in the world + 2.  Each set bit indicates that the corresponding 16×16×16 chunk section has all zeros for its Block Light data.  The order of bits is the same as in Sky Light Mask.
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"| Sky Light array count
 +
| colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Number of entries in the following array; should match the number of bits set in Sky Light Mask
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="2"| Sky Light arrays
 +
| Length
 +
| rowspan="2"| {{Type|Array}}
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Length of the following array in bytes (always 2048)
 +
|-
 +
| Sky Light array
 +
| {{Type|Byte Array}} (2048)
 +
| There is 1 array for each bit set to true in the sky light mask, starting with the lowest value.  Half a byte per light value. Indexed <code><nowiki>((y<<8) | (z<<4) | x) / 2 </nowiki></code> If there's a remainder, masked 0xF0 else 0x0F.
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"| Block Light array count
 +
| colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Number of entries in the following array; should match the number of bits set in Block Light Mask
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="2"| Block Light arrays
 +
| Length
 +
| rowspan="2"| {{Type|Array}}
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Length of the following array in bytes (always 2048)
 +
|-
 +
| Block Light array
 +
| {{Type|Byte Array}} (2048)
 +
  | There is 1 array for each bit set to true in the block light mask, starting with the lowest value.  Half a byte per light value. Indexed <code><nowiki>((y<<8) | (z<<4) | x) / 2 </nowiki></code> If there's a remainder, masked 0xF0 else 0x0F.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
Individual block or sky light arrays are is given for each block with increasing x coordinates, within rows of increasing z coordinates, within layers of increasing y coordinates. Even-indexed items (those with an even x coordinate, starting at 0) are packed into the low bits, odd-indexed into the high bits.
+
Unlike the [[#Update Light|Update Light]] packet which uses the same format, setting the bit corresponding to a section to 0 in both of the block light or sky light masks does not appear to be useful, and the results in testing have been highly inconsistent.
  
For the arrays: there are 18 of each, 18 block light arrays and 18 sky light arrays. Each array is in the format described, 2048 as a VarInt, followed by 2048 bytes which describe 4096 items. The update masks use their 18 least significant bits to indicate whether or not the packet will include an array at that index. For example: if all bits except for the least significant bit are set to 1, and the least significant bit is set to 0, then all arrays except for array #0 are included (for a total of 17 arrays or 17 * 2048 bytes).
+
==== World Event ====
 +
Sent when a client is to play a sound or particle effect.
  
==== Join Game ====
+
By default, the Minecraft client adjusts the volume of sound effects based on distance. The final boolean field is used to disable this, and instead the effect is played from 2 blocks away in the correct direction. Currently this is only used for effect 1023 (wither spawn), effect 1028 (enderdragon death), and effect 1038 (end portal opening); it is ignored on other effects.
 
 
See [[Protocol Encryption]] for information on logging in.
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="16"| 0x24
+
  | rowspan="4"| 0x26
  |rowspan="16"| Play
+
  | rowspan="4"| Play
  |rowspan="16"| Client
+
  | rowspan="4"| Client
  | Entity ID
+
  | Event
  | Int
+
  | {{Type|Int}}
  | The player's Entity ID (EID).
+
  | The event, see below.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Is hardcore
+
  | Location
  | Boolean
+
  | {{Type|Position}}
  |
+
  | The location of the event.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Gamemode
+
  | Data
  | Unsigned Byte
+
  | {{Type|Int}}
  | 0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator.
+
  | Extra data for certain events, see below.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Previous Gamemode
+
  | Disable Relative Volume
  | Byte
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  | 0: survival, 1: creative, 2: adventure, 3: spectator. The hardcore flag is not included. The previous gamemode. Defaults to -1 if there is no previous gamemode. (More information needed)
+
| See above.
 +
  |}
 +
 
 +
Events:
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! ID
 +
! Name
 +
! Data
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | World Count
+
  ! colspan="3"| Sound
| VarInt
 
| Size of the following array.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | World Names
+
  | 1000
  | Array of Identifier
+
  | Dispenser dispenses
  | Identifiers for all worlds on the server.
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Dimension Codec
+
  | 1001
  | [[NBT|NBT Tag Compound]]
+
  | Dispenser fails to dispense
  | The full extent of these is still unknown, but the tag represents a dimension and biome registry. See below for the vanilla default.
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Dimension
+
  | 1002
  | [[NBT|NBT Tag Compound]]
+
  | Dispenser shoots
| Valid dimensions are defined per dimension registry sent before this. The structure of this tag is a dimension type (see below).
+
  |
|-
 
| World Name
 
| Identifier
 
  | Name of the world being spawned into.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Hashed seed
+
  | 1003
  | Long
+
  | Ender eye launched
  | First 8 bytes of the SHA-256 hash of the world's seed.
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Max Players
+
  | 1004
  | VarInt
+
  | Firework shot
  | Was once used by the client to draw the player list, but now is ignored.
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | View Distance
+
  | 1009
  | VarInt
+
  | Fire extinguished
  | Render distance (2-32).
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Reduced Debug Info
+
  | 1010
  | Boolean
+
  | Play record
  | If true, a Notchian client shows reduced information on the {{Minecraft Wiki|debug screen}}. For servers in development, this should almost always be false.
+
  | An ID in the <code>minecraft:item</code> registry, corresponding to a {{Minecraft Wiki|Music Disc|record item}}. If the ID doesn't correspond to a record, the packet is ignored. Any record already being played at the given location is overwritten. See [[Data Generators]] for information on item IDs.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Enable respawn screen
+
  | 1011
  | Boolean
+
  | Stop record
  | Set to false when the doImmediateRespawn gamerule is true.
+
  |  
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Is Debug
+
  | 1015
  | Boolean
+
  | Ghast warns
  | True if the world is a {{Minecraft Wiki|debug mode}} world; debug mode worlds cannot be modified and have predefined blocks.
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Is Flat
+
  | 1016
  | Boolean
+
  | Ghast shoots
  | True if the world is a {{Minecraft Wiki|superflat}} world; flat worlds have different void fog and a horizon at y=0 instead of y=63.
+
  |
|}
 
 
 
 
 
The '''Dimension Codec''' NBT Tag Compound ([https://gist.githubusercontent.com/aramperes/44e2beefac9fe966177f2f28dd0136ab/raw/fedb31c32e27265fb916a68ad476470fc65631da/1-dimension_codec.snbt Default value in SNBT]) includes two registries: "minecraft:dimension_type" and "minecraft:worldgen/biome".
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
!Name
 
!Type
 
!style="width: 250px;" colspan="2"| Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | minecraft:dimension_type
+
  | 1017
  | TAG_Compound
+
  | Enderdragon shoots
  | The dimension type registry (see below).
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | minecraft:worldgen/biome
+
  | 1018
  | TAG_Compound
+
  | Blaze shoots
  | The biome registry (see below).
+
  |
|}
 
 
 
Dimension type registry:
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
!Name
 
!Type
 
!style="width: 250px;" colspan="2"| Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | type
+
  | 1019
  | TAG_String
+
  | Zombie attacks wood door
  | The name of the registry. Always "minecraft:dimension_type".
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | value
+
  | 1020
  | TAG_List
+
  | Zombie attacks iron door
  | List of dimension types registry entries (see below).
+
  |
|}
 
 
 
Dimension type registry entry:
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
!Name
 
!Type
 
!style="width: 250px;" colspan="2"| Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | name
+
  | 1021
  | TAG_String
+
  | Zombie breaks wood door
  | The name of the dimension type (for example, "minecraft:overworld").
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | id
+
  | 1022
  | TAG_Int
+
  | Wither breaks block
  | The protocol ID of the dimension (matches the index of the element in the registry list).
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | element
+
  | 1023
  | TAG_Compound
+
  | Wither spawned
  | The dimension type (see below).
+
  |
|}
 
 
 
Dimension type:
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Name
 
! Type
 
!style="width: 250px;" colspan="2"| Meaning
 
! Values
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | piglin_safe
+
  | 1024
  | TAG_Byte
+
  | Wither shoots
  |colspan="2"| Whether piglins shake and transform to zombified piglins.
+
  |
| 1: true, 0: false.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | natural
+
  | 1025
  | TAG_Byte
+
  | Bat takes off
  |colspan="2"| When false, compasses spin randomly. When true, nether portals can spawn zombified piglins.
+
  |
| 1: true, 0: false.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | ambient_light
+
  | 1026
  | TAG_Float
+
  | Zombie infects
  |colspan="2"| How much light the dimension has.
+
  |
| 0.0 to 1.0.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | fixed_time
+
  | 1027
  | Optional TAG_Long
+
  | Zombie villager converted
  |colspan="2"| If set, the time of the day is the specified value.
+
  |
| If set, 0 to 24000.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | infiniburn
+
  | 1028
  | TAG_String
+
  | Ender dragon death
  |colspan="2"| A resource location defining what block tag to use for infiniburn.
+
  |
| "" or minecraft resource "minecraft:...".
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | respawn_anchor_works
+
  | 1029
  | TAG_Byte
+
  | Anvil destroyed
  |colspan="2"| Whether players can charge and use respawn anchors.
+
  |
| 1: true, 0: false.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | has_skylight
+
  | 1030
  | TAG_Byte
+
  | Anvil used
  |colspan="2"| Whether the dimension has skylight access or not.
+
  |
| 1: true, 0: false.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | bed_works
+
  | 1031
  | TAG_Byte
+
  | Anvil landed
  |colspan="2"| Whether players can use a bed to sleep.
+
  |
| 1: true, 0: false.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | effects
+
  | 1032
  | TAG_String
+
  | Portal travel
  |colspan="2"| ?
+
  |
| "minecraft:overworld", "minecraft:the_nether", "minecraft:the_end" or something else.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | has_raids
+
  | 1033
  | TAG_Byte
+
  | Chorus flower grown
  |colspan="2"| Whether players with the Bad Omen effect can cause a raid.
+
  |
| 1: true, 0: false.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | logical_height
+
  | 1034
  | TAG_Int
+
  | Chorus flower died
  |colspan="2"| The maximum height to which chorus fruits and nether portals can bring players within this dimension.
+
  |
| 0-256.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | coordinate_scale
+
  | 1035
  | TAG_Float
+
  | Brewing stand brewed
  |colspan="2"| The multiplier applied to coordinates when traveling to the dimension.
+
  |
| 1: true, 0: false.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | ultrawarm
+
  | 1036
  | TAG_Byte
+
  | Iron trapdoor opened
  |colspan="2"| Whether the dimensions behaves like the nether (water evaporates and sponges dry) or not. Also causes lava to spread thinner.
+
  |
| 1: true, 0: false.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | has_ceiling
+
  | 1037
  | TAG_Byte
+
  | Iron trapdoor closed
  |colspan="2"| Whether the dimension has a bedrock ceiling or not. When true, causes lava to spread faster.
+
  |
| 1: true, 0: false.
 
|}
 
 
 
Biome registry:
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
!Name
 
!Type
 
!style="width: 250px;" colspan="2"| Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | type
+
  | 1038
  | TAG_String
+
  | End portal created in overworld
  | The name of the registry. Always "minecraft:worldgen/biome".
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | value
+
  | 1039
  | TAG_List
+
  | Phantom bites
  | List of biome registry entries (see below).
+
  |
|}
 
 
 
Biome registry entry:
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
!Name
 
!Type
 
!style="width: 250px;" colspan="2"| Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | name
+
  | 1040
  | TAG_String
+
  | Zombie converts to drowned
  | The name of the biome (for example, "minecraft:ocean").
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | id
+
  | 1041
  | TAG_Int
+
  | Husk converts to zombie by drowning
  | The protocol ID of the biome (matches the index of the element in the registry list).
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | element
+
  | 1042
  | TAG_Compound
+
  | Grindstone used
  | The biome properties (see below).
+
  |
|}
 
 
 
Biome properties:
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
!colspan="2"|Name
 
!colspan="2"|Type
 
!style="width: 250px;" colspan="2"| Meaning
 
!colspan="2"|Values
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"|precipitation
+
  | 1043
  |colspan="2"|TAG_String
+
  | Book page turned
  |colspan="2"| The type of precipitation in the biome.
+
  |
|colspan="2"|"rain", "snow", or "none".
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
|colspan="2"| depth
 
|colspan="2"| TAG_Float
 
|colspan="2"| The depth factor of the biome.
 
|colspan="2"| The default values vary between 1.5 and -1.8.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| temperature
+
  ! colspan="3"| Particle
|colspan="2"| TAG_Float
 
|colspan="2"| The temperature factor of the biome.
 
|colspan="2"| The default values vary between 2.0 and -0.5.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| scale
+
  | 1500
  |colspan="2"| TAG_Float
+
  | Composter composts
  |colspan="2"| ?
+
  |
|colspan="2"| The default values vary between 1.225 and 0.0.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| downfall
+
  | 1501
  |colspan="2"| TAG_Float
+
  | Lava converts block (either water to stone, or removes existing blocks such as torches)
  |colspan="2"| ?
+
  |
|colspan="2"| The default values vary between 1.0 and 0.0.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| category
+
  | 1502
  |colspan="2"| TAG_String
+
  | Redstone torch burns out
  |colspan="2"| The category of the biome.
+
  |
|colspan="2"| Known values are "ocean", "plains", "desert", "forest", "extreme_hills", "taiga", "swamp", "river", "nether", "the_end", "icy", "mushroom", "beach", "jungle", "mesa", "savanna", and "none".
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="11"| effects
+
  | 1503
  | sky_color
+
| Ender eye placed
  |rowspan="11"| TAG_Compound
+
  |
  | TAG_Int
+
  |-
  |colspan="2"| The color of the sky.
+
  | 2000
  | Example: 8364543, which is #7FA1FF in RGB.
+
  | Spawns 10 smoke particles, e.g. from a fire
 +
  | Direction, see below.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | water_fog_color
+
  | 2001
  | TAG_Int
+
  | Block break + block break sound
  |colspan="2"| Possibly the tint color when swimming.
+
  | Block state ID (see [[Chunk Format#Block state registry]]).
| Example: 8364543, which is #7FA1FF in RGB.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | fog_color
+
  | 2002
  | TAG_Int
+
  | Splash potion. Particle effect + glass break sound.
  |colspan="2"| Possibly the color of the fog effect when looking past the view distance.
+
  | RGB color as an integer (e.g. 8364543 for #7FA1FF).
| Example: 8364543, which is #7FA1FF in RGB.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | water_color
+
  | 2003
  | TAG_Int
+
  | Eye of Ender entity break animation — particles and sound
|colspan="2"| The tint color of the water blocks.
+
  |
  | Example: 8364543, which is #7FA1FF in RGB.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | foliage_color
+
  | 2004
  | Optional TAG_Int
+
  | Mob spawn particle effect: smoke + flames
|colspan="2"| The tint color of the grass.
+
  |
  | Example: 8364543, which is #7FA1FF in RGB.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | grass_color_modifier
+
  | 2005
  | Optional TAG_String
+
  | Bonemeal particles
  |colspan="2"| Unknown, likely affects foliage color.
+
  | How many particles to spawn (if set to 0, 15 are spawned).
| If set, known values are "swamp" and "dark_forest".
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | music
+
  | 2006
  | Optional TAG_Compound
+
  | Dragon breath
  |colspan="2"| Music properties for the biome.
+
  |
| If present, contains the fields: replace_current_music (TAG_Byte), sound (TAG_String), max_delay (TAG_Int), min_delay (TAG_Int).
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | ambient_sound
+
  | 2007
  | Optional TAG_String
+
  | Instant splash potion. Particle effect + glass break sound.
|colspan="2"| Ambient soundtrack.
+
  | RGB color as an integer (e.g. 8364543 for #7FA1FF).
  | If present, the ID of a soundtrack. Example: "minecraft:ambient.basalt_deltas.loop".
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | additions_sound
+
  | 2008
  | Optional TAG_Compound
+
  | Ender dragon destroys block
  |colspan="2"| Additional ambient sound that plays randomly.
+
  |
| If present, contains the fields: sound (TAG_String), tick_chance (TAG_Double).
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | mood_sound
+
  | 2009
  | Optional TAG_Compound
+
  | Wet sponge vaporizes in nether
  |colspan="2"| Additional ambient sound that plays at an interval.
+
  |
| If present, contains the fields: sound (TAG_String), tick_delay (TAG_Int), offset (TAG_Double), block_search_extend (TAG_Int).
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | particle
+
  | 3000
  | Optional TAG_Compound
+
  | End gateway spawn
  |colspan="2"| Particles that appear randomly in the biome.
+
  |
| If present, contains the fields: probability (TAG_Float), options (TAG_Compound). The "options" compound contains the field "type" (TAG_String), which identifies the particle type.
 
|}
 
 
 
==== Map Data ====
 
 
 
Updates a rectangular area on a {{Minecraft Wiki|map}} item.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
!colspan="2"| Field Name
 
!colspan="2"| Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="17"| 0x25
+
  | 3001
|rowspan="17"| Play
+
  | Enderdragon growl
|rowspan="17"| Client
+
  |
  |colspan="2"| Map ID
 
|colspan="2"| VarInt
 
  | Map ID of the map being modified.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Scale
+
  | 3002
|colspan="2"| Byte
+
  | Electric spark
| From 0 for a fully zoomed-in map (1 block per pixel) to 4 for a fully zoomed-out map (16 blocks per pixel).
+
  |
|-
 
|colspan="2"| Tracking Position
 
  |colspan="2"| Boolean
 
  | Specifies whether player and item frame icons are shown.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Locked
+
  | 3003
|colspan="2"| Boolean
+
  | Copper apply wax
| True if the map has been locked in a cartography table.
+
  |
|-
 
|colspan="2"| Icon Count
 
  |colspan="2"| VarInt
 
  | Number of elements in the following array.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="6"| Icon
+
  | 3004
| Type
+
  | Copper remove wax
|rowspan="6"| Array
+
  |
| VarInt enum
 
| See below.
 
|-
 
| X
 
| Byte
 
| Map coordinates: -128 for furthest left, +127 for furthest right.
 
|-
 
| Z
 
| Byte
 
| Map coordinates: -128 for highest, +127 for lowest.
 
|-
 
| Direction
 
  | Byte
 
  | 0-15.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Has Display Name
+
  | 3005
  | Boolean
+
  | Copper scrape oxidation
 
  |
 
  |
|-
 
| Display Name
 
| Optional [[Chat]]
 
| Only present if previous Boolean is true.
 
|-
 
|colspan="2"| Columns
 
|colspan="2"| Unsigned Byte
 
| Number of columns updated.
 
|-
 
|colspan="2"| Rows
 
|colspan="2"| Optional Unsigned Byte
 
| Only if Columns is more than 0; number of rows updated.
 
|-
 
|colspan="2"| X
 
|colspan="2"| Optional Byte
 
| Only if Columns is more than 0; x offset of the westernmost column.
 
|-
 
|colspan="2"| Z
 
|colspan="2"| Optional Byte
 
| Only if Columns is more than 0; z offset of the northernmost row.
 
|-
 
|colspan="2"| Length
 
|colspan="2"| Optional VarInt
 
| Only if Columns is more than 0; length of the following array.
 
|-
 
|colspan="2"| Data
 
|colspan="2"| Optional Array of Unsigned Byte
 
| Only if Columns is more than 0; see {{Minecraft Wiki|Map item format}}.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
For icons, a direction of 0 is a vertical icon and increments by 22.5&deg; (360/16).
+
Smoke directions:
 
 
Types are based off of rows and columns in <code>map_icons.png</code>:
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
+
  ! ID
  ! Icon type
+
  ! Direction
  ! Result
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 0
 
  | 0
  | White arrow (players)
+
  | Down
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 1
 
  | 1
  | Green arrow (item frames)
+
  | Up
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 2
 
  | 2
  | Red arrow
+
  | North
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 3
 
  | 3
  | Blue arrow
+
  | South
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 4
 
  | 4
  | White cross
+
  | West
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | 5
 
  | 5
  | Red pointer
+
  | East
  |-
+
  |}
  | 6
+
 
  | White circle (off-map players)
+
==== Particle ====
 +
 
 +
Displays the named particle
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
  ! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 7
+
  | rowspan="11"| 0x27
  | Small white circle (far-off-map players)
+
| rowspan="11"| Play
 +
| rowspan="11"| Client
 +
| Particle ID
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
  | The particle ID listed in [[Particles]].
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 8
+
  | Long Distance
  | Mansion
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| If true, particle distance increases from 256 to 65536.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 9
+
  | X
  | Temple
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
 +
| X position of the particle.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 10
+
  | Y
  | White Banner
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
 +
| Y position of the particle.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 11
+
  | Z
  | Orange Banner
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
 +
| Z position of the particle.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 12
+
  | Offset X
  | Magenta Banner
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
 +
| This is added to the X position after being multiplied by <code>random.nextGaussian()</code>.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 13
+
  | Offset Y
  | Light Blue Banner
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
 +
| This is added to the Y position after being multiplied by <code>random.nextGaussian()</code>.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 14
+
  | Offset Z
  | Yellow Banner
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
 +
| This is added to the Z position after being multiplied by <code>random.nextGaussian()</code>.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 15
+
  | Max Speed
  | Lime Banner
+
| {{Type|Float}}
 +
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 16
+
  | Particle Count
  | Pink Banner
+
  | {{Type|Int}}
 +
| The number of particles to create.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 17
+
  | Data
  | Gray Banner
+
  | Varies
  |-
+
  | Particle data as specified in [[Particles]].
| 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
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Trade List ====
+
==== Update Light ====
  
The list of trades a villager NPC is offering.
+
Updates light levels for a chunk.  See {{Minecraft Wiki|Light}} for information on how lighting works in Minecraft.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! State
 
  ! State
 
  ! Bound To
 
  ! Bound To
  !colspan="2"| Field Name
+
  ! colspan="2"| Field Name
  !colspan="2"| Field Type
+
  ! colspan="2"| Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="18"| 0x26
+
  | rowspan="12"| 0x28
  |rowspan="18"| Play
+
  | rowspan="12"| Play
  |rowspan="18"| Client
+
  | rowspan="12"| Client
 +
| colspan="2"| Chunk X
 +
| colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Chunk coordinate (block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down)
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | colspan="2" | Window ID
+
  | colspan="2"| Chunk Z
  | colspan="2" | VarInt
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  | The ID of the window that is open; this is an int rather than a byte.
+
  | Chunk coordinate (block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down)
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | colspan="2" | Size
+
  | colspan="2"| Sky Light Mask
  | colspan="2" | Byte
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|BitSet}}
  | The number of trades in the following array.
+
  | BitSet containing bits for each section in the world + 2.  Each set bit indicates that the corresponding 16×16×16 chunk section has data in the Sky Light array below.  The least significant bit is for blocks 16 blocks to 1 block below the min world height (one section below the world), while the most significant bit covers blocks 1 to 16 blocks above the max world height (one section above the world).
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | rowspan="11" | Trades
+
  | colspan="2"| Block Light Mask
  | Input item 1
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|BitSet}}
| rowspan="11" | Array
+
  | BitSet containing bits for each section in the world + 2.  Each set bit indicates that the corresponding 16×16×16 chunk section has data in the Block Light array below. The order of bits is the same as in Sky Light Mask.
  | [[Slot]]
 
  | The first item the villager is buying.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Output item
+
  | colspan="2"| Empty Sky Light Mask
  | [[Slot]]
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|BitSet}}
  | The item the villager is selling.
+
  | BitSet containing bits for each section in the world + 2.  Each set bit indicates that the corresponding 16×16×16 chunk section has all zeros for its Sky Light data.  The order of bits is the same as in Sky Light Mask.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Has second item
+
  | colspan="2"| Empty Block Light Mask
  | Boolean
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|BitSet}}
  | Whether there is a second item.
+
  | BitSet containing bits for each section in the world + 2.  Each set bit indicates that the corresponding 16×16×16 chunk section has all zeros for its Block Light data.  The order of bits is the same as in Sky Light Mask.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Input item 2
+
  | colspan="2"| Sky Light array count
  | Optional [[Slot]]
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  | The second item the villager is buying; only present if they have a second item.
+
  | Number of entries in the following array; should match the number of bits set in Sky Light Mask
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Trade disabled
+
  | rowspan="2"| Sky Light arrays
  | Boolean
+
| Length
  | True if the trade is disabled; false if the trade is enabled.
+
  | rowspan="2"| {{Type|Array}}
 +
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Length of the following array in bytes (always 2048)
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Number of trade uses
+
  | Sky Light array
  | Integer
+
  | {{Type|Byte Array}} (2048)
  | Number of times the trade has been used so far.
+
  | There is 1 array for each bit set to true in the sky light mask, starting with the lowest value.  Half a byte per light value.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Maximum number of trade uses
+
  | colspan="2"| Block Light array count
  | Integer
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Number of times this trade can be used.
+
  | Number of entries in the following array; should match the number of bits set in Block Light Mask
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | XP
+
  | rowspan="2"| Block Light arrays
  | Integer
+
| Length
  |
+
| rowspan="2"| {{Type|Array}}
 +
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
  | Length of the following array in bytes (always 2048)
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Special Price
+
  | Block Light array
  | Integer
+
  | {{Type|Byte Array}} (2048)
|
+
  | There is 1 array for each bit set to true in the block light mask, starting with the lowest valueHalf a byte per light value.
|-
 
| Price Multiplier
 
| Float
 
|
 
|-
 
| Demand
 
| Integer
 
|
 
|-
 
|colspan="2"| Villager level
 
|colspan="2"| VarInt
 
| Appears on the trade GUI; meaning comes from the translation key <code>merchant.level.</code> + level.
 
1: Novice, 2: Apprentice, 3: Journeyman, 4: Expert, 5: Master.
 
|-
 
|colspan="2"| Experience
 
|colspan="2"| VarInt
 
| Total experience for this villager (always 0 for the wandering trader).
 
|-
 
|colspan="2"| Is regular villager
 
|colspan="2"| Boolean
 
  | True if this is a regular villager; false for the wandering trader.  When false, hides the villager level and some other GUI elements.
 
  |-
 
|colspan="2"| Can restock
 
|colspan="2"| Boolean
 
| True for regular villagers and false for the wandering trader. If true, the "Villagers restock up to two times per day." message is displayed when hovering over disabled trades.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
[[File:1.14-merchant-slots.png|thumb|The merchant UI, for reference]]
+
A bit will never be set in both the block light mask and the empty block light mask, though it may be present in neither of them (if the block light does not need to be updated for the corresponding chunk section). The same applies to the sky light mask and the empty sky light mask.
{{-}}
 
  
==== Entity Position ====
+
==== Login (play) ====
  
This packet is sent by the server when an entity moves less then 8 blocks; if an entity moves more than 8 blocks [[#Entity Teleport|Entity Teleport]] should be sent instead.
+
{{Need Info|Although the number of portal cooldown ticks is included in this packet, the whole portal usage process is still dictated entirely by the server. What kind of effect does this value have on the client, if any?}}
  
This packet allows at most 8 blocks movement in any direction, because short range is from -32768 to 32767. And <code>32768 / (128 * 32)</code> = 8.
+
See [[Protocol Encryption]] for information on logging in.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="5"| 0x27
+
  | rowspan="21"| 0x29
  |rowspan="5"| Play
+
  | rowspan="21"| Play
  |rowspan="5"| Client
+
  | rowspan="21"| Client
 
  | Entity ID
 
  | Entity ID
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Int}}
  |  
+
  | The player's Entity ID (EID).
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Delta X
+
  | Is hardcore
  | Short
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  | Change in X position as <code>(currentX * 32 - prevX * 32) * 128</code>.
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Delta Y
+
  | Dimension Count
  | Short
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Change in Y position as <code>(currentY * 32 - prevY * 32) * 128</code>.
+
  | Size of the following array.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Delta Z
+
  | Dimension Names
  | Short
+
  | {{Type|Array}} of {{Type|Identifier}}
  | Change in Z position as <code>(currentZ * 32 - prevZ * 32) * 128</code>.
+
  | Identifiers for all dimensions on the server.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | On Ground
+
  | Max Players
  | Boolean
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
|  
+
  | Was once used by the client to draw the player list, but now is ignored.
  |}
 
 
 
==== Entity Position and Rotation ====
 
 
 
This packet is sent by the server when an entity rotates and moves. Since a short range is limited from -32768 to 32767, and movement is offset of fixed-point numbers, this packet allows at most 8 blocks movement in any direction. (<code>-32768 / (32 * 128) == -8</code>)
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="7"| 0x28
+
  | View Distance
  |rowspan="7"| Play
+
| {{Type|VarInt}}
  |rowspan="7"| Client
+
| Render distance (2-32).
  | Entity ID
+
|-
  | VarInt
+
| Simulation Distance
  |  
+
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| The distance that the client will process specific things, such as entities.
 +
|-
 +
| Reduced Debug Info
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| If true, a Notchian client shows reduced information on the {{Minecraft Wiki|debug screen}}.  For servers in development, this should almost always be false.
 +
|-
 +
| Enable respawn screen
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| Set to false when the doImmediateRespawn gamerule is true.
 +
|-
 +
| Do limited crafting
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| Whether players can only craft recipes they have already unlocked. Currently unused by the client.
 +
|-
 +
| Dimension Type
 +
| {{Type|Identifier}}
 +
| The type of dimension in the <code>minecraft:dimension_type</code> registry, defined by the [[Protocol#Registry_Data|Registry Data]] packet.
 +
|-
 +
| Dimension Name
 +
| {{Type|Identifier}}
 +
| Name of the dimension being spawned into.
 +
|-
 +
| Hashed seed
 +
| {{Type|Long}}
 +
| First 8 bytes of the SHA-256 hash of the world's seed. Used client side for biome noise
 +
|-
 +
| Game mode
 +
  | {{Type|Unsigned Byte}}
 +
  | 0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator.
 +
|-
 +
  | Previous Game mode
 +
  | {{Type|Byte}}
 +
  | -1: Undefined (null), 0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator. The previous game mode. Vanilla client uses this for the debug (F3 + N & F3 + F4) game mode switch. (More information needed)
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Delta X
+
  | Is Debug
  | Short
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  | Change in X position as <code>(currentX * 32 - prevX * 32) * 128</code>.
+
  | True if the world is a {{Minecraft Wiki|debug mode}} world; debug mode worlds cannot be modified and have predefined blocks.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Delta Y
+
  | Is Flat
  | Short
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  | Change in Y position as <code>(currentY * 32 - prevY * 32) * 128</code>.
+
  | True if the world is a {{Minecraft Wiki|superflat}} world; flat worlds have different void fog and a horizon at y=0 instead of y=63.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Delta Z
+
  | Has death location
  | Short
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  | Change in Z position as <code>(currentZ * 32 - prevZ * 32) * 128</code>.
+
  | If true, then the next two fields are present.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Yaw
+
  | Death dimension name
  | Angle
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Identifier}}
  | New angle, not a delta.
+
  | Name of the dimension the player died in.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Pitch
+
  | Death location
  | Angle
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Position}}
  | New angle, not a delta.
+
  | The location that the player died at.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | On Ground
+
  | Portal cooldown
  | Boolean
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  |  
+
  | The number of ticks until the player can use the portal again.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Entity Rotation ====
+
==== Map Data ====
  
This packet is sent by the server when an entity rotates.
+
Updates a rectangular area on a {{Minecraft Wiki|map}} item.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! State
 
  ! State
 
  ! Bound To
 
  ! Bound To
  ! Field Name
+
  ! colspan="2"| Field Name
  ! Field Type
+
  ! colspan="2"| Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="4"| 0x29
+
  | rowspan="17"| 0x2A
  |rowspan="4"| Play
+
  | rowspan="17"| Play
  |rowspan="4"| Client
+
  | rowspan="17"| Client
  | Entity ID
+
  | colspan="2"| Map ID
  | VarInt
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  |  
+
  | Map ID of the map being modified
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Yaw
+
  | colspan="2"| Scale
  | Angle
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Byte}}
  | New angle, not a delta.
+
  | From 0 for a fully zoomed-in map (1 block per pixel) to 4 for a fully zoomed-out map (16 blocks per pixel)
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Pitch
+
  | colspan="2"| Locked
  | Angle
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Boolean}}
  | New angle, not a delta.
+
  | True if the map has been locked in a cartography table
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | On Ground
+
  | colspan="2"| Has Icons
  | Boolean
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Boolean}}
  |  
+
  |
  |}
+
  |-
 
+
| colspan="2"| Icon Count
==== Entity Movement ====
+
| colspan="2"| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|VarInt}}
 
+
  | Number of elements in the following array. Only present if previous Boolean is true.
This packet may be used to initialize an entity.
 
 
 
For player entities, either this packet or any move/look packet is sent every game tick. So the meaning of this packet is basically that the entity did not move/look since the last such packet.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x2A
+
  | rowspan="6"| Icon
  | Play
+
  | Type
  | Client
+
  | rowspan="6"| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Array}}
| Entity ID
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
| VarInt
+
  | See below
  |  
 
|}
 
 
 
==== Vehicle Move (clientbound) ====
 
 
 
Note that all fields use absolute positioning and do not allow for relative positioning.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
  ! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
|rowspan="5"| 0x2B
 
|rowspan="5"| Play
 
|rowspan="5"| Client
 
 
  | X
 
  | X
  | Double
+
  | {{Type|Byte}}
  | Absolute position (X coordinate).
+
  | Map coordinates: -128 for furthest left, +127 for furthest right
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Y
+
  | Z
  | Double
+
  | {{Type|Byte}}
  | Absolute position (Y coordinate).
+
  | Map coordinates: -128 for highest, +127 for lowest
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Z
+
  | Direction
  | Double
+
  | {{Type|Byte}}
  | Absolute position (Z coordinate).
+
  | 0-15
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Yaw
+
  | Has Display Name
  | Float
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  | Absolute rotation on the vertical axis, in degrees.
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Pitch
+
  | Display Name
  | Float
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Text Component}}
  | Absolute rotation on the horizontal axis, in degrees.
+
  | Only present if previous Boolean is true
  |}
+
  |-
 
+
| colspan="2"| Columns
==== Open Book ====
+
| colspan="2"| {{Type|Unsigned Byte}}
 
+
  | Number of columns updated
Sent when a player right clicks with a signed book. This tells the client to open the book GUI.
+
  |-
 
+
  | colspan="2"| Rows
{| class="wikitable"
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Unsigned Byte}}
  ! Packet ID
+
  | Only if Columns is more than 0; number of rows updated
  ! State
 
  ! Bound To
 
  ! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x2C
+
  | colspan="2"| X
| Play
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Byte}}
  | Client
+
  | Only if Columns is more than 0; x offset of the westernmost column
| Hand
 
| VarInt enum
 
| 0: Main hand, 1: Off hand .
 
  |}
 
 
 
==== Open Window ====
 
 
 
This is sent to the client when it should open an inventory, such as a chest, workbench, or furnace. This message is not sent anywhere for clients opening their own inventory.  For horses, use [[#Open Horse Window|Open Horse Window]].
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x2D
+
  | colspan="2"| Z
  |rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Byte}}
|rowspan="3"| Client
+
  | Only if Columns is more than 0; z offset of the northernmost row
  | Window ID
 
| VarInt
 
| A unique id number for the window to be displayed. Notchian server implementation is a counter, starting at 1.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Window Type
+
  | colspan="2"| Length
  | VarInt
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|VarInt}}
  | The window type to use for display. Contained in the <code>minecraft:menu</code> registry; see [[Inventory]] for the different values.
+
  | Only if Columns is more than 0; length of the following array
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Window Title
+
  | colspan="2"| Data
  | [[Chat]]
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Array}} of {{Type|Unsigned Byte}}
  | The title of the window.
+
  | Only if Columns is more than 0; see {{Minecraft Wiki|Map item format}}
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Open Sign Editor ====
+
For icons, a direction of 0 is a vertical icon and increments by 22.5&deg; (360/16).
  
Sent when the client has placed a sign and is allowed to send [[#Update Sign|Update Sign]].  There must already be a sign at the given location (which the client does not do automatically) - send a [[#Block Change|Block Change]] first.
+
Types are based off of rows and columns in <code>map_icons.png</code>:
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x2E
+
  ! Icon type
  | Play
+
! Result
  | Client
+
  |-
  | Location
+
  | 0
  | Position
+
  | White arrow (players)
  |  
+
  |-
  |}
+
  | 1
 
+
  | Green arrow (item frames)
==== Craft Recipe Response ====
 
 
 
Response to the serverbound packet ([[#Craft Recipe Request|Craft Recipe Request]]), with the same recipe ID.  Appears to be used to notify the UI.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x2F
+
  | 2
|rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | Red arrow
|rowspan="2"| Client
 
| Window ID
 
| Byte
 
  |
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Recipe
+
  | 3
  | Identifier
+
  | Blue arrow
| A recipe ID.
 
|}
 
 
 
==== Player Abilities (clientbound) ====
 
 
 
The latter 2 floats are used to indicate the field of view and flying speed respectively, while the first byte is used to determine the value of 4 booleans.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x30
+
  | 4
|rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | White cross
|rowspan="3"| Client
 
| Flags
 
| Byte
 
  | Bit field, see below.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Flying Speed
+
  | 5
  | Float
+
  | Red pointer
| 0.05 by default.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Field of View Modifier
+
  | 6
  | Float
+
  | White circle (off-map players)
| Modifies the field of view, like a speed potion. A Notchian server will use the same value as the movement speed sent in the [[#Entity_Properties|Entity Properties]] packet, which defaults to 0.1 for players.
 
|}
 
 
 
About the flags:
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  ! Field
+
  | 7
  ! Bit
+
  | Small white circle (far-off-map players)
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Invulnerable
+
  | 8
  | 0x01
+
  | Mansion
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Flying
+
  | 9
  | 0x02
+
  | Temple
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Allow Flying
+
  | 10
  | 0x04
+
  | White Banner
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Creative Mode (Instant Break)
+
  | 11
  | 0x08
+
  | Orange Banner
|}
 
 
 
==== Combat Event ====
 
 
 
Originally used for metadata for twitch streaming circa 1.8.  Now only used to display the game over screen (with enter combat and end combat completely ignored by the Notchain client)
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
!colspan="2"| Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="8"| 0x31
+
  | 12
|rowspan="8"| Play
+
  | Magenta Banner
|rowspan="8"| Client
 
|colspan="2"| Event
 
| VarInt Enum
 
  | Determines the layout of the remaining packet.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  ! Event
+
  | 13
  ! Field Name
+
  | Light Blue Banner
!
 
!
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0: enter combat
+
  | 14
| ''no fields''
+
  | Yellow Banner
| ''no fields''
 
  |  
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 1: end combat
+
  | 15
  | Duration
+
| Lime Banner
  | VarInt
+
|-
  | Length of the combat in ticks.
+
| 16
 +
| Pink Banner
 +
|-
 +
| 17
 +
| Gray Banner
 +
|-
 +
| 18
 +
| Light Gray Banner
 +
|-
 +
| 19
 +
| Cyan Banner
 +
|-
 +
| 20
 +
| Purple Banner
 +
|-
 +
| 21
 +
| Blue Banner
 +
  |-
 +
  | 22
 +
  | Brown Banner
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Entity ID
+
  | 23
  | Int
+
  | Green Banner
| ID of the primary opponent of the ended combat, or -1 if there is no obvious primary opponent.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 2: entity dead
+
  | 24
| Player ID
+
  | Red Banner
| VarInt
 
  | Entity ID of the player that died (should match the client's entity ID).
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Entity ID
+
  | 25
  | Int
+
  | Black Banner
| The killing entity's ID, or -1 if there is no obvious killer.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Message
+
  | 26
  | [[Chat]]
+
  | Treasure marker
| The death message.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Player Info ====
+
==== Merchant Offers ====
  
Sent by the server to update the user list (<tab> in the client).
+
The list of trades a villager NPC is offering.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 3,953: Line 3,850:
 
  ! State
 
  ! State
 
  ! Bound To
 
  ! Bound To
  !colspan="4"| Field Name
+
  ! colspan="2"| Field Name
  !colspan="3"| Field Type
+
  ! colspan="2"| Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="19"| 0x32
+
  | rowspan="16"| 0x2B
  |rowspan="19"| Play
+
  | rowspan="16"| Play
  |rowspan="19"| Client
+
  | rowspan="16"| Client
  |colspan="4"| Action
+
  | colspan="2"| Window ID
  |colspan="3"| VarInt
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Determines the rest of the Player format after the UUID.
+
  | The ID of the window that is open; this is an int rather than a byte.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="4"| Number Of Players
+
  | colspan="2"| Size
  |colspan="3"| VarInt
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Number of elements in the following array.
+
  | The number of trades in the following array.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="17"| Player
+
  | rowspan="10"| Trades
  |colspan="3"| UUID
+
  | Input item 1
  |rowspan="17"| Array
+
  | rowspan="10"| {{Type|Array}}
  |colspan="2"| UUID
+
  | {{Type|Slot}}
  |  
+
  | The first item the player has to supply for this villager trade. The count of the item stack is the default "price" of this trade.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  ! Action
+
  | Output item
  !colspan="2"| Field Name
+
  | {{Type|Slot}}
  !colspan="2"|  
+
  | The item the player will receive from this villager trade.
!
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="10"| 0: add player
+
  | Input item 2
|colspan="2"| Name
+
  | {{Type|Slot}}
  |colspan="2"| String (16)
+
  | The second item the player has to supply for this villager trade. May be an empty slot.
  |  
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Number Of Properties
+
  | Trade disabled
  |colspan="2"| VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  | Number of elements in the following array.
+
  | True if the trade is disabled; false if the trade is enabled.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="4"| Property
+
  | Number of trade uses
| Name
+
  | {{Type|Int}}
  |rowspan="4"| Array
+
  | Number of times the trade has been used so far. If equal to the maximum number of trades, the client will display a red X.
| String (32767)
 
  |  
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Value
+
  | Maximum number of trade uses
  | String (32767)
+
  | {{Type|Int}}
|
+
  | Number of times this trade can be used before it's exhausted.
|-
 
| Is Signed
 
| Boolean
 
  |  
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Signature
+
  | XP
  | Optional String (32767)
+
  | {{Type|Int}}
  | Only if Is Signed is true.
+
  | Amount of XP the villager will earn each time the trade is used.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Gamemode
+
  | Special Price
  |colspan="2"| VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Int}}
  |  
+
  | Can be zero or negative. The number is added to the price when an item is discounted due to player reputation or other effects.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Ping
+
  | Price Multiplier
  |colspan="2"| VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
  | Measured in milliseconds.
+
  | Can be low (0.05) or high (0.2). Determines how much demand, player reputation, and temporary effects will adjust the price.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Has Display Name
+
  | Demand
  |colspan="2"| Boolean
+
  | {{Type|Int}}
  |  
+
  | If positive, causes the price to increase. Negative values seem to be treated the same as zero.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Display Name
+
  | colspan="2"| Villager level
  |colspan="2"| Optional [[Chat]]
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Only if Has Display Name is true.
+
  | Appears on the trade GUI; meaning comes from the translation key <code>merchant.level.</code> + level.
 +
1: Novice, 2: Apprentice, 3: Journeyman, 4: Expert, 5: Master.
 
  |-
 
  |-
| 1: update gamemode
+
  | colspan="2"| Experience
  |colspan="2"| Gamemode
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  |colspan="2"| VarInt
+
  | Total experience for this villager (always 0 for the wandering trader).
|
 
|-
 
| 2: update latency
 
|colspan="2"| Ping
 
|colspan="2"| VarInt
 
  | Measured in milliseconds.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 3: update display name
+
  | colspan="2"| Is regular villager
  |colspan="2"| Has Display Name
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Boolean}}
|colspan="2"| Boolean
+
  | True if this is a regular villager; false for the wandering trader.  When false, hides the villager level and some other GUI elements.
  |  
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Display Name
+
  | colspan="2"| Can restock
  |colspan="2"| Optional [[Chat]]
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Boolean}}
  | Only send if Has Display Name is true.
+
  | True for regular villagers and false for the wandering trader. If true, the "Villagers restock up to two times per day." message is displayed when hovering over disabled trades.
|-
 
| 4: remove player
 
|colspan="2"| ''no fields''
 
|colspan="2"| ''no fields''
 
|
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
The Property field looks as in the response of [[Mojang API#UUID -> Profile + Skin/Cape]], except of course using the protocol format instead of JSON. That is, each player will usually have one property with Name “textures” and Value being a base64-encoded JSON string as documented at [[Mojang API#UUID -> Profile + Skin/Cape]]. An empty properties array is also acceptable, and will cause clients to display the player with one of the two default skins depending on UUID.
+
Modifiers can increase or decrease the number of items for the first input slot. The second input slot and the output slot never change the nubmer of items. The number of items may never be less than 1, and never more than the stack size. If special price and demand are both zero, only the default price is displayed. If either is non-zero, then the adjusted price is displayed next to the crossed-out default price. The adjusted prices is calculated as follows:
 +
 
 +
Adjusted price = default price + floor(default price x multiplier x demand) + special price
 +
 
 +
[[File:1.14-merchant-slots.png|thumb|The merchant UI, for reference]]
 +
{{-}}
  
Ping values correspond with icons in the following way:
+
==== Update Entity Position ====
* A ping that negative (i.e. not known to the server yet) will result in the no connection icon.
 
* A ping under 150 milliseconds will result in 5 bars
 
* A ping under 300 milliseconds will result in 4 bars
 
* A ping under 600 milliseconds will result in 3 bars
 
* A ping under 1000 milliseconds (1 second) will result in 2 bars
 
* A ping greater than or equal to 1 second will result in 1 bar.
 
  
==== Face Player ====
+
This packet is sent by the server when an entity moves less then 8 blocks; if an entity moves more than 8 blocks [[#Teleport Entity|Teleport Entity]] should be sent instead.
  
Used to rotate the client player to face the given location or entity (for <code>/teleport [<targets>] <x> <y> <z> facing</code>).
+
This packet allows at most 8 blocks movement in any direction, because short range is from -32768 to 32767. And <code>32768 / (128 * 32)</code> = 8.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 4,069: Line 3,946:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="8"| 0x33
+
  | rowspan="5"| 0x2C
  |rowspan="8"| Play
+
  | rowspan="5"| Play
  |rowspan="8"| Client
+
  | rowspan="5"| Client
 +
| Entity ID
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
|
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Feet/eyes
+
  | Delta X
  | VarInt enum
+
  | {{Type|Short}}
  | Values are feet=0, eyes=1.  If set to eyes, aims using the head position; otherwise aims using the feet position.
+
  | Change in X position as <code>(currentX * 32 - prevX * 32) * 128</code>.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Target x
+
  | Delta Y
  | Double
+
  | {{Type|Short}}
  | x coordinate of the point to face towards.
+
  | Change in Y position as <code>(currentY * 32 - prevY * 32) * 128</code>.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Target y
+
  | Delta Z
  | Double
+
  | {{Type|Short}}
  | y coordinate of the point to face towards.
+
  | Change in Z position as <code>(currentZ * 32 - prevZ * 32) * 128</code>.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Target z
+
  | On Ground
  | Double
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
| 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 &mdash; 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.
+
==== Update Entity Position and Rotation ====
  
==== Player Position And Look (clientbound) ====
+
This packet is sent by the server when an entity rotates and moves. Since a short range is limited from -32768 to 32767, and movement is offset of fixed-point numbers, this packet allows at most 8 blocks movement in any direction. (<code>-32768 / (32 * 128) == -8</code>)
 
 
Updates the player's position on the server. This packet will also close the “Downloading Terrain” screen when joining/respawning.
 
 
 
If the distance between the last known position of the player on the server and the new position set by this packet is greater than 100 meters, the client will be kicked for “You moved too quickly :( (Hacking?)”.
 
 
 
Also if the fixed-point number of X or Z is set greater than <code>3.2E7D</code> the client will be kicked for “Illegal position”.
 
 
 
Yaw is measured in degrees, and does not follow classical trigonometry rules. The unit circle of yaw on the XZ-plane starts at (0, 1) and turns counterclockwise, with 90 at (-1, 0), 180 at (0, -1) and 270 at (1, 0). Additionally, yaw is not clamped to between 0 and 360 degrees; any number is valid, including negative numbers and numbers greater than 360.
 
 
 
Pitch is measured in degrees, where 0 is looking straight ahead, -90 is looking straight up, and 90 is looking straight down.
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 4,124: Line 3,982:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="7"| 0x34
+
  | rowspan="7"| 0x2D
  |rowspan="7"| Play
+
  | rowspan="7"| Play
  |rowspan="7"| Client
+
  | rowspan="7"| Client
  | X
+
  | Entity ID
  | Double
+
| {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Absolute or relative position, depending on Flags.
+
|
 +
|-
 +
| Delta X
 +
  | {{Type|Short}}
 +
  | Change in X position as <code>(currentX * 32 - prevX * 32) * 128</code>.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Y
+
  | Delta Y
  | Double
+
  | {{Type|Short}}
  | Absolute or relative position, depending on Flags.
+
  | Change in Y position as <code>(currentY * 32 - prevY * 32) * 128</code>.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Z
+
  | Delta Z
  | Double
+
  | {{Type|Short}}
  | Absolute or relative position, depending on Flags.
+
  | Change in Z position as <code>(currentZ * 32 - prevZ * 32) * 128</code>.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Yaw
 
  | Yaw
  | Float
+
  | {{Type|Angle}}
  | Absolute or relative rotation on the X axis, in degrees.
+
  | New angle, not a delta.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Pitch
 
  | Pitch
  | Float
+
  | {{Type|Angle}}
  | Absolute or relative rotation on the Y axis, in degrees.
+
  | New angle, not a delta.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Flags
+
  | On Ground
  | Byte
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  | Bit field, see below.
+
|
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Update Entity Rotation ====
 +
 
 +
This packet is sent by the server when an entity rotates.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="4"| 0x2E
 +
| rowspan="4"| Play
 +
| rowspan="4"| Client
 +
| Entity ID
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| Yaw
 +
| {{Type|Angle}}
 +
| New angle, not a delta.
 +
|-
 +
| Pitch
 +
| {{Type|Angle}}
 +
  | New angle, not a delta.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Teleport ID
+
  | On Ground
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  | Client should confirm this packet with [[#Teleport Confirm|Teleport Confirm]] containing the same Teleport ID.
+
  |
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
About the Flags field:
+
==== Move Vehicle ====
  
<Dinnerbone> It's a bitfield, X/Y/Z/Y_ROT/X_ROT. If X is set, the x value is relative and not absolute.
+
Note that all fields use absolute positioning and do not allow for relative positioning.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  ! Field
+
  | rowspan="5"| 0x2F
  ! Bit
+
  | rowspan="5"| Play
  |-
+
  | rowspan="5"| Client
 
  | X
 
  | X
  | 0x01
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
 +
| Absolute position (X coordinate).
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Y
 
  | Y
  | 0x02
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
 +
| Absolute position (Y coordinate).
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Z
 
  | Z
  | 0x04
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
 +
| Absolute position (Z coordinate).
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Y_ROT
+
  | Yaw
  | 0x08
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
 +
| Absolute rotation on the vertical axis, in degrees.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | X_ROT
+
  | Pitch
  | 0x10
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
 +
| Absolute rotation on the horizontal axis, in degrees.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Unlock Recipes ====
+
==== Open Book ====
 +
 
 +
Sent when a player right clicks with a signed book. This tells the client to open the book GUI.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="14"| 0x35
+
  | 0x30
  |rowspan="14"| Play
+
  | Play
  |rowspan="14"| Client
+
  | Client
  |-
+
  | Hand
  | Action
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
| VarInt
+
  | 0: Main hand, 1: Off hand .
  | 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.
 
|-
 
| Blast Furance Recipe Book Open
 
| Boolean
 
| If true, then the blast furnace recipe book will be open when the player opens its inventory.
 
|-
 
| Blast Furance Recipe Book Filter Active
 
| Boolean
 
| If true, then the filtering option is active when the players opens its inventory.
 
|-
 
| Smoker Recipe Book Open
 
| Boolean
 
| If true, then the smoker recipe book will be open when the player opens its inventory.
 
|-
 
| Smoker 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
 
| Array of Identifier
 
|
 
|-
 
| Array size 2
 
| Optional VarInt
 
| Number of elements in the following array, only present if mode is 0 (init).
 
|-
 
| Recipe IDs
 
| Optional Array of 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.
 
* 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.
 
  
==== Destroy Entities ====
+
==== Open Screen ====
 +
 
 +
This is sent to the client when it should open an inventory, such as a chest, workbench, furnace, or other container. Resending this packet with already existing window id, will update the window title and window type without closing the window.
 +
 
 +
This message is not sent to clients opening their own inventory, nor do clients inform the server in any way when doing so. From the server's perspective, the inventory is always "open" whenever no other windows are.
  
Sent by the server when a list of entities is to be destroyed on the client.
+
For horses, use [[#Open Horse Screen|Open Horse Screen]].
  
 
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x36
+
  | rowspan="3"| 0x31
  |rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | rowspan="3"| Play
  |rowspan="2"| Client
+
  | rowspan="3"| Client
  | Count
+
  | Window ID
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Number of elements in the following array.
+
  | An identifier for the window to be displayed. Notchian server implementation is a counter, starting at 1. There can only be one window at a time; this is only used to ignore outdated packets targeting already-closed windows. Note also that the Window ID field in most other packets is only a single byte, and indeed, the Notchian server wraps around after 100.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Entity IDs
+
  | Window Type
  | Array of VarInt
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | The list of entities of destroy.
+
  | The window type to use for display. Contained in the <code>minecraft:menu</code> registry; see [[Inventory]] for the different values.
 +
|-
 +
| Window Title
 +
| {{Type|Text Component}}
 +
| The title of the window.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Remove Entity Effect ====
+
==== Open Sign Editor ====
 +
 
 +
Sent when the client has placed a sign and is allowed to send [[#Update Sign|Update Sign]].  There must already be a sign at the given location (which the client does not do automatically) - send a [[#Block Update|Block Update]] first.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x37
+
  | rowspan="2" | 0x32
  |rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | rowspan="2" | Play
  |rowspan="2"| Client
+
  | rowspan="2" | Client
  | Entity ID
+
  | Location
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Position}}
  |  
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Effect ID
+
  | Is Front Text
  | Byte
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
| See {{Minecraft Wiki|Status effect#Effect IDs|this table}}.
+
| Whether the opened editor is for the front or on the back of the sign
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Resource Pack Send ====  
+
==== Ping (play) ====
 +
 
 +
Packet is not used by the Notchian server. When sent to the client, client responds with a [[#Pong (play)|Pong]] packet with the same id.
  
 
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x38
+
  | 0x33
  |rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | Play
  |rowspan="2"| Client
+
  | Client
  | URL
+
  | ID
| String (32767)
+
  | {{Type|Int}}
  | The URL to the resource pack.
+
  |
|-
 
  | Hash
 
| String (40)
 
| A 40 character hexadecimal and lowercase [[wikipedia:SHA-1|SHA-1]] hash of the resource pack file. (must be lower case in order to work)<br />If it's not a 40 character hexadecimal string, the client will not use it for hash verification and likely waste bandwidth — but it will still treat it as a unique id.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Respawn ====
+
==== Ping Response (play) ====
 
 
To change the player's dimension (overworld/nether/end), send them a respawn packet with the appropriate dimension, followed by prechunks/chunks for the new dimension, and finally a position and look packet. You do not need to unload chunks, the client will do it automatically.
 
  
 
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="8"| 0x39
+
  | 0x34
  |rowspan="8"| Play
+
  | Play
  |rowspan="8"| Client
+
  | Client
  | Dimension
+
  | Payload
| [[NBT|NBT Tag Compound]]
+
  | {{Type|Long}}
| |Valid dimensions are defined per dimension registry sent in [[#Join Game|Join Game]]
+
  | Should be the same as sent by the client.
|-
 
| World Name
 
| Identifier
 
| Name of the world being spawned into
 
|-
 
| Hashed seed
 
| Long
 
| First 8 bytes of the SHA-256 hash of the world's seed.
 
|-
 
| Gamemode
 
| Unsigned Byte
 
| 0: survival, 1: creative, 2: adventure, 3: spectator. The hardcore flag is not included
 
|-
 
| Previous Gamemode
 
| Unsigned Byte
 
| 0: survival, 1: creative, 2: adventure, 3: spectator. The hardcore flag is not included. The previous gamemode. (More information needed)
 
|-
 
| Is Debug
 
  | Boolean
 
| True if the world is a {{Minecraft Wiki|debug mode}} world; debug mode worlds cannot be modified and have predefined blocks.
 
  |-
 
| Is Flat
 
| Boolean
 
| True if the world is a {{Minecraft Wiki|superflat}} world; flat worlds have different void fog and a horizon at y=0 instead of y=63.
 
|-
 
| Copy metadata
 
| Boolean
 
| If false, metadata is reset on the respawned player entity.  Set to true for dimension changes (including the dimension change triggered by sending client status perform respawn to exit the end poem/credits), and false for normal respawns.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
{{Need Info|Does the new World Name field resolve this same-dimension issue?}}
+
==== Place Ghost Recipe ====
  
{{Warning2|Avoid changing player's dimension to same dimension they were already in unless they are dead. If you change the dimension to one they are already in, weird bugs can occur, such as the player being unable to attack other players in new world (until they die and respawn).
+
Response to the serverbound packet ([[#Place Recipe|Place Recipe]]), with the same recipe ID. Appears to be used to notify the UI.
 
 
If you must respawn a player in the same dimension without killing them, send two respawn packets, one to a different world and then another to the world you want. You do not need to complete the first respawn; it only matters that you send two packets.}}
 
 
 
==== Entity Head Look ====
 
 
 
Changes the direction an entity's head is facing.
 
 
 
While sending the Entity Look packet changes the vertical rotation of the head, sending this packet appears to be necessary to rotate the head horizontally.
 
  
 
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x3A
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x35
  |rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  |rowspan="2"| Client
+
  | rowspan="2"| Client
  | Entity ID
+
  | Window ID
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Byte}}
  |  
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Head Yaw
+
  | Recipe
  | Angle
+
  | {{Type|Identifier}}
  | New angle, not a delta.
+
  | A recipe ID.
 
  |}
 
  |}
 
==== Multi Block Change ====
 
  
Fired whenever 2 or more blocks are changed within the same chunk on the same tick.
+
==== Player Abilities (clientbound) ====
  
{{Warning|Changing blocks in chunks not loaded by the client is unsafe (see note on [[#Block Change|Block Change]]).}}
+
The latter 2 floats are used to indicate the flying speed and field of view respectively, while the first byte is used to determine the value of 4 booleans.
  
 
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="4"| 0x3B
+
  | rowspan="3"| 0x36
  |rowspan="4"| Play
+
  | rowspan="3"| Play
  |rowspan="4"| Client
+
  | rowspan="3"| Client
  | Chunk section position
+
  | Flags
  | Long
+
  | {{Type|Byte}}
  | Chunk section coordinate (encoded chunk x and z with each 22 bits, and section y with 20 bits, from left to right).
+
  | Bit field, see below.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |  
+
  | Flying Speed
  | Boolean
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
| Always inverse the preceding Update Light packet's "Trust Edges" bool
+
  | 0.05 by default.
  |
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Blocks array size
+
  | Field of View Modifier
| VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
| Number of elements in the following array.
+
  | Modifies the field of view, like a speed potion. A Notchian server will use the same value as the movement speed sent in the [[#Update Attributes|Update Attributes]] packet, which defaults to 0.1 for players.
  |-
 
| Blocks
 
  | Array of VarLong
 
| Each entry is composed of the block id, shifted right by 12, and the relative block position in the chunk section (4 bits for x, z, and y, from left to right).
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
Chunk section position is encoded:  
+
About the flags:
<syntaxhighlight lang="java">
 
((sectionX & 0x3FFFFF) << 42) | (sectionY & 0xFFFFF) | ((sectionZ & 0x3FFFFF) << 20);
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
and decoded:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="java">
 
sectionX = long >> 42;
 
sectionY = long << 44 >> 44;
 
sectionZ = long << 22 >> 42;
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
Blocks are encoded:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="java">
 
blockRawId << 12 | (blockLocalX << 8 | blockLocalZ << 4 | blockLocalY)
 
//Uses the local position of the given block position relative to its respective chunk section
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
==== Select Advancement Tab ====
 
 
 
Sent by the server to indicate that the client should switch advancement tab. Sent either when the client switches tab in the GUI or when an advancement in another tab is made.
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x3C
+
  ! Field
|rowspan="2"| Play
+
  ! Bit
  |rowspan="2"| Client
+
  |-
  | Has id
+
  | Invulnerable
  | Boolean
+
  | 0x01
  | Indicates if the next field is present.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Optional Identifier
+
  | Flying
  | String (32767)
+
  | 0x02
| See below.
 
|}
 
 
 
The Identifier can be one of the following:
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Optional Identifier
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | minecraft:story/root
+
  | Allow Flying
 +
| 0x04
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | minecraft:nether/root
+
  | Creative Mode (Instant Break)
  |-
+
  | 0x08
| minecraft:end/root
 
|-
 
| minecraft:adventure/root
 
|-
 
| minecraft:husbandry/root
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
If no or an invalid identifier is sent, the client will switch to the first tab in the GUI.
+
==== Player Chat Message ====
 +
 
 +
Sends the client a chat message from a player.  
  
==== World Border ====
+
Currently a lot is unknown about this packet, blank descriptions are for those that are unknown
  
 
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  ! State
 
  ! State
 
  ! Bound To
 
  ! Bound To
  !colspan="2"| Field Name
+
! Sector
 +
  ! colspan="2"| Field Name
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="18"| 0x3D
+
  | rowspan="18"| 0x37
  |rowspan="18"| Play
+
  | rowspan="18"| Play
  |rowspan="18"| Client
+
  | rowspan="18"| Client
  |colspan="2"| Action
+
| rowspan="4"| Header
  | VarInt Enum
+
  | colspan="2"| Sender
  | Determines the format of the rest of the packet.
+
  | {{Type|UUID}}
 +
  | Used by the Notchian client for the disableChat launch option. Setting both longs to 0 will always display the message regardless of the setting.
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"| Index
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"| Message Signature Present
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| States if a message signature is present
 
  |-
 
  |-
  ! Action
+
  | colspan="2"| Message Signature bytes
  ! Field Name
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Byte Array}} (256)
  !
+
  | Only present if <code>Message Signature Present</code> is true. Cryptography, the signature consists of the Sender UUID, Session UUID from the [[#Player Session|Player Session]] packet, Index, Salt, Timestamp in epoch seconds, the length of the original chat content, the original content itself, the length of Previous Messages, and all of the Previous message signatures. These values are hashed with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA-2 SHA-256] and signed using the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSA_(cryptosystem) RSA] cryptosystem. Modifying any of these values in the packet will cause this signature to fail. This buffer is always 256 bytes long and it is not length-prefixed.
!
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0: set size
+
  | rowspan="3"| Body
  | Diameter
+
  | colspan="2"| Message
  | Double
+
  | {{Type|String}} (256)
  | Length of a single side of the world border, in meters.
+
  | Raw (optionally) signed sent message content.
 +
This is used as the <code>content</code> parameter when formatting the message on the client.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 1: lerp size
+
  | colspan="2"| Timestamp
  | Old Diameter
+
  | {{Type|Long}}
| Double
+
  | Represents the time the message was signed as milliseconds since the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time epoch], used to check if the message was received within 2 minutes of it being sent.
  | Current length of a single side of the world border, in meters.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | New Diameter
+
  | colspan="2"| Salt
  | Double
+
  | {{Type|Long}}
  | Target length of a single side of the world border, in meters.
+
  | Cryptography, used for validating the message signature.  
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Speed
+
  | rowspan="3"| Previous Messages
  | VarLong
+
  | colspan="2"| Total Previous Messages
  | Number of real-time ''milli''seconds until New Diameter is reached. It appears that Notchian server does not sync world border speed to game ticks, so it gets out of sync with server lag. If the world border is not moving, this is set to 0.
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| The maximum length is 20 in Notchian client.
 +
|
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 2: set center
+
  | rowspan="2"| {{Type|Array}} (20)
  | X
+
  | Message ID
  | Double
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  |  
+
  | The message Id + 1, used for validating message signature. The next field is present only when value of this field is equal to 0.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Z
+
  | Signature
  | Double
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Byte Array}} (256)
  |  
+
  | The previous message's signature. Contains the same type of data as <code>Message Signature bytes</code> (256 bytes) above. Not length-prefxied.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="8"| 3: initialize
+
  | rowspan="4"| Other
  | X
+
  | colspan="2"| Unsigned Content Present
  | Double
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  |  
+
  | True if the next field is present
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Z
+
  | colspan="2"| Unsigned Content
  | Double
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Text Component}}
 
  |  
 
  |  
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Old Diameter
+
  | colspan="2"| Filter Type
  | Double
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
  | Current length of a single side of the world border, in meters.
+
  | If the message has been filtered
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | New Diameter
+
  | colspan="2"| Filter Type Bits
  | Double
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|BitSet}}
  | Target length of a single side of the world border, in meters.
+
  | Only present if the Filter Type is Partially Filtered. Specifies the indexes at which characters in the original message string should be replaced with the <code>#</code> symbol (i.e. filtered) by the Notchian client
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Speed
+
  | rowspan="4"| Chat Formatting
  | VarLong
+
| colspan="2"| Chat Type
  | Number of real-time ''milli''seconds until New Diameter is reached. It appears that Notchian server does not sync world border speed to game ticks, so it gets out of sync with server lag. If the world border is not moving, this is set to 0.
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
  | The type of chat in the <code>minecraft:chat_type</code> registry, defined by the [[Protocol#Registry_Data|Registry Data]] packet.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Portal Teleport Boundary
+
  | colspan="2"| Sender Name
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Text Component}}
  | Resulting coordinates from a portal teleport are limited to ±value. Usually 29999984.
+
  | The name of the one sending the message, usually the sender's display name.
 +
This is used as the <code>sender</code> parameter when formatting the message on the client.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Warning Time
+
  | colspan="2"| Has Target Name
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  | In seconds as set by <code>/worldborder warning time</code>.
+
  | True if target name is present.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Warning Blocks
+
  | colspan="2"| Target Name
| VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Text Component}}
  | In meters.
+
  | The name of the one receiving the message, usually the receiver's display name. Only present if previous boolean is true.
|-
+
This is used as the <code>target</code> parameter when formatting the message on the client.
| 4: set warning time
 
  | Warning Time
 
| VarInt
 
| In seconds as set by <code>/worldborder warning time</code>.
 
|-
 
| 5: set warning blocks
 
| Warning Blocks
 
| VarInt
 
| In meters.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
 +
[[File:MinecraftChat.drawio4.png|thumb|Player Chat Handling Logic]]
  
The Notchian client determines how solid to display the warning by comparing to whichever is higher, the warning distance or whichever is lower, the distance from the current diameter to the target diameter or the place the border will be after warningTime seconds. In pseudocode:
+
Filter Types:
  
<syntaxhighlight lang="java">
+
The filter type mask should NOT be specified unless partially filtered is selected
distance = max(min(resizeSpeed * 1000 * warningTime, abs(targetDiameter - currentDiameter)), warningDistance);
 
if (playerDistance < distance) {
 
    warning = 1.0 - playerDistance / distance;
 
} else {
 
    warning = 0.0;
 
}
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
  
==== Camera ====
+
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! ID
 +
! Name
 +
! Description
 +
|-
 +
| 0
 +
| PASS_THROUGH
 +
| Message is not filtered at all
 +
|-
 +
| 1
 +
| FULLY_FILTERED
 +
| Message is fully filtered
 +
|-
 +
| 2
 +
| PARTIALLY_FILTERED
 +
| Only some characters in the message are filtered
 +
|}
  
Sets the entity that the player renders from. This is normally used when the player left-clicks an entity while in spectator mode.
+
==== End Combat ====
 
 
The player's camera will move with the entity and look where it is looking. The entity is often another player, but can be any type of entity.  The player is unable to move this entity (move packets will act as if they are coming from the other entity).
 
  
If the given entity is not loaded by the player, this packet is ignoredTo return control to the player, send this packet with their entity ID.
+
Unused by the Notchian clientThis data was once used for twitch.tv metadata circa 1.8.
 
 
The Notchian server resets this (sends it back to the default entity) whenever the spectated entity is killed or the player sneaks, but only if they were spectating an entity. It also sends this packet whenever the player switches out of spectator mode (even if they weren't spectating an entity).
 
  
 
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x3E
+
  | rowspan="1"| 0x38
  | Play
+
  | rowspan="1"| Play
  | Client
+
  | rowspan="1"| Client
  | Camera ID
+
  | Duration
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | ID of the entity to set the client's camera to.
+
  | Length of the combat in ticks.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
The notchian also loads certain shaders for given entities:
+
==== Enter Combat ====
 
 
* Creeper &rarr; <code>shaders/post/creeper.json</code>
 
* Spider (and cave spider) &rarr; <code>shaders/post/spider.json</code>
 
* Enderman &rarr; <code>shaders/post/invert.json</code>
 
* Anything else &rarr; the current shader is unloaded
 
  
==== Held Item Change (clientbound) ====
+
Unused by the Notchian client.  This data was once used for twitch.tv metadata circa 1.8.
  
Sent to change the player's slot selection.
+
{| class="wikitable"
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
 
  ! Packet ID
 
  ! Packet ID
 
  ! State
 
  ! State
Line 4,643: Line 4,424:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x3F
+
  | rowspan="1"| 0x39
  | Play
+
  | rowspan="1"| Play
  | Client
+
  | rowspan="1"| Client
  | Slot
+
  | colspan="3"| ''no fields''
| Byte
 
| The slot which the player has selected (0–8).
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Update View Position ====
+
==== Combat Death ====
  
{{Need Info|Why is this even needed?  Is there a better name for it?  My guess is that it's something to do with logical behavior with latency, but it still seems weird.}}
+
Used to send a respawn screen.
 
 
Updates the client's location.  This is used to determine what chunks should remain loaded and if a chunk load should be ignored; chunks outside of the view distance may be unloaded.
 
 
 
Sent whenever the player moves across a chunk border horizontally, and also (according to testing) for any integer change in the vertical axis, even if it doesn't go across a chunk section border.
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 4,667: Line 4,442:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x40
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x3A
  |rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  |rowspan="2"| Client
+
  | rowspan="2"| Client
  | Chunk X
+
  | Player ID
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Chunk X coordinate of the player's position.
+
  | Entity ID of the player that died (should match the client's entity ID).
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Chunk Z
+
  | Message
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Text Component}}
  | Chunk Z coordinate of the player's position.
+
  | The death message.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Update View Distance ====
+
==== Player Info Remove ====
  
Sent by the integrated singleplayer server when changing render distance.  Does not appear to be used by the dedicated server, as <code>view-distance</code> in server.properties cannot be changed at runtime.
+
Used by the server to remove players from the player list.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! State
 
  ! State
 
  ! Bound To
 
  ! Bound To
  ! Field Name
+
  ! colspan="2"| Field Name
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x41
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x3B
  | Play
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  | Client
+
  | rowspan="2"| Client
  | View Distance
+
  | colspan="2"| Number of Players
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Render distance (2-32).
+
| Number of elements in the following array.
 +
  |-
 +
| Player
 +
| Player Id
 +
| {{Type|Array}} of {{Type|UUID}}
 +
| UUIDs of players to remove.
 
  |}
 
  |}
 
==== Spawn Position ====
 
  
Sent by the server after login to specify the coordinates of the spawn point (the point at which players spawn at, and which the compass points to). It can be sent at any time to update the point compasses point at.
+
==== Player Info Update ====
  
 +
Sent by the server to update the user list (<tab> in the client).
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
  ! Packet ID
 
  ! Packet ID
 
  ! State
 
  ! State
 
  ! Bound To
 
  ! Bound To
  ! Field Name
+
  ! colspan="2"| Field Name
  ! Field Type
+
  ! colspan="2"| Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x42
+
  | rowspan="4"| 0x3C
  | Play
+
  | rowspan="4"| Play
  | Client
+
  | rowspan="4"| Client
  | Location
+
  | colspan="2"| Actions
  | Position
+
| colspan="2"| {{Type|Byte}}
  | Spawn location.
+
| Determines what actions are present.
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"| Number Of Players
 +
| colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Number of elements in the following array.
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="2" | Players
 +
  | UUID
 +
  | rowspan="2" | {{Type|Array}}
 +
| {{Type|UUID}}
 +
| The player UUID
 +
|-
 +
| Player Actions
 +
| {{Type|Array}} of [[#player-info:player-actions|Player&nbsp;Actions]]
 +
| The length of this array is determined by the number of [[#player-info:player-actions|Player Actions]] that give a non-zero value when applying its mask to the actions flag. For example given the decimal number 5, binary 00000101. The masks 0x01 and 0x04 would return a non-zero value, meaning the Player Actions array would include two actions: Add Player and Update Game Mode.
 
  |}
 
  |}
 
+
==== Display Scoreboard ====
 
 
 
This is sent to the client when it should display a scoreboard.
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
  ! Packet ID
+
  |+ id="player-info:player-actions" | Player Actions
  ! State
+
  ! Action
  ! Bound To
+
  ! Mask
  ! Field Name
+
  ! colspan="2" | Field Name
  ! Field Type
+
  ! colspan="2" | Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x43
+
  | rowspan="6" | Add Player
  |rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | rowspan="6" | 0x01
  |rowspan="2"| Client
+
  | colspan="2" | Name
  | Position
+
  | colspan="2" | {{Type|String (16)}}
| Byte
 
| The position of the scoreboard. 0: list, 1: sidebar, 2: below name, 3 - 18: team specific sidebar, indexed as 3 + team color.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Score Name
+
  | colspan="2" | Number Of Properties
  | String (16)
+
| colspan="2" | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | The unique name for the scoreboard to be displayed.
+
| Number of elements in the following array.
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="4" | Property
 +
| Name
 +
  | rowspan="4"| {{Type|Array}}
 +
| {{Type|String (32767)}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| Value
 +
| {{Type|String (32767)}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| Is Signed
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| Signature
 +
| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|String (32767)}}
 +
| Only if Is Signed is true.
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="7" | Initialize Chat
 +
| rowspan="7" | 0x02
 +
| colspan="2" | Has Signature Data
 +
| colspan="2" | {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2" | Chat session ID
 +
| colspan="2" | {{Type|UUID}}
 +
| Only sent if Has Signature Data is true.
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2" | Public key expiry time
 +
| colspan="2" | {{Type|Long}}
 +
| Key expiry time, as a UNIX timestamp in milliseconds. Only sent if Has Signature Data is true.
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2" | Encoded public key size
 +
| colspan="2" | {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Size of the following array. Only sent if Has Signature Data is true. Maximum length is 512 bytes.
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2" | Encoded public key
 +
| colspan="2" | {{Type|Byte Array}} (512)
 +
  | The player's public key, in bytes. Only sent if Has Signature Data is true.
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2" | Public key signature size
 +
| colspan="2" | {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Size of the following array. Only sent if Has Signature Data is true. Maximum length is 4096 bytes.
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2" | Public key signature
 +
| colspan="2" | {{Type|Byte Array}} (4096)
 +
| The public key's digital signature. Only sent if Has Signature Data is true.
 +
|-
 +
| Update Game Mode
 +
| 0x04
 +
| colspan="2" | Game Mode
 +
| colspan="2" | {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
|-
 +
| Update Listed
 +
| 0x08
 +
| colspan="2" | Listed
 +
| colspan="2" | {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| Whether the player should be listed on the player list.
 +
|-
 +
| Update Latency
 +
| 0x10
 +
| colspan="2" | Ping
 +
| colspan="2" | {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Measured in milliseconds.
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="2" | Update Display Name
 +
| rowspan="2" | 0x20
 +
| colspan="2" | Has Display Name
 +
| colspan="2" | {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2" | Display Name
 +
| colspan="2" | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Text Component}}
 +
| Only sent if Has Display Name is true.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Entity Metadata ====
+
The Property field looks as in the response of [[Mojang API#UUID -> Profile + Skin/Cape]], except of course using the protocol format instead of JSON. That is, each player will usually have one property with Name “textures” and Value being a base64-encoded JSON string as documented at [[Mojang API#UUID -> Profile + Skin/Cape]]. An empty properties array is also acceptable, and will cause clients to display the player with one of the two default skins depending on UUID.
  
Updates one or more [[Entities#Entity Metadata Format|metadata]] properties for an existing entity. Any properties not included in the Metadata field are left unchanged.
+
Ping values correspond with icons in the following way:
 +
* A ping that negative (i.e. not known to the server yet) will result in the no connection icon.
 +
* A ping under 150 milliseconds will result in 5 bars
 +
* A ping under 300 milliseconds will result in 4 bars
 +
* A ping under 600 milliseconds will result in 3 bars
 +
* A ping under 1000 milliseconds (1 second) will result in 2 bars
 +
* A ping greater than or equal to 1 second will result in 1 bar.
 +
 
 +
==== Look At ====
 +
 
 +
Used to rotate the client player to face the given location or entity (for <code>/teleport [<targets>] <x> <y> <z> facing</code>).
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x44
+
  | rowspan="8"| 0x3D
  |rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | rowspan="8"| Play
  |rowspan="2"| Client
+
  | rowspan="8"| Client
  | Entity ID
+
  |-
  | VarInt
+
  | Feet/eyes
  |  
+
| {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 +
  | Values are feet=0, eyes=1.  If set to eyes, aims using the head position; otherwise aims using the feet position.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Metadata
+
  | Target x
  | [[Entities#Entity Metadata Format|Entity Metadata]]
+
| {{Type|Double}}
  |  
+
| x coordinate of the point to face towards.
  |}
+
|-
 +
| Target y
 +
| {{Type|Double}}
 +
| y coordinate of the point to face towards.
 +
|-
 +
| Target z
 +
| {{Type|Double}}
 +
| z coordinate of the point to face towards.
 +
|-
 +
| Is entity
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| If true, additional information about an entity is provided.
 +
|-
 +
  | Entity ID
 +
| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Only if is entity is true &mdash; the entity to face towards.
 +
|-
 +
| Entity feet/eyes
 +
| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|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.
  
==== Attach Entity ====
+
==== Synchronize Player Position ====
  
This packet is sent when an entity has been {{Minecraft Wiki|Lead|leashed}} to another entity.
+
Teleports the client, e.g. during login, when using an ender pearl, in response to invalid move packets, etc.
  
{| class="wikitable"
+
Due to latency, the server may receive outdated movement packets sent before the client was aware of the teleport. To account for this, the server ignores all movement packets from the client until a [[#Confirm Teleportation|Confirm Teleportation]] packet with an ID matching the one sent in the teleport packet is received.
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
|-
 
|rowspan="2"| 0x45
 
|rowspan="2"| Play
 
|rowspan="2"| Client
 
| Attached Entity ID
 
| Int
 
| Attached entity's EID.
 
|-
 
| Holding Entity ID
 
| Int
 
| ID of the entity holding the lead. Set to -1 to detach.
 
|}
 
  
==== Entity Velocity ====
+
Yaw is measured in degrees, and does not follow classical trigonometry rules. The unit circle of yaw on the XZ-plane starts at (0, 1) and turns counterclockwise, with 90 at (-1, 0), 180 at (0, -1) and 270 at (1, 0). Additionally, yaw is not clamped to between 0 and 360 degrees; any number is valid, including negative numbers and numbers greater than 360.
  
Velocity is believed to be in units of 1/8000 of a block per server tick (50ms); for example, -1343 would move (-1343 / 8000) = −0.167875 blocks per tick (or −3,3575 blocks per second).
+
Pitch is measured in degrees, where 0 is looking straight ahead, -90 is looking straight up, and 90 is looking straight down.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="4"| 0x46
+
  | rowspan="7"| 0x3E
  |rowspan="4"| Play
+
  | rowspan="7"| Play
  |rowspan="4"| Client
+
  | rowspan="7"| Client
  | Entity ID
+
  | X
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
  |  
+
  | Absolute or relative position, depending on Flags.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Velocity X
+
  | Y
  | Short
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
  | Velocity on the X axis.
+
  | Absolute or relative position, depending on Flags.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Velocity Y
+
  | Z
  | Short
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
  | Velocity on the Y axis.
+
  | Absolute or relative position, depending on Flags.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Velocity Z
+
  | Yaw
  | Short
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
  | Velocity on the Z axis.
+
  | Absolute or relative rotation on the X axis, in degrees.
 +
|-
 +
| Pitch
 +
| {{Type|Float}}
 +
| Absolute or relative rotation on the Y axis, in degrees.
 +
|-
 +
| Flags
 +
| {{Type|Byte}}
 +
| Reference the Flags table below. When the value of the this byte masked is zero the field is absolute, otherwise relative.
 +
|-
 +
| Teleport ID
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Client should confirm this packet with [[#Confirm Teleportation|Confirm Teleportation]] containing the same Teleport ID.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Entity Equipment ====
+
{| class="wikitable"  
 
+
  |+ Flags
{| class="wikitable"
 
  ! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
!colspan="2"| Field Name
 
!colspan="2"| Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x47
+
  ! Field
  |rowspan="3"| Play
+
  ! Hex Mask
|rowspan="3"| Client
 
|colspan="2"| Entity ID
 
|colspan="2"| VarInt
 
| Entity's EID.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| Equipment
+
  | X
| Slot
+
  | 0x01
|rowspan="2"| Array
 
| Byte Enum
 
  | Equipment slot. 0: main hand, 1: off hand, 2–5: armor slot (2: boots, 3: leggings, 4: chestplate, 5: helmet).  Also has the top bit set if another entry follows, and otherwise unset if this is the last item in the array.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Item
+
  | Y
  | [[Slot Data|Slot]]
+
  | 0x02
|
 
|}
 
 
 
==== Set Experience ====
 
 
 
Sent by the server when the client should change experience levels.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x48
+
  | Z
|rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | 0x04
|rowspan="3"| Client
 
| Experience bar
 
| Float
 
  | Between 0 and 1.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Level
+
  | Y_ROT (Pitch)
| VarInt
+
  | 0x08
  |  
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Total Experience
+
  | X_ROT (Yaw)
  | VarInt
+
  | 0x10
| See {{Minecraft Wiki|Experience#Leveling up}} on the Minecraft Wiki for Total Experience to Level conversion.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Update Health ====
+
==== Update Recipe Book ====
 
 
Sent by the server to update/set the health of the player it is sent to.
 
 
 
Food {{Minecraft Wiki|Food#Hunger vs. Saturation|saturation}} acts as a food “overcharge”. Food values will not decrease while the saturation is over zero. Players logging in automatically get a saturation of 5.0. Eating food increases the saturation as well as the food bar.
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x49
+
  | rowspan="14"| 0x3F
  |rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | rowspan="14"| Play
  |rowspan="3"| Client
+
  | rowspan="14"| Client
  | Health
+
  |-
  | Float
+
  | Action
  | 0 or less = dead, 20 = full HP.
+
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
  | 0: init, 1: add, 2: remove.
 +
|-
 +
| Crafting Recipe Book Open
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| If true, then the crafting recipe book will be open when the player opens its inventory.
 +
|-
 +
| Crafting Recipe Book Filter Active
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| If true, then the filtering option is active when the players opens its inventory.
 +
|-
 +
| Smelting Recipe Book Open
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| If true, then the smelting recipe book will be open when the player opens its inventory.
 +
|-
 +
| Smelting Recipe Book Filter Active
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| If true, then the filtering option is active when the players opens its inventory.
 +
|-
 +
| Blast Furnace Recipe Book Open
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| If true, then the blast furnace recipe book will be open when the player opens its inventory.
 +
|-
 +
| Blast Furnace Recipe Book Filter Active
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| If true, then the filtering option is active when the players opens its inventory.
 +
|-
 +
| Smoker Recipe Book Open
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| If true, then the smoker recipe book will be open when the player opens its inventory.
 +
|-
 +
| Smoker Recipe Book Filter Active
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| If true, then the filtering option is active when the players opens its inventory.
 +
|-
 +
| Array size 1
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Number of elements in the following array.
 +
|-
 +
| Recipe IDs
 +
| {{Type|Array}} of {{Type|Identifier}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| Array size 2
 +
| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Number of elements in the following array, only present if mode is 0 (init).
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Food
+
  | Recipe IDs
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Array}} of {{Type|Identifier}}
| 0–20.
+
  | Only present if mode is 0 (init)
|-
 
| Food Saturation
 
  | Float
 
| Seems to vary from 0.0 to 5.0 in integer increments.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
 +
Action:
 +
* 0 (init) = All the recipes in list 1 will be tagged as displayed, and all the recipes in list 2 will be added to the recipe book. Recipes that aren't tagged will be shown in the notification.
 +
* 1 (add) = All the recipes in the list are added to the recipe book and their icons will be shown in the notification.
 +
* 2 (remove) = Remove all the recipes in the list. This allows them to be re-displayed when they are re-added.
  
==== Scoreboard Objective ====
+
==== Remove Entities ====
  
This is sent to the client when it should create a new {{Minecraft Wiki|scoreboard}} objective or remove one.
+
Sent by the server when an entity is to be destroyed on the client.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="4"| 0x4A
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x40
  |rowspan="4"| Play
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  |rowspan="4"| Client
+
  | rowspan="2"| Client
  | Objective Name
+
  | Count
  | String (16)
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | An unique name for the objective.
+
  | Number of elements in the following array.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Mode
+
  | Entity IDs
  | Byte
+
  | {{Type|Array}} of {{Type|VarInt}}
  | 0 to create the scoreboard. 1 to remove the scoreboard. 2 to update the display text.  
+
  | The list of entities to destroy.
  |-
+
  |}
  | Objective Value
+
 
  | Optional Chat
+
==== Remove Entity Effect ====
  | Only if mode is 0 or 2. The text to be displayed for the score.
+
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
  ! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
  ! Field Type
 +
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Type
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x41
| Optional VarInt enum
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  | Only if mode is 0 or 2. 0 = "integer", 1 = "hearts".
+
| rowspan="2"| Client
 +
| Entity ID
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| Effect ID
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| See {{Minecraft Wiki|Status effect#Effect list|this table}}.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Set Passengers ====
+
==== Reset Score ====
 +
 
 +
This is sent to the client when it should remove a scoreboard item.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x4B
+
  | rowspan="3"| 0x42
  |rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | rowspan="3"| Play
  |rowspan="3"| Client
+
  | rowspan="3"| Client
  | Entity ID
+
  | Entity Name
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|String}} (32767)
  | Vehicle's EID.
+
  | The entity whose score this is. For players, this is their username; for other entities, it is their UUID.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Passenger Count
+
  | Has Objective Name
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  | Number of elements in the following array.
+
  | Whether the score should be removed for the specified objective, or for all of them.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Passengers
+
  | Objective Name
  | Array of VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|String}} (32767)
  | EIDs of entity's passengers.
+
  | The name of the objective the score belongs to. Only present if the previous field is true.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Teams ====
+
==== Remove Resource Pack (play) ====
  
Creates and updates teams.
+
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="2"| 0x43
 +
| rowspan="2"| Play
 +
| rowspan="2"| Client
 +
| Has UUID
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| Whether a specific resource pack should be removed, or all of them.
 +
|-
 +
| UUID
 +
| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|UUID}}
 +
| The UUID of the resource pack to be removed. Only present if the previous field is true.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Add Resource Pack (play) ====
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! State
 
  ! State
 
  ! Bound To
 
  ! Bound To
  !colspan="2"| Field Name
+
  ! Field Name
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="23"| 0x4C
+
  | rowspan="6"| 0x44
  |rowspan="23"| Play
+
  | rowspan="6"| Play
  |rowspan="23"| Client
+
  | rowspan="6"| Client
  |colspan="2"| Team Name
+
  | UUID
  | String (16)
+
  | {{Type|UUID}}
  | A unique name for the team. (Shared with scoreboard).
+
  | The unique identifier of the resource pack.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Mode
+
  | URL
  | Byte
+
  | {{Type|String}} (32767)
  | Determines the layout of the remaining packet.
+
  | The URL to the resource pack.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="9"| 0: create team
+
  | Hash
  | Team Display Name
+
  | {{Type|String}} (40)
  | Chat
+
  | A 40 character hexadecimal, case-insensitive [[wikipedia:SHA-1|SHA-1]] hash of the resource pack file.<br />If it's not a 40 character hexadecimal string, the client will not use it for hash verification and likely waste bandwidth.
|  
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Friendly Flags
+
  | Forced
  | Byte
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  | Bit mask. 0x01: Allow friendly fire, 0x02: can see invisible players on same team.
+
  | The Notchian client will be forced to use the resource pack from the server. If they decline they will be kicked from the server.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Name Tag Visibility
+
  | Has Prompt Message
  | String Enum (32)
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  | <code>always</code>, <code>hideForOtherTeams</code>, <code>hideForOwnTeam</code>, <code>never</code>.
+
  | Whether a custom message should be used on the resource pack prompt.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Collision Rule
+
  | Prompt Message
  | String Enum (32)
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Text Component}}
  | <code>always</code>, <code>pushOtherTeams</code>, <code>pushOwnTeam</code>, <code>never</code>.
+
| This is shown in the prompt making the client accept or decline the resource pack. Only present if the previous field is true.
 +
  |}
 +
 
 +
==== Respawn ====
 +
 
 +
{{Need Info|Although the number of portal cooldown ticks is included in this packet, the whole portal usage process is still dictated entirely by the server. What kind of effect does this value have on the client, if any?}}
 +
 
 +
To change the player's dimension (overworld/nether/end), send them a respawn packet with the appropriate dimension, followed by prechunks/chunks for the new dimension, and finally a position and look packet. You do not need to unload chunks, the client will do it automatically.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Team Color
+
  | rowspan="12"| 0x45
  | VarInt enum
+
| rowspan="12"| Play
  | Used to color the name of players on the team; see below.
+
| rowspan="12"| Client
 +
| Dimension Type
 +
  | {{Type|Identifier}}
 +
  | The type of dimension in the <code>minecraft:dimension_type</code> registry, defined by the [[Protocol#Registry_Data|Registry Data]] packet.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Team Prefix
+
  | Dimension Name
  | Chat
+
  | {{Type|Identifier}}
  | Displayed before the names of players that are part of this team.
+
  | Name of the dimension being spawned into.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Team Suffix
+
  | Hashed seed
  | Chat
+
  | {{Type|Long}}
  | Displayed after the names of players that are part of this team.
+
  | First 8 bytes of the SHA-256 hash of the world's seed. Used client side for biome noise
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Entity Count
+
  | Game mode
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Unsigned Byte}}
  | Number of elements in the following array.
+
  | 0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Entities
+
  | Previous Game mode
  | Array of String (40)
+
  | {{Type|Byte}}
  | Identifiers for the entities in this team. For players, this is their username; for other entities, it is their UUID.
+
  | -1: Undefined (null), 0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator. The previous game mode. Vanilla client uses this for the debug (F3 + N & F3 + F4) game mode switch. (More information needed)
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1: remove team
+
  | Is Debug
  | ''no fields''
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  | ''no fields''
+
  | True if the world is a {{Minecraft Wiki|debug mode}} world; debug mode worlds cannot be modified and have predefined blocks.
|  
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="7"| 2: update team info
+
  | Is Flat
  | Team Display Name
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  | Chat
+
  | True if the world is a {{Minecraft Wiki|superflat}} world; flat worlds have different void fog and a horizon at y=0 instead of y=63.
|  
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Friendly Flags
+
  | Has death location
  | Byte
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  | Bit mask. 0x01: Allow friendly fire, 0x02: can see invisible entities on same team.
+
  | If true, then the next two fields are present.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Name Tag Visibility
+
  | Death dimension Name
  | String Enum (32)
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Identifier}}
  | <code>always</code>, <code>hideForOtherTeams</code>, <code>hideForOwnTeam</code>, <code>never</code>
+
  | Name of the dimension the player died in.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Collision Rule
+
  | Death location
  | String Enum (32)
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Position}}
  | <code>always</code>, <code>pushOtherTeams</code>, <code>pushOwnTeam</code>, <code>never</code>
+
  | The location that the player died at.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Team Color
+
  | Portal cooldown
  | VarInt enum
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Used to color the name of players on the team; see below.
+
  | The number of ticks until the player can use the portal again.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Team Prefix
+
  | Data kept
  | Chat
+
  | {{Type|Byte}}
  | Displayed before the names of players that are part of this team.
+
  | Bit mask. 0x01: Keep attributes, 0x02: Keep metadata. Tells which data should be kept on the client side once the player has respawned.
|-
+
In the Notchian implementation, this is context dependent:
| Team Suffix
+
* normal respawns (after death) keep no data;
| Chat
+
* exiting the end poem/credits keeps the attributes;
| Displayed after the names of players that are part of this team.
+
* other dimension changes (portals or teleports) keep all data.
|-
+
  |}
|rowspan="2"| 3: add players to team
+
 
| Entity Count
+
{{Warning2|Avoid changing player's dimension to same dimension they were already in unless they are dead. If you change the dimension to one they are already in, weird bugs can occur, such as the player being unable to attack other players in new world (until they die and respawn).
| 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.
 
  |-
 
|rowspan="2"| 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.
 
|}
 
  
Team Color: The color of a team defines how the names of the team members are visualized; any formatting code can be used. The following table lists all the possible values.
+
Before 1.16, if you must respawn a player in the same dimension without killing them, send two respawn packets, one to a different world and then another to the world you want. You do not need to complete the first respawn; it only matters that you send two packets.}}
  
{| class="wikitable"
+
==== Set Head Rotation ====
! ID
 
! Formatting
 
|-
 
| 0-15
 
| Color formatting, same values as [[Chat]] colors.
 
|-
 
| 16
 
| Obfuscated
 
|-
 
| 17
 
| Bold
 
|-
 
| 18
 
| Strikethrough
 
|-
 
| 19
 
| Underlined
 
|-
 
| 20
 
| Italic
 
|-
 
| 21
 
| Reset
 
|}
 
  
==== Update Score ====
+
Changes the direction an entity's head is facing.
  
This is sent to the client when it should update a scoreboard item.  
+
While sending the Entity Look packet changes the vertical rotation of the head, sending this packet appears to be necessary to rotate the head horizontally.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="4"| 0x4D
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x46
  |rowspan="4"| Play
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  |rowspan="4"| Client
+
  | rowspan="2"| Client
  | Entity Name
+
  | Entity ID
  | String (40)
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | The entity whose score this is.  For players, this is their username; for other entities, it is their UUID.
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Action
+
  | Head Yaw
  | Byte
+
  | {{Type|Angle}}
| 0 to create/update an item. 1 to remove an item.
+
  | New angle, not a delta.
|-
 
| Objective Name
 
| String (16)
 
| The name of the objective the score belongs to.
 
|-
 
| Value
 
| Optional VarInt
 
  | The score to be displayed next to the entry. Only sent when Action does not equal 1.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Time Update ====
+
==== Update Section Blocks ====
  
Time is based on ticks, where 20 ticks happen every second. There are 24000 ticks in a day, making Minecraft days exactly 20 minutes long.
+
Fired whenever 2 or more blocks are changed within the same chunk on the same tick.
 
 
The time of day is based on the timestamp modulo 24000. 0 is sunrise, 6000 is noon, 12000 is sunset, and 18000 is midnight.
 
  
The default SMP server increments the time by <code>20</code> every second.
+
{{Warning|Changing blocks in chunks not loaded by the client is unsafe (see note on [[#Block Update|Block Update]]).}}
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x4E
+
  | rowspan="3"| 0x47
  |rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | rowspan="3"| Play
  |rowspan="2"| Client
+
  | rowspan="3"| Client
  | World Age
+
  | Chunk section position
  | Long
+
  | {{Type|Long}}
  | In ticks; not changed by server commands.
+
| Chunk section coordinate (encoded chunk x and z with each 22 bits, and section y with 20 bits, from left to right).
 +
|-
 +
| Blocks array size
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
  | Number of elements in the following array.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Time of day
+
  | Blocks
  | Long
+
  | {{Type|Array}} of {{Type|VarLong}}
  | The world (or region) time, in ticks. If negative the sun will stop moving at the Math.abs of the time.
+
  | Each entry is composed of the block state id, shifted left by 12, and the relative block position in the chunk section (4 bits for x, z, and y, from left to right).
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Title ====
+
Chunk section position is encoded:
 +
<syntaxhighlight lang="java">
 +
((sectionX & 0x3FFFFF) << 42) | (sectionY & 0xFFFFF) | ((sectionZ & 0x3FFFFF) << 20);
 +
</syntaxhighlight>
 +
and decoded:
 +
<syntaxhighlight lang="java">
 +
sectionX = long >> 42;
 +
sectionY = long << 44 >> 44;
 +
sectionZ = long << 22 >> 42;
 +
</syntaxhighlight>
 +
 
 +
Blocks are encoded:
 +
<syntaxhighlight lang="java">
 +
blockStateId << 12 | (blockLocalX << 8 | blockLocalZ << 4 | blockLocalY)
 +
//Uses the local position of the given block position relative to its respective chunk section
 +
</syntaxhighlight>
 +
and decoded:
 +
<syntaxhighlight lang="java">
 +
blockStateId = long >> 12;
 +
blockLocalX = (long >> 8) & 0xF;
 +
blockLocalY = long & 0xF;
 +
blockLocalZ = (long >> 4) & 0xF;
 +
</syntaxhighlight>
 +
 
 +
==== Select Advancements Tab ====
 +
 
 +
Sent by the server to indicate that the client should switch advancement tab. Sent either when the client switches tab in the GUI or when an advancement in another tab is made.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! State
 
  ! State
 
  ! Bound To
 
  ! Bound To
  !colspan="2"| Field Name
+
  ! Field Name
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="10"| 0x4F
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x48
  |rowspan="10"| Play
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  |rowspan="10"| Client
+
  | rowspan="2"| Client
  |colspan="2"| Action
+
  | Has id
  | VarInt Enum
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  |  
+
  | Indicates if the next field is present.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  ! Action
+
  | Identifier
  ! Field Name
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Identifier}}
  !
+
  | See below.
  !
+
  |}
|-
+
 
| 0: set title
+
The {{Type|Identifier}} can be one of the following:
| Title Text
+
 
| [[Chat]]
+
{| class="wikitable"
  |
+
  ! Identifier
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1: set subtitle
+
  | minecraft:story/root
| Subtitle Text
 
| [[Chat]]
 
|
 
|-
 
| 2: set action bar
 
| Action bar text
 
| [[Chat]]
 
| Displays a message above the hotbar (the same as position 2 in [[#Chat Message (clientbound)|Chat Message (clientbound)]], except that it correctly renders formatted chat; see [https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-119145 MC-119145] for more information).
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 3: set times and display
+
  | minecraft:nether/root
| Fade In
 
| Int
 
| Ticks to spend fading in.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Stay
+
  | minecraft:end/root
| Int
 
| Ticks to keep the title displayed.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Fade Out
+
  | minecraft:adventure/root
| Int
 
| Ticks to spend out, not when to start fading out.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 4: hide
+
  | minecraft:husbandry/root
| ''no fields''
 
| ''no fields''
 
|
 
|-
 
| 5: reset
 
| ''no fields''
 
| ''no fields''
 
|
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
“Hide” makes the title disappear, but if you run times again the same title will appear. “Reset” erases the text.
+
If no or an invalid identifier is sent, the client will switch to the first tab in the GUI.
 
 
The title is visible on screen for Fade In + Stay + Fade Out ticks.
 
 
 
==== Entity Sound Effect ====
 
  
Plays a sound effect from an entity.
+
==== Server Data ====
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="5"| 0x50
+
  | rowspan="5"| 0x49
  |rowspan="5"| Play
+
  | rowspan="5"| Play
  |rowspan="5"| Client
+
  | rowspan="5"| Client
  | Sound ID
+
  | MOTD
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Text Component}}
  | ID of hardcoded sound event ([https://pokechu22.github.io/Burger/1.16.4.html#sounds events] as of 1.16.4).
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Sound Category
+
  | Has Icon
  | VarInt Enum
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  | The category that this sound will be played from ([https://gist.github.com/konwboj/7c0c380d3923443e9d55 current categories]).
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Entity ID
+
  | Size
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  |
+
  | Number of bytes in the following array.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Volume
+
  | Icon
  | Float
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Byte Array}}
  | 1.0 is 100%, capped between 0.0 and 1.0 by Notchian clients.
+
  | Icon bytes in the PNG format
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Pitch
+
  | Enforces Secure Chat
  | Float
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  | Float between 0.5 and 2.0 by Notchian clients.
+
  |
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Sound Effect ====
+
==== Set Action Bar Text ====
 
 
This packet is used to play a number of hardcoded sound events. For custom sounds, use [[#Named Sound Effect|Named Sound Effect]].
 
  
{{Warning|Numeric sound effect IDs are liable to change between versions}}
+
Displays a message above the hotbar. Equivalent to [[#System Chat Message|System Chat Message]] with Overlay set to true, except that [[Chat#Social Interactions (blocking)|chat message blocking]] isn't performed. Used by the Notchian server only to implement the <code>/title</code> command.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="7"| 0x51
+
  | rowspan="1"| 0x4A
  |rowspan="7"| Play
+
  | rowspan="1"| Play
  |rowspan="7"| Client
+
  | rowspan="1"| Client
  | Sound ID
+
  | Action bar text
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Text Component}}
  | ID of hardcoded sound event ([https://pokechu22.github.io/Burger/1.16.4.html#sounds events] as of 1.16.4).
+
  |}
  |-
+
 
  | Sound Category
+
==== Set Border Center ====
  | VarInt Enum
+
 
  | The category that this sound will be played from ([https://gist.github.com/konwboj/7c0c380d3923443e9d55 current categories]).
+
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
  ! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
  ! Field Name
 +
  ! Field Type
 +
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Effect Position X
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x4B
  | Int
+
| rowspan="2"| Play
  | Effect X multiplied by 8 ([[Data types#Fixed-point numbers|fixed-point number]] with only 3 bits dedicated to the fractional part).
+
  | rowspan="2"| Client
 +
  | X
 +
| {{Type|Double}}
 +
|
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Effect Position Y
+
  | Z
| Int
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
| Effect Y multiplied by 8 ([[Data types#Fixed-point numbers|fixed-point number]] with only 3 bits dedicated to the fractional part).
+
  |
|-
 
| Effect Position Z
 
| Int
 
| Effect Z multiplied by 8 ([[Data types#Fixed-point numbers|fixed-point number]] with only 3 bits dedicated to the fractional part).
 
|-
 
  | Volume
 
| Float
 
| 1.0 is 100%, capped between 0.0 and 1.0 by Notchian clients.
 
|-
 
| Pitch
 
| Float
 
  | Float between 0.5 and 2.0 by Notchian clients.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Stop Sound ====
+
==== Set Border Lerp Size ====
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x52
+
  | rowspan="3"| 0x4C
  |rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | rowspan="3"| Play
  |rowspan="3"| Client
+
  | rowspan="3"| Client
  | Flags
+
  | Old Diameter
  | Byte
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
  | Controls which fields are present.
+
  | Current length of a single side of the world border, in meters.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Source
+
  | New Diameter
  | Optional VarInt enum
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
  | Only if flags is 3 or 1 (bit mask 0x1).  See below.  If not present, then sounds from all sources are cleared.
+
  | Target length of a single side of the world border, in meters.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Sound
+
  | Speed
  | Optional Identifier
+
  | {{Type|VarLong}}
  | Only if flags is 2 or 3 (bit mask 0x2). A sound effect name, see [[#Named Sound Effect|Named Sound Effect]]. If not present, then all sounds are cleared.
+
  | Number of real-time ''milli''seconds until New Diameter is reached. It appears that Notchian server does not sync world border speed to game ticks, so it gets out of sync with server lag. If the world border is not moving, this is set to 0.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
Categories:
+
==== Set Border Size ====
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
  ! Name !! Value
+
  ! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | master || 0
+
  | rowspan="1"| 0x4D
|-
+
  | rowspan="1"| Play
  | music || 1
+
  | rowspan="1"| Client
|-
+
  | Diameter
  | record || 2
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
  |-
+
  | Length of a single side of the world border, in meters.
  | weather || 3
 
  |-
 
| block || 4
 
|-
 
| hostile || 5
 
|-
 
| neutral || 6
 
|-
 
| player || 7
 
|-
 
| ambient || 8
 
|-
 
| voice || 9
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Player List Header And Footer ====
+
==== Set Border Warning Delay ====
 
 
This packet may be used by custom servers to display additional information above/below the player list. It is never sent by the Notchian server.
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x53
+
  | rowspan="1"| 0x4E
  |rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | rowspan="1"| Play
  |rowspan="2"| Client
+
  | rowspan="1"| Client
  | Header
+
  | Warning Time
  | [[Chat]]
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
| To remove the header, send a empty text component: <code>{"text":""}</code>.
+
  | In seconds as set by <code>/worldborder warning time</code>.
  |-
 
| Footer
 
| [[Chat]]
 
| To remove the footer, send a empty text component: <code>{"text":""}</code>.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== NBT Query Response ====
+
==== Set Border Warning Distance ====
 
 
Sent in response to [[#Query Block NBT|Query Block NBT]] or [[#Query Entity NBT|Query Entity NBT]].
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x54
+
  | rowspan="1"| 0x4F
  |rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | rowspan="1"| Play
  |rowspan="2"| Client
+
  | rowspan="1"| Client
  | Transaction ID
+
  | Warning Blocks
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Can be compared to the one sent in the original query packet.
+
  | In meters.
|-
 
| NBT
 
| [[NBT|NBT Tag]]
 
| The NBT of the block or entity.  May be a TAG_END (0) in which case no NBT is present.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Collect Item ====
+
==== Set Camera ====
  
Sent by the server when someone picks up an item lying on the ground — its sole purpose appears to be the animation of the item flying towards you. It doesn't destroy the entity in the client memory, and it doesn't add it to your inventory. The server only checks for items to be picked up after each [[#Player Position|Player Position]] (and [[#Player Position And Look|Player Position And Look]]) packet sent by the client. The collector entity can be any entity; it does not have to be a player. The collected entity also can be any entity, but the Notchian server only uses this for items, experience orbs, and the different varieties of arrows.
+
Sets the entity that the player renders from. This is normally used when the player left-clicks an entity while in spectator mode.
 +
 
 +
The player's camera will move with the entity and look where it is looking. The entity is often another player, but can be any type of entity. The player is unable to move this entity (move packets will act as if they are coming from the other entity).
 +
 
 +
If the given entity is not loaded by the player, this packet is ignored. To return control to the player, send this packet with their entity ID.
 +
 
 +
The Notchian server resets this (sends it back to the default entity) whenever the spectated entity is killed or the player sneaks, but only if they were spectating an entity. It also sends this packet whenever the player switches out of spectator mode (even if they weren't spectating an entity).
  
 
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x55
+
  | 0x50
  |rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | Play
  |rowspan="3"| Client
+
  | Client
  | Collected Entity ID
+
  | Camera ID
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  |  
+
  | ID of the entity to set the client's camera to.
|-
 
| Collector Entity ID
 
| VarInt
 
|
 
|-
 
| Pickup Item Count
 
| VarInt
 
| Seems to be 1 for XP orbs, otherwise the number of items in the stack.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Entity Teleport ====
+
The notchian client also loads certain shaders for given entities:
  
This packet is sent by the server when an entity moves more than 8 blocks.
+
* Creeper &rarr; <code>shaders/post/creeper.json</code>
 +
* Spider (and cave spider) &rarr; <code>shaders/post/spider.json</code>
 +
* Enderman &rarr; <code>shaders/post/invert.json</code>
 +
* Anything else &rarr; the current shader is unloaded
 +
 
 +
==== Set Held Item (clientbound) ====
 +
 
 +
Sent to change the player's slot selection.
  
 
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="7"| 0x56
+
  | 0x51
  |rowspan="7"| Play
+
  | Play
  |rowspan="7"| Client
+
  | Client
  | Entity ID
+
  | Slot
| VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Byte}}
|
+
  | The slot which the player has selected (0–8).
|-
 
| X
 
| Double
 
|
 
|-
 
  | Y
 
| Double
 
  |  
 
|-
 
| Z
 
| Double
 
|
 
|-
 
| Yaw
 
| Angle
 
| New angle, not a delta.
 
|-
 
| Pitch
 
| Angle
 
| New angle, not a delta.
 
|-
 
| On Ground
 
| Boolean
 
|
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Advancements ====
+
==== Set Center Chunk ====
 +
 
 +
Sets the center position of the client's chunk loading area. The area is square-shaped, spanning 2 &times; server view distance + 7 chunks on both axes (width, not radius!). Since the area's width is always an odd number, there is no ambiguity as to which chunk is the center.
 +
 
 +
The Notchian client ignores attempts to send chunks located outside the loading area, and immediately unloads any existing chunks no longer inside it.
 +
 
 +
The center chunk is normally the chunk the player is in, but apart from the implications on chunk loading, the (Notchian) client takes no issue with this not being the case. Indeed, as long as chunks are sent only within the default loading area centered on the world origin, it is not necessary to send this packet at all. This may be useful for servers with small bounded worlds, such as minigames, since it ensures chunks never need to be resent after the client has joined, saving on bandwidth.
 +
 
 +
The Notchian server sends this packet whenever the player moves across a chunk border horizontally, and also (according to testing) for any integer change in the vertical axis, even if it doesn't go across a chunk section border.
  
 
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  ! State
 
  ! State
 
  ! Bound To
 
  ! Bound To
  !colspan="2"| Field Name
+
  ! Field Name
  !colspan="2"| Field Type
+
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="9"| 0x57
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x52
  |rowspan="9"| Play
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  |rowspan="9"| Client
+
  | rowspan="2"| Client
  |colspan="2"| Reset/Clear
+
  | Chunk X
  |colspan="2"| Boolean
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Whether to reset/clear the current advancements.
+
  | Chunk X coordinate of the loading area center.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Mapping size
+
  | Chunk Z
  |colspan="2"| VarInt
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Size of the following array.
+
  | Chunk Z coordinate of the loading area center.
  |-
+
  |}
  |rowspan="2"| Advancement mapping
+
 
  | Key
+
==== Set Render Distance ====
  |rowspan="2"| Array
+
 
  | Identifier
+
Sent by the integrated singleplayer server when changing render distance. This packet is sent by the server when the client reappears in the overworld after leaving the end.
  | The identifier of the advancement.
+
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
  ! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
  ! Field Name
 +
  ! Field Type
 +
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Value
+
  | 0x53
  | Advancement
+
  | Play
  | See below
+
  | Client
  |-
+
  | View Distance
|colspan="2"| List size
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
|colspan="2"| VarInt
+
  | Render distance (2-32).
| Size of the following array.
 
|-
 
|colspan="2"| Identifiers
 
|colspan="2"| Array of Identifier
 
| The identifiers of the advancements that should be removed.
 
|-
 
|colspan="2"| Progress size
 
  |colspan="2"| VarInt
 
  | Size of the following array.
 
|-
 
|rowspan="2"| Progress mapping
 
| Key
 
|rowspan="2"| Array
 
| Identifier
 
| The identifier of the advancement.
 
|-
 
| Value
 
| Advancement progress
 
| See below.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
Advancement structure:
+
==== Set Default Spawn Position ====
 +
 
 +
Sent by the server after login to specify the coordinates of the spawn point (the point at which players spawn at, and which the compass points to). It can be sent at any time to update the point compasses point at.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
  !colspan="2"| Field Name
+
  ! Packet ID
  !colspan="2"| Field Type
+
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Has parent
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x54
  |colspan="2"| Boolean
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  | Indicates whether the next field exists.
+
  | rowspan="2"| Client
 +
| Location
 +
| {{Type|Position}}
 +
| Spawn location.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Parent id
+
  | Angle
  |colspan="2"| Optional Identifier
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
  | The identifier of the parent advancement.
+
  | The angle at which to respawn at.
  |-
+
  |}
|colspan="2"| Has display
+
 
|colspan="2"| Boolean
+
==== Display Objective ====
  | Indicates whether the next field exists.
+
 
 +
This is sent to the client when it should display a scoreboard.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
  ! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Display data
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x55
  |colspan="2"| Optional advancement display
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  | See below.
+
  | rowspan="2"| Client
 +
| Position
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| The position of the scoreboard. 0: list, 1: sidebar, 2: below name, 3 - 18: team specific sidebar, indexed as 3 + team color.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Number of criteria
+
  | Score Name
  |colspan="2"| VarInt
+
  | {{Type|String}} (32767)
| Size of the following array.
+
  | The unique name for the scoreboard to be displayed.
|-
 
|rowspan="2"| Criteria
 
| Key
 
|rowspan="2"| Array
 
| Identifier
 
  | The identifier of the criterion.
 
|-
 
| Value
 
| '''Void'''
 
| There is ''no'' content written here. Perhaps this will be expanded in the future?
 
|-
 
|colspan="2"| Array length
 
|colspan="2"| VarInt
 
| Number of arrays in the following array.
 
|-
 
|rowspan="2"| Requirements
 
| Array length 2
 
|rowspan="2"| Array
 
| VarInt
 
| Number of elements in the following array.
 
|-
 
| Requirement
 
| Array of String
 
| Array of required criteria.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
Advancement display:
+
==== Set Entity Metadata ====
 +
 
 +
Updates one or more [[Entity_metadata#Entity Metadata Format|metadata]] properties for an existing entity. Any properties not included in the Metadata field are left unchanged.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 
  ! Field Name
 
  ! Field Name
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Title
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x56
  | Chat
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
 +
| rowspan="2"| Client
 +
| Entity ID
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Description
+
  | Metadata
  | Chat
+
  | [[Entity_metadata#Entity Metadata Format|Entity Metadata]]
 
  |
 
  |
 +
|}
 +
 +
==== Link Entities ====
 +
 +
This packet is sent when an entity has been {{Minecraft Wiki|Lead|leashed}} to another entity.
 +
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Icon
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x57
  | [[Slot]]
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  |
+
| rowspan="2"| Client
 +
| Attached Entity ID
 +
| {{Type|Int}}
 +
  | Attached entity's EID.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Frame type
+
  | Holding Entity ID
  | VarInt enum
+
  | {{Type|Int}}
  | 0 = <code>task</code>, 1 = <code>challenge</code>, 2 = <code>goal</code>.
+
  | ID of the entity holding the lead. Set to -1 to detach.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Set Entity Velocity ====
 +
 
 +
Velocity is in units of 1/8000 of a block per server tick (50ms); for example, -1343 would move (-1343 / 8000) = −0.167875 blocks per tick (or −3.3575 blocks per second).
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Flags
+
  | rowspan="4"| 0x58
  | Integer
+
  | rowspan="4"| Play
  | 0x1: has background texture; 0x2: <code>show_toast</code>; 0x4: <code>hidden</code>.
+
| rowspan="4"| Client
 +
| Entity ID
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Background texture
+
  | Velocity X
  | Optional Identifier
+
  | {{Type|Short}}
  | Background texture location.  Only if flags indicates it.
+
  | Velocity on the X axis.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | X coord
+
  | Velocity Y
  | Float
+
  | {{Type|Short}}
  |  
+
  | Velocity on the Y axis.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Y coord
+
  | Velocity Z
  | Float
+
  | {{Type|Short}}
  |  
+
  | Velocity on the Z axis.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
Advancement progress:
+
==== Set Equipment ====
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
  !colspan="2"| Field Name
+
! Packet ID
  !colspan="2"| Field Type
+
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
  ! colspan="2"| Field Name
 +
  ! colspan="2"| Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Size
+
| rowspan="3"| 0x59
  |colspan="2"| VarInt
+
| rowspan="3"| Play
  | Size of the following array.
+
| rowspan="3"| Client
 +
  | colspan="2"| Entity ID
 +
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
  | Entity's ID.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| Criteria
+
  | rowspan="2"| Equipment
  | Criterion identifier
+
  | Slot
  |rowspan="2"| Array
+
  | rowspan="2"| {{Type|Array}}
  | Identifier
+
  | {{Type|Byte}} {{Type|Enum}}
  | The identifier of the criterion.
+
  | Equipment slot. 0: main hand, 1: off hand, 2–5: armor slot (2: boots, 3: leggings, 4: chestplate, 5: helmet).  Also has the top bit set if another entry follows, and otherwise unset if this is the last item in the array.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Criterion progress
+
  | Item
  | Criterion progress
+
  | {{Type|Slot}}
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
Criterion progress:
+
==== Set Experience ====
 +
 
 +
Sent by the server when the client should change experience levels.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 
  ! Field Name
 
  ! Field Name
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Achieved
+
  | rowspan="3"| 0x5A
  | Boolean
+
  | rowspan="3"| Play
  | If true, next field is present.
+
| rowspan="3"| Client
 +
| Experience bar
 +
| {{Type|Float}}
 +
  | Between 0 and 1.
 +
|-
 +
| Level
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
|
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Date of achieving
+
  | Total Experience
  | Optional Long
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | As returned by [https://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Date.html#getTime() <code>Date.getTime</code>].
+
  | See {{Minecraft Wiki|Experience#Leveling up}} on the Minecraft Wiki for Total Experience to Level conversion.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Entity Properties ====
+
==== Set Health ====
 +
 
 +
Sent by the server to set the health of the player it is sent to.
  
Sets {{Minecraft Wiki|Attribute|attributes}} on the given entity.
+
Food {{Minecraft Wiki|Food#Hunger and saturation|saturation}} acts as a food “overcharge”. Food values will not decrease while the saturation is over zero. New players logging in or respawning automatically get a saturation of 5.0. Eating food increases the saturation as well as the food bar.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! State
 
  ! State
 
  ! Bound To
 
  ! Bound To
  !colspan="2"| Field Name
+
  ! Field Name
  !colspan="2"| Field Type
+
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="6"| 0x58
+
  | rowspan="3"| 0x5B
  |rowspan="6"| Play
+
  | rowspan="3"| Play
  |rowspan="6"| Client
+
  | rowspan="3"| Client
  |colspan="2"| Entity ID
+
  | Health
  |colspan="2"| VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
  |  
+
  | 0 or less = dead, 20 = full HP.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Number Of Properties
+
  | Food
  |colspan="2"| Int
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Number of elements in the following array.
+
  | 0–20.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="4"| Property
+
  | Food Saturation
  | Key
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
|rowspan="4"| Array
+
  | Seems to vary from 0.0 to 5.0 in integer increments.
| Identifier
 
  | See below.
 
|-
 
| Value
 
| Double
 
| See below.
 
|-
 
| Number Of Modifiers
 
| VarInt
 
| Number of elements in the following array.
 
|-
 
| Modifiers
 
| Array of Modifier Data
 
| See {{Minecraft Wiki|Attribute#Modifiers}}. Modifier Data defined below.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
Known Key values (see also {{Minecraft Wiki|Attribute#Modifiers}}):
+
==== Update Objectives ====
 +
 
 +
This is sent to the client when it should create a new {{Minecraft Wiki|scoreboard}} objective or remove one.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! colspan="2"| Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="10"| 0x5C
 +
| rowspan="10"| Play
 +
| rowspan="10"| Client
 +
| colspan="2"| Objective Name
 +
| {{Type|String}} (32767)
 +
| A unique name for the objective.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  ! Key
+
  | colspan="2"| Mode
  ! Default
+
  | {{Type|Byte}}
  ! Min
+
  | 0 to create the scoreboard. 1 to remove the scoreboard. 2 to update the display text.
  ! Max
+
  |-
  ! Label
+
  | colspan="2"| Objective Value
 +
| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Text Component}}
 +
| Only if mode is 0 or 2.The text to be displayed for the score.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | generic.max_health
+
  | colspan="2"| Type
  | 20.0
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
  | 0.0
+
  | Only if mode is 0 or 2. 0 = "integer", 1 = "hearts".
| 1024.0
 
| Max Health.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | generic.follow_range
+
  | colspan="2"| Has Number Format
  | 32.0
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Boolean}}
  | 0.0
+
  | Only if mode is 0 or 2. Whether this objective has a set number format for the scores.
| 2048.0
 
| Follow Range.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | generic.knockback_resistance
+
  | colspan="2"| Number Format
  | 0.0
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
  | 0.0
+
  | Only if mode is 0 or 2 and the previous boolean is true. Determines how the score number should be formatted.
| 1.0
 
| Knockback Resistance.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | generic.movement_speed
+
  ! Number Format
  | 0.7
+
  ! Field Name
  | 0.0
+
  !
  | 1024.0
+
  !
| Movement Speed.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | generic.attack_damage
+
  | 0: blank
  | 2.0
+
  | colspan="2"| ''no fields''
| 0.0
+
  | Show nothing.
| 2048.0
 
  | Attack Damage.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | generic.attack_speed
+
  | 1: styled
  | 4.0
+
  | Styling
  | 0.0
+
  | [[NBT#Specification:compound_tag|Compound Tag]]
  | 1024.0
+
  | The styling to be used when formatting the score number. Contains the [[Text formatting#Styling fields|text component styling fields]].
| Attack Speed.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | generic.flying_speed
+
  | 2: fixed
  | 0.4
+
  | Content
  | 0.0
+
  | {{Type|Text Component}}
  | 1024.0
+
  | The text to be used as placeholder.
  | Flying Speed.
+
  |}
  |-
+
 
  | generic.armor
+
==== Set Passengers ====
  | 0.0
+
 
  | 0.0
+
{| class="wikitable"
  | 30.0
+
! Packet ID
  | Armor.
+
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
  |-
 +
  | rowspan="3"| 0x5D
 +
| rowspan="3"| Play
 +
  | rowspan="3"| Client
 +
  | Entity ID
 +
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
  | Vehicle's EID.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | generic.armor_toughness
+
  | Passenger Count
  | 0.0
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
| 0.0
+
  | Number of elements in the following array.
| 20.0
 
  | Armor Toughness.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | generic.attack_knockback
+
  | Passengers
  | 0.0
+
  | {{Type|Array}} of {{Type|VarInt}}
  | 0.0
+
  | EIDs of entity's passengers.
  | 5.0
+
  |}
  | &mdash;
+
 
 +
==== Update Teams ====
 +
 
 +
Creates and updates teams.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
  ! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! colspan="2"| Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | generic.luck
+
  | rowspan="23"| 0x5E
  | 0.0
+
| rowspan="23"| Play
  | -1024.0
+
  | rowspan="23"| Client
  | 1024.0
+
  | colspan="2"| Team Name
  | Luck.
+
  | {{Type|String}} (32767)
 +
  | A unique name for the team. (Shared with scoreboard).
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | horse.jump_strength
+
  | colspan="2"| Mode
| 0.7
+
  | {{Type|Byte}}
  | 0.0
+
  | Determines the layout of the remaining packet.
| 2.0
 
  | Jump Strength.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | zombie.spawn_reinforcements
+
  | rowspan="9"| 0: create team
  | 0.0
+
| Team Display Name
  | 0.0
+
| {{Type|Text Component}}
  | 1.0
+
|
  | Spawn Reinforcements Chance.
+
|-
 +
| Friendly Flags
 +
| {{Type|Byte}}
 +
| Bit mask. 0x01: Allow friendly fire, 0x02: can see invisible players on same team.
 +
  |-
 +
  | Name Tag Visibility
 +
  | {{Type|String}} {{Type|Enum}} (40)
 +
  | <code>always</code>, <code>hideForOtherTeams</code>, <code>hideForOwnTeam</code>, <code>never</code>.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | generic.reachDistance
+
  | Collision Rule
  | 5.0
+
  | {{Type|String}} {{Type|Enum}} (40)
| 0.0
+
  | <code>always</code>, <code>pushOtherTeams</code>, <code>pushOwnTeam</code>, <code>never</code>.
| 1024.0
 
  | Player Reach Distance (Forge only).
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | forge.swimSpeed
+
  | Team Color
  | 1.0
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
| 0.0
+
  | Used to color the name of players on the team; see below.
| 1024.0
 
  | Swimming Speed (Forge only).
 
|}
 
 
 
Unknown attributes will cause a game crash ([https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-150405 MC-150405]) due to the default minimum being larger than the default value.
 
 
 
''Modifier Data'' structure:
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  ! Field Name
+
  | Team Prefix
  ! Field Type
+
  | {{Type|Text Component}}
  ! Notes
+
  | Displayed before the names of players that are part of this team.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | UUID
+
  | Team Suffix
  | UUID
+
  | {{Type|Text Component}}
  |  
+
  | Displayed after the names of players that are part of this team.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Amount
+
  | Entity Count
  | Double
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | May be positive or negative.
+
  | Number of elements in the following array.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Operation
+
  | Entities
  | Byte
+
  | {{Type|Array}} of {{Type|String}} (32767)
  | See below.
+
  | Identifiers for the entities in this teamFor players, this is their username; for other entities, it is their UUID.
  |}
+
|-
 
+
| 1: remove team
The operation controls how the base value of the modifier is changed.
+
| ''no fields''
 
+
| ''no fields''
* 0: Add/subtract amount
+
|
* 1: Add/subtract amount percent of the current value
+
|-
* 2: Multiply by amount percent
+
| rowspan="7"| 2: update team info
 
+
  | Team Display Name
All of the 0's are applied first, and then the 1's, and then the 2's.
+
  | {{Type|Text Component}}
 
+
  |
==== Entity Effect ====
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
  ! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="5"| 0x59
+
  | Friendly Flags
|rowspan="5"| Play
+
  | {{Type|Byte}}
  |rowspan="5"| Client
+
  | Bit mask. 0x01: Allow friendly fire, 0x02: can see invisible entities on same team.
| Entity ID
 
| VarInt
 
  |  
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Effect ID
+
  | Name Tag Visibility
  | Byte
+
  | {{Type|String}} {{Type|Enum}} (40)
| See {{Minecraft Wiki|Status effect#List of effects|this table}}.
+
| <code>always</code>, <code>hideForOtherTeams</code>, <code>hideForOwnTeam</code>, <code>never</code>
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Amplifier
+
  | Collision Rule
  | Byte
+
  | {{Type|String}} {{Type|Enum}} (40)
  | Notchian client displays effect level as Amplifier + 1.
+
  | <code>always</code>, <code>pushOtherTeams</code>, <code>pushOwnTeam</code>, <code>never</code>
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Duration
+
  | Team Color
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
  | Duration in ticks.
+
  | Used to color the name of players on the team; see below.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Flags
+
  | Team Prefix
  | Byte
+
  | {{Type|Text Component}}
  | Bit field, see below.
+
  | Displayed before the names of players that are part of this team.
  |}
+
  |-
 
+
| Team Suffix
Within flags:
+
| {{Type|Text Component}}
 
+
| Displayed after the names of players that are part of this team.
* 0x01: Is ambient - was the effect spawned from a beacon? All beacon-generated effects are ambient. Ambient effects use a different icon in the HUD (blue border rather than gray).  If all effects on an entity are ambient, the [[Entities#Living|"Is potion effect ambient" living metadata field]] should be set to true. Usually should not be enabled.
+
|-
* 0x02: Show particles - should all particles from this effect be hidden? Effects with particles hidden are not included in the calculation of the effect color, and are not rendered on the HUD (but are still rendered within the inventory)Usually should be enabled.
+
| rowspan="2"| 3: add entities to team
* 0x04: Show icon - should the icon be displayed on the client? Usually should be enabled.
+
| Entity Count
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Number of elements in the following array.
 +
  |-
 +
| Entities
 +
  | {{Type|Array}} of {{Type|String}} (32767)
 +
| Identifiers for the added entitiesFor players, this is their username; for other entities, it is their UUID.
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="2"| 4: remove entities from team
 +
| Entity Count
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
  | Number of elements in the following array.
 +
|-
 +
| Entities
 +
  | {{Type|Array}} of {{Type|String}} (32767)
 +
| Identifiers for the removed entitiesFor players, this is their username; for other entities, it is their UUID.
 +
  |}
  
==== Declare Recipes ====
+
Team Color: The color of a team defines how the names of the team members are visualized; any formatting code can be used. The following table lists all the possible values.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
  ! Packet ID
+
  ! ID
  ! State
+
  ! Formatting
  ! Bound To
+
  |-
  !colspan="2"| Field Name
+
| 0-15
  !colspan="2"| Field Type
+
| Color formatting, same values as in [[Text formatting#Colors]].
  ! Notes
+
|-
 +
| 16
 +
| Obfuscated
 +
  |-
 +
  | 17
 +
  | Bold
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="4"| 0x5A
+
  | 18
|rowspan="4"| Play
+
  | Strikethrough
|rowspan="4"| Client
 
|colspan="2"| Num Recipes
 
|colspan="2"| VarInt
 
  | Number of elements in the following array.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| Recipe
+
  | 19
| Type
+
  | Underlined
|rowspan="3"| Array
 
| Identifier
 
  | The recipe type, see below.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Recipe ID
+
  | 20
| String
+
  | Italic
  |  
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Data
+
  | 21
  | Optional, varies
+
  | Reset
| Additional data for the recipe.  For some types, there will be no data.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
Recipe types:
+
==== Update Score ====
 +
 
 +
This is sent to the client when it should update a scoreboard item.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
  ! Type
+
  ! Packet ID
  ! Description
+
! State
  ! Data
+
! Bound To
 +
! colspan="2"| Field Name
 +
  ! Field Type
 +
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>crafting_shapeless</code>
+
  | rowspan="11"| 0x5F
  | Shapeless crafting recipe. All items in the ingredient list must be present, but in any order/slot.
+
  | rowspan="11"| Play
  | As follows:
+
  | rowspan="11"| Client
  {| class="wikitable"
+
| colspan="2"| Entity Name
    ! Name
+
| {{Type|String}} (32767)
    ! Type
+
| The entity whose score this is. For players, this is their username; for other entities, it is their UUID.
    ! Description
 
    |-
 
    | Group
 
    | String
 
    | Used to group similar recipes together in the recipe book. Tag is present in recipe JSON.
 
    |-
 
    | Ingredient count
 
    | VarInt
 
    | Number of elements in the following array.
 
    |-
 
    | Ingredients
 
    | Array of Ingredient.
 
    |
 
    |-
 
    | Result
 
    | [[Slot]]
 
    |
 
    |}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>crafting_shaped</code>
+
  | colspan="2"| Objective Name
| Shaped crafting recipe. All items must be present in the same pattern (which may be flipped horizontally or translated).
+
  | {{Type|String}} (32767)
  | As follows:
+
| The name of the objective the score belongs to.
  {| class="wikitable"
 
    ! 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 <code>width * height</code>. Indexed by <code>x + (y * width)</code>.
 
    |-
 
    | Result
 
    | [[Slot]]
 
    |
 
    |}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>crafting_special_armordye</code>
+
  | colspan="2"| Value
  | Recipe for dying leather armor
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  |rowspan="13"| None
+
  | The score to be displayed next to the entry.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>crafting_special_bookcloning</code>
+
  | colspan="2"| Has Display Name
  | Recipe for copying contents of written books
+
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
  | Whether this score has a custom display name.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>crafting_special_mapcloning</code>
+
  | colspan="2"| Display Name
  | Recipe for copying maps
+
| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Text Component}}
 +
  | The custom display name. Only present if the previous boolean is true.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>crafting_special_mapextending</code>
+
  | colspan="2"| Has Number Format
  | Recipe for adding paper to maps
+
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
  | Whether this score has a set number format. This overrides the number format set on the objective, if any.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>crafting_special_firework_rocket</code>
+
  | colspan="2"| Number Format
  | Recipe for making firework rockets
+
| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 +
  | Determines how the score number should be formatted. Only present if the previous boolean is true.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>crafting_special_firework_star</code>
+
  ! Number Format
  | Recipe for making firework stars
+
  ! Field Name
 +
!
 +
!
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>crafting_special_firework_star_fade</code>
+
  | 0: blank
  | Recipe for making firework stars fade between multiple colors
+
  | colspan="2"| ''no fields''
 +
| Show nothing.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>crafting_special_repairitem</code>
+
  | 1: styled
  | Recipe for repairing items via crafting
+
  | Styling
 +
| [[NBT#Specification:compound_tag|Compound Tag]]
 +
| The styling to be used when formatting the score number. Contains the [[Text formatting#Styling fields|text component styling fields]].
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>crafting_special_tippedarrow</code>
+
  | 2: fixed
  | Recipe for crafting tipped arrows
+
  | Content
 +
| {{Type|Text Component}}
 +
| The text to be used as placeholder.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Set Simulation Distance ====
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>crafting_special_bannerduplicate</code>
+
  | 0x60
  | Recipe for copying banner patterns
+
  | Play
 +
| Client
 +
| Simulation Distance
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| The distance that the client will process specific things, such as entities.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Set Subtitle Text ====
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>crafting_special_banneraddpattern</code>
+
  | rowspan="1"| 0x61
  | Recipe for adding patterns to banners
+
| rowspan="1"| Play
 +
| rowspan="1"| Client
 +
| Subtitle Text
 +
| {{Type|Text Component}}
 +
|
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Update Time ====
 +
 
 +
Time is based on ticks, where 20 ticks happen every second. There are 24000 ticks in a day, making Minecraft days exactly 20 minutes long.
 +
 
 +
The time of day is based on the timestamp modulo 24000. 0 is sunrise, 6000 is noon, 12000 is sunset, and 18000 is midnight.
 +
 
 +
The default SMP server increments the time by <code>20</code> every second.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
  ! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>crafting_special_shielddecoration</code>
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x62
  | Recipe for applying a banner's pattern to a shield
+
| rowspan="2"| Play
 +
| rowspan="2"| Client
 +
| World Age
 +
| {{Type|Long}}
 +
  | In ticks; not changed by server commands.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>crafting_special_shulkerboxcoloring</code>
+
  | Time of day
  | Recipe for recoloring a shulker box
+
  | {{Type|Long}}
 +
| The world (or region) time, in ticks. If negative the sun will stop moving at the Math.abs of the time.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Set Title Text ====
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>smelting</code>
+
  | rowspan="1"| 0x63
| Smelting recipe
+
  | rowspan="1"| Play
  |rowspan="4"| As follows:
+
| rowspan="1"| Client
  {| class="wikitable"
+
| Title Text
    ! Name
+
| {{Type|Text Component}}
    ! Type
+
|
    ! Description
+
|}
    |-
+
 
    | Group
+
==== Set Title Animation Times ====
    | String
+
 
    | Used to group similar recipes together in the recipe book.
+
{| class="wikitable"
    |-
+
! Packet ID
    | Ingredient
+
! State
    | Ingredient
+
! Bound To
    |
+
! Field Name
    |-
+
! Field Type
    | Result
+
! Notes
    | [[Slot]]
 
    |
 
    |-
 
    | Experience
 
    | Float
 
    |
 
    |-
 
    | Cooking time
 
    | VarInt
 
    |
 
    |}
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>blasting</code>
+
  | rowspan="3"| 0x64
  | Blast furnace recipe
+
| rowspan="3"| Play
 +
| rowspan="3"| Client
 +
| Fade In
 +
| {{Type|Int}}
 +
  | Ticks to spend fading in.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>smoking</code>
+
  | Stay
  | Smoker recipe
+
  | {{Type|Int}}
 +
| Ticks to keep the title displayed.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | <code>campfire_cooking</code>
+
  | Fade Out
  | Campfire recipe
+
  | {{Type|Int}}
|-
+
  | Ticks to spend fading out, not when to start fading out.
| <code>stonecutting</code>
 
| Stonecutter recipe
 
| As follows:
 
  {| class="wikitable"
 
    ! Name
 
    ! Type
 
    ! Description
 
    |-
 
    | Group
 
    | String
 
    | Used to group similar recipes together in the recipe book.  Tag is present in recipe JSON.
 
    |-
 
    | Ingredient
 
    | Ingredient
 
    |
 
    |-
 
    | Result
 
    | [[Slot]]
 
    |
 
    |}
 
  |-
 
| <code>smithing</code>
 
| Smithing table recipe
 
| As follows:
 
  {| class="wikitable"
 
    ! Name
 
    ! Type
 
    ! Description
 
    |-
 
    | Base
 
    | Ingredient
 
    | First item.
 
    |-
 
    | Addition
 
    | Ingredient
 
    | Second item.
 
    |-
 
    | Result
 
    | [[Slot]]
 
    |
 
    |}
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
Ingredient is defined as:
+
==== Entity Sound Effect ====
 +
 
 +
Plays a sound effect from an entity, either by hardcoded ID or Identifier. Sound IDs and names can be found [https://pokechu22.github.io/Burger/1.20.4.html#sounds here].
 +
 
 +
{{Warning|Numeric sound effect IDs are liable to change between versions}}
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Name
+
  ! Packet ID
! Type
+
  ! State
! Description
+
  ! Bound To
|-
 
| Count
 
| VarInt
 
| Number of elements in 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 ====
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
  ! Packet ID
 
  ! State
 
  ! Bound To
 
 
  ! Field Name
 
  ! Field Name
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="4"| 0x5B
+
  | rowspan="9"| 0x65
  |rowspan="4"| Play
+
  | rowspan="9"| Play
  |rowspan="4"| Client
+
  | rowspan="9"| Client
  | Block Tags
+
  | Sound ID
  | (See below)
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | IDs are block IDs.
+
  | Represents the <code>Sound ID + 1</code>. If the value is 0, the packet contains a sound specified by Identifier.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Item Tags
+
  | Sound Name
  | (See below)
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Identifier}}
  | IDs are item IDs.
+
  | Only present if Sound ID is 0
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Fluid Tags
+
  | Has Fixed Range
  | (See below)
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Boolean}}
  | IDs are fluid IDs.
+
  | Only present if Sound ID is 0.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Entity Tags
+
  | Range
  | (See below)
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Float}}
| IDs are entity IDs.
+
  | The fixed range of the sound. Only present if previous boolean is true and Sound ID is 0.
|}
 
 
 
Tags look like:
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
  !colspan="2"| Field Name
 
!colspan="2"| Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |colspan="2"| Length
+
  | Sound Category
  |colspan="2"| VarInt
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
  | Number of elements in the following array.
+
  | The category that this sound will be played from ([https://gist.github.com/konwboj/7c0c380d3923443e9d55 current categories]).
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| Tags
+
  | Entity ID
| Tag name
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  |rowspan="3"| Array
 
| Identifier
 
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Count
+
  | Volume
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
  | Number of elements in the following array.
+
| 1.0 is 100%, capped between 0.0 and 1.0 by Notchian clients.
 +
|-
 +
| Pitch
 +
| {{Type|Float}}
 +
  | Float between 0.5 and 2.0 by Notchian clients.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Entries
+
  | Seed
  | Array of VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Long}}
  | Numeric ID of the block/item.
+
  | Seed used to pick sound variant.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
More information on tags is available at: https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Tag
+
==== Sound Effect ====
  
And a list of all tags is here: https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Tag#List_of_tags
+
Plays a sound effect at the given location, either by hardcoded ID or Identifier. Sound IDs and names can be found [https://pokechu22.github.io/Burger/1.20.4.html#sounds here].
  
=== Serverbound ===
+
{{Warning|Numeric sound effect IDs are liable to change between versions}}
 
 
==== Teleport Confirm ====
 
 
 
Sent by client as confirmation of [[#Player Position And Look (clientbound)|Player Position And Look]].
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 6,189: Line 6,071:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x00
+
  | rowspan="11"| 0x66
  | Play
+
  | rowspan="11"| Play
  | Server
+
  | rowspan="11"| Client
  | Teleport ID
+
  | Sound ID
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | The ID given by the [[#Player Position And Look (clientbound)|Player Position And Look]] packet.
+
| Represents the <code>Sound ID + 1</code>. If the value is 0, the packet contains a sound specified by Identifier.
 +
|-
 +
| Sound Name
 +
| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Identifier}}
 +
| Only present if Sound ID is 0
 +
|-
 +
| Has Fixed Range
 +
| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| Only present if Sound ID is 0.
 +
|-
 +
| Range
 +
| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Float}}
 +
  | The fixed range of the sound. Only present if previous boolean is true and Sound ID is 0.
 +
|-
 +
| Sound Category
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 +
| The category that this sound will be played from ([https://gist.github.com/konwboj/7c0c380d3923443e9d55 current categories]).
 +
|-
 +
| Effect Position X
 +
| {{Type|Int}}
 +
| Effect X multiplied by 8 ([[Data types#Fixed-point numbers|fixed-point number]] with only 3 bits dedicated to the fractional part).
 +
|-
 +
| Effect Position Y
 +
| {{Type|Int}}
 +
| Effect Y multiplied by 8 ([[Data types#Fixed-point numbers|fixed-point number]] with only 3 bits dedicated to the fractional part).
 +
|-
 +
| Effect Position Z
 +
| {{Type|Int}}
 +
| Effect Z multiplied by 8 ([[Data types#Fixed-point numbers|fixed-point number]] with only 3 bits dedicated to the fractional part).
 +
|-
 +
| Volume
 +
| {{Type|Float}}
 +
| 1.0 is 100%, capped between 0.0 and 1.0 by Notchian clients.
 +
|-
 +
| Pitch
 +
| {{Type|Float}}
 +
| Float between 0.5 and 2.0 by Notchian clients.
 +
|-
 +
| Seed
 +
| {{Type|Long}}
 +
| Seed used to pick sound variant.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Query Block NBT ====
+
==== Start Configuration ====
  
Used when <kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>F3</kbd>+<kbd>I</kbd> is pressed while looking at a block.
+
Sent during gameplay in order to redo the configuration process. The client must respond with [[#Acknowledge Configuration|Acknowledge Configuration]] for the process to start.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x01
+
  | rowspan="1"| 0x67
  |rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | rowspan="1"| Play
  |rowspan="2"| Server
+
  | rowspan="1"| Client
  | Transaction ID
+
  | colspan="3"| ''no fields''
| VarInt
 
| An incremental ID so that the client can verify that the response matches.
 
|-
 
| Location
 
| Position
 
| The location of the block to check.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Query Entity NBT ====
+
This packet switches the connection state to [[#Configuration|configuration]].
  
Used when <kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>F3</kbd>+<kbd>I</kbd> is pressed while looking at an entity.
+
==== Stop Sound ====
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x0D
+
  | rowspan="3"| 0x68
  |rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | rowspan="3"| Play
  |rowspan="2"| Server
+
  | rowspan="3"| Client
  | Transaction ID
+
  | Flags
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Byte}}
  | An incremental ID so that the client can verify that the response matches.
+
| Controls which fields are present.
 +
|-
 +
| Source
 +
| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 +
  | Only if flags is 3 or 1 (bit mask 0x1). See below. If not present, then sounds from all sources are cleared.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Entity ID
+
  | Sound
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Identifier}}
  | The ID of the entity to query.
+
  | Only if flags is 2 or 3 (bit mask 0x2).  A sound effect name, see [[#Custom Sound Effect|Custom Sound Effect]]. If not present, then all sounds are cleared.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Set Difficulty ====
+
Categories:
 
 
Must have at least op level 2 to use.  Appears to only be used on singleplayer; the difficulty buttons are still disabled in multiplayer.
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
  ! Packet ID
+
  ! Name !! Value
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x02
+
  | master || 0
  | Play
+
  |-
  | Server
+
  | music || 1
  | New difficulty
+
  |-
  | Byte
+
  | record || 2
  | 0: peaceful, 1: easy, 2: normal, 3: hard .
+
  |-
 +
| weather || 3
 +
|-
 +
| block || 4
 +
|-
 +
| hostile || 5
 +
|-
 +
| neutral || 6
 +
|-
 +
| player || 7
 +
|-
 +
| ambient || 8
 +
|-
 +
| voice || 9
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Chat Message (serverbound) ====
+
==== System Chat Message ====
 
 
Used to send a chat message to the server.  The message may not be longer than 256 characters or else the server will kick the client.
 
  
If the message starts with a <code>/</code>, the server will attempt to interpret it as a command.  Otherwise, the server will broadcast the same chat message to all players on the server (including the player that sent the message), prepended with player's name.  Specifically, it will respond with a translate [[chat]] component, "<code>chat.type.text</code>" with the first parameter set to the display name of the player (including some chat component logic to support clicking the name to send a PM) and the second parameter set to the message.  See [[Chat#Processing chat|processing chat]] for more information.
+
Sends the client a raw system message.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x03
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x69
  | Play
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  | Server
+
  | rowspan="2"| Client
  | Message
+
  | Content
  | String (256)
+
  | {{Type|Text Component}}
  | The client sends the raw input, not a [[Chat]] component.
+
| Limited to 262144 bytes.
 +
|-
 +
| Overlay
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
  | Whether the message is an actionbar or chat message. See also [[#Set Action Bar Text]].
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Client Status ====
+
==== Set Tab List Header And Footer ====
 +
 
 +
This packet may be used by custom servers to display additional information above/below the player list. It is never sent by the Notchian server.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x04
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x6A
  | Play
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  | Server
+
  | rowspan="2"| Client
  | Action ID
+
  | Header
  | VarInt Enum
+
  | {{Type|Text Component}}
  | See below
+
| To remove the header, send a empty text component: <code>{"text":""}</code>.
 +
|-
 +
| Footer
 +
| {{Type|Text Component}}
 +
  | To remove the footer, send a empty text component: <code>{"text":""}</code>.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
''Action ID'' values:
+
==== Tag Query Response ====
 +
 
 +
Sent in response to [[#Query Block Entity Tag|Query Block Entity Tag]] or [[#Query Entity Tag|Query Entity Tag]].
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  ! Action ID
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x6B
  ! Action
+
| rowspan="2"| Play
  ! Notes
+
| rowspan="2"| Client
 +
| Transaction ID
 +
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
  | Can be compared to the one sent in the original query packet.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0
+
  | NBT
  | Perform respawn
+
  | {{Type|NBT}}
  | Sent when the client is ready to complete login and when the client is ready to respawn after death.
+
  | The NBT of the block or entityMay be a TAG_END (0) in which case no NBT is present.
  |-
 
| 1
 
| Request stats
 
| Sent when the client opens the Statistics menu.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Client Settings ====
+
==== Pickup Item ====
  
Sent when the player connects, or when settings are changed.
+
Sent by the server when someone picks up an item lying on the ground — its sole purpose appears to be the animation of the item flying towards you. It doesn't destroy the entity in the client memory, and it doesn't add it to your inventory. The server only checks for items to be picked up after each [[#Set Player Position|Set Player Position]] (and [[#Set Player Position And Rotation|Set Player Position And Rotation]]) packet sent by the client. The collector entity can be any entity; it does not have to be a player. The collected entity also can be any entity, but the Notchian server only uses this for items, experience orbs, and the different varieties of arrows.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="6"| 0x05
+
  | rowspan="3"| 0x6C
  |rowspan="6"| Play
+
  | rowspan="3"| Play
  |rowspan="6"| Server
+
  | rowspan="3"| Client
  | Locale
+
  | Collected Entity ID
  | String (16)
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | e.g. <code>en_GB</code>.
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | View Distance
+
  | Collector Entity ID
  | Byte
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Client-side render distance, in chunks.
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Chat Mode
+
  | Pickup Item Count
  | VarInt Enum
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | 0: enabled, 1: commands only, 2: hidden.  See [[Chat#Processing chat|processing chat]] for more information.
+
  | Seems to be 1 for XP orbs, otherwise the number of items in the stack.
|-
 
| Chat Colors
 
| Boolean
 
| “Colors” multiplayer setting.
 
|-
 
| Displayed Skin Parts
 
| Unsigned Byte
 
| Bit mask, see below.
 
|-
 
| Main Hand
 
| VarInt Enum
 
| 0: Left, 1: Right.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
''Displayed Skin Parts'' flags:
+
==== Teleport Entity ====
  
* Bit 0 (0x01): Cape enabled
+
This packet is sent by the server when an entity moves more than 8 blocks.
* Bit 1 (0x02): Jacket enabled
 
* Bit 2 (0x04): Left Sleeve enabled
 
* Bit 3 (0x08): Right Sleeve enabled
 
* Bit 4 (0x10): Left Pants Leg enabled
 
* Bit 5 (0x20): Right Pants Leg enabled
 
* Bit 6 (0x40): Hat enabled
 
 
 
The most significant bit (bit 7, 0x80) appears to be unused.
 
 
 
==== Tab-Complete (serverbound) ====
 
 
 
Sent when the client needs to tab-complete a <code>minecraft:ask_server</code> suggestion type.
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x06
+
  | rowspan="7"| 0x6D
  |rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | rowspan="7"| Play
  |rowspan="2"| Server
+
  | rowspan="7"| Client
  | Transaction Id
+
  | Entity ID
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|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.
+
|
 +
  |-
 +
  | X
 +
| {{Type|Double}}
 +
|
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Text
+
  | Y
  | String (32500)
+
| {{Type|Double}}
  | All text behind the cursor without the <code>/</code> (e.g. to the left of the cursor in left-to-right languages like English).
+
|
 +
|-
 +
| Z
 +
| {{Type|Double}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| Yaw
 +
| {{Type|Angle}}
 +
  | (Y Rot)New angle, not a delta.
 +
|-
 +
| Pitch
 +
| {{Type|Angle}}
 +
  | (X Rot)New angle, not a delta.
 +
|-
 +
| On Ground
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
|
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Window Confirmation (serverbound) ====
+
==== Set Ticking State ====
  
If a confirmation sent by the client was not accepted, the server will reply with a [[#Window Confirmation (clientbound)|Window Confirmation (clientbound)]] packet with the Accepted field set to false. When this happens, the client must send this packet to apologize (as with movement), otherwise the server ignores any successive confirmations.
+
Used to adjust the ticking rate of the client, and whether it's frozen.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x07
+
  | rowspan="2" | 0x6E
  |rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | rowspan="2" | Play
  |rowspan="3"| Server
+
  | rowspan="2" | Client
  | Window ID
+
  | Tick rate
  | Byte
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
  | The ID of the window that the action occurred in.
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Action Number
+
  | Is frozen
  | Short
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
| Every action that is to be accepted has a unique number. This number is an incrementing integer (starting at 1) with separate counts for each window ID.
+
  |
|-
 
| Accepted
 
| Boolean
 
  | Whether the action was accepted.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Click Window Button ====
+
==== Step Tick ====
  
Used when clicking on window buttons. Until 1.14, this was only used by enchantment tables.
+
Advances the client processing by the specified number of ticks. Has no effect unless client ticking is frozen.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x08
+
  | 0x6F
  |rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | Play
  |rowspan="2"| Server
+
  | Client
| Window ID
+
  | Tick steps
  | Byte
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | The ID of the window sent by [[#Open Window|Open Window]].
+
  |
|-
 
| Button ID
 
| Byte
 
  | Meaning depends on window type; see below.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
 +
 +
==== Update Advancements ====
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
  ! Window type
+
  ! Packet ID
  ! ID
+
! State
  ! Meaning
+
  ! Bound To
 +
! colspan="2"| Field Name
 +
! colspan="2"| Field Type
 +
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| Enchantment Table
+
  | rowspan="9"| 0x70
  | 0 || Topmost enchantment.
+
  | rowspan="9"| Play
 +
| rowspan="9"| Client
 +
| colspan="2"| Reset/Clear
 +
| colspan="2"| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| Whether to reset/clear the current advancements.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1 || Middle enchantment.
+
  | colspan="2"| Mapping size
 +
| colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Size of the following array.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 2 || Bottom enchantment.
+
  | rowspan="2"| Advancement mapping
 +
| Key
 +
| rowspan="2"| {{Type|Array}}
 +
| {{Type|Identifier}}
 +
| The identifier of the advancement.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="4"| Lectern
+
  | Value
  | 1 || Previous page (which does give a redstone output).
+
| Advancement
 +
  | See below
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 2 || Next page.
+
  | colspan="2"| List size
 +
| colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Size of the following array.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 3 || Take Book.
+
  | colspan="2"| Identifiers
 +
| colspan="2"| {{Type|Array}} of {{Type|Identifier}}
 +
| The identifiers of the advancements that should be removed.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 100+page || Opened page number - 100 + number.
+
  | colspan="2"| Progress size
 +
| colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Size of the following array.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Stonecutter
+
  | rowspan="2"| Progress mapping
  |colspan="2"| Recipe button number - 4*row + col. Depends on the item.
+
| Key
 +
  | rowspan="2"| {{Type|Array}}
 +
  | {{Type|Identifier}}
 +
| The identifier of the advancement.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Loom
+
  | Value
  |colspan="2"| Recipe button number - 4*row + col.  Depends on the item.
+
  | Advancement progress
 +
| See below.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Click Window ====
+
Advancement structure:
 
 
This packet is sent by the player when it clicks on a slot in a window.
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
  ! Packet ID
+
  ! colspan="2"| Field Name
! State
+
  ! colspan="2"| Field Type
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
  ! Field Type
 
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="6"| 0x09
+
  | colspan="2"| Has parent
  |rowspan="6"| Play
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Boolean}}
  |rowspan="6"| Server
+
| Indicates whether the next field exists.
  | Window ID
+
  |-
| Unsigned Byte
+
| colspan="2"| Parent id
  | The ID of the window which was clicked. 0 for player inventory.
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Identifier}}
 +
  | The identifier of the parent advancement.
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"| Has display
 +
| colspan="2"| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| Indicates whether the next field exists.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Slot
+
  | colspan="2"| Display data
  | Short
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Optional}} Advancement display
  | The clicked slot number, see below.
+
  | See below.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Button
+
  | colspan="2"| Array length
  | Byte
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  | The button used in the click, see below.
+
  | Number of arrays in the following array.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Action Number
+
  | rowspan="2"| Requirements
  | Short
+
| Array length 2
  | A unique number for the action, implemented by Notchian as a counter, starting at 1 (different counter for every window ID). Used by the server to send back a [[#Window Confirmation (clientbound)|Window Confirmation (clientbound)]].
+
| rowspan="2"| {{Type|Array}}
 +
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
  | Number of elements in the following array.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Mode
+
  | Requirement
  | VarInt Enum
+
  | {{Type|Array}} of {{Type|String}} (32767)
  | Inventory operation mode, see below.
+
  | Array of required criteria.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Clicked item
+
  | colspan="2"| Sends telemetry data
  | [[Slot Data|Slot]]
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Boolean}}
  | The clicked slot. Has to be empty (item ID = -1) for drop mode.
+
  | Whether the client should include this achievement in the telemetry data when it's completed.
 +
The Notchian client only sends data for advancements on the <code>minecraft</code> namespace.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
See [[Inventory]] for further information about how slots are indexed.
+
Advancement display:
 
 
When right-clicking on a stack of items, half the stack will be picked up and half left in the slot. If the stack is an odd number, the half left in the slot will be smaller of the amounts.
 
 
 
The distinct type of click performed by the client is determined by the combination of the Mode and Button fields.
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
  ! Mode
+
  ! Field Name
  ! Button
+
  ! Field Type
  ! Slot
+
  ! Notes
! Trigger
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  !rowspan="2"| 0
+
  | Title
  | 0
+
  | {{Type|Text Component}}
| Normal
+
  |
  | Left mouse click
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1
+
  | Description
  | Normal
+
  | {{Type|Text Component}}
  | Right mouse click
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  !rowspan="2"| 1
+
  | Icon
  | 0
+
  | {{Type|Slot}}
| Normal
+
  |
  | Shift + left mouse click
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1
+
  | Frame type
  | Normal
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
  | Shift + right mouse click ''(identical behavior)''
+
  | 0 = <code>task</code>, 1 = <code>challenge</code>, 2 = <code>goal</code>.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  !rowspan="5"| 2
+
  | Flags
  | 0
+
  | {{Type|Int}}
| Normal
+
  | 0x01: has background texture; 0x02: <code>show_toast</code>; 0x04: <code>hidden</code>.
  | Number key 1
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1
+
  | Background texture
  | Normal
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Identifier}}
  | Number key 2
+
  | Background texture location.  Only if flags indicates it.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 2
+
  | X coord
  | Normal
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
  | Number key 3
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |
+
  | Y coord
  |
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
  |
+
  |
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
Advancement progress:
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! colspan="2"| Field Name
 +
! colspan="2"| Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 8
+
  | colspan="2"| Size
  | Normal
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Number key 9
+
  | Size of the following array.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  ! 3
+
  | rowspan="2"| Criteria
  | 2
+
  | Criterion identifier
  | Normal
+
| rowspan="2"| {{Type|Array}}
  | Middle click, only defined for creative players in non-player inventories.
+
  | {{Type|Identifier}}
 +
  | The identifier of the criterion.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  !rowspan="4"| 4
+
  | Criterion progress
  | 0
+
  | Criterion progress
  | Normal*
+
  |
  | Drop key (Q) (* Clicked item is different, see above)
+
  |}
 +
 
 +
Criterion progress:
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1
+
  | Achieved
  | Normal*
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  | Ctrl + Drop key (Ctrl-Q) ''(drops full stack)''
+
  | If true, next field is present.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0
+
  | Date of achieving
  | -999
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Long}}
  | Left click outside inventory holding nothing ''(no-op)''
+
  | As returned by [https://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Date.html#getTime() <code>Date.getTime</code>].
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Update Attributes ====
 +
 
 +
Sets {{Minecraft Wiki|Attribute|attributes}} on the given entity.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! colspan="2"| Field Name
 +
! colspan="2"| Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1
+
  | rowspan="6"| 0x71
  | -999
+
| rowspan="6"| Play
  | Right click outside inventory holding nothing ''(no-op)''
+
  | rowspan="6"| Client
 +
| colspan="2"| Entity ID
 +
| colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  !rowspan="9"| 5
+
  | colspan="2"| Number Of Properties
  | 0
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
| -999
+
  | Number of elements in the following array.
  | Starting left mouse drag
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 4
+
  | rowspan="4"| Property
  | -999
+
| Key
  | Starting right mouse drag
+
  | rowspan="4"| {{Type|Array}}
 +
| {{Type|Identifier}}
 +
  | See below.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 8
+
  | Value
  | -999
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
  | Starting middle mouse drag, only defined for creative players in non-player inventories.  (Note: the vanilla client will still incorrectly send this for non-creative players - see [https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-46584 MC-46584])
+
  | See below.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1
+
  | Number Of Modifiers
  | Normal
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Add slot for left-mouse drag
+
  | Number of elements in the following array.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 5
+
  | Modifiers
  | Normal
+
  | {{Type|Array}} of Modifier Data
  | Add slot for right-mouse drag
+
| See {{Minecraft Wiki|Attribute#Modifiers}}. Modifier Data defined below.
 +
  |}
 +
 
 +
Known Key values (see also {{Minecraft Wiki|Attribute#Modifiers}}):
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 9
+
  ! Key
  | Normal
+
  ! Default
  | Add slot for middle-mouse drag, only defined for creative players in non-player inventories. (Note: the vanilla client will still incorrectly send this for non-creative players - see [https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-46584 MC-46584])
+
  ! Min
 +
! Max
 +
  ! Label
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 2
+
  | generic.max_health
  | -999
+
  | 20.0
  | Ending left mouse drag
+
  | 1.0
 +
| 1024.0
 +
| Max Health.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 6
+
  | generic.follow_range
  | -999
+
  | 32.0
  | Ending right mouse drag
+
  | 0.0
 +
| 2048.0
 +
| Follow Range.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 10
+
  | generic.knockback_resistance
  | -999
+
  | 0.0
  | Ending middle mouse drag, only defined for creative players in non-player inventories(Note: the vanilla client will still incorrectly send this for non-creative players - see [https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-46584 MC-46584])
+
  | 0.0
 +
  | 1.0
 +
| Knockback Resistance.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  ! 6
+
  | generic.movement_speed
  | 0
+
  | 0.7
  | Normal
+
  | 0.0
| Double click
+
  | 1024.0
  |}
+
| Movement Speed.
 
 
Starting from version 1.5, “painting mode” is available for use in inventory windows. It is done by picking up stack of something (more than 1 item), then holding mouse button (left, right or middle) and dragging held stack over empty (or same type in case of right button) slots. In that case client sends the following to server after mouse button release (omitting first pickup packet which is sent as usual):
 
 
 
# packet with mode 5, slot -999, button (0 for left | 4 for right);
 
# packet for every slot painted on, mode is still 5, button (1 | 5);
 
# packet with mode 5, slot -999, button (2 | 6);
 
 
 
If any of the painting packets other than the “progress” ones are sent out of order (for example, a start, some slots, then another start; or a left-click in the middle) the painting status will be reset.
 
 
 
The server will send back a [[#Window Confirmation (clientbound)|Window Confirmation]] packet. If the click was not accepted, the client must send a matching [[#Window Confirmation (serverbound)|serverbound window confirmation]] packet before sending more [[#Click Window|Click Window]] packets, otherwise the server will reject them silently. The Notchian server also sends a [[#Window Items|Window Items]] packet for the open window and [[#Set Slot|Set Slot]] packets for the clicked and cursor slot, but only when the click was not accepted, probably to resynchronize client and server.
 
 
 
==== Close Window (serverbound) ====
 
 
 
This packet is sent by the client when closing a window.
 
 
 
Notchian clients send a Close Window packet with Window ID 0 to close their inventory even though there is never an [[#Open Window|Open Window]] packet for the inventory.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x0A
+
  | generic.flying_speed
  | Play
+
  | 0.4
  | Server
+
  | 0.0
| Window ID
+
  | 1024.0
| Unsigned Byte
+
  | Flying Speed.
  | This is the ID of the window that was closed. 0 for player inventory.
 
  |}
 
 
 
==== Plugin Message (serverbound) ====
 
 
 
{{Main|Plugin channels}}
 
 
 
Mods and plugins can use this to send their data. Minecraft itself uses some [[plugin channel]]s. These internal channels are in the <code>minecraft</code> namespace.
 
 
 
More documentation on this: [http://dinnerbone.com/blog/2012/01/13/minecraft-plugin-channels-messaging/ http://dinnerbone.com/blog/2012/01/13/minecraft-plugin-channels-messaging/]
 
 
 
Note that the length of Data is known only from the packet length, since the packet has no length field of any kind.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x0B
+
  | generic.attack_damage
  |rowspan="2"| Play
+
| 2.0
  |rowspan="2"| Server
+
| 0.0
  | Channel
+
  | 2048.0
  | Identifier
+
| Attack Damage.
  | Name of the [[plugin channel]] used to send the data.
+
  |-
 +
| generic.attack_knockback
 +
  | 0.0
 +
  | 0.0
 +
  | 5.0
 +
| &mdash;
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Data
+
  | generic.attack_speed
  | Byte Array
+
  | 4.0
  | Any data, depending on the channel. <code>minecraft:</code> channels are documented [[plugin channel|here]]. The length of this array must be inferred from the packet length.
+
  | 0.0
  |}
+
| 1024.0
 
+
  | Attack Speed.
==== Edit Book ====
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x0C
+
  | generic.armor
|rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | 0.0
  |rowspan="3"| Server
+
  | 0.0
  | New book
+
  | 30.0
  | [[Slot]]
+
  | Armor.
  |
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Is signing
+
  | generic.armor_toughness
  | Boolean
+
  | 0.0
  | True if the player is signing the book; false if the player is saving a draft.
+
  | 0.0
 +
| 20.0
 +
| Armor Toughness.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Hand
+
  | generic.luck
  | VarInt enum
+
  | 0.0
  | 0: Main hand, 1: Off hand.
+
  | -1024.0
  |}
+
| 1024.0
 
+
  | Luck.
When editing a draft, the [[NBT]] section of the Slot contains this:
+
|-
 
+
| zombie.spawn_reinforcements
<pre>
+
| 0.0
TAG_Compound(<nowiki>''</nowiki>): 1 entry
+
| 0.0
{
+
| 1.0
  TAG_List('pages'): 2 entries
+
| Spawn Reinforcements Chance.
  {
+
|-
    TAG_String(0): 'Something on Page 1'
+
| horse.jump_strength
    TAG_String(1): 'Something on Page 2'
+
| 0.7
  }
+
| 0.0
}
+
| 2.0
</pre>
+
| Jump Strength.
 
+
|-
When signing the book, it instead looks like this:
+
| generic.reachDistance
 +
| 5.0
 +
| 0.0
 +
| 1024.0
 +
| Player Reach Distance (Forge only).
 +
|-
 +
| forge.swimSpeed
 +
| 1.0
 +
| 0.0
 +
| 1024.0
 +
| Swimming Speed (Forge only).
 +
|}
  
<pre>
+
''Modifier Data'' structure:
TAG_Compound(<nowiki>''</nowiki>): 3 entires
 
{
 
  TAG_String('author'): 'Steve'
 
  TAG_String('title'): 'A Wonderful Book'
 
  TAG_List('pages'): 2 entries
 
  {
 
    TAG_String(0): 'Something on Page 1'
 
    TAG_String(1): 'Something on Page 2'
 
  }
 
}
 
</pre>
 
 
 
==== Interact Entity ====
 
 
 
This packet is sent from the client to the server when the client attacks or right-clicks another entity (a player, minecart, etc).
 
 
 
A Notchian server only accepts this packet if the entity being attacked/used is visible without obstruction and within a 4-unit radius of the player's position.
 
 
 
Note that middle-click in creative mode is interpreted by the client and sent as a [[#Creative Inventory Action|Creative Inventory Action]] packet instead.
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
  ! Packet ID
+
  |-
! State
 
! Bound To
 
 
  ! Field Name
 
  ! Field Name
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="7"| 0x0E
+
  | UUID
|rowspan="7"| Play
+
  | {{Type|UUID}}
  |rowspan="7"| Server
+
  |
| Entity ID
 
| VarInt
 
  | The ID of the entity to interact.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Type
+
  | Amount
  | VarInt Enum
+
  | {{Type|Double}}
  | 0: interact, 1: attack, 2: interact at.
+
  | May be positive or negative.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Target X
+
  | Operation
  | Optional Float
+
  | {{Type|Byte}}
| Only if Type is interact at.
+
  | See below.
|-
 
| Target Y
 
| Optional Float
 
| Only if Type is interact at.
 
|-
 
| Target Z
 
| Optional Float
 
| Only if Type is interact at.
 
|-
 
| Hand
 
| Optional VarInt Enum
 
| Only if Type is interact or interact at; 0: main hand, 1: off hand.
 
|-
 
| Sneaking
 
| Boolean
 
  | If the client is sneaking.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
 
==== Generate Structure ====
 
  
Sent when Generate is pressed on the {{Minecraft Wiki|Jigsaw Block}} interface.
+
The operation controls how the base value of the modifier is changed.
 +
 
 +
* 0: Add/subtract amount
 +
* 1: Add/subtract amount percent of the current value
 +
* 2: Multiply by amount percent
 +
 
 +
All of the 0's are applied first, and then the 1's, and then the 2's.
 +
 
 +
==== Entity Effect ====
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 6,810: Line 6,736:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x0F
+
  | rowspan="7"| 0x72
  |rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | rowspan="7"| Play
  |rowspan="3"| Server
+
  | rowspan="7"| Client
  | Location
+
  | Entity ID
  | Position
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Block entity location.
+
|
 +
|-
 +
| Effect ID
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| See {{Minecraft Wiki|Status effect#Effect list|this table}}.
 +
|-
 +
| Amplifier
 +
| {{Type|Byte}}
 +
| Notchian client displays effect level as Amplifier + 1.
 +
|-
 +
| Duration
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Duration in ticks. (-1 for infinite)
 +
|-
 +
| Flags
 +
| {{Type|Byte}}
 +
  | Bit field, see below.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Levels
+
  | Has Factor Data
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  | Value of the levels slider/max depth to generate.
+
  | Used in DARKNESS effect
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Keep Jigsaws
+
  | Factor Codec
  | Boolean
+
  | {{Type|NBT}}
  |
+
  | See below
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Keep Alive (serverbound) ====
+
Within flags:
  
The server will frequently send out a keep-alive, each containing a random ID. The client must respond with the same packet.
+
* 0x01: Is ambient - was the effect spawned from a beacon?  All beacon-generated effects are ambient.  Ambient effects use a different icon in the HUD (blue border rather than gray).  If all effects on an entity are ambient, the [[Entity_metadata#Living Entity|"Is potion effect ambient" living metadata field]] should be set to true.  Usually should not be enabled.
 +
* 0x02: Show particles - should all particles from this effect be hidden?  Effects with particles hidden are not included in the calculation of the effect color, and are not rendered on the HUD (but are still rendered within the inventory).  Usually should be enabled.
 +
* 0x04: Show icon - should the icon be displayed on the client?  Usually should be enabled.
  
 +
Factor Data
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
  ! Packet ID
+
  !Name
  ! State
+
  !Type
  ! Bound To
+
  !style="width: 250px;" colspan="2"| Notes
  ! Field Name
+
|-
  ! Field Type
+
| padding_duration
  ! Notes
+
| TAG_INT
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| factor_start
 +
| TAG_FLOAT
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| factor_target
 +
  | TAG_FLOAT
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| factor_current
 +
| TAG_FLOAT
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| effect_changed_timestamp
 +
| TAG_INT
 +
|-
 +
  | factor_previous_frame
 +
  | TAG_FLOAT
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x10
+
  | had_effect_last_tick
| Play
+
  | TAG_BOOLEAN
| Server
 
| Keep Alive ID
 
| Long
 
  |  
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Lock Difficulty ====
+
==== Update Recipes ====
 
 
Must have at least op level 2 to use.  Appears to only be used on singleplayer; the difficulty buttons are still disabled in multiplayer.
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 6,854: Line 6,812:
 
  ! State
 
  ! State
 
  ! Bound To
 
  ! Bound To
  ! Field Name
+
  ! colspan="2"| Field Name
  ! Field Type
+
  ! colspan="2"| Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x11
+
  | rowspan="4"| 0x73
  | Play
+
  | rowspan="4"| Play
  | Server
+
  | rowspan="4"| Client
  | Locked
+
  | colspan="2"| Num Recipes
  | Boolean
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Number of elements in the following array.
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="3"| Recipe
 +
| Type
 +
| rowspan="3"| {{Type|Array}}
 +
| {{Type|Identifier}}
 +
| The recipe type, see below.
 +
|-
 +
| Recipe ID
 +
| {{Type|Identifier}}
 
  |
 
  |
 +
|-
 +
| Data
 +
| Varies
 +
| Additional data for the recipe.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Player Position ====
+
Recipe types:
 
 
Updates the player's XYZ position on the server.
 
 
 
Checking for moving too fast is achieved like this:
 
 
 
* Each server tick, the player's current position is stored
 
* When a player moves, the changes in x, y, and z coordinates are compared with the positions from the previous tick (&Delta;x, &Delta;y, &Delta;z)
 
* Total movement distance squared is computed as &Delta;x&sup2; + &Delta;y&sup2; + &Delta;z&sup2;
 
* The expected movement distance squared is computed as velocityX&sup2; + veloctyY&sup2; + velocityZ&sup2;
 
* If the total movement distance squared value minus the expected movement distance squared value is more than 100 (300 if the player is using an elytra), they are moving too fast.
 
 
 
If the player is moving too fast, it will be logged that "<player> moved too quickly! " followed by the change in x, y, and z, and the player will be teleported back to their current (before this packet) serverside position.
 
 
 
Also, if the absolute value of X or the absolute value of Z is a value greater than 3.2×10<sup>7</sup>, or X, Y, or Z are not finite (either positive infinity, negative infinity, or NaN), the client will be kicked for “Invalid move player packet received”.
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
  ! Packet ID
+
  ! Type
! State
+
  ! Description
  ! Bound To
+
  ! Data
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="4"| 0x12
+
  | <code>minecraft:crafting_shapeless</code>
  |rowspan="4"| Play
+
| Shapeless crafting recipe. All items in the ingredient list must be present, but in any order/slot.
|rowspan="4"| Server
+
  | As follows:
| X
+
  {| class="wikitable"
| Double
+
    ! Name
| Absolute position.
+
    ! Type
 +
    ! Description
 +
    |-
 +
    | Group
 +
    | {{Type|String}} (32767)
 +
    | Used to group similar recipes together in the recipe book. Tag is present in recipe JSON.
 +
    |-
 +
    |Category
 +
    |{{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 +
    |Building = 0, Redstone = 1, Equipment = 2, Misc = 3
 +
    |-
 +
    | Ingredient count
 +
    | {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
    | Number of elements in the following array.
 +
    |-
 +
    | Ingredients
 +
    | {{Type|Array}} of Ingredient.
 +
    |
 +
    |-
 +
    | Result
 +
    | {{Type|Slot}}
 +
    |
 +
    |}
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Feet Y
+
  | <code>minecraft:crafting_shaped</code>
  | Double
+
  | Shaped crafting recipe. All items must be present in the same pattern (which may be flipped horizontally or translated).
  | Absolute feet position, normally Head Y - 1.62.
+
  | As follows:
|-
+
  {| class="wikitable"
| Z
+
    ! Name
| Double
+
    ! Type
| Absolute position.
+
    ! Description
|-
+
    |-
| On Ground
+
    | Group
| Boolean
+
    | {{Type|String}} (32767)
| True if the client is on the ground, false otherwise.
+
    | Used to group similar recipes together in the recipe book. Tag is present in recipe JSON.
|}
+
    |-
 
+
    |Category
==== Player Position And Rotation (serverbound) ====
+
    |{{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 
+
    |Building = 0, Redstone = 1, Equipment = 2, Misc = 3
A combination of [[#Player Rotation|Player Rotation]] and [[#Player Position|Player Position]].
+
    |-
 
+
    | Width
{| class="wikitable"
+
    | {{Type|VarInt}}
! Packet ID
+
    |
! State
+
    |-
! Bound To
+
    | Height
  ! Field Name
+
    | {{Type|VarInt}}
  ! Field Type
+
    |
  ! Notes
+
    |-
 +
    | Ingredients
 +
    | {{Type|Array}} of Ingredient
 +
    | Length is <code>width * height</code>. Indexed by <code>x + (y * width)</code>.
 +
    |-
 +
    | Result
 +
    | {{Type|Slot}}
 +
    |-
 +
    | Show notification
 +
    | {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
    | Show a toast when the recipe is [[Protocol#Update_Recipe_Book|added]].
 +
    |}
 +
|-
 +
| <code>minecraft:crafting_special_armordye</code>
 +
| Recipe for dying leather armor
 +
| rowspan="14" | As follows:
 +
  {| class="wikitable"
 +
    ! Name
 +
    ! Type
 +
    ! Description
 +
    |-
 +
    |Category
 +
    |{{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 +
    |Building = 0, Redstone = 1, Equipment = 2, Misc = 3
 +
    |}
 +
  |-
 +
  | <code>minecraft:crafting_special_bookcloning</code>
 +
  | Recipe for copying contents of written books
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="6"| 0x13
+
  | <code>minecraft:crafting_special_mapcloning</code>
|rowspan="6"| Play
+
  | Recipe for copying maps
|rowspan="6"| Server
 
| X
 
| Double
 
  | Absolute position.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Feet Y
+
  | <code>minecraft:crafting_special_mapextending</code>
  | Double
+
  | Recipe for adding paper to maps
| Absolute feet position, normally Head Y - 1.62.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Z
+
  | <code>minecraft:crafting_special_firework_rocket</code>
  | Double
+
  | Recipe for making firework rockets
| Absolute position.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Yaw
+
  | <code>minecraft:crafting_special_firework_star</code>
  | Float
+
  | Recipe for making firework stars
| Absolute rotation on the X Axis, in degrees.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Pitch
+
  | <code>minecraft:crafting_special_firework_star_fade</code>
  | Float
+
  | Recipe for making firework stars fade between multiple colors
| Absolute rotation on the Y Axis, in degrees.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | On Ground
+
  | <code>minecraft:crafting_special_repairitem</code>
  | Boolean
+
  | Recipe for repairing items via crafting
  | True if the client is on the ground, false otherwise.
+
  |-
  |}
+
  | <code>minecraft:crafting_special_tippedarrow</code>
 
+
| Recipe for crafting tipped arrows
==== Player Rotation ====
+
|-
[[File:Minecraft-trig-yaw.png|thumb|The unit circle for yaw]]
+
| <code>minecraft:crafting_special_bannerduplicate</code>
[[File:Yaw.png|thumb|The unit circle of yaw, redrawn]]
+
  | Recipe for copying banner patterns
 
+
  |-
Updates the direction the player is looking in.
+
  | <code>minecraft:crafting_special_shielddecoration</code>
 
+
  | Recipe for applying a banner's pattern to a shield
Yaw is measured in degrees, and does not follow classical trigonometry rules. The unit circle of yaw on the XZ-plane starts at (0, 1) and turns counterclockwise, with 90 at (-1, 0), 180 at (0,-1) and 270 at (1, 0). Additionally, yaw is not clamped to between 0 and 360 degrees; any number is valid, including negative numbers and numbers greater than 360.
+
  |-
 
+
  | <code>minecraft:crafting_special_shulkerboxcoloring</code>
Pitch is measured in degrees, where 0 is looking straight ahead, -90 is looking straight up, and 90 is looking straight down.
+
  | Recipe for recoloring a shulker box
 
 
The yaw and pitch of player (in degrees), standing at point (x0, y0, z0) and looking towards point (x, y, z) can be calculated with:
 
 
 
  dx = x-x0
 
  dy = y-y0
 
  dz = z-z0
 
r = sqrt( dx*dx + dy*dy + dz*dz )
 
yaw = -atan2(dx,dz)/PI*180
 
  if yaw < 0 then
 
    yaw = 360 + yaw
 
pitch = -arcsin(dy/r)/PI*180
 
 
 
You can get a unit vector from a given yaw/pitch via:
 
 
 
  x = -cos(pitch) * sin(yaw)
 
  y = -sin(pitch)
 
  z =  cos(pitch) * cos(yaw)
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Packet ID
 
! State
 
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
! Field Type
 
! Notes
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x14
+
  | <code>minecraft:crafting_special_suspiciousstew</code>
|rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | Recipe for crafting suspicious stews
|rowspan="3"| Server
 
| Yaw
 
| Float
 
  | Absolute rotation on the X Axis, in degrees.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Pitch
+
  | <code>minecraft:crafting_decorated_pot</code>
  | Float
+
  | Recipe for crafting decorated pots
| Absolute rotation on the Y Axis, in degrees.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | On Ground
+
  | <code>minecraft:smelting</code>
  | Boolean
+
  | Smelting recipe
  | True if the client is on the ground, false otherwise.
+
  | rowspan="4"| As follows:
|}
+
  {| class="wikitable"
 
+
    ! Name
==== Player Movement ====
+
    ! Type
 
+
    ! Description
This packet as well as [[#Player Position|Player Position]], [[#Player Look|Player Look]], and [[#Player Position And Look 2|Player Position And Look]] are called the “serverbound movement packets”. Vanilla clients will send Player Position once every 20 ticks even for a stationary player.
+
    |-
 
+
    | Group
This packet is used to indicate whether the player is on ground (walking/swimming), or airborne (jumping/falling).
+
    | {{Type|String}} (32767)
 
+
    | Used to group similar recipes together in the recipe book.
When dropping from sufficient height, fall damage is applied when this state goes from false to true. The amount of damage applied is based on the point where it last changed from true to false. Note that there are several movement related packets containing this state.
+
    |-
 
+
    |Category
{| class="wikitable"
+
    |{{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
  ! Packet ID
+
    |Food = 0, Blocks = 1, Misc = 2
  ! State
+
    |-
  ! Bound To
+
    | Ingredient
  ! Field Name
+
    | Ingredient
  ! Field Type
+
    |
  ! Notes
+
    |-
 +
    | Result
 +
    | {{Type|Slot}}
 +
    |
 +
    |-
 +
    | Experience
 +
    | {{Type|Float}}
 +
    |
 +
    |-
 +
    | Cooking time
 +
    | {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
    |
 +
    |}
 +
|-
 +
| <code>minecraft:blasting</code>
 +
| Blast furnace recipe
 +
  |-
 +
  | <code>minecraft:smoking</code>
 +
  | Smoker recipe
 +
  |-
 +
  | <code>minecraft:campfire_cooking</code>
 +
  | Campfire recipe
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x15
+
  | <code>minecraft:stonecutting</code>
  | Play
+
  | Stonecutter recipe
  | Server
+
  | As follows:
  | On Ground
+
  {| class="wikitable"
  | Boolean
+
    ! Name
  | True if the client is on the ground, false otherwise.
+
    ! Type
  |}
+
    ! Description
 
+
    |-
==== Vehicle Move (serverbound) ====
+
    | Group
 +
    | {{Type|String}} (32767)
 +
    | Used to group similar recipes together in the recipe book. Tag is present in recipe JSON.
 +
    |-
 +
    | Ingredient
 +
    | Ingredient
 +
    |
 +
    |-
 +
    | Result
 +
    | {{Type|Slot}}
 +
    |
 +
    |}
 +
|-
 +
  | <code>minecraft:smithing_transform</code>
 +
  | Recipe for smithing netherite gear
 +
| As follows:
 +
  {| class="wikitable"
 +
    ! Name
 +
    ! Type
 +
    ! Description
 +
    |-
 +
    | Template
 +
    | Ingredient
 +
    | The smithing template.
 +
    |-
 +
    | Base
 +
    | Ingredient
 +
    | The base item.
 +
    |-
 +
    | Addition
 +
    | Ingredient
 +
    | The additional ingredient.
 +
    |-
 +
    | Result
 +
    | {{Type|Slot}}
 +
    |
 +
    |}
 +
|-
 +
| <code>minecraft:smithing_trim</code>
 +
  | Recipe for applying armor trims
 +
| As follows:
 +
  {| class="wikitable"
 +
    ! Name
 +
    ! Type
 +
    ! Description
 +
    |-
 +
    | Template
 +
    | Ingredient
 +
    | The smithing template.
 +
    |-
 +
    | Base
 +
    | Ingredient
 +
    | The base item.
 +
    |-
 +
    | Addition
 +
    | Ingredient
 +
    | The additional ingredient.
 +
    |}
 +
|}
  
Sent when a player moves in a vehicle. Fields are the same as in [[#Player Position And Look (serverbound)|Player Position And Look]]. Note that all fields use absolute positioning and do not allow for relative positioning.
+
Ingredient is defined as:
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Name
 +
! Type
 +
! Description
 +
|-
 +
| Count
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Number of elements in the following array.
 +
|-
 +
| Items
 +
| {{Type|Array}} of {{Type|Slot}}
 +
| Any item in this array may be used for the recipe.  The count of each item should be 1.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Update Tags (play) ====
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 7,033: Line 7,094:
 
  ! State
 
  ! State
 
  ! Bound To
 
  ! Bound To
  ! Field Name
+
  ! colspan="2"| Field Name
  ! Field Type
+
  ! colspan="2"| Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="5"| 0x16
+
  | rowspan="3"| 0x74
  |rowspan="5"| Play
+
  | rowspan="3"| Play
  |rowspan="5"| Server
+
  | rowspan="3"| Client
  | X
+
  | colspan="2"| Length of the array
| Double
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Absolute position (X coordinate).
+
  |
|-
 
| Y
 
| Double
 
  | Absolute position (Y coordinate).
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Z
+
  | rowspan="2"| Array of tags
  | Double
+
| Registry
  | Absolute position (Z coordinate).
+
| rowspan="2"| {{Type|Array}}
 +
  | {{Type|Identifier}}
 +
  | Registry identifier (Vanilla expects tags for the registries <code>minecraft:block</code>, <code>minecraft:item</code>, <code>minecraft:fluid</code>, <code>minecraft:entity_type</code>, and <code>minecraft:game_event</code>)
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Yaw
+
  | Array of Tag
  | Float
+
  | (See below)
  | Absolute rotation on the vertical axis, in degrees.
+
  |
|-
 
| Pitch
 
| Float
 
| Absolute rotation on the horizontal axis, in degrees.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Steer Boat ====
+
Tag arrays look like:
 
 
Used to ''visually'' update whether boat paddles are turning.  The server will update the [[Entities#Boat|Boat entity metadata]] to match the values here.
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
  ! Packet ID
+
  ! colspan="2"| Field Name
! State
+
  ! colspan="2"| Field Type
! Bound To
 
! Field Name
 
  ! Field Type
 
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x17
+
  | colspan="2"| Length
  |rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  |rowspan="2"| Server
+
| Number of elements in the following array
  | Left paddle turning
+
|-
  | Boolean
+
  | rowspan="3"| Tags
 +
  | Tag name
 +
| rowspan="3"| {{Type|Array}}
 +
  | {{Type|Identifier}}
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Right paddle turning
+
  | Count
  | Boolean
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  |
+
| Number of elements in the following array
 +
|-
 +
| Entries
 +
| {{Type|Array}} of {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
  | Numeric IDs of the given type (block, item, etc.). This list replaces the previous list of IDs for the given tag. If some preexisting tags are left unmentioned, a warning is printed.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
Right paddle turning is set to true when the left button or forward button is held; left paddle turning is set to true when the right button or forward button is set to true.
+
See {{Minecraft Wiki|Tag}} on the Minecraft Wiki for more information, including a list of vanilla tags.
  
==== Pick Item ====
+
=== Serverbound ===
  
Used to swap out an empty space on the hotbar with the item in the given inventory slot.  The Notchain client uses this for pick block functionality (middle click) to retrieve items from the inventory.
+
==== Confirm Teleportation ====
  
 +
Sent by client as confirmation of [[#Synchronize Player Position|Synchronize Player Position]].
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 7,100: Line 7,158:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x18
+
  | 0x00
 
  | Play
 
  | Play
 
  | Server
 
  | Server
  | Slot to use
+
  | Teleport ID
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | See [[Inventory]].
+
  | The ID given by the [[#Synchronize Player Position|Synchronize Player Position]] packet.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
The server will first search the player's hotbar for an empty slot, starting from the current slot and looping around to the slot before it.  If there are no empty slots, it will start a second search from the current slot and find the first slot that does not contain an enchanted item.  If there still are no slots that meet that criteria, then the server will use the currently selected slot.
+
==== Query Block Entity Tag ====
  
After finding the appropriate slot, the server swaps the items and then send 3 packets:
+
Used when <kbd>F3</kbd>+<kbd>I</kbd> is pressed while looking at a block.
 
 
* [[Protocol#Set slot|Set Slot]], with window ID set to -2 and slot set to the newly chosen slot and the item set to the item that is now in that slot (which was previously at the slot the client requested)
 
* Set Slot, with window ID set to -2 and slot set to the slot the player requested, with the item that is now in that slot and was previously on the hotbar slot
 
* [[Protocol#Held_Item_Change_.28clientbound.29|Held Item Change]], with the slot set to the newly chosen slot.
 
 
 
==== Craft Recipe Request ====
 
 
 
This packet is sent when a player clicks a recipe in the crafting book that is craftable (white border).
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 7,128: Line 7,178:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x19
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x01
  |rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  |rowspan="3"| Server
+
  | rowspan="2"| Server
  | Window ID
+
  | Transaction ID
  | Byte
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  |
+
  | An incremental ID so that the client can verify that the response matches.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Recipe
+
  | Location
  | Identifier
+
  | {{Type|Position}}
| A recipe ID.
+
  | The location of the block to check.
  |-
 
| Make all
 
| Boolean
 
| Affects the amount of items processed; true if shift is down when clicked.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Player Abilities (serverbound) ====
+
==== Change Difficulty ====
  
The vanilla client sends this packet when the player starts/stops flying with the Flags parameter changed accordingly.
+
Must have at least op level 2 to use.  Appears to only be used on singleplayer; the difficulty buttons are still disabled in multiplayer.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 7,156: Line 7,202:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x1A
+
  | 0x02
 
  | Play
 
  | Play
 
  | Server
 
  | Server
  | Flags
+
  | New difficulty
  | Byte
+
  | {{Type|Byte}}
  | Bit mask. 0x02: is flying.
+
  | 0: peaceful, 1: easy, 2: normal, 3: hard .
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Player Digging ====
+
==== Acknowledge Message ====
 
 
Sent when the player mines a block. A Notchian server only accepts digging packets with coordinates within a 6-unit radius between the center of the block and 1.5 units from the player's feet (''not'' their eyes).
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 7,176: Line 7,220:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x1B
+
  | rowspan="1"| 0x03
  |rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | rowspan="1"| Play
  |rowspan="3"| Server
+
  | rowspan="1"| Server
  | Status
+
  | Message Count
  | VarInt Enum
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
| The action the player is taking against the block (see below).
+
  |  
|-
 
| Location
 
| Position
 
| Block position.
 
|-
 
| Face
 
| Byte Enum
 
  | The face being hit (see below).
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
Status can be one of seven values:
+
==== Chat Command ====
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
  ! Value
+
  ! Packet ID
  ! Meaning
+
  ! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! colspan="2"| Field Name
 +
! colspan="2"| Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0
+
  | rowspan="8"| 0x04
  | Started digging
+
| rowspan="8"| Play
  |  
+
| rowspan="8"| Server
 +
| colspan="2"| Command
 +
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|String}} (256)
 +
  | colspan="2"| The command typed by the client.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1
+
  | colspan="2"| Timestamp
  | Cancelled digging
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Long}}
  | Sent when the player lets go of the Mine Block key (default: left click).
+
  | colspan="2"| The timestamp that the command was executed.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 2
+
  | colspan="2"| Salt
  | Finished digging
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Long}}
  | Sent when the client thinks it is finished.
+
  | colspan="2"| The salt for the following argument signatures.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 3
+
  | colspan="2"| Array length
  | Drop item stack
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Triggered by using the Drop Item key (default: Q) with the modifier to drop the entire selected stack (default: depends on OS). Location is always set to 0/0/0, Face is always set to -Y.
+
  | colspan="2"| Number of entries in the following array. The maximum length in Notchian server is 8.
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="2"| Array of argument signatures
 +
| Argument name
 +
| rowspan="2"| {{Type|Array}} (8)
 +
| {{Type|String}} (16)
 +
| The name of the argument that is signed by the following signature.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 4
+
  | Signature
  | Drop item
+
  | {{Type|Byte Array}} (256)
  | Triggered by using the Drop Item key (default: Q). Location is always set to 0/0/0, Face is always set to -Y.
+
  | The signature that verifies the argument. Always 256 bytes and is not length-prefixed.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 5
+
  | colspan="2"| Message Count
  | Shoot arrow / finish eating
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Indicates that the currently held item should have its state updated such as eating food, pulling back bows, using buckets, etc. Location is always set to 0/0/0, Face is always set to -Y.
+
  | colspan="2"|
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 6
+
  | colspan="2"| Acknowledged
  | Swap item in hand
+
  | colspan="2"| {{Type|Fixed BitSet}} (20)
  | Used to swap or assign an item to the second hand. Location is always set to 0/0/0, Face is always set to -Y.
+
  | colspan="2"|
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
The Face field can be one of the following values, representing the face being hit:
+
==== Chat Message ====
 +
 
 +
Used to send a chat message to the server.  The message may not be longer than 256 characters or else the server will kick the client.
 +
 
 +
The server will broadcast a [[#Player Chat Message|Player Chat Message]] packet with Chat Type <code>minecraft:chat</code> to all players that haven't disabled chat (including the player that sent the message). See [[Chat#Processing chat]] for more information.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  ! Value
+
  | rowspan="7"| 0x05
  ! Offset
+
  | rowspan="7"| Play
  ! Face
+
  | rowspan="7"| Server
 +
| Message
 +
| {{Type|String}} (256)
 +
|
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0
+
  | Timestamp
  | -Y
+
  | {{Type|Long}}
  | Bottom
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 1
+
  | Salt
  | +Y
+
  | {{Type|Long}}
  | Top
+
  | The salt used to verify the signature hash.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 2
+
  | Has Signature
  | -Z
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
  | North
+
  | Whether the next field is present.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 3
+
  | Signature
  | +Z
+
  | {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Byte Array}} (256)
  | South
+
  | The signature used to verify the chat message's authentication. When present, always 256 bytes and not length-prefixed.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 4
+
  | Message Count
  | -X
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | West
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 5
+
  | Acknowledged
  | +X
+
  | {{Type|Fixed BitSet}} (20)
  | East
+
  |  
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Entity Action ====
+
==== Player Session ====
 
 
Sent by the client to indicate that it has performed certain actions: sneaking (crouching), sprinting, exiting a bed, jumping with a horse, and opening a horse's inventory while riding it.
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 7,269: Line 7,328:
 
  ! State
 
  ! State
 
  ! Bound To
 
  ! Bound To
  ! Field Name
+
  ! colspan="2"| Field Name
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x1C
+
  | rowspan="6"| 0x06
  |rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | rowspan="6"| Play
  |rowspan="3"| Server
+
  | rowspan="6"| Server
  | Entity ID
+
  | colspan="2"| Session Id
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|UUID}}
  | Player ID
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Action ID
+
  | rowspan="5"| Public Key
  | VarInt Enum
+
  | Expires At
  | The ID of the action, see below.
+
| {{Type|Long}}
 +
  | The time the play session key expires in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time epoch] milliseconds.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Jump Boost
+
  | Public Key Length
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | Only used by the “start jump with horse” action, in which case it ranges from 0 to 100. In all other cases it is 0.
+
  | Length of the proceeding public key. Maximum length in Notchian server is 512 bytes.
|}
 
 
 
Action ID can be one of the following values:
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! ID
 
! Action
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0
+
  | Public Key
  | Start sneaking
+
  | {{Type|Byte Array}} (512)
|-
+
  | A byte array of an X.509-encoded public key.
| 1
 
| Stop sneaking
 
  |-
 
| 2
 
| Leave bed
 
|-
 
| 3
 
| Start sprinting
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 4
+
  | Key Signature Length
  | Stop sprinting
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Length of the proceeding key signature array. Maximum length in Notchian server is 4096 bytes.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 5
+
  | Key Signature
  | Start jump with horse
+
  | {{Type|Byte Array}} (4096)
|-
+
  | The signature consists of the player UUID, the key expiration timestamp, and the public key data. These values are hashed using [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA-1 SHA-1] and signed using Mojang's private [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSA_(cryptosystem) RSA] key.
| 6
 
| Stop jump with horse
 
  |-
 
| 7
 
| Open horse inventory
 
|-
 
| 8
 
| Start flying with elytra
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
Leave bed is only sent when the “Leave Bed” button is clicked on the sleep GUI, not when waking up due today time.
+
==== Chunk Batch Received ====
  
Open horse inventory is only sent when pressing the inventory key (default: E) while on a horse — all other methods of opening a horse's inventory (involving right-clicking or shift-right-clicking it) do not use this packet.
+
Notifies the server that the chunk batch has been received by the client. The server uses the value sent in this packet to adjust the number of chunks to be sent in a batch.
  
==== Steer Vehicle ====
+
The Notchian server will stop sending further chunk data until the client acknowledges the sent chunk batch. After the first acknowledgement, the server adjusts this number to allow up to 10 unacknowledged batches.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 7,337: Line 7,375:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x1D
+
  | rowspan="1"| 0x07
  |rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | rowspan="1"| Play
  |rowspan="3"| Server
+
  | rowspan="1"| Server
  | Sideways
+
  | Chunks per tick
  | Float
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
| Positive to the left of the player.
+
  | Desired chunks per tick.
|-
 
| Forward
 
| Float
 
  | Positive forward.
 
|-
 
| Flags
 
| Unsigned Byte
 
| Bit mask. 0x1: jump, 0x2: unmount.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
Also known as 'Input' packet.
+
==== Client Status ====
  
==== Set Displayed Recipe ====
+
{| class="wikitable"
 
 
Replaces Recipe Book Data, type 0.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
 
  ! Packet ID
 
  ! Packet ID
 
  ! State
 
  ! State
Line 7,367: Line 7,393:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x1E
+
  | 0x08
 
  | Play
 
  | Play
 
  | Server
 
  | Server
  | Recipe ID
+
  | Action ID
  | Identifier
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
  |
+
  | See below
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Set Recipe Book State ====
+
''Action ID'' values:
 
 
Replaces Recipe Book Data, type 1.
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
  ! Packet ID
+
  |-
  ! State
+
  ! Action ID
! Bound To
+
  ! Action
! Field Name
 
  ! Field Type
 
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x1F
+
  | 0
|rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | Perform respawn
|rowspan="3"| Server
+
  | Sent when the client is ready to complete login and when the client is ready to respawn after death.
  | Book ID
 
  | VarInt enum
 
| 0: crafting, 1: furnace, 2: blast furnace, 3: smoker.
 
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Book Open
+
  | 1
  | Boolean
+
  | Request stats
|
+
  | Sent when the client opens the Statistics menu.
|-
 
| Filter Active
 
| Boolean
 
  |
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Name Item ====
+
==== Client Information (play) ====
  
Sent as a player is renaming an item in an anvil (each keypress in the anvil UI sends a new Name Item packet).  If the new name is empty, then the item loses its custom name (this is different from setting the custom name to the normal name of the item).  The item name may be no longer than 35 characters long, and if it is longer than that, then the rename is silently ignored.
+
Sent when the player connects, or when settings are changed.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 7,415: Line 7,430:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x20
+
  | rowspan="8"| 0x09
  | Play
+
  | rowspan="8"| Play
  | Server
+
  | rowspan="8"| Server
  | Item name
+
  | Locale
  | String (32767)
+
  | {{Type|String}} (16)
  | The new name of the item.
+
  | e.g. <code>en_GB</code>.
  |}
+
|-
 
+
| View Distance
==== Resource Pack Status ====
+
| {{Type|Byte}}
 
+
| Client-side render distance, in chunks.
{| class="wikitable"
+
  |-
  ! Packet ID
+
| Chat Mode
  ! State
+
| {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
  ! Bound To
+
| 0: enabled, 1: commands only, 2: hidden.  See [[Chat#Client chat mode]] for more information.
  ! Field Name
+
|-
  ! Field Type
+
| Chat Colors
  ! Notes
+
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| “Colors” multiplayer setting. Can the chat be colored?
 +
|-
 +
| Displayed Skin Parts
 +
| {{Type|Unsigned Byte}}
 +
| Bit mask, see below.
 +
|-
 +
| Main Hand
 +
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 +
  | 0: Left, 1: Right.
 +
  |-
 +
  | Enable text filtering
 +
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
  | Enables filtering of text on signs and written book titles. Currently always false (i.e. the filtering is disabled)
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x21
+
  | Allow server listings
  | Play
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
| Server
+
  | Servers usually list online players, this option should let you not show up in that list.
| Result
 
  | VarInt Enum
 
| 0: successfully loaded, 1: declined, 2: failed download, 3: accepted.
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Advancement Tab ====
+
''Displayed Skin Parts'' flags:
 +
 
 +
* Bit 0 (0x01): Cape enabled
 +
* Bit 1 (0x02): Jacket enabled
 +
* Bit 2 (0x04): Left Sleeve enabled
 +
* Bit 3 (0x08): Right Sleeve enabled
 +
* Bit 4 (0x10): Left Pants Leg enabled
 +
* Bit 5 (0x20): Right Pants Leg enabled
 +
* Bit 6 (0x40): Hat enabled
 +
 
 +
The most significant bit (bit 7, 0x80) appears to be unused.
 +
 
 +
==== Command Suggestions Request ====
 +
 
 +
Sent when the client needs to tab-complete a <code>minecraft:ask_server</code> suggestion type.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 7,451: Line 7,490:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x22
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x0A
  |rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  |rowspan="2"| Server
+
  | rowspan="2"| Server
  | Action
+
  | Transaction Id
  | VarInt enum
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
  | 0: Opened tab, 1: Closed screen.
+
  | The id of the transaction that the server will send back to the client in the response of this packet. Client generates this and increments it each time it sends another tab completion that doesn't get a response.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Tab ID
+
  | Text
  | Optional identifier
+
  | {{Type|String}} (32500)
  | Only present if action is Opened tab.
+
  | All text behind the cursor without the <code>/</code> (e.g. to the left of the cursor in left-to-right languages like English).
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Select Trade ====
+
==== Acknowledge Configuration ====
  
When a player selects a specific trade offered by a villager NPC.
+
Sent by the client upon receiving a [[#Start Configuration|Start Configuration]] packet from the server.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 7,475: Line 7,514:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x23
+
  | rowspan="1"| 0x0B
  | Play
+
  | rowspan="1"| Play
  | Server
+
  | rowspan="1"| Server
  | Selected slot
+
  | colspan="3"| ''no fields''
| VarInt
 
| The selected slot int the players current (trading) inventory. (Was a full Integer for the plugin message).
 
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Set Beacon Effect ====
+
This packet switches the connection state to [[#Configuration|configuration]].
 +
 
 +
==== Click Container Button ====
  
Changes the effect of the current beacon.
+
Used when clicking on window buttons.  Until 1.14, this was only used by enchantment tables.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
Line 7,495: Line 7,534:
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x24
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x0C
  |rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  |rowspan="2"| Server
+
  | rowspan="2"| Server
  | Primary Effect
+
  | Window ID
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Byte}}
  | A [http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Data_values#Potions Potion ID]. (Was a full Integer for the plugin message).
+
  | The ID of the window sent by [[#Open Screen|Open Screen]].
  |-
+
  |-
  | Secondary Effect
+
  | Button ID
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|Byte}}
  | A [http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Data_values#Potions Potion ID]. (Was a full Integer for the plugin message).
+
  | Meaning depends on window type; see below.
  |}
+
  |}
 
+
 
==== Held Item Change (serverbound) ====
+
{| class="wikitable"
 
+
! Window type
Sent when the player changes the slot selection
+
! ID
 
+
! Meaning
{| class="wikitable"
+
|-
  ! Packet ID
+
| rowspan="3"| Enchantment Table
  ! State
+
| 0 || Topmost enchantment.
  ! Bound To
+
|-
  ! Field Name
+
| 1 || Middle enchantment.
  ! Field Type
+
|-
  ! Notes
+
| 2 || Bottom enchantment.
  |-
+
|-
  | 0x25
+
| rowspan="4"| Lectern
  | Play
+
| 1 || Previous page (which does give a redstone output).
  | Server
+
|-
  | Slot
+
| 2 || Next page.
  | Short
+
|-
  | The slot which the player has selected (0–8).
+
| 3 || Take Book.
  |}
+
|-
 
+
| 100+page || Opened page number - 100 + number.
==== Update Command Block ====
+
|-
 
+
| Stonecutter
{| class="wikitable"
+
| colspan="2"| Recipe button number - 4*row + col.  Depends on the item.
  ! Packet ID
+
|-
! State
+
| Loom
! Bound To
+
| colspan="2"| Recipe button number - 4*row + col.  Depends on the item.
! Field Name
+
|}
! Field Type
+
 
! Notes
+
==== Click Container ====
  |-
+
 
  |rowspan="5"| 0x26
+
This packet is sent by the client when the player clicks on a slot in a window.
|rowspan="5"| Play
+
 
|rowspan="5"| Server
+
{| class="wikitable"
|-
+
! Packet ID
| Location
+
! State
| Position
+
! Bound To
|
+
! colspan="2"| Field Name
|-
+
! colspan="2"| Field Type
| Command
+
! Notes
| String (32767)
+
|-
|
+
| rowspan="9"| 0x0D
|-
+
| rowspan="9"| Play
| Mode || VarInt enum || One of SEQUENCE (0), AUTO (1), or REDSTONE (2).
+
| rowspan="9"| Server
  |-
+
| colspan="2"| Window ID
  | Flags
+
| colspan="2"| {{Type|Unsigned Byte}}
  | Byte
+
| colspan="2"| The ID of the window which was clicked. 0 for player inventory. The server ignores any packets targeting a Window ID other than the current one, including ignoring 0 when any other window is open.
  | 0x01: Track Output (if false, the output of the previous command will not be stored within the command block); 0x02: Is conditional; 0x04: Automatic.
+
|-
  |}
+
| colspan="2"| State ID
 
+
| colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
==== Update Command Block Minecart ====
+
| colspan="2"| The last received State ID from either a [[#Set Container Slot|Set Container Slot]] or a [[#Set Container Content|Set Container Content]] packet.
 
+
|-
{| class="wikitable"
+
| colspan="2"| Slot
  ! Packet ID
+
| colspan="2"| {{Type|Short}}
  ! State
+
| colspan="2"| The clicked slot number, see below.
  ! Bound To
+
|-
  ! Field Name
+
| colspan="2"| Button
 +
| colspan="2"| {{Type|Byte}}
 +
| colspan="2"| The button used in the click, see below.
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"| Mode
 +
| colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 +
| colspan="2"| Inventory operation mode, see below.
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"| Length of the array
 +
| colspan="2"| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| colspan="2"| Maximum value for Notchian server is 128 slots.
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="2"| Array of changed slots
 +
| Slot number
 +
| rowspan="2"| {{Type|Array}} (128)
 +
| {{Type|Short}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| Slot data
 +
| {{Type|Slot}}
 +
| New data for this slot, in the client's opinion; see below.
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"| Carried item
 +
| colspan="2"| [[Slot Data|Slot]]
 +
| colspan="2"| Item carried by the cursor. Has to be empty (item ID = -1) for drop mode, otherwise nothing will happen.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
See [[Inventory]] for further information about how slots are indexed.
 +
 
 +
After performing the action, the server compares the results to the slot change information included in the packet, as applied on top of the server's view of the container's state prior to the action. For any slots that do not match, it sends [[#Set Container Slot|Set Container Slot]] packets containing the correct results. If State ID does not match the last ID sent by the server, it will instead send a full [[#Set Container Content|Set Container Content]] to resynchronize the client.
 +
 
 +
When right-clicking on a stack of items, half the stack will be picked up and half left in the slot. If the stack is an odd number, the half left in the slot will be smaller of the amounts.
 +
 
 +
The distinct type of click performed by the client is determined by the combination of the Mode and Button fields.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Mode
 +
! Button
 +
! Slot
 +
! Trigger
 +
|-
 +
! rowspan="4"| 0
 +
| 0
 +
| Normal
 +
| Left mouse click
 +
|-
 +
| 1
 +
| Normal
 +
| Right mouse click
 +
|-
 +
| 0
 +
| -999
 +
| Left click outside inventory (drop cursor stack)
 +
|-
 +
| 1
 +
| -999
 +
| Right click outside inventory (drop cursor single item)
 +
|-
 +
! rowspan="2"| 1
 +
| 0
 +
| Normal
 +
| Shift + left mouse click
 +
|-
 +
| 1
 +
| Normal
 +
| Shift + right mouse click ''(identical behavior)''
 +
|-
 +
! rowspan="7"| 2
 +
| 0
 +
| Normal
 +
| Number key 1
 +
|-
 +
| 1
 +
| Normal
 +
| Number key 2
 +
|-
 +
| 2
 +
| Normal
 +
| Number key 3
 +
|-
 +
| ⋮
 +
| ⋮
 +
| ⋮
 +
|-
 +
| 8
 +
| Normal
 +
| Number key 9
 +
|-
 +
| ⋮
 +
| ⋮
 +
| Button is used as the slot index (impossible in vanilla clients)
 +
|-
 +
| 40
 +
| Normal
 +
| Offhand swap key F
 +
|-
 +
! 3
 +
| 2
 +
| Normal
 +
| Middle click, only defined for creative players in non-player inventories.
 +
|-
 +
! rowspan="2"| 4
 +
| 0
 +
| Normal*
 +
| Drop key (Q) (* Clicked item is always empty)
 +
|-
 +
| 1
 +
| Normal*
 +
| Control + Drop key (Q) (* Clicked item is always empty)
 +
|-
 +
! rowspan="9"| 5
 +
| 0
 +
| -999
 +
| Starting left mouse drag
 +
|-
 +
| 4
 +
| -999
 +
| Starting right mouse drag
 +
|-
 +
| 8
 +
| -999
 +
| Starting middle mouse drag, only defined for creative players in non-player inventories.
 +
|-
 +
| 1
 +
| Normal
 +
| Add slot for left-mouse drag
 +
|-
 +
| 5
 +
| Normal
 +
| Add slot for right-mouse drag
 +
|-
 +
| 9
 +
| Normal
 +
| Add slot for middle-mouse drag, only defined for creative players in non-player inventories.
 +
|-
 +
| 2
 +
| -999
 +
| Ending left mouse drag
 +
|-
 +
| 6
 +
| -999
 +
| Ending right mouse drag
 +
|-
 +
| 10
 +
| -999
 +
| Ending middle mouse drag, only defined for creative players in non-player inventories.
 +
|-
 +
! rowspan="2"| 6
 +
| 0
 +
| Normal
 +
| Double click
 +
|-
 +
| 1
 +
| Normal
 +
| Pickup all but check items in reverse order (impossible in vanilla clients)
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
Starting from version 1.5, “painting mode” is available for use in inventory windows. It is done by picking up stack of something (more than 1 item), then holding mouse button (left, right or middle) and dragging held stack over empty (or same type in case of right button) slots. In that case client sends the following to server after mouse button release (omitting first pickup packet which is sent as usual):
 +
 
 +
# packet with mode 5, slot -999, button (0 for left | 4 for right);
 +
# packet for every slot painted on, mode is still 5, button (1 | 5);
 +
# packet with mode 5, slot -999, button (2 | 6);
 +
 
 +
If any of the painting packets other than the “progress” ones are sent out of order (for example, a start, some slots, then another start; or a left-click in the middle) the painting status will be reset.
 +
 
 +
==== Close Container ====
 +
 
 +
This packet is sent by the client when closing a window.
 +
 
 +
Notchian clients send a Close Window packet with Window ID 0 to close their inventory even though there is never an [[#Open Screen|Open Screen]] packet for the inventory.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| 0x0E
 +
| Play
 +
| Server
 +
| Window ID
 +
| {{Type|Unsigned Byte}}
 +
| This is the ID of the window that was closed. 0 for player inventory.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Change Container Slot State ====
 +
 
 +
This packet is sent by the client when toggling the state of a Crafter.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="3"| 0x0F
 +
| rowspan="3"| Play
 +
| rowspan="3"| Server
 +
| Slot ID
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| This is the ID of the slot that was changed.
 +
|-
 +
| Window ID
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| This is the ID of the window that was changed.
 +
|-
 +
| State
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| The new state of the slot. True for enabled, false for disabled.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Serverbound Plugin Message (play) ====
 +
 
 +
{{Main|Plugin channels}}
 +
 
 +
Mods and plugins can use this to send their data. Minecraft itself uses some [[plugin channel]]s. These internal channels are in the <code>minecraft</code> namespace.
 +
 
 +
More documentation on this: [https://dinnerbone.com/blog/2012/01/13/minecraft-plugin-channels-messaging/ https://dinnerbone.com/blog/2012/01/13/minecraft-plugin-channels-messaging/]
 +
 
 +
Note that the length of Data is known only from the packet length, since the packet has no length field of any kind.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="2"| 0x10
 +
| rowspan="2"| Play
 +
| rowspan="2"| Server
 +
| Channel
 +
| {{Type|Identifier}}
 +
| Name of the [[plugin channel]] used to send the data.
 +
|-
 +
| Data
 +
| {{Type|Byte Array}} (32767)
 +
| Any data, depending on the channel. <code>minecraft:</code> channels are documented [[plugin channel|here]]. The length of this array must be inferred from the packet length.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
In Notchian server, the maximum data length is 32767 bytes.
 +
 
 +
==== Edit Book ====
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="5"| 0x11
 +
| rowspan="5"| Play
 +
| rowspan="5"| Server
 +
| Slot
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| The hotbar slot where the written book is located
 +
|-
 +
| Count
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Number of elements in the following array. Maximum array size is 200.
 +
|-
 +
| Entries
 +
| {{Type|Array}} (200) of {{Type|String}} (8192)
 +
| Text from each page. Maximum string length is 8192 chars.
 +
|-
 +
| Has title
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| If true, the next field is present. true if book is being signed, false if book is being edited.
 +
|-
 +
| Title
 +
| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|String}} (128)
 +
| Title of book.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Query Entity Tag ====
 +
 
 +
Used when <kbd>F3</kbd>+<kbd>I</kbd> is pressed while looking at an entity.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="2"| 0x12
 +
| rowspan="2"| Play
 +
| rowspan="2"| Server
 +
| Transaction ID
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| An incremental ID so that the client can verify that the response matches.
 +
|-
 +
| Entity ID
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| The ID of the entity to query.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Interact ====
 +
 
 +
This packet is sent from the client to the server when the client attacks or right-clicks another entity (a player, minecart, etc).
 +
 
 +
A Notchian server only accepts this packet if the entity being attacked/used is visible without obstruction and within a 4-unit radius of the player's position.
 +
 
 +
The target X, Y, and Z fields represent the difference between the vector location of the cursor at the time of the packet and the entity's position.
 +
 
 +
Note that middle-click in creative mode is interpreted by the client and sent as a [[#Set Creative Mode Slot|Set Creative Mode Slot]] packet instead.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="7"| 0x13
 +
| rowspan="7"| Play
 +
| rowspan="7"| Server
 +
| Entity ID
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| The ID of the entity to interact.
 +
|-
 +
| Type
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 +
| 0: interact, 1: attack, 2: interact at.
 +
|-
 +
| Target X
 +
| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Float}}
 +
| Only if Type is interact at.
 +
|-
 +
| Target Y
 +
| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Float}}
 +
| Only if Type is interact at.
 +
|-
 +
| Target Z
 +
| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Float}}
 +
| Only if Type is interact at.
 +
|-
 +
| Hand
 +
| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 +
| Only if Type is interact or interact at; 0: main hand, 1: off hand.
 +
|-
 +
| Sneaking
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| If the client is sneaking.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Jigsaw Generate ====
 +
 
 +
Sent when Generate is pressed on the {{Minecraft Wiki|Jigsaw Block}} interface.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="3"| 0x14
 +
| rowspan="3"| Play
 +
| rowspan="3"| Server
 +
| Location
 +
| {{Type|Position}}
 +
| Block entity location.
 +
|-
 +
| Levels
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Value of the levels slider/max depth to generate.
 +
|-
 +
| Keep Jigsaws
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
|
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Serverbound Keep Alive (play) ====
 +
 
 +
The server will frequently send out a keep-alive (see [[#Clientbound Keep Alive (play)|Clientbound Keep Alive]]), each containing a random ID. The client must respond with the same packet.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| 0x15
 +
| Play
 +
| Server
 +
| Keep Alive ID
 +
| {{Type|Long}}
 +
|
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Lock Difficulty ====
 +
 
 +
Must have at least op level 2 to use.  Appears to only be used on singleplayer; the difficulty buttons are still disabled in multiplayer.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| 0x16
 +
| Play
 +
| Server
 +
| Locked
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
|
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Set Player Position ====
 +
 
 +
Updates the player's XYZ position on the server.
 +
 
 +
If the player is in a vehicle, the position is ignored (but in case of [[#Set Player Position and Rotation|Set Player Position and Rotation]], the rotation is still used as normal). No validation steps other than value range clamping are performed in this case.
 +
 
 +
If the player is sleeping, the position (or rotation) is not changed, and a [[#Synchronize Player Position|Synchronize Player Position]] is sent if the received position deviated from the server's view by more than a meter.
 +
 
 +
The Notchian server silently clamps the x and z coordinates between -30,000,000 and 30,000,000, and the y coordinate between -20,000,000 and 20,000,000. A similar condition has historically caused a kick for "Illegal position"; this is no longer the case. However, infinite or NaN coordinates (or angles) still result in a kick for <code>multiplayer.disconnect.invalid_player_movement</code>.
 +
 
 +
As of 1.20.4, checking for moving too fast is achieved like this (sic):
 +
 
 +
* Each server tick, the player's current position is stored.
 +
* When the player moves, the offset from the stored position to the requested position is computed (&Delta;x, &Delta;y, &Delta;z).
 +
* The requested movement distance squared is computed as &Delta;x&sup2; + &Delta;y&sup2; + &Delta;z&sup2;.
 +
* The baseline expected movement distance squared is computed based on  the player's server-side velocity as Vx&sup2; + Vy&sup2; + Vz&sup2;. The player's server-side velocity is a somewhat ill-defined quantity that includes among other things gravity, jump velocity and knockback, but ''not'' regular horizontal movement. A proper description would bring much of Minecraft's physics engine with it. It is accessible as the <code>Motion</code> NBT tag on the player entity.
 +
* The maximum permitted movement distance squared is computed as 100 (300 if the player is using an elytra), multiplied by the number of movement packets received since the last tick, including this one, unless that value is greater than 5, in which case no multiplier is applied.
 +
* If the requested movement distance squared minus the baseline distance squared is more than the maximum squared, the player is moving too fast.
 +
 
 +
If the player is moving too fast, it is logged that "<player> moved too quickly! " followed by the change in x, y, and z, and the player is teleported back to their current (before this packet) server-side position.
 +
 
 +
Checking for block collisions is achieved like this:
 +
 
 +
* A temporary collision-checked move of the player is attempted from its current position to the requested one.
 +
* The offset from the resulting position to the requested position is computed. If the absolute value of the offset on the y axis is less than 0.5, it (only the y component) is rounded down to 0.
 +
* If the magnitude of the offset is greater than 0.25 and the player isn't in creative or spectator mode, it is logged that "<player> moved wrongly!", and the player is teleported back to their current (before this packet) server-side position.
 +
* In addition, if the player's hitbox stationary at the requested position would intersect with a block, and they aren't in spectator mode, they are teleported back without a log message.
 +
 
 +
Checking for illegal flight is achieved like this:
 +
 
 +
* When a movement packet is received, a flag indicating whether or not the player is floating mid-air is updated. The flag is set if the move test described above detected no collision below the player ''and'' the y component of the offset from the player's current position to the requested one is greater than -0.5, unless any of various conditions permitting flight (creative mode, elytra, levitation effect, etc., but not jumping) are met.
 +
* Each server tick, it is checked if the flag has been set for more than 80 consecutive ticks. If so, and the player isn't currently sleeping, dead or riding a vehicle, they are kicked for <code>multiplayer.disconnect.flying</code>.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="4"| 0x17
 +
| rowspan="4"| Play
 +
| rowspan="4"| Server
 +
| X
 +
| {{Type|Double}}
 +
| Absolute position.
 +
|-
 +
| Feet Y
 +
| {{Type|Double}}
 +
| Absolute feet position, normally Head Y - 1.62.
 +
|-
 +
| Z
 +
| {{Type|Double}}
 +
| Absolute position.
 +
|-
 +
| On Ground
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| True if the client is on the ground, false otherwise.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Set Player Position and Rotation ====
 +
 
 +
A combination of [[#Set Player Rotation|Move Player Rotation]] and [[#Set Player Position|Move Player Position]].
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="6"| 0x18
 +
| rowspan="6"| Play
 +
| rowspan="6"| Server
 +
| X
 +
| {{Type|Double}}
 +
| Absolute position.
 +
|-
 +
| Feet Y
 +
| {{Type|Double}}
 +
| Absolute feet position, normally Head Y - 1.62.
 +
|-
 +
| Z
 +
| {{Type|Double}}
 +
| Absolute position.
 +
|-
 +
| Yaw
 +
| {{Type|Float}}
 +
| Absolute rotation on the X Axis, in degrees.
 +
|-
 +
| Pitch
 +
| {{Type|Float}}
 +
| Absolute rotation on the Y Axis, in degrees.
 +
|-
 +
| On Ground
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| True if the client is on the ground, false otherwise.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Set Player Rotation ====
 +
[[File:Minecraft-trig-yaw.png|thumb|The unit circle for yaw]]
 +
[[File:Yaw.png|thumb|The unit circle of yaw, redrawn]]
 +
 
 +
Updates the direction the player is looking in.
 +
 
 +
Yaw is measured in degrees, and does not follow classical trigonometry rules. The unit circle of yaw on the XZ-plane starts at (0, 1) and turns counterclockwise, with 90 at (-1, 0), 180 at (0,-1) and 270 at (1, 0). Additionally, yaw is not clamped to between 0 and 360 degrees; any number is valid, including negative numbers and numbers greater than 360.
 +
 
 +
Pitch is measured in degrees, where 0 is looking straight ahead, -90 is looking straight up, and 90 is looking straight down.
 +
 
 +
The yaw and pitch of player (in degrees), standing at point (x0, y0, z0) and looking towards point (x, y, z) can be calculated with:
 +
 
 +
dx = x-x0
 +
dy = y-y0
 +
dz = z-z0
 +
r = sqrt( dx*dx + dy*dy + dz*dz )
 +
yaw = -atan2(dx,dz)/PI*180
 +
if yaw < 0 then
 +
    yaw = 360 + yaw
 +
pitch = -arcsin(dy/r)/PI*180
 +
 
 +
You can get a unit vector from a given yaw/pitch via:
 +
 
 +
x = -cos(pitch) * sin(yaw)
 +
y = -sin(pitch)
 +
z =  cos(pitch) * cos(yaw)
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="3"| 0x19
 +
| rowspan="3"| Play
 +
| rowspan="3"| Server
 +
| Yaw
 +
| {{Type|Float}}
 +
| Absolute rotation on the X Axis, in degrees.
 +
|-
 +
| Pitch
 +
| {{Type|Float}}
 +
| Absolute rotation on the Y Axis, in degrees.
 +
|-
 +
| On Ground
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| True if the client is on the ground, false otherwise.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Set Player On Ground ====
 +
 
 +
This packet as well as [[#Set Player Position|Set Player Position]], [[#Set Player Rotation|Set Player Rotation]], and [[#Set Player Position and Rotation|Set Player Position and Rotation]] are called the “serverbound movement packets”. Vanilla clients will send Move Player Position once every 20 ticks even for a stationary player.
 +
 
 +
This packet is used to indicate whether the player is on ground (walking/swimming), or airborne (jumping/falling).
 +
 
 +
When dropping from sufficient height, fall damage is applied when this state goes from false to true. The amount of damage applied is based on the point where it last changed from true to false. Note that there are several movement related packets containing this state.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| 0x1A
 +
| Play
 +
| Server
 +
| On Ground
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| True if the client is on the ground, false otherwise.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Move Vehicle ====
 +
 
 +
Sent when a player moves in a vehicle. Fields are the same as in [[#Set Player Position and Rotation|Set Player Position and Rotation]]. Note that all fields use absolute positioning and do not allow for relative positioning.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="5"| 0x1B
 +
| rowspan="5"| Play
 +
| rowspan="5"| Server
 +
| X
 +
| {{Type|Double}}
 +
| Absolute position (X coordinate).
 +
|-
 +
| Y
 +
| {{Type|Double}}
 +
| Absolute position (Y coordinate).
 +
|-
 +
| Z
 +
| {{Type|Double}}
 +
| Absolute position (Z coordinate).
 +
|-
 +
| Yaw
 +
| {{Type|Float}}
 +
| Absolute rotation on the vertical axis, in degrees.
 +
|-
 +
| Pitch
 +
| {{Type|Float}}
 +
| Absolute rotation on the horizontal axis, in degrees.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Paddle Boat ====
 +
 
 +
Used to ''visually'' update whether boat paddles are turning.  The server will update the [[Entity_metadata#Boat|Boat entity metadata]] to match the values here.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="2"| 0x1C
 +
| rowspan="2"| Play
 +
| rowspan="2"| Server
 +
| Left paddle turning
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| Right paddle turning
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
|
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
Right paddle turning is set to true when the left button or forward button is held, left paddle turning is set to true when the right button or forward button is held.
 +
 
 +
==== Pick Item ====
 +
 
 +
Used to swap out an empty space on the hotbar with the item in the given inventory slot.  The Notchian client uses this for pick block functionality (middle click) to retrieve items from the inventory.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| 0x1D
 +
| Play
 +
| Server
 +
| Slot to use
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| See [[Inventory]].
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
The server first searches the player's hotbar for an empty slot, starting from the current slot and looping around to the slot before it.  If there are no empty slots, it starts a second search from the current slot and finds the first slot that does not contain an enchanted item.  If there still are no slots that meet that criteria, then the server uses the currently selected slot.
 +
 
 +
After finding the appropriate slot, the server swaps the items and sends 3 packets:
 +
 
 +
* [[#Set Container Slot|Set Container Slot]] with window ID set to -2, updating the chosen hotbar slot.
 +
* [[#Set Container Slot|Set Container Slot]] with window ID set to -2, updating the slot where the picked item used to be.
 +
* [[#Set Held Item (clientbound)|Set Held Item]], switching to the newly chosen slot.
 +
 
 +
==== Ping Request (play) ====
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| 0x1E
 +
| Play
 +
| Server
 +
| Payload
 +
| {{Type|Long}}
 +
| May be any number. Notchian clients use a system-dependent time value which is counted in milliseconds.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Place Recipe ====
 +
 
 +
This packet is sent when a player clicks a recipe in the crafting book that is craftable (white border).
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="3"| 0x1F
 +
| rowspan="3"| Play
 +
| rowspan="3"| Server
 +
| Window ID
 +
| {{Type|Byte}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| Recipe
 +
| {{Type|Identifier}}
 +
| A recipe ID.
 +
|-
 +
| Make all
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| Affects the amount of items processed; true if shift is down when clicked.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Player Abilities (serverbound) ====
 +
 
 +
The vanilla client sends this packet when the player starts/stops flying with the Flags parameter changed accordingly.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| 0x20
 +
| Play
 +
| Server
 +
| Flags
 +
| {{Type|Byte}}
 +
| Bit mask. 0x02: is flying.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Player Action ====
 +
 
 +
Sent when the player mines a block. A Notchian server only accepts digging packets with coordinates within a 6-unit radius between the center of the block and the player's eyes.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="4"| 0x21
 +
| rowspan="4"| Play
 +
| rowspan="4"| Server
 +
| Status
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 +
| The action the player is taking against the block (see below).
 +
|-
 +
| Location
 +
| {{Type|Position}}
 +
| Block position.
 +
|-
 +
| Face
 +
| {{Type|Byte}} {{Type|Enum}}
 +
| The face being hit (see below).
 +
|-
 +
| Sequence
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Block change sequence number (see [[#Acknowledge Block Change]]).
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
Status can be one of seven values:
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Value
 +
! Meaning
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| 0
 +
| Started digging
 +
| Sent when the player starts digging a block. If the block was instamined or the player is in creative mode, the client will ''not'' send Status = Finished digging, and will assume the server completed the destruction. To detect this, it is necessary to {{Minecraft Wiki|Breaking#Speed|calculate the block destruction speed}} server-side.
 +
|-
 +
| 1
 +
| Cancelled digging
 +
| Sent when the player lets go of the Mine Block key (default: left click). Face is always set to -Y.
 +
|-
 +
| 2
 +
| Finished digging
 +
| Sent when the client thinks it is finished.
 +
|-
 +
| 3
 +
| Drop item stack
 +
| Triggered by using the Drop Item key (default: Q) with the modifier to drop the entire selected stack (default: Control or Command, depending on OS). Location is always set to 0/0/0, Face is always set to -Y. Sequence is always set to 0.
 +
|-
 +
| 4
 +
| Drop item
 +
| Triggered by using the Drop Item key (default: Q). Location is always set to 0/0/0, Face is always set to -Y. Sequence is always set to 0.
 +
|-
 +
| 5
 +
| Shoot arrow / finish eating
 +
| Indicates that the currently held item should have its state updated such as eating food, pulling back bows, using buckets, etc. Location is always set to 0/0/0, Face is always set to -Y. Sequence is always set to 0.
 +
|-
 +
| 6
 +
| Swap item in hand
 +
| Used to swap or assign an item to the second hand. Location is always set to 0/0/0, Face is always set to -Y. Sequence is always set to 0.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
The Face field can be one of the following values, representing the face being hit:
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
|-
 +
! Value
 +
! Offset
 +
! Face
 +
|-
 +
| 0
 +
| -Y
 +
| Bottom
 +
|-
 +
| 1
 +
| +Y
 +
| Top
 +
|-
 +
| 2
 +
| -Z
 +
| North
 +
|-
 +
| 3
 +
| +Z
 +
| South
 +
|-
 +
| 4
 +
| -X
 +
| West
 +
|-
 +
| 5
 +
| +X
 +
| East
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Player Command ====
 +
 
 +
Sent by the client to indicate that it has performed certain actions: sneaking (crouching), sprinting, exiting a bed, jumping with a horse, and opening a horse's inventory while riding it.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="3"| 0x22
 +
| rowspan="3"| Play
 +
| rowspan="3"| Server
 +
| Entity ID
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Player ID
 +
|-
 +
| Action ID
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 +
| The ID of the action, see below.
 +
|-
 +
| Jump Boost
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Only used by the “start jump with horse” action, in which case it ranges from 0 to 100. In all other cases it is 0.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
Action ID can be one of the following values:
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! ID
 +
! Action
 +
|-
 +
| 0
 +
| Start sneaking
 +
|-
 +
| 1
 +
| Stop sneaking
 +
|-
 +
| 2
 +
| Leave bed
 +
|-
 +
| 3
 +
| Start sprinting
 +
|-
 +
| 4
 +
| Stop sprinting
 +
|-
 +
| 5
 +
| Start jump with horse
 +
|-
 +
| 6
 +
| Stop jump with horse
 +
|-
 +
| 7
 +
| Open vehicle inventory
 +
|-
 +
| 8
 +
| Start flying with elytra
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
Leave bed is only sent when the “Leave Bed” button is clicked on the sleep GUI, not when waking up in the morning.
 +
 
 +
Open vehicle inventory is only sent when pressing the inventory key (default: E) while on a horse or chest boat — all other methods of opening such an inventory (involving right-clicking or shift-right-clicking it) do not use this packet.
 +
 
 +
==== Player Input ====
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="3"| 0x23
 +
| rowspan="3"| Play
 +
| rowspan="3"| Server
 +
| Sideways
 +
| {{Type|Float}}
 +
| Positive to the left of the player.
 +
|-
 +
| Forward
 +
| {{Type|Float}}
 +
| Positive forward.
 +
|-
 +
| Flags
 +
| {{Type|Unsigned Byte}}
 +
| Bit mask. 0x1: jump, 0x2: unmount.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
Also known as 'Input' packet.
 +
 
 +
==== Pong (play) ====
 +
 
 +
Response to the clientbound packet ([[#Ping (play)|Ping]]) with the same id.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| 0x24
 +
| Play
 +
| Server
 +
| ID
 +
| {{Type|Int}}
 +
| id is the same as the ping packet
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Change Recipe Book Settings ====
 +
 
 +
Replaces Recipe Book Data, type 1.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="3"| 0x25
 +
| rowspan="3"| Play
 +
| rowspan="3"| Server
 +
| Book ID
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 +
| 0: crafting, 1: furnace, 2: blast furnace, 3: smoker.
 +
|-
 +
| Book Open
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| Filter Active
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
|
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Set Seen Recipe ====
 +
 
 +
Sent when recipe is first seen in recipe book. Replaces Recipe Book Data, type 0.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| 0x26
 +
| Play
 +
| Server
 +
| Recipe ID
 +
| {{Type|Identifier}}
 +
|
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Rename Item ====
 +
 
 +
Sent as a player is renaming an item in an anvil (each keypress in the anvil UI sends a new Rename Item packet). If the new name is empty, then the item loses its custom name (this is different from setting the custom name to the normal name of the item). The item name may be no longer than 50 characters long, and if it is longer than that, then the rename is silently ignored.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| 0x27
 +
| Play
 +
| Server
 +
| Item name
 +
| {{Type|String}} (32767)
 +
| The new name of the item.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Resource Pack Response (play) ====
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="3" | 0x28
 +
| rowspan="3" | Play
 +
| rowspan="3" | Server
 +
|-
 +
| UUID
 +
| {{Type|UUID}}
 +
| The unique identifier of the resource pack received in the [[#Add_Resource_Pack_(play)|Add Resource Pack (play)]] request.
 +
|-
 +
| Result
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 +
| Result ID (see below).
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
Result can be one of the following values:
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! ID
 +
! Result
 +
|-
 +
| 0
 +
| Successfully downloaded
 +
|-
 +
| 1
 +
| Declined
 +
|-
 +
| 2
 +
| Failed to download
 +
|-
 +
| 3
 +
| Accepted
 +
|-
 +
| 4
 +
| Invalid URL
 +
|-
 +
| 5
 +
| Failed to reload
 +
|-
 +
| 6
 +
| Discarded
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==== Seen Advancements ====
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="2"| 0x29
 +
| rowspan="2"| Play
 +
| rowspan="2"| Server
 +
| Action
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 +
| 0: Opened tab, 1: Closed screen.
 +
|-
 +
| Tab ID
 +
| {{Type|Optional}} {{Type|Identifier}}
 +
| Only present if action is Opened tab.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Select Trade ====
 +
 
 +
When a player selects a specific trade offered by a villager NPC.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| 0x2A
 +
| Play
 +
| Server
 +
| Selected slot
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| The selected slot in the players current (trading) inventory.
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Set Beacon Effect ====
 +
 
 +
Changes the effect of the current beacon.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| rowspan="5"| 0x2B
 +
| rowspan="5"| Play
 +
| rowspan="5"| Server
 +
|-
 +
| Has Primary Effect
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
|-
 +
| Primary Effect
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| A [https://minecraft.wiki/w/Potion#ID Potion ID].
 +
|-
 +
| Has Secondary Effect
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| Secondary Effect
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| A [https://minecraft.wiki/w/Potion#ID Potion ID].
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Set Held Item (serverbound) ====
 +
 
 +
Sent when the player changes the slot selection.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
! Packet ID
 +
! State
 +
! Bound To
 +
! Field Name
 +
! Field Type
 +
! Notes
 +
|-
 +
| 0x2C
 +
| Play
 +
| Server
 +
| Slot
 +
| {{Type|Short}}
 +
| The slot which the player has selected (0–8).
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== Program Command Block ====
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
  ! Packet ID
 +
  ! State
 +
  ! Bound To
 +
  ! Field Name
 +
  ! Field Type
 +
  ! Notes
 +
  |-
 +
  | rowspan="5"| 0x2D
 +
  | rowspan="5"| Play
 +
  | rowspan="5"| Server
 +
  |-
 +
  | Location
 +
  | {{Type|Position}}
 +
  |
 +
|-
 +
| Command
 +
| {{Type|String}} (32767)
 +
  |
 +
  |-
 +
  | Mode || {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}} || One of SEQUENCE (0), AUTO (1), or REDSTONE (2).
 +
  |-
 +
  | Flags
 +
  | {{Type|Byte}}
 +
  | 0x01: Track Output (if false, the output of the previous command will not be stored within the command block); 0x02: Is conditional; 0x04: Automatic.
 +
  |}
 +
 
 +
==== Program Command Block Minecart ====
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
  ! Packet ID
 +
  ! State
 +
  ! Bound To
 +
  ! Field Name
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Field Type
 
  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="3"| 0x27
+
  | rowspan="3"| 0x2E
  |rowspan="3"| Play
+
  | rowspan="3"| Play
  |rowspan="3"| Server
+
  | rowspan="3"| Server
 
  | Entity ID
 
  | Entity ID
  | VarInt
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}}
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Command
 
  | Command
  | String
+
  | {{Type|String}} (32767)
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Track Output
 
  | Track Output
  | Boolean
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
 
  | If false, the output of the previous command will not be stored within the command block.
 
  | If false, the output of the previous command will not be stored within the command block.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Creative Inventory Action ====
+
==== Set Creative Mode Slot ====
  
 
While the user is in the standard inventory (i.e., not a crafting bench) in Creative mode, the player will send this packet.
 
While the user is in the standard inventory (i.e., not a crafting bench) in Creative mode, the player will send this packet.
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="2"| 0x28
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x2F
  |rowspan="2"| Play
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  |rowspan="2"| Server
+
  | rowspan="2"| Server
 
  | Slot
 
  | Slot
  | Short
+
  | {{Type|Short}}
 
  | Inventory slot.
 
  | Inventory slot.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Clicked Item
 
  | Clicked Item
  | [[Slot Data|Slot]]
+
  | {{Type|Slot}}
  |  
+
  |
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Update Jigsaw Block ====
+
==== Program Jigsaw Block ====
  
 
Sent when Done is pressed on the {{Minecraft Wiki|Jigsaw Block}} interface.
 
Sent when Done is pressed on the {{Minecraft Wiki|Jigsaw Block}} interface.
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="6"| 0x29
+
  | rowspan="8"| 0x30
  |rowspan="6"| Play
+
  | rowspan="8"| Play
  |rowspan="6"| Server
+
  | rowspan="8"| Server
 
  | Location
 
  | Location
  | Position
+
  | {{Type|Position}}
 
  | Block entity location
 
  | Block entity location
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Name
 
  | Name
  | Identifier
+
  | {{Type|Identifier}}
  |  
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Target
 
  | Target
  | Identifier
+
  | {{Type|Identifier}}
  |  
+
  |
  |-  
+
  |-
 
  | Pool
 
  | Pool
  | Identifier
+
  | {{Type|Identifier}}
  |  
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Final state
 
  | Final state
  | String
+
  | {{Type|String}} (32767)
 
  | "Turns into" on the GUI, <code>final_state</code> in NBT.
 
  | "Turns into" on the GUI, <code>final_state</code> in NBT.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Joint type
 
  | Joint type
  | String
+
  | {{Type|String}} (32767)
 
  | <code>rollable</code> if the attached piece can be rotated, else <code>aligned</code>.
 
  | <code>rollable</code> if the attached piece can be rotated, else <code>aligned</code>.
 +
|-
 +
| Selection priority
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| Placement priority
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
|
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Update Structure Block ====
+
[[Category:Minecraft Modern]]
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==== Program Structure Block ====
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="17"| 0x2A
+
  | rowspan="17"| 0x31
  |rowspan="17"| Play
+
  | rowspan="17"| Play
  |rowspan="17"| Server
+
  | rowspan="17"| Server
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Location
 
  | Location
  | Position
+
  | {{Type|Position}}
 
  | Block entity location.
 
  | Block entity location.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Action
 
  | Action
  | VarInt enum
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 
  | An additional action to perform beyond simply saving the given data; see below.
 
  | An additional action to perform beyond simply saving the given data; see below.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Mode
 
  | Mode
  | VarInt enum
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 
  | One of SAVE (0), LOAD (1), CORNER (2), DATA (3).
 
  | One of SAVE (0), LOAD (1), CORNER (2), DATA (3).
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Name
 
  | Name
  | String
+
  | {{Type|String}} (32767)
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Offset X || Byte
+
  | Offset X || {{Type|Byte}}
  | Between -32 and 32.
+
  | Between -48 and 48.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Offset Y || Byte
+
  | Offset Y || {{Type|Byte}}
  | Between -32 and 32.
+
  | Between -48 and 48.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Offset Z || Byte
+
  | Offset Z || {{Type|Byte}}
  | Between -32 and 32.
+
  | Between -48 and 48.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Size X || Byte
+
  | Size X || {{Type|Byte}}
  | Between 0 and 32.
+
  | Between 0 and 48.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Size Y || Byte
+
  | Size Y || {{Type|Byte}}
  | Between 0 and 32.
+
  | Between 0 and 48.
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | Size Z || Byte
+
  | Size Z || {{Type|Byte}}
  | Between 0 and 32.
+
  | Between 0 and 48.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Mirror
 
  | Mirror
  | VarInt enum
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 
  | One of NONE (0), LEFT_RIGHT (1), FRONT_BACK (2).
 
  | One of NONE (0), LEFT_RIGHT (1), FRONT_BACK (2).
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Rotation
 
  | Rotation
  | VarInt enum
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 
  | One of NONE (0), CLOCKWISE_90 (1), CLOCKWISE_180 (2), COUNTERCLOCKWISE_90 (3).
 
  | One of NONE (0), CLOCKWISE_90 (1), CLOCKWISE_180 (2), COUNTERCLOCKWISE_90 (3).
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Metadata
 
  | Metadata
  | String
+
  | {{Type|String}} (128)
  |  
+
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Integrity
 
  | Integrity
  | Float
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
 
  | Between 0 and 1.
 
  | Between 0 and 1.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  |Seed
 
  |Seed
  |VarLong
+
  |{{Type|VarLong}}
 
  |
 
  |
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Flags
 
  | Flags
  | Byte
+
  | {{Type|Byte}}
 
  | 0x01: Ignore entities; 0x02: Show air; 0x04: Show bounding box.
 
  | 0x01: Ignore entities; 0x02: Show air; 0x04: Show bounding box.
 
  |}
 
  |}
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==== Update Sign ====
 
==== Update Sign ====
  
{{anchor|Update Sign (serverbound)}}This message is sent from the client to the server when the “Done” button is pushed after placing a sign.
+
This message is sent from the client to the server when the “Done” button is pushed after placing a sign.
  
 
The server only accepts this packet after [[#Open Sign Editor|Open Sign Editor]], otherwise this packet is silently ignored.
 
The server only accepts this packet after [[#Open Sign Editor|Open Sign Editor]], otherwise this packet is silently ignored.
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="5"| 0x2B
+
  | rowspan="6"| 0x32
  |rowspan="5"| Play
+
  | rowspan="6"| Play
  |rowspan="5"| Server
+
  | rowspan="6"| Server
 
  | Location
 
  | Location
  | Position
+
  | {{Type|Position}}
 
  | Block Coordinates.
 
  | Block Coordinates.
 +
|-
 +
| Is Front Text
 +
| {{Type|Boolean}}
 +
| Whether the updated text is in front or on the back of the sign
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Line 1
 
  | Line 1
  | String (384)
+
  | {{Type|String}} (384)
 
  | First line of text in the sign.
 
  | First line of text in the sign.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Line 2
 
  | Line 2
  | String (384)
+
  | {{Type|String}} (384)
 
  | Second line of text in the sign.
 
  | Second line of text in the sign.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Line 3
 
  | Line 3
  | String (384)
+
  | {{Type|String}} (384)
 
  | Third line of text in the sign.
 
  | Third line of text in the sign.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Line 4
 
  | Line 4
  | String (384)
+
  | {{Type|String}} (384)
 
  | Fourth line of text in the sign.
 
  | Fourth line of text in the sign.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Animation (serverbound) ====
+
==== Swing Arm ====
  
 
Sent when the player's arm swings.
 
Sent when the player's arm swings.
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x2C
+
  | 0x33
 
  | Play
 
  | Play
 
  | Server
 
  | Server
 
  | Hand
 
  | Hand
  | VarInt Enum
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 
  | Hand used for the animation. 0: main hand, 1: off hand.
 
  | Hand used for the animation. 0: main hand, 1: off hand.
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Spectate ====
+
==== Teleport To Entity ====
  
 
Teleports the player to the given entity.  The player must be in spectator mode.
 
Teleports the player to the given entity.  The player must be in spectator mode.
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x2D
+
  | 0x34
 
  | Play
 
  | Play
 
  | Server
 
  | Server
 
  | Target Player
 
  | Target Player
  | UUID
+
  | {{Type|UUID}}
 
  | UUID of the player to teleport to (can also be an entity UUID).
 
  | UUID of the player to teleport to (can also be an entity UUID).
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
==== Player Block Placement ====
+
==== Use Item On ====
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  |rowspan="7"| 0x2E
+
  | rowspan="8"| 0x35
  |rowspan="7"| Play
+
  | rowspan="8"| Play
  |rowspan="7"| Server
+
  | rowspan="8"| Server
 
  | Hand
 
  | Hand
  | VarInt Enum
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 
  | The hand from which the block is placed; 0: main hand, 1: off hand.
 
  | The hand from which the block is placed; 0: main hand, 1: off hand.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Location
 
  | Location
  | Position
+
  | {{Type|Position}}
 
  | Block position.
 
  | Block position.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Face
 
  | Face
  | VarInt Enum
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
  | The face on which the block is placed (as documented at [[#Player Digging|Player Digging]]).
+
  | The face on which the block is placed (as documented at [[#Player Action|Player Action]]).
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Cursor Position X
 
  | Cursor Position X
  | Float
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
 
  | The position of the crosshair on the block, from 0 to 1 increasing from west to east.
 
  | The position of the crosshair on the block, from 0 to 1 increasing from west to east.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Cursor Position Y
 
  | Cursor Position Y
  | Float
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
 
  | The position of the crosshair on the block, from 0 to 1 increasing from bottom to top.
 
  | The position of the crosshair on the block, from 0 to 1 increasing from bottom to top.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Cursor Position Z
 
  | Cursor Position Z
  | Float
+
  | {{Type|Float}}
 
  | The position of the crosshair on the block, from 0 to 1 increasing from north to south.
 
  | The position of the crosshair on the block, from 0 to 1 increasing from north to south.
 
  |-
 
  |-
 
  | Inside block
 
  | Inside block
  | Boolean
+
  | {{Type|Boolean}}
 
  | True when the player's head is inside of a block.
 
  | True when the player's head is inside of a block.
 +
|-
 +
| Sequence
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Block change sequence number (see [[#Acknowledge Block Change]]).
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
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The Cursor Position X/Y/Z fields (also known as in-block coordinates) are calculated using raytracing. The unit corresponds to sixteen pixels in the default resource pack. For example, let's say a slab is being placed against the south face of a full block. The Cursor Position X will be higher if the player was pointing near the right (east) edge of the face, lower if pointing near the left. The Cursor Position Y will be used to determine whether it will appear as a bottom slab (values 0.0–0.5) or as a top slab (values 0.5-1.0). The Cursor Position Z should be 1.0 since the player was looking at the southernmost part of the block.
 
The Cursor Position X/Y/Z fields (also known as in-block coordinates) are calculated using raytracing. The unit corresponds to sixteen pixels in the default resource pack. For example, let's say a slab is being placed against the south face of a full block. The Cursor Position X will be higher if the player was pointing near the right (east) edge of the face, lower if pointing near the left. The Cursor Position Y will be used to determine whether it will appear as a bottom slab (values 0.0–0.5) or as a top slab (values 0.5-1.0). The Cursor Position Z should be 1.0 since the player was looking at the southernmost part of the block.
  
Inside block is true when a player's head (specifically eyes) are inside of a block's collision. In 1.13 and later versions, collision is rather complicated and individual blocks can have multiple collision boxes. For instance, a ring of vines has a non-colliding hole in the middle. This value is only true when the player is directly in the box. In practice, though, this value is only used by scaffolding to place in front of the player when sneaking inside of it (other blocks will place behind when you intersect with them -- try with glass for instance).  
+
Inside block is true when a player's head (specifically eyes) are inside of a block's collision. In 1.13 and later versions, collision is rather complicated and individual blocks can have multiple collision boxes. For instance, a ring of vines has a non-colliding hole in the middle. This value is only true when the player is directly in the box. In practice, though, this value is only used by scaffolding to place in front of the player when sneaking inside of it (other blocks will place behind when you intersect with them -- try with glass for instance).
  
 
==== Use Item ====
 
==== Use Item ====
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  ! Notes
 
  ! Notes
 
  |-
 
  |-
  | 0x2F
+
  | rowspan="2"| 0x36
  | Play
+
  | rowspan="2"| Play
  | Server
+
  | rowspan="2"| Server
 
  | Hand
 
  | Hand
  | VarInt Enum
+
  | {{Type|VarInt}} {{Type|Enum}}
 
  | Hand used for the animation. 0: main hand, 1: off hand.
 
  | Hand used for the animation. 0: main hand, 1: off hand.
 +
|-
 +
| Sequence
 +
| {{Type|VarInt}}
 +
| Block change sequence number (see [[#Acknowledge Block Change]]).
 
  |}
 
  |}
  
 
[[Category:Protocol Details]]
 
[[Category:Protocol Details]]
 
[[Category:Minecraft Modern]]
 
[[Category:Minecraft Modern]]

Latest revision as of 19:14, 28 March 2024

Heads up!

This article is about the protocol for the latest stable release of Minecraft Java Edition (1.20.4, protocol 765). For the Java Edition pre-releases, see Pre-release protocol. For the incomplete Bedrock Edition docs, see Bedrock Protocol. For the old Pocket Edition, see Pocket Edition Protocol Documentation.

This page presents a dissection of the current Minecraft protocol.

If you're having trouble, check out the FAQ or ask for help in the IRC channel #mcdevs on irc.libera.chat (More Information).

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Contents

Definitions

The Minecraft server accepts connections from TCP clients and communicates with them using packets. A packet is a sequence of bytes sent over the TCP connection. The meaning of a packet depends both on its packet ID and the current state of the connection. The initial state of each connection is Handshaking, and state is switched using the packets Handshake and Login Success.

Data types

All data sent over the network (except for VarInt and VarLong) is big-endian, that is the bytes are sent from most significant byte to least significant byte. The majority of everyday computers are little-endian, therefore it may be necessary to change the endianness before sending data over the network.


Name Size (bytes) Encodes Notes
Boolean 1 Either false or true True is encoded as 0x01, false as 0x00.
Byte 1 An integer between -128 and 127 Signed 8-bit integer, two's complement
Unsigned Byte 1 An integer between 0 and 255 Unsigned 8-bit integer
Short 2 An integer between -32768 and 32767 Signed 16-bit integer, two's complement
Unsigned Short 2 An integer between 0 and 65535 Unsigned 16-bit integer
Int 4 An integer between -2147483648 and 2147483647 Signed 32-bit integer, two's complement
Long 8 An integer between -9223372036854775808 and 9223372036854775807 Signed 64-bit integer, two's complement
Float 4 A single-precision 32-bit IEEE 754 floating point number
Double 8 A double-precision 64-bit IEEE 754 floating point number
String (n) ≥ 1
≤ (n×3) + 3
A sequence of Unicode scalar values UTF-8 string prefixed with its size in bytes as a VarInt. Maximum length of n characters, which varies by context. The encoding used on the wire is regular UTF-8, not Java's "slight modification". However, the length of the string for purposes of the length limit is its number of UTF-16 code units, that is, scalar values > U+FFFF are counted as two. Up to n × 3 bytes can be used to encode a UTF-8 string comprising n code units when converted to UTF-16, and both of those limits are checked. Maximum n value is 32767. The + 3 is due to the max size of a valid length VarInt.
Text Component Varies See Text formatting#Text components Encoded as a NBT Tag, with the type of tag used depending on the case:
  • As a String Tag: For components only containing text (no styling, no events etc.).
  • As a Compound Tag: Every other case.
JSON Text Component ≥ 1
≤ (262144×3) + 3
See Text formatting#Text components Encoded as a String with max length of 262144.
Identifier ≥ 1
≤ (32767×3) + 3
See Identifier below Encoded as a String with max length of 32767.
VarInt ≥ 1
≤ 5
An integer between -2147483648 and 2147483647 Variable-length data encoding a two's complement signed 32-bit integer; more info in their section
VarLong ≥ 1
≤ 10
An integer between -9223372036854775808 and 9223372036854775807 Variable-length data encoding a two's complement signed 64-bit integer; more info in their section
Entity Metadata Varies Miscellaneous information about an entity See Entity_metadata#Entity Metadata Format
Slot Varies An item stack in an inventory or container See Slot Data
NBT Varies Depends on context See NBT
Position 8 An integer/block position: x (-33554432 to 33554431), z (-33554432 to 33554431), y (-2048 to 2047) x as a 26-bit integer, followed by z as a 26-bit integer, followed by y as a 12-bit integer (all signed, two's complement). See also the section below.
Angle 1 A rotation angle in steps of 1/256 of a full turn Whether or not this is signed does not matter, since the resulting angles are the same.
UUID 16 A UUID Encoded as an unsigned 128-bit integer (or two unsigned 64-bit integers: the most significant 64 bits and then the least significant 64 bits)
BitSet Varies See #BitSet below A length-prefixed bit set.
Fixed BitSet (n) n See #Fixed BitSet below A bit set with a fixed length of n bits.
Optional X 0 or size of X A field of type X, or nothing Whether or not the field is present must be known from the context.
Array of X count times size of X Zero or more fields of type X The count must be known from the context.
X Enum size of X A specific value from a given list The list of possible values and how each is encoded as an X must be known from the context. An invalid value sent by either side will usually result in the client being disconnected with an error or even crashing.
Byte Array Varies Depends on context This is just a sequence of zero or more bytes, its meaning should be explained somewhere else, e.g. in the packet description. The length must also be known from the context.

Identifier

Identifiers are a namespaced location, in the form of minecraft:thing. If the namespace is not provided, it defaults to minecraft (i.e. thing is minecraft:thing). Custom content should always be in its own namespace, not the default one. Both the namespace and value can use all lowercase alphanumeric characters (a-z and 0-9), dot (.), dash (-), and underscore (_). In addition, values can use slash (/). The naming convention is lower_case_with_underscores. More information. For ease of determining whether a namespace or value is valid, here are regular expressions for each:

  • Namespace: [a-z0-9.-_]
  • Value: [a-z0-9.-_/]

VarInt and VarLong

Variable-length format such that smaller numbers use fewer bytes. These are very similar to Protocol Buffer Varints: the 7 least significant bits are used to encode the value and the most significant bit indicates whether there's another byte after it for the next part of the number. The least significant group is written first, followed by each of the more significant groups; thus, VarInts are effectively little endian (however, groups are 7 bits, not 8).

VarInts are never longer than 5 bytes, and VarLongs are never longer than 10 bytes. Within these limits, unnecessarily long encodings (e.g. 81 00 to encode 1) are allowed.

Pseudocode to read and write VarInts and VarLongs:

private static final int SEGMENT_BITS = 0x7F;
private static final int CONTINUE_BIT = 0x80;
public int readVarInt() {
    int value = 0;
    int position = 0;
    byte currentByte;

    while (true) {
        currentByte = readByte();
        value |= (currentByte & SEGMENT_BITS) << position;

        if ((currentByte & CONTINUE_BIT) == 0) break;

        position += 7;

        if (position >= 32) throw new RuntimeException("VarInt is too big");
    }

    return value;
}
public long readVarLong() {
    long value = 0;
    int position = 0;
    byte currentByte;

    while (true) {
        currentByte = readByte();
        value |= (long) (currentByte & SEGMENT_BITS) << position;

        if ((currentByte & CONTINUE_BIT) == 0) break;

        position += 7;

        if (position >= 64) throw new RuntimeException("VarLong is too big");
    }

    return value;
}
public void writeVarInt(int value) {
    while (true) {
        if ((value & ~SEGMENT_BITS) == 0) {
            writeByte(value);
            return;
        }

        writeByte((value & SEGMENT_BITS) | CONTINUE_BIT);

        // Note: >>> means that the sign bit is shifted with the rest of the number rather than being left alone
        value >>>= 7;
    }
}
public void writeVarLong(long value) {
    while (true) {
        if ((value & ~((long) SEGMENT_BITS)) == 0) {
            writeByte(value);
            return;
        }

        writeByte((value & SEGMENT_BITS) | CONTINUE_BIT);

        // Note: >>> means that the sign bit is shifted with the rest of the number rather than being left alone
        value >>>= 7;
    }
}

Warning.png Note Minecraft's VarInts are identical to LEB128 with the slight change of throwing a exception if it goes over a set amount of bytes.

Warning.png Note that Minecraft's VarInts are not encoded using Protocol Buffers; it's just similar. If you try to use Protocol Buffers Varints with Minecraft's VarInts, you'll get incorrect results in some cases. The major differences:

  • Minecraft's VarInts are all signed, but do not use the ZigZag encoding. Protocol buffers have 3 types of Varints: uint32 (normal encoding, unsigned), sint32 (ZigZag encoding, signed), and int32 (normal encoding, signed). Minecraft's are the int32 variety. Because Minecraft uses the normal encoding instead of ZigZag encoding, negative values always use the maximum number of bytes.
  • Minecraft's VarInts are never longer than 5 bytes and its VarLongs will never be longer than 10 bytes, while Protocol Buffer Varints will always use 10 bytes when encoding negative numbers, even if it's an int32.

Sample VarInts:

Value Hex bytes Decimal bytes
0 0x00 0
1 0x01 1
2 0x02 2
127 0x7f 127
128 0x80 0x01 128 1
255 0xff 0x01 255 1
25565 0xdd 0xc7 0x01 221 199 1
2097151 0xff 0xff 0x7f 255 255 127
2147483647 0xff 0xff 0xff 0xff 0x07 255 255 255 255 7
-1 0xff 0xff 0xff 0xff 0x0f 255 255 255 255 15
-2147483648 0x80 0x80 0x80 0x80 0x08 128 128 128 128 8

Sample VarLongs:

Value Hex bytes Decimal bytes
0 0x00 0
1 0x01 1
2 0x02 2
127 0x7f 127
128 0x80 0x01 128 1
255 0xff 0x01 255 1
2147483647 0xff 0xff 0xff 0xff 0x07 255 255 255 255 7
9223372036854775807 0xff 0xff 0xff 0xff 0xff 0xff 0xff 0xff 0x7f 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 127
-1 0xff 0xff 0xff 0xff 0xff 0xff 0xff 0xff 0xff 0x01 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 1
-2147483648 0x80 0x80 0x80 0x80 0xf8 0xff 0xff 0xff 0xff 0x01 128 128 128 128 248 255 255 255 255 1
-9223372036854775808 0x80 0x80 0x80 0x80 0x80 0x80 0x80 0x80 0x80 0x01 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 1

Position

Note: What you are seeing here is the latest version of the Data types article, but the position type was different before 1.14.

64-bit value split into three signed integer parts:

  • x: 26 MSBs
  • z: 26 middle bits
  • y: 12 LSBs

For example, a 64-bit position can be broken down as follows:

Example value (big endian): 01000110000001110110001100 10110000010101101101001000 001100111111

  • The red value is the X coordinate, which is 18357644 in this example.
  • The blue value is the Z coordinate, which is -20882616 in this example.
  • The green value is the Y coordinate, which is 831 in this example.

Encoded as follows:

((x & 0x3FFFFFF) << 38) | ((z & 0x3FFFFFF) << 12) | (y & 0xFFF)

And decoded as:

val = read_long();
x = val >> 38;
y = val << 52 >> 52;
z = val << 26 >> 38;

Note: The above assumes that the right shift operator sign extends the value (this is called an arithmetic shift), so that the signedness of the coordinates is preserved. In many languages, this requires the integer type of val to be signed. In the absence of such an operator, the following may be useful:

if x >= 1 << 25 { x -= 1 << 26 }
if y >= 1 << 11 { y -= 1 << 12 }
if z >= 1 << 25 { z -= 1 << 26 }

Fixed-point numbers

Some fields may be stored as fixed-point numbers, where a certain number of bits represents the signed integer part (number to the left of the decimal point) and the rest represents the fractional part (to the right). Floating points (float and double), in contrast, keep the number itself (mantissa) in one chunk, while the location of the decimal point (exponent) is stored beside it.

Essentially, while fixed-point numbers have lower range than floating points, their fractional precision is greater for higher values. This makes them ideal for representing global coordinates of an entity in Minecraft, as it's more important to store the integer part accurately than position them more precisely within a single block (or meter).

Coordinates are often represented as a 32-bit integer, where 5 of the least-significant bits are dedicated to the fractional part, and the rest store the integer part.

Java lacks support for fractional integers directly, but you can represent them as integers. To convert from a double to this integer representation, use the following formulas:

 abs_int = (int) (double * 32.0D);

And back again:

 double = (double) (abs_int / 32.0D);

Bit sets

The types BitSet and Fixed BitSet represent packed lists of bits. The Notchian implementation uses Java's BitSet class.

BitSet

Bit sets of type BitSet are prefixed by their length in longs.

Field Name Field Type Meaning
Length VarInt Number of longs in the following array. May be 0 (if no bits are set).
Data Array of Long A packed representation of the bit set as created by BitSet.toLongArray.

The ith bit is set when (Data[i / 64] & (1 << (i % 64))) != 0, where i starts at 0.

Fixed BitSet

Bit sets of type Fixed BitSet (n) have a fixed length of n bits, encoded as ceil(n / 8) bytes. Note that this is different from BitSet, which uses longs.

Field Name Field Type Meaning
Data Byte Array (n) A packed representation of the bit set as created by BitSet.toByteArray.

The ith bit is set when (Data[i / 8] & (1 << (i % 8))) != 0, where i starts at 0. This encoding is not equivalent to the long array in BitSet.


Other definitions

Term Definition
Player When used in the singular, Player always refers to the client connected to the server.
Entity Entity refers to any item, player, mob, minecart or boat etc. See the Minecraft Wiki article for a full list.
EID An EID — or Entity ID — is a 4-byte sequence used to identify a specific entity. An entity's EID is unique on the entire server.
XYZ In this document, the axis names are the same as those shown in the debug screen (F3). Y points upwards, X points east, and Z points south.
Meter The meter is Minecraft's base unit of length, equal to the length of a vertex of a solid block. The term “block” may be used to mean “meter” or “cubic meter”.
Registry A table describing static, gameplay-related objects of some kind, such as the types of entities, block states or biomes. The entries of a registry are typically associated with textual or numeric identifiers, or both.

Minecraft has a unified registry system used to implement most of the registries, including blocks, items, entities, biomes and dimensions. These "ordinary" registries associate entries with both namespaced textual identifiers (see #Identifier), and signed (positive) 32-bit numeric identifiers. There is also a registry of registries listing all of the registries in the registry system. Some other registries, most notably the block state registry, are however implemented in a more ad-hoc fashion.

Some registries, such as biomes and dimensions, can be customized at runtime by the server (see Registry Data), while others, such as blocks, items and entities, are hardcoded. The contents of the hardcoded registries can be extracted via the built-in Data Generators system.

Block state Each block in Minecraft has 0 or more properties, which in turn may have any number of possible values. These represent, for example, the orientations of blocks, poweredness states of redstone components, and so on. Each of the possible permutations of property values for a block is a distinct block state. The block state registry assigns a numeric identifier to every block state of every block.

A current list of properties and state ID ranges is found on burger.

Alternatively, the vanilla server now includes an option to export the current block state ID mapping, by running java -cp minecraft_server.jar net.minecraft.data.Main --reports. See Data Generators for more information.

Notchian The official implementation of vanilla Minecraft as developed and released by Mojang.
Sequence The action number counter for local block changes, incremented by one when clicking a block with a hand, right clicking an item, or starting or finishing digging a block. Counter handles latency to avoid applying outdated block changes to the local world. Also is used to revert ghost blocks created when placing blocks, using buckets, or breaking blocks.

Packet format

Packets cannot be larger than 221 − 1 or 2097151 bytes (the maximum that can be sent in a 3-byte VarInt). Moreover, the length field must not be longer than 3 bytes, even if the encoded value is within the limit. Unnecessarily long encodings at 3 bytes or below are still allowed. For compressed packets, this applies to the Packet Length field, i.e. the compressed length.

Without compression

Field Name Field Type Notes
Length VarInt Length of Packet ID + Data
Packet ID VarInt
Data Byte Array Depends on the connection state and packet ID, see the sections below

With compression

Once a Set Compression packet (with a non-negative threshold) is sent, zlib compression is enabled for all following packets. The format of a packet changes slightly to include the size of the uncompressed packet.

Compressed? Field Name Field Type Notes
No Packet Length VarInt Length of (Data Length) + Compressed length of (Packet ID + Data)
No Data Length VarInt Length of uncompressed (Packet ID + Data) or 0
Yes Packet ID VarInt zlib compressed packet ID (see the sections below)
Data Byte Array zlib compressed packet data (see the sections below)

For serverbound packets, the uncompressed length of (Packet ID + Data) must not be greater than 223 or 8388608 bytes. Not that a length equal to 223 is permitted, which differs from the compressed length limit. The Notchian client, on the other hand, has no limit for the uncompressed length of incoming compressed packets.

If the size of the buffer containing the packet data and ID (as a VarInt) is smaller than the threshold specified in the packet Set Compression. It will be sent as uncompressed. This is done by setting the data length as 0. (Comparable to sending a non-compressed format with an extra 0 between the length, and packet data).

If it's larger than or equal to the threshold, then it follows the regular compressed protocol format.

The Notchian server (but not client) rejects compressed packets smaller than the threshold. Uncompressed packets exceeding the threshold, however, are accepted.

Compression can be disabled by sending the packet Set Compression with a negative Threshold, or not sending the Set Compression packet at all.

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 765 in Minecraft 1.20.4).
Server Address String (255) Hostname or IP, e.g. localhost or 127.0.0.1, that was used to connect. The Notchian server does not use this information. Note that SRV records are a simple redirect, e.g. if _minecraft._tcp.example.com points to mc.example.org, users connecting to example.com will provide example.org as server address in addition to connecting to it.
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.

Legacy Server List Ping

Warning.png This packet uses a nonstandard format. It is never length-prefixed, and the packet ID is an Unsigned Byte instead of a VarInt.

While not technically part of the current protocol, legacy clients may send this packet to initiate Server List Ping, and modern servers should handle it correctly. The format of this packet is a remnant of the pre-Netty age, before the switch to Netty in 1.7 brought the standard format that is recognized now. This packet merely exists to inform legacy clients that they can't join our modern server.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0xFE Handshaking Server Payload Unsigned Byte always 1 (0x01).

See Server List Ping#1.6 for the details of the protocol that follows this packet.

Status

Main article: Server List Ping

Clientbound

Status Response

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x00 Status Client
JSON Response String (32767) See Server List Ping#Status Response; as with all strings this is prefixed by its length as a VarInt.

Ping Response (status)

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x01 Status Client Payload Long Should be the same as sent by the client.

Serverbound

Status Request

The status can only be requested once immediately after the handshake, before any ping. The server won't respond otherwise.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x00 Status Server no fields

Ping Request (status)

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x01 Status Server Payload Long May be any number. Notchian clients use a system-dependent time value which is counted in milliseconds.

Login

The login process is as follows:

  1. C→S: Handshake with Next State set to 2 (login)
  2. C→S: Login Start
  3. S→C: Encryption Request
  4. Client auth
  5. C→S: Encryption Response
  6. Server auth, both enable encryption
  7. S→C: Set Compression (optional)
  8. S→C: Login Success
  9. C→S: Login Acknowledged

Set Compression, if present, must be sent before Login Success. Note that anything sent after Set Compression must use the Post Compression packet format.

For unauthenticated ("cracked"/offline-mode) and integrated servers (either of the two conditions is enough for an unencrypted connection) there is no encryption. In that case Login Start is directly followed by Login Success. The Notchian server uses UUID v3 for offline player UUIDs, with the namespace “OfflinePlayer” and the value as the player’s username. For example, Notch’s offline UUID would be derived from the string “OfflinePlayer:Notch”. This is not a requirement however, the UUID may be anything.

See Protocol Encryption for details.

Clientbound

Disconnect (login)

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x00 Login Client Reason JSON Text Component The reason why the player was disconnected.

Encryption Request

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x01 Login Client Server ID String (20) Appears to be empty.
Public Key Length VarInt Length of Public Key.
Public Key Byte Array The server's public key, in bytes.
Verify Token Length VarInt Length of Verify Token. Always 4 for Notchian servers.
Verify Token Byte Array A sequence of random bytes generated by the server.

See Protocol Encryption for details.

Login Success

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x02 Login Client UUID UUID
Username String (16)
Number Of Properties VarInt Number of elements in the following array.
Property Name Array String (32767)
Value String (32767)
Is Signed Boolean
Signature Optional String (32767) Only if Is Signed is true.

The properties included in this packet are the same as in Player Info Update, for the current player.

Set Compression

Enables compression. If compression is enabled, all following packets are encoded in the compressed packet format. Negative values will disable compression, meaning the packet format should remain in the uncompressed packet format. However, this packet is entirely optional, and if not sent, compression will also not be enabled (the notchian server does not send the packet when compression is disabled).

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x03 Login Client Threshold VarInt Maximum size of a packet before it is compressed.

Login Plugin Request

Used to implement a custom handshaking flow together with Login Plugin Response.

Unlike plugin messages in "play" mode, these messages follow a lock-step request/response scheme, where the client is expected to respond to a request indicating whether it understood. The notchian client always responds that it hasn't understood, and sends an empty payload.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x04 Login Client Message ID VarInt Generated by the server - should be unique to the connection.
Channel Identifier Name of the plugin channel used to send the data.
Data Byte Array (1048576) Any data, depending on the channel. The length of this array must be inferred from the packet length.

In Notchian client, the maximum data length is 1048576 bytes.

Serverbound

Login Start

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x00 Login Server Name String (16) Player's Username.
Player UUID UUID The UUID of the player logging in. Unused by the Notchian server.

Encryption Response

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x01 Login Server Shared Secret Length VarInt Length of Shared Secret.
Shared Secret Byte Array Shared Secret value, encrypted with the server's public key.
Verify Token Length VarInt Length of Verify Token.
Verify Token Byte Array Verify Token value, encrypted with the same public key as the shared secret.

See Protocol Encryption for details.

Login Plugin Response

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x02 Login Server Message ID VarInt Should match ID from server.
Successful Boolean true if the client understood the request, false otherwise. When false, no payload follows.
Data Optional Byte Array (1048576) Any data, depending on the channel. The length of this array must be inferred from the packet length.

In Notchian server, the maximum data length is 1048576 bytes.

Login Acknowledged

Acknowledgement to the Login Success packet sent by the server.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x03 Login Server no fields

This packet switches the connection state to configuration.

Configuration

Clientbound

Clientbound Plugin Message (configuration)

Main article: Plugin channels

Mods and plugins can use this to send their data. Minecraft itself uses several plugin channels. These internal channels are in the minecraft namespace.

More information on how it works on Dinnerbone's blog. More documentation about internal and popular registered channels are here.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x00 Configuration Client Channel Identifier Name of the plugin channel used to send the data.
Data Byte Array (1048576) Any data. The length of this array must be inferred from the packet length.

In Notchian client, the maximum data length is 1048576 bytes.

Disconnect (configuration)

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x01 Configuration Client Reason Text Component The reason why the player was disconnected.

Finish Configuration

Sent by the server to notify the client that the configuration process has finished. The client answers with Acknowledge Finish Configuration whenever it is ready to continue.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x02 Configuration Client no fields

This packet switches the connection state to play.

Clientbound Keep Alive (configuration)

The server will frequently send out a keep-alive, each containing a random ID. The client must respond with the same payload (see Serverbound Keep Alive). If the client does not respond to them for over 30 seconds, the server kicks the client. Vice versa, if the server does not send any keep-alives for 20 seconds, the client will disconnect and yields a "Timed out" exception.

The Notchian server uses a system-dependent time in milliseconds to generate the keep alive ID value.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x03 Configuration Client Keep Alive ID Long

Ping (configuration)

Packet is not used by the Notchian server. When sent to the client, client responds with a Pong packet with the same id.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x04 Configuration Client ID Int

Registry Data

Represents certain registries that are sent from the server and are applied on the client.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x05 Configuration Client Registry Codec NBT (Compound) See Registry Data.

Remove Resource Pack (configuration)

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x06 Configuration Client Has UUID Boolean Whether a specific resource pack should be removed, or all of them.
UUID Optional UUID The UUID of the resource pack to be removed. Only present if the previous field is true.

Add Resource Pack (configuration)

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x07 Configuration Client UUID UUID The unique identifier of the resource pack.
URL String (32767) The URL to the resource pack.
Hash String (40) A 40 character hexadecimal, case-insensitive SHA-1 hash of the resource pack file.
If it's not a 40 character hexadecimal string, the client will not use it for hash verification and likely waste bandwidth.
Forced Boolean The Notchian client will be forced to use the resource pack from the server. If they decline they will be kicked from the server.
Has Prompt Message Boolean Whether a custom message should be used on the resource pack prompt.
Prompt Message Optional Text Component This is shown in the prompt making the client accept or decline the resource pack. Only present if the previous field is true.

Feature Flags

Used to enable and disable features, generally experimental ones, on the client.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x08 Configuration Client Total Features VarInt Number of features that appear in the array below.
Feature Flags Identifier

As of 1.20.4, the following feature flags are available:

  • minecraft:vanilla - enables vanilla features
  • minecraft:bundle - enables support for the bundle
  • minecraft:trade_rebalance - enables support for the rebalanced villager trades
  • minecraft:update_1_21 - enables support for 1.21 features

Update Tags (configuration)

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x09 Configuration Client Length of the array VarInt
Array of tags Registry Array Identifier Registry identifier (Vanilla expects tags for the registries minecraft:block, minecraft:item, minecraft:fluid, minecraft:entity_type, and minecraft:game_event)
Array of Tag (See below)

Tag arrays look like:

Field Name Field Type Notes
Length VarInt Number of elements in the following array
Tags Tag name Array Identifier
Count VarInt Number of elements in the following array
Entries Array of VarInt Numeric IDs of the given type (block, item, etc.). This list replaces the previous list of IDs for the given tag. If some preexisting tags are left unmentioned, a warning is printed.

See Tag on the Minecraft Wiki for more information, including a list of vanilla tags.

Serverbound

Client Information (configuration)

Sent when the player connects, or when settings are changed.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x00 Configuration Server Locale String (16) e.g. en_GB.
View Distance Byte Client-side render distance, in chunks.
Chat Mode VarInt Enum 0: enabled, 1: commands only, 2: hidden. See Chat#Client chat mode for more information.
Chat Colors Boolean “Colors” multiplayer setting. Can the chat be colored?
Displayed Skin Parts Unsigned Byte Bit mask, see below.
Main Hand VarInt Enum 0: Left, 1: Right.
Enable text filtering Boolean Enables filtering of text on signs and written book titles. Currently always false (i.e. the filtering is disabled)
Allow server listings Boolean Servers usually list online players, this option should let you not show up in that list.

Displayed Skin Parts flags:

  • Bit 0 (0x01): Cape enabled
  • Bit 1 (0x02): Jacket enabled
  • Bit 2 (0x04): Left Sleeve enabled
  • Bit 3 (0x08): Right Sleeve enabled
  • Bit 4 (0x10): Left Pants Leg enabled
  • Bit 5 (0x20): Right Pants Leg enabled
  • Bit 6 (0x40): Hat enabled

The most significant bit (bit 7, 0x80) appears to be unused.

Serverbound Plugin Message (configuration)

Main article: Plugin channels

Mods and plugins can use this to send their data. Minecraft itself uses some plugin channels. These internal channels are in the minecraft namespace.

More documentation on this: https://dinnerbone.com/blog/2012/01/13/minecraft-plugin-channels-messaging/

Note that the length of Data is known only from the packet length, since the packet has no length field of any kind.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x01 Configuration Server Channel Identifier Name of the plugin channel used to send the data.
Data Byte Array (32767) Any data, depending on the channel. minecraft: channels are documented here. The length of this array must be inferred from the packet length.

In Notchian server, the maximum data length is 32767 bytes.

Acknowledge Finish Configuration

Sent by the client to notify the server that the configuration process has finished. It is sent in response to the server's Finish Configuration.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x02 Configuration Server no fields

This packet switches the connection state to play.

Serverbound Keep Alive (configuration)

The server will frequently send out a keep-alive (see Clientbound Keep Alive), each containing a random ID. The client must respond with the same packet.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x03 Configuration Server Keep Alive ID Long

Pong (configuration)

Response to the clientbound packet (Ping) with the same id.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x04 Configuration Server ID Int id is the same as the ping packet

Resource Pack Response (configuration)

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x05 Configuration Server
UUID UUID The unique identifier of the resource pack received in the Add Resource Pack (configuration) request.
Result VarInt Enum Result ID (see below).

Result can be one of the following values:

ID Result
0 Successfully downloaded
1 Declined
2 Failed to download
3 Accepted
4 Downloaded
5 Invalid URL
6 Failed to reload
7 Discarded

Play

Clientbound

Bundle Delimiter

The delimiter for a bundle of packets. When received, the client should store every subsequent packet it receives, and wait until another delimiter is received. Once that happens, the client is guaranteed to process every packet in the bundle on the same tick, and the client should stop storing packets. For example, this is used to ensure Spawn Entity and Set Entity Metadata happen on the same tick.

The Notchian client doesn't allow more than 4096 packets in the same bundle.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x00 Play Client no fields

Spawn Entity

Sent by the server when an entity (aside from Experince Orb) is created.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x01 Play Client Entity ID VarInt A unique integer ID mostly used in the protocol to identify the entity.
Entity UUID UUID A unique identifier that is mostly used in persistence and places where the uniqueness matters more.
Type VarInt ID in the minecraft:entity_type registry (see "type" field in Entity metadata#Entities).
X Double
Y Double
Z Double
Pitch Angle To get the real pitch, you must divide this by (256.0F / 360.0F)
Yaw Angle To get the real yaw, you must divide this by (256.0F / 360.0F)
Head Yaw Angle Only used by living entities, where the head of the entity may differ from the general body rotation.
Data VarInt Meaning dependent on the value of the Type field, see Object Data for details.
Velocity X Short Same units as Set Entity Velocity.
Velocity Y Short
Velocity Z Short

Warning.png The points listed below should be considered when this packet is used to spawn a player entity.

When in online mode, the UUIDs must be valid and have valid skin blobs. In offline mode, UUID v3 is used with the String OfflinePlayer:<player name>, encoded in UTF-8 (and case-sensitive). The Notchian server uses UUID.nameUUIDFromBytes, implemented by OpenJDK here.

For NPCs UUID v2 should be used. Note:

<+Grum> i will never confirm this as a feature you know that :)

In an example UUID, xxxxxxxx-xxxx-Yxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx, the UUID version is specified by Y. So, for UUID v3, Y will always be 3, and for UUID v2, Y will always be 2.

Spawn Experience Orb

Spawns one or more experience orbs.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x02 Play Client Entity ID VarInt
X Double
Y Double
Z Double
Count Short The amount of experience this orb will reward once collected.

Entity Animation

Sent whenever an entity should change animation.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x03 Play Client Entity ID VarInt Player ID.
Animation Unsigned Byte Animation ID (see below).

Animation can be one of the following values:

ID Animation
0 Swing main arm
2 Leave bed
3 Swing offhand
4 Critical effect
5 Magic critical effect

Award Statistics

Sent as a response to Client Command (id 1). Will only send the changed values if previously requested.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x04 Play Client Count VarInt Number of elements in the following array.
Statistic Category ID Array 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.time_since_rest 3 Time
minecraft.sneak_time 4 Time
minecraft.walk_one_cm 5 Distance
minecraft.crouch_one_cm 6 Distance
minecraft.sprint_one_cm 7 Distance
minecraft.walk_on_water_one_cm 8 Distance
minecraft.fall_one_cm 9 Distance
minecraft.climb_one_cm 10 Distance
minecraft.fly_one_cm 11 Distance
minecraft.walk_under_water_one_cm 12 Distance
minecraft.minecart_one_cm 13 Distance
minecraft.boat_one_cm 14 Distance
minecraft.pig_one_cm 15 Distance
minecraft.horse_one_cm 16 Distance
minecraft.aviate_one_cm 17 Distance
minecraft.swim_one_cm 18 Distance
minecraft.strider_one_cm 19 Distance
minecraft.jump 20 None
minecraft.drop 21 None
minecraft.damage_dealt 22 Damage
minecraft.damage_dealt_absorbed 23 Damage
minecraft.damage_dealt_resisted 24 Damage
minecraft.damage_taken 25 Damage
minecraft.damage_blocked_by_shield 26 Damage
minecraft.damage_absorbed 27 Damage
minecraft.damage_resisted 28 Damage
minecraft.deaths 29 None
minecraft.mob_kills 30 None
minecraft.animals_bred 31 None
minecraft.player_kills 32 None
minecraft.fish_caught 33 None
minecraft.talked_to_villager 34 None
minecraft.traded_with_villager 35 None
minecraft.eat_cake_slice 36 None
minecraft.fill_cauldron 37 None
minecraft.use_cauldron 38 None
minecraft.clean_armor 39 None
minecraft.clean_banner 40 None
minecraft.clean_shulker_box 41 None
minecraft.interact_with_brewingstand 42 None
minecraft.interact_with_beacon 43 None
minecraft.inspect_dropper 44 None
minecraft.inspect_hopper 45 None
minecraft.inspect_dispenser 46 None
minecraft.play_noteblock 47 None
minecraft.tune_noteblock 48 None
minecraft.pot_flower 49 None
minecraft.trigger_trapped_chest 50 None
minecraft.open_enderchest 51 None
minecraft.enchant_item 52 None
minecraft.play_record 53 None
minecraft.interact_with_furnace 54 None
minecraft.interact_with_crafting_table 55 None
minecraft.open_chest 56 None
minecraft.sleep_in_bed 57 None
minecraft.open_shulker_box 58 None
minecraft.open_barrel 59 None
minecraft.interact_with_blast_furnace 60 None
minecraft.interact_with_smoker 61 None
minecraft.interact_with_lectern 62 None
minecraft.interact_with_campfire 63 None
minecraft.interact_with_cartography_table 64 None
minecraft.interact_with_loom 65 None
minecraft.interact_with_stonecutter 66 None
minecraft.bell_ring 67 None
minecraft.raid_trigger 68 None
minecraft.raid_win 69 None
minecraft.interact_with_anvil 70 None
minecraft.interact_with_grindstone 71 None
minecraft.target_hit 72 None
minecraft.interact_with_smithing_table 73 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

Acknowledge Block Change

Acknowledges a user-initiated block change. After receiving this packet, the client will display the block state sent by the server instead of the one predicted by the client.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x05 Play Client Sequence ID VarInt Represents the sequence to acknowledge, this is used for properly syncing block changes to the client after interactions.

Set Block Destroy Stage

0–9 are the displayable destroy stages and each other number means that there is no animation on this coordinate.

Block break animations can still be applied on air; the animation will remain visible although there is no block being broken. However, if this is applied to a transparent block, odd graphical effects may happen, including water losing its transparency. (An effect similar to this can be seen in normal gameplay when breaking ice blocks)

If you need to display several break animations at the same time you have to give each of them a unique Entity ID. The entity ID does not need to correspond to an actual entity on the client. It is valid to use a randomly generated number.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x06 Play Client Entity ID VarInt The ID of the entity breaking the block.
Location Position Block Position.
Destroy Stage Byte 0–9 to set it, any other value to remove it.

Block Entity Data

Sets the block entity associated with the block at the given location.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x07 Play Client Location Position
Type VarInt The type of the block entity
NBT Data NBT Data to set. May be a TAG_END (0), in which case the block entity at the given location is removed (though this is not required since the client will remove the block entity automatically on chunk unload or block removal).

Block Action

This packet is used for a number of actions and animations performed by blocks, usually non-persistent. The client ignores the provided block type and instead uses the block state in their world.

See Block Actions for a list of values.

Warning.png This packet uses a block ID from the minecraft:block registry, not a block state.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x08 Play Client Location Position Block coordinates.
Action ID (Byte 1) Unsigned Byte Varies depending on block — see Block Actions.
Action Parameter (Byte 2) Unsigned Byte Varies depending on block — see Block Actions.
Block Type VarInt The block type ID for the block. This value is unused by the Notchian client, as it will infer the type of block based on the given position.

Block Update

Fired whenever a block is changed within the render distance.

Warning.png 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
0x09 Play Client Location Position Block Coordinates.
Block ID VarInt The new block state ID for the block as given in the block state registry.

Boss Bar

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x0A Play Client UUID UUID Unique ID for this bar.
Action VarInt Enum Determines the layout of the remaining packet.
Action Field Name
0: add Title Text Component
Health Float From 0 to 1. Values greater than 1 do not crash a Notchian client, and start rendering part of a second health bar at around 1.5.
Color VarInt Enum Color ID (see below).
Division VarInt Enum Type of division (see below).
Flags Unsigned Byte Bit mask. 0x1: should darken sky, 0x2: is dragon bar (used to play end music), 0x04: create fog (previously was also controlled by 0x02).
1: remove no fields no fields Removes this boss bar.
2: update health Health Float as above
3: update title Title Text Component
4: update style Color VarInt Enum Color ID (see below).
Dividers VarInt Enum as above
5: update flags Flags Unsigned Byte as above
ID Color
0 Pink
1 Blue
2 Red
3 Green
4 Yellow
5 Purple
6 White
ID Type of division
0 No division
1 6 notches
2 10 notches
3 12 notches
4 20 notches

Change Difficulty

Changes the difficulty setting in the client's option menu

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x0B Play Client Difficulty Unsigned Byte 0: peaceful, 1: easy, 2: normal, 3: hard.
Difficulty locked? Boolean

Chunk Batch Finished

Marks the end of a chunk batch. The Notchian client marks the time it receives this packet and calculates the elapsed duration since the beginning of the chunk batch. The server uses this duration and the batch size received in this packet to estimate the number of milliseconds elapsed per chunk received. This value is then used to calculate the desired number of chunks per tick through the formula 25 / millisPerChunk, which is reported to the server through Chunk Batch Received. This likely uses 25 instead of the normal tick duration of 50 so chunk processing will only use half of the client's and network's bandwidth.

The Notchian client uses the samples from the latest 15 batches to estimate the milliseconds per chunk number.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x0C Play Client Batch size VarInt Number of chunks.

Chunk Batch Start

Marks the start of a chunk batch. The Notchian client marks and stores the time it receives this packet.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x0D Play Client no fields

Chunk Biomes

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x0E Play Client
Number of chunks VarInt Number of elements in the following array
Chunk biome data Chunk Z Array Int Chunk coordinate (block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down)
Chunk X Int Chunk coordinate (block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down)
Size VarInt Size of Data in bytes
Data Byte Array Chunk data structure, with sections containing only the Biomes field

Note: The order of X and Z is inverted, because the client reads them as one big-endian Long, with Z being the upper 32 bits.

Clear Titles

Clear the client's current title information, with the option to also reset it.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x0F Play Client Reset Boolean

Command Suggestions Response

The server responds with a list of auto-completions of the last word sent to it. In the case of regular chat, this is a player username. Command names and parameters are also supported. The client sorts these alphabetically before listing them.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x10 Play Client
ID VarInt Transaction ID.
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) One eligible value to insert, note that each command is sent separately instead of in a single string, hence the need for Count. Note that for instance this doesn't include a leading / on commands.
Has tooltip Boolean True if the following is present.
Tooltip Optional Text Component Tooltip to display; only present if previous boolean is true.

Commands

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

This is a directed graph, 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 Number of elements in the following array.
Nodes Array of Node An array of nodes.
Root index VarInt Index of the root node in the previous array.

For more information on this packet, see the Command Data article.

Close Container

This packet is sent from the server to the client when a window is forcibly closed, such as when a chest is destroyed while it's open. The notchian client disregards the provided window ID and closes any active window.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x12 Play Client Window ID Unsigned Byte This is the ID of the window that was closed. 0 for inventory.

Set Container Content

The inventory slots

Replaces the contents of a container window. Sent by the server upon initialization of a container window or the player's inventory, and in response to state ID mismatches (see #Click Container).

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x13 Play Client Window ID Unsigned Byte The ID of window which items are being sent for. 0 for player inventory. The client ignores any packets targeting a Window ID other than the current one. However, an exception is made for the player inventory, which may be targeted at any time. (The Notchian server does not appear to utilize this special case.)
State ID VarInt A server-managed sequence number used to avoid desynchronization; see #Click Container.
Count VarInt Number of elements in the following array.
Slot Data Array of Slot
Carried Item Slot Item being dragged with the mouse.

See inventory windows for further information about how slots are indexed. Use Open Screen to open the container on the client.

Set Container Property

This packet is used to inform the client that part of a GUI window should be updated.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x14 Play Client Window ID Unsigned Byte
Property Short The property to be updated, see below.
Value Short The new value for the property, see below.

The meaning of the Property field depends on the type of the window. The following table shows the known combinations of window type and property, and how the value is to be interpreted.

Window type Property Value
Furnace 0: Fire icon (fuel left) counting from fuel burn time down to 0 (in-game ticks)
1: Maximum fuel burn time fuel burn time or 0 (in-game ticks)
2: Progress arrow counting from 0 to maximum progress (in-game ticks)
3: Maximum progress always 200 on the notchian server
Enchantment Table 0: Level requirement for top enchantment slot The enchantment's xp level requirement
1: Level requirement for middle enchantment slot
2: Level requirement for bottom enchantment slot
3: The enchantment seed Used for drawing the enchantment names (in SGA) clientside. The same seed is used to calculate enchantments, but some of the data isn't sent to the client to prevent easily guessing the entire list (the seed value here is the regular seed bitwise and 0xFFFFFFF0).
4: Enchantment ID shown on mouse hover over top enchantment slot The enchantment id (set to -1 to hide it), see below for values
5: Enchantment ID shown on mouse hover over middle enchantment slot
6: Enchantment ID shown on mouse hover over bottom enchantment slot
7: Enchantment level shown on mouse hover over the top slot The enchantment level (1 = I, 2 = II, 6 = VI, etc.), or -1 if no enchant
8: Enchantment level shown on mouse hover over the middle slot
9: Enchantment level shown on mouse hover over the bottom slot
Beacon 0: Power level 0-4, controls what effect buttons are enabled
1: First potion effect Potion effect ID for the first effect, or -1 if no effect
2: Second potion effect Potion effect ID for the second effect, or -1 if no effect
Anvil 0: Repair cost The repair's cost in xp levels
Brewing Stand 0: Brew time 0 – 400, with 400 making the arrow empty, and 0 making the arrow full
1: Fuel time 0 - 20, with 0 making the arrow empty, and 20 making the arrow full
Stonecutter 0: Selected recipe The index of the selected recipe. -1 means none is selected.
Loom 0: Selected pattern The index of the selected pattern. 0 means none is selected, 0 is also the internal id of the "base" pattern.
Lectern 0: Page number The current page number, starting from 0.

For an enchanting table, the following numerical IDs are used:

Numerical ID Enchantment ID Enchantment Name
0 minecraft:protection Protection
1 minecraft:fire_protection Fire Protection
2 minecraft:feather_falling Feather Falling
3 minecraft:blast_protection Blast Protection
4 minecraft:projectile_protection Projectile Protection
5 minecraft:respiration Respiration
6 minecraft:aqua_affinity Aqua Affinity
7 minecraft:thorns Thorns
8 minecraft:depth_strider Depth Strider
9 minecraft:frost_walker Frost Walker
10 minecraft:binding_curse Curse of Binding
11 minecraft:soul_speed Soul Speed
12 minecraft:sharpness Sharpness
13 minecraft:smite Smite
14 minecraft:bane_of_arthropods Bane of Arthropods
15 minecraft:knockback Knockback
16 minecraft:fire_aspect Fire Aspect
17 minecraft:looting Looting
18 minecraft:sweeping Sweeping Edge
19 minecraft:efficiency Efficiency
20 minecraft:silk_touch Silk Touch
21 minecraft:unbreaking Unbreaking
22 minecraft:fortune Fortune
23 minecraft:power Power
24 minecraft:punch Punch
25 minecraft:flame Flame
26 minecraft:infinity Infinity
27 minecraft:luck_of_the_sea Luck of the Sea
28 minecraft:lure Lure
29 minecraft:loyalty Loyalty
30 minecraft:impaling Impaling
31 minecraft:riptide Riptide
32 minecraft:channeling Channeling
33 minecraft:multishot Multishot
34 minecraft:quick_charge Quick Charge
35 minecraft:piercing Piercing
36 minecraft:mending Mending
37 minecraft:vanishing_curse Curse of Vanishing

Set Container Slot

Sent by the server when an item in a slot (in a window) is added/removed.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x15 Play Client Window ID Byte The window which is being updated. 0 for player inventory. The client ignores any packets targeting a Window ID other than the current one; see below for exceptions.
State ID VarInt A server-managed sequence number used to avoid desynchronization; see #Click Container.
Slot Short The slot that should be updated.
Slot Data Slot

If Window ID is 0, the hotbar and offhand slots (slots 36 through 45) may be updated even when a different container window is open. (The Notchian server does not appear to utilize this special case.) Updates are also restricted to those slots when the player is looking at a creative inventory tab other than the survival inventory. (The Notchian server does not handle this restriction in any way, leading to MC-242392.)

If Window ID is -1, the item being dragged with the mouse is set. In this case, State ID and Slot are ignored.

If Window ID is -2, any slot in the player's inventory can be updated irrespective of the current container window. In this case, State ID is ignored, and the Notchian server uses a bogus value of 0. Used by the Notchian server to implement the #Pick Item functionality.

When a container window is open, the server never sends updates targeting Window ID 0—all of the window types include slots for the player inventory. The client must automatically apply changes targeting the inventory portion of a container window to the main inventory; the server does not resend them for ID 0 when the window is closed. However, since the armor and offhand slots are only present on ID 0, updates to those slots occurring while a window is open must be deferred by the server until the window's closure.

Set Cooldown

Applies a cooldown period to all items with the given type. Used by the Notchian server with enderpearls. This packet should be sent when the cooldown starts and also when the cooldown ends (to compensate for lag), although the client will end the cooldown automatically. Can be applied to any item, note that interactions still get sent to the server with the item but the client does not play the animation nor attempt to predict results (i.e block placing).

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x16 Play Client Item ID VarInt Numeric ID of the item to apply a cooldown to.
Cooldown Ticks VarInt Number of ticks to apply a cooldown for, or 0 to clear the cooldown.

Chat Suggestions

Unused by the Notchian server. Likely provided for custom servers to send chat message completions to clients.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x17 Play Client Action VarInt Enum 0: Add, 1: Remove, 2: Set
Count VarInt Number of elements in the following array.
Entries Array of String (32767)

Clientbound Plugin Message (play)

Main article: Plugin channels

Mods and plugins can use this to send their data. Minecraft itself uses several plugin channels. These internal channels are in the minecraft namespace.

More information on how it works on Dinnerbone's blog. More documentation about internal and popular registered channels are here.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x18 Play Client Channel Identifier Name of the plugin channel used to send the data.
Data Byte Array (1048576) Any data. The length of this array must be inferred from the packet length.

In Notchian client, the maximum data length is 1048576 bytes.

Damage Event

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x19 Play Client
Entity ID VarInt The ID of the entity taking damage
Source Type ID VarInt The type of damage in the minecraft:damage_type registry, defined by the Registry Data packet.
Source Cause ID VarInt The ID + 1 of the entity responsible for the damage, if present. If not present, the value is 0
Source Direct ID VarInt The ID + 1 of the entity that directly dealt the damage, if present. If not present, the value is 0. If this field is present:
  • and damage was dealt indirectly, such as by the use of a projectile, this field will contain the ID of such projectile;
  • and damage was dealt dirctly, such as by manually attacking, this field will contain the same value as Source Cause ID.
Has Source Position Boolean Indicates the presence of the three following fields.

The Notchian server sends the Source Position when the damage was dealt by the /damage command and a position was specified

Source Position X Optional Double Only present if Has Source Position is true
Source Position Y Optional Double Only present if Has Source Position is true
Source Position Z Optional Double Only present if Has Source Position is true

Delete Message

Removes a message from the client's chat. This only works for messages with signatures, system messages cannot be deleted with this packet.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x1A Play Client Message ID VarInt The message Id + 1, used for validating message signature. The next field is present only when value of this field is equal to 0.
Signature Optional Byte Array (256) The previous message's signature. Always 256 bytes and not length-prefixed.

Disconnect (play)

Sent by the server before it disconnects a client. The client assumes that the server has already closed the connection by the time the packet arrives.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x1B Play Client Reason Text Component Displayed to the client when the connection terminates.

Disguised Chat Message

Sends the client a chat message, but without any message signing information.

The Notchian server uses this packet when the console is communicating with players through commands, such as /say, /tell, /me, among others.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x1C Play Client Message Text Component This is used as the content parameter when formatting the message on the client.
Chat Type VarInt The type of chat in the minecraft:chat_type registry, defined by the Registry Data packet.
Sender Name Text Component The name of the one sending the message, usually the sender's display name.

This is used as the sender parameter when formatting the message on the client.

Has Target Name Boolean True if target name is present.
Target Name Text Component The name of the one receiving the message, usually the receiver's display name. Only present if previous boolean is true.

This is used as the target parameter when formatting the message on the client.

Entity Event

Entity statuses generally trigger an animation for an entity. The available statuses vary by the entity's type (and are available to subclasses of that type as well).

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x1D Play Client Entity ID Int
Entity Status Byte Enum See Entity statuses for a list of which statuses are valid for each type of entity.

Explosion

Sent when an explosion occurs (creepers, TNT, and ghast fireballs).

Each block in Records is set to air. Coordinates for each axis in record is int(X) + record.x

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x1E Play Client X Double
Y Double
Z Double
Strength Float If the strength is greater or equal to 2.0, or the block interaction is not 0 (keep), large explosion particles are used. Otherwise, small explosion particles are used.
Record Count VarInt Number of elements in the following array.
Records Array of (Byte, Byte, Byte) Each record is 3 signed bytes long; the 3 bytes are the XYZ (respectively) signed offsets of affected blocks.
Player Motion X Float X velocity of the player being pushed by the explosion.
Player Motion Y Float Y velocity of the player being pushed by the explosion.
Player Motion Z Float Z velocity of the player being pushed by the explosion.
Block Interaction VarInt Enum 0 = keep, 1 = destroy, 2 = destroy_with_decay, 3 = trigger_block.
Small Explosion Particle ID VarInt The particle ID listed in Particles.
Small Explosion Particle Data Varies Particle data as specified in Particles.
Large Explosion Particle ID VarInt The particle ID listed in Particles.
Large Explosion Particle Data Varies Particle data as specified in Particles.
Explosion Sound Sound Name Identifier The name of the sound played.
Has Fixed Range Optional Boolean Whether is has fixed range.
Range Optional Float The fixed range of the sound. Only present if previous boolean is true.

Unload Chunk

Tells the client to unload a chunk column.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x1F Play Client Chunk Z Int Block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down.
Chunk X Int Block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down.

Note: The order is inverted, because the client reads this packet as one big-endian Long, with Z being the upper 32 bits.

It is legal to send this packet even if the given chunk is not currently loaded.

Game Event

Used for a wide variety of game events, from weather to bed use to game mode to demo messages.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x20 Play Client Event Unsigned Byte See below.
Value Float Depends on Event.

Events:

Event Effect Value
0 No respawn block available Note: Displays message 'block.minecraft.spawn.not_valid' (You have no home bed or charged respawn anchor, or it was obstructed) to the player.
1 End raining
2 Begin raining
3 Change game mode 0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator.
4 Win game 0: Just respawn player.
1: Roll the credits and respawn player.
Note that 1 is only sent by notchian server when player has not yet achieved advancement "The end?", else 0 is sent.
5 Demo event 0: Show welcome to demo screen.
101: Tell movement controls.
102: Tell jump control.
103: Tell inventory control.
104: Tell that the demo is over and print a message about how to take a screenshot.
6 Arrow hit player Note: Sent when any player is struck by an arrow.
7 Rain level change Note: Seems to change both sky color and lighting.
Rain level ranging from 0 to 1.
8 Thunder level change Note: Seems to change both sky color and lighting (same as Rain level change, but doesn't start rain). It also requires rain to render by notchian client.
Thunder level ranging from 0 to 1.
9 Play pufferfish sting sound
10 Play elder guardian mob appearance (effect and sound)
11 Enable respawn screen 0: Enable respawn screen.
1: Immediately respawn (sent when the doImmediateRespawn gamerule changes).
12 Limited crafting 0: Disable limited crafting.
1: Enable limited crafting (sent when the doLimitedCrafting gamerule changes).
13 Start waiting for level chunks Instructs the client to begin the waiting process for the level chunks.
Sent by the server after the level is cleared on the client and is being re-sent (either during the first, or subsequent reconfigurations).

Open Horse Screen

This packet is used exclusively for opening the horse GUI. Open Screen is used for all other GUIs. The client will not open the inventory if the Entity ID does not point to an horse-like animal.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x21 Play Client Window ID Unsigned Byte
Slot count VarInt
Entity ID Int

Hurt Animation

Plays a bobbing animation for the entity receiving damage.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x22 Play Client
Entity ID VarInt The ID of the entity taking damage
Yaw Float The direction the damage is coming from in relation to the entity

Initialize World Border

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x23 Play Client X Double
Z Double
Old Diameter Double Current length of a single side of the world border, in meters.
New Diameter Double Target length of a single side of the world border, in meters.
Speed VarLong Number of real-time milliseconds until New Diameter is reached. It appears that Notchian server does not sync world border speed to game ticks, so it gets out of sync with server lag. If the world border is not moving, this is set to 0.
Portal Teleport Boundary VarInt Resulting coordinates from a portal teleport are limited to ±value. Usually 29999984.
Warning Blocks VarInt In meters.
Warning Time VarInt In seconds as set by /worldborder warning time.

The Notchian client determines how solid to display the warning by comparing to whichever is higher, the warning distance or whichever is lower, the distance from the current diameter to the target diameter or the place the border will be after warningTime seconds. In pseudocode:

distance = max(min(resizeSpeed * 1000 * warningTime, abs(targetDiameter - currentDiameter)), warningDistance);
if (playerDistance < distance) {
    warning = 1.0 - playerDistance / distance;
} else {
    warning = 0.0;
}

Clientbound Keep Alive (play)

The server will frequently send out a keep-alive, each containing a random ID. The client must respond with the same payload (see Serverbound Keep Alive). If the client does not respond to them for over 30 seconds, the server kicks the client. Vice versa, if the server does not send any keep-alives for 20 seconds, the client will disconnect and yields a "Timed out" exception.

The Notchian server uses a system-dependent time in milliseconds to generate the keep alive ID value.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x24 Play Client Keep Alive ID Long

Chunk Data and Update Light

Main article: Chunk Format
See also: #Unload Chunk

Sent when a chunk comes into the client's view distance, specifying its terrain, lighting and block entities.

The chunk must be within the view area previously specified with Set Center Chunk; see that packet for details.

It is not strictly necessary to send all block entities in this packet; it is still legal to send them with Block Entity Data later.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x25 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)
Heightmaps NBT See Chunk Format#Heightmaps structure
Size VarInt Size of Data in bytes
Data Byte Array See Chunk Format#Data structure
Number of block entities VarInt Number of elements in the following array
Block Entity Packed XZ Array Unsigned Byte The packed section coordinates are relative to the chunk they are in. Values 0-15 are valid.
packed_xz = ((blockX & 15) << 4) | (blockZ & 15) // encode
x = packed_xz >> 4, z = packed_xz & 15 // decode
Y Short The height relative to the world
Type VarInt The type of block entity
Data NBT The block entity's data, without the X, Y, and Z values
Sky Light Mask BitSet BitSet containing bits for each section in the world + 2. Each set bit indicates that the corresponding 16×16×16 chunk section has data in the Sky Light array below. The least significant bit is for blocks 16 blocks to 1 block below the min world height (one section below the world), while the most significant bit covers blocks 1 to 16 blocks above the max world height (one section above the world).
Block Light Mask BitSet BitSet containing bits for each section in the world + 2. Each set bit indicates that the corresponding 16×16×16 chunk section has data in the Block Light array below. The order of bits is the same as in Sky Light Mask.
Empty Sky Light Mask BitSet BitSet containing bits for each section in the world + 2. Each set bit indicates that the corresponding 16×16×16 chunk section has all zeros for its Sky Light data. The order of bits is the same as in Sky Light Mask.
Empty Block Light Mask BitSet BitSet containing bits for each section in the world + 2. Each set bit indicates that the corresponding 16×16×16 chunk section has all zeros for its Block Light data. The order of bits is the same as in Sky Light Mask.
Sky Light array count VarInt Number of entries in the following array; should match the number of bits set in Sky Light Mask
Sky Light arrays Length Array VarInt Length of the following array in bytes (always 2048)
Sky Light array Byte Array (2048) There is 1 array for each bit set to true in the sky light mask, starting with the lowest value. Half a byte per light value. Indexed ((y<<8) | (z<<4) | x) / 2 If there's a remainder, masked 0xF0 else 0x0F.
Block Light array count VarInt Number of entries in the following array; should match the number of bits set in Block Light Mask
Block Light arrays Length Array VarInt Length of the following array in bytes (always 2048)
Block Light array Byte Array (2048) There is 1 array for each bit set to true in the block light mask, starting with the lowest value. Half a byte per light value. Indexed ((y<<8) | (z<<4) | x) / 2 If there's a remainder, masked 0xF0 else 0x0F.

Unlike the Update Light packet which uses the same format, setting the bit corresponding to a section to 0 in both of the block light or sky light masks does not appear to be useful, and the results in testing have been highly inconsistent.

World Event

Sent when a client is to play a sound or particle effect.

By default, the Minecraft client adjusts the volume of sound effects based on distance. The final boolean field is used to disable this, and instead the effect is played from 2 blocks away in the correct direction. Currently this is only used for effect 1023 (wither spawn), effect 1028 (enderdragon death), and effect 1038 (end portal opening); it is ignored on other effects.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x26 Play Client Event Int The event, see below.
Location Position The location of the event.
Data Int Extra data for certain events, see below.
Disable Relative Volume Boolean See above.

Events:

ID Name Data
Sound
1000 Dispenser dispenses
1001 Dispenser fails to dispense
1002 Dispenser shoots
1003 Ender eye launched
1004 Firework shot
1009 Fire extinguished
1010 Play record An ID in the minecraft:item registry, corresponding to a record item. If the ID doesn't correspond to a record, the packet is ignored. Any record already being played at the given location is overwritten. See Data Generators for information on item IDs.
1011 Stop record
1015 Ghast warns
1016 Ghast shoots
1017 Enderdragon shoots
1018 Blaze shoots
1019 Zombie attacks wood door
1020 Zombie attacks iron door
1021 Zombie breaks wood door
1022 Wither breaks block
1023 Wither spawned
1024 Wither shoots
1025 Bat takes off
1026 Zombie infects
1027 Zombie villager converted
1028 Ender dragon death
1029 Anvil destroyed
1030 Anvil used
1031 Anvil landed
1032 Portal travel
1033 Chorus flower grown
1034 Chorus flower died
1035 Brewing stand brewed
1036 Iron trapdoor opened
1037 Iron trapdoor closed
1038 End portal created in overworld
1039 Phantom bites
1040 Zombie converts to drowned
1041 Husk converts to zombie by drowning
1042 Grindstone used
1043 Book page turned
Particle
1500 Composter composts
1501 Lava converts block (either water to stone, or removes existing blocks such as torches)
1502 Redstone torch burns out
1503 Ender eye placed
2000 Spawns 10 smoke particles, e.g. from a fire Direction, see below.
2001 Block break + block break sound Block state ID (see Chunk Format#Block state registry).
2002 Splash potion. Particle effect + glass break sound. RGB color as an integer (e.g. 8364543 for #7FA1FF).
2003 Eye of Ender entity break animation — particles and sound
2004 Mob spawn particle effect: smoke + flames
2005 Bonemeal particles How many particles to spawn (if set to 0, 15 are spawned).
2006 Dragon breath
2007 Instant splash potion. Particle effect + glass break sound. RGB color as an integer (e.g. 8364543 for #7FA1FF).
2008 Ender dragon destroys block
2009 Wet sponge vaporizes in nether
3000 End gateway spawn
3001 Enderdragon growl
3002 Electric spark
3003 Copper apply wax
3004 Copper remove wax
3005 Copper scrape oxidation

Smoke directions:

ID Direction
0 Down
1 Up
2 North
3 South
4 West
5 East

Particle

Displays the named particle

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x27 Play Client Particle ID VarInt The particle ID listed in Particles.
Long Distance Boolean If true, particle distance increases from 256 to 65536.
X Double X position of the particle.
Y Double Y position of the particle.
Z Double 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().
Max Speed Float
Particle Count Int The number of particles to create.
Data Varies Particle data as specified in Particles.

Update Light

Updates light levels for a chunk. See Light for information on how lighting works in Minecraft.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x28 Play Client Chunk X VarInt Chunk coordinate (block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down)
Chunk Z VarInt Chunk coordinate (block coordinate divided by 16, rounded down)
Sky Light Mask BitSet BitSet containing bits for each section in the world + 2. Each set bit indicates that the corresponding 16×16×16 chunk section has data in the Sky Light array below. The least significant bit is for blocks 16 blocks to 1 block below the min world height (one section below the world), while the most significant bit covers blocks 1 to 16 blocks above the max world height (one section above the world).
Block Light Mask BitSet BitSet containing bits for each section in the world + 2. Each set bit indicates that the corresponding 16×16×16 chunk section has data in the Block Light array below. The order of bits is the same as in Sky Light Mask.
Empty Sky Light Mask BitSet BitSet containing bits for each section in the world + 2. Each set bit indicates that the corresponding 16×16×16 chunk section has all zeros for its Sky Light data. The order of bits is the same as in Sky Light Mask.
Empty Block Light Mask BitSet BitSet containing bits for each section in the world + 2. Each set bit indicates that the corresponding 16×16×16 chunk section has all zeros for its Block Light data. The order of bits is the same as in Sky Light Mask.
Sky Light array count VarInt Number of entries in the following array; should match the number of bits set in Sky Light Mask
Sky Light arrays Length Array VarInt Length of the following array in bytes (always 2048)
Sky Light array Byte Array (2048) There is 1 array for each bit set to true in the sky light mask, starting with the lowest value. Half a byte per light value.
Block Light array count VarInt Number of entries in the following array; should match the number of bits set in Block Light Mask
Block Light arrays Length Array VarInt Length of the following array in bytes (always 2048)
Block Light array Byte Array (2048) There is 1 array for each bit set to true in the block light mask, starting with the lowest value. Half a byte per light value.

A bit will never be set in both the block light mask and the empty block light mask, though it may be present in neither of them (if the block light does not need to be updated for the corresponding chunk section). The same applies to the sky light mask and the empty sky light mask.

Login (play)

Huh.png The following information needs to be added to this page:
Although the number of portal cooldown ticks is included in this packet, the whole portal usage process is still dictated entirely by the server. What kind of effect does this value have on the client, if any?

See Protocol Encryption for information on logging in.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x29 Play Client Entity ID Int The player's Entity ID (EID).
Is hardcore Boolean
Dimension Count VarInt Size of the following array.
Dimension Names Array of Identifier Identifiers for all dimensions on the server.
Max Players VarInt Was once used by the client to draw the player list, but now is ignored.
View Distance VarInt Render distance (2-32).
Simulation Distance VarInt The distance that the client will process specific things, such as entities.
Reduced Debug Info Boolean If true, a Notchian client shows reduced information on the debug screen. For servers in development, this should almost always be false.
Enable respawn screen Boolean Set to false when the doImmediateRespawn gamerule is true.
Do limited crafting Boolean Whether players can only craft recipes they have already unlocked. Currently unused by the client.
Dimension Type Identifier The type of dimension in the minecraft:dimension_type registry, defined by the Registry Data packet.
Dimension Name Identifier Name of the dimension being spawned into.
Hashed seed Long First 8 bytes of the SHA-256 hash of the world's seed. Used client side for biome noise
Game mode Unsigned Byte 0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator.
Previous Game mode Byte -1: Undefined (null), 0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator. The previous game mode. Vanilla client uses this for the debug (F3 + N & F3 + F4) game mode switch. (More information needed)
Is Debug Boolean True if the world is a debug mode world; debug mode worlds cannot be modified and have predefined blocks.
Is Flat Boolean True if the world is a superflat world; flat worlds have different void fog and a horizon at y=0 instead of y=63.
Has death location Boolean If true, then the next two fields are present.
Death dimension name Optional Identifier Name of the dimension the player died in.
Death location Optional Position The location that the player died at.
Portal cooldown VarInt The number of ticks until the player can use the portal again.

Map Data

Updates a rectangular area on a map item.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x2A Play Client Map ID VarInt 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)
Locked Boolean True if the map has been locked in a cartography table
Has Icons Boolean
Icon Count Optional VarInt Number of elements in the following array. Only present if previous Boolean is true.
Icon Type Optional Array VarInt Enum See below
X Byte Map coordinates: -128 for furthest left, +127 for furthest right
Z Byte Map coordinates: -128 for highest, +127 for lowest
Direction Byte 0-15
Has Display Name Boolean
Display Name Optional Text Component Only present if previous Boolean is true
Columns Unsigned Byte Number of columns updated
Rows Optional Unsigned 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

Merchant Offers

The list of trades a villager NPC is offering.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x2B Play Client Window ID VarInt The ID of the window that is open; this is an int rather than a byte.
Size VarInt The number of trades in the following array.
Trades Input item 1 Array Slot The first item the player has to supply for this villager trade. The count of the item stack is the default "price" of this trade.
Output item Slot The item the player will receive from this villager trade.
Input item 2 Slot The second item the player has to supply for this villager trade. May be an empty slot.
Trade disabled Boolean True if the trade is disabled; false if the trade is enabled.
Number of trade uses Int Number of times the trade has been used so far. If equal to the maximum number of trades, the client will display a red X.
Maximum number of trade uses Int Number of times this trade can be used before it's exhausted.
XP Int Amount of XP the villager will earn each time the trade is used.
Special Price Int Can be zero or negative. The number is added to the price when an item is discounted due to player reputation or other effects.
Price Multiplier Float Can be low (0.05) or high (0.2). Determines how much demand, player reputation, and temporary effects will adjust the price.
Demand Int If positive, causes the price to increase. Negative values seem to be treated the same as zero.
Villager level VarInt Appears on the trade GUI; meaning comes from the translation key merchant.level. + level.

1: Novice, 2: Apprentice, 3: Journeyman, 4: Expert, 5: Master.

Experience VarInt Total experience for this villager (always 0 for the wandering trader).
Is regular villager Boolean True if this is a regular villager; false for the wandering trader. When false, hides the villager level and some other GUI elements.
Can restock Boolean True for regular villagers and false for the wandering trader. If true, the "Villagers restock up to two times per day." message is displayed when hovering over disabled trades.

Modifiers can increase or decrease the number of items for the first input slot. The second input slot and the output slot never change the nubmer of items. The number of items may never be less than 1, and never more than the stack size. If special price and demand are both zero, only the default price is displayed. If either is non-zero, then the adjusted price is displayed next to the crossed-out default price. The adjusted prices is calculated as follows:

Adjusted price = default price + floor(default price x multiplier x demand) + special price

The merchant UI, for reference

Update Entity Position

This packet is sent by the server when an entity moves less then 8 blocks; if an entity moves more than 8 blocks Teleport Entity should be sent instead.

This packet allows at most 8 blocks movement in any direction, because short range is from -32768 to 32767. And 32768 / (128 * 32) = 8.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x2C Play Client Entity ID VarInt
Delta X Short Change in X position as (currentX * 32 - prevX * 32) * 128.
Delta Y Short Change in Y position as (currentY * 32 - prevY * 32) * 128.
Delta Z Short Change in Z position as (currentZ * 32 - prevZ * 32) * 128.
On Ground Boolean

Update Entity Position and Rotation

This packet is sent by the server when an entity rotates and moves. Since a short range is limited from -32768 to 32767, and movement is offset of fixed-point numbers, this packet allows at most 8 blocks movement in any direction. (-32768 / (32 * 128) == -8)

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x2D Play Client Entity ID VarInt
Delta X Short Change in X position as (currentX * 32 - prevX * 32) * 128.
Delta Y Short Change in Y position as (currentY * 32 - prevY * 32) * 128.
Delta Z Short Change in Z position as (currentZ * 32 - prevZ * 32) * 128.
Yaw Angle New angle, not a delta.
Pitch Angle New angle, not a delta.
On Ground Boolean

Update Entity Rotation

This packet is sent by the server when an entity rotates.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x2E Play Client Entity ID VarInt
Yaw Angle New angle, not a delta.
Pitch Angle New angle, not a delta.
On Ground Boolean

Move Vehicle

Note that all fields use absolute positioning and do not allow for relative positioning.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x2F Play Client X Double Absolute position (X coordinate).
Y Double Absolute position (Y coordinate).
Z Double Absolute position (Z coordinate).
Yaw Float Absolute rotation on the vertical axis, in degrees.
Pitch Float Absolute rotation on the horizontal axis, in degrees.

Open Book

Sent when a player right clicks with a signed book. This tells the client to open the book GUI.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x30 Play Client Hand VarInt Enum 0: Main hand, 1: Off hand .

Open Screen

This is sent to the client when it should open an inventory, such as a chest, workbench, furnace, or other container. Resending this packet with already existing window id, will update the window title and window type without closing the window.

This message is not sent to clients opening their own inventory, nor do clients inform the server in any way when doing so. From the server's perspective, the inventory is always "open" whenever no other windows are.

For horses, use Open Horse Screen.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x31 Play Client Window ID VarInt An identifier for the window to be displayed. Notchian server implementation is a counter, starting at 1. There can only be one window at a time; this is only used to ignore outdated packets targeting already-closed windows. Note also that the Window ID field in most other packets is only a single byte, and indeed, the Notchian server wraps around after 100.
Window Type VarInt The window type to use for display. Contained in the minecraft:menu registry; see Inventory for the different values.
Window Title Text Component The title of the window.

Open Sign Editor

Sent when the client has placed a sign and is allowed to send Update Sign. There must already be a sign at the given location (which the client does not do automatically) - send a Block Update first.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x32 Play Client Location Position
Is Front Text Boolean Whether the opened editor is for the front or on the back of the sign

Ping (play)

Packet is not used by the Notchian server. When sent to the client, client responds with a Pong packet with the same id.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x33 Play Client ID Int

Ping Response (play)

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x34 Play Client Payload Long Should be the same as sent by the client.

Place Ghost Recipe

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

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x35 Play Client Window ID Byte
Recipe Identifier A recipe ID.

Player Abilities (clientbound)

The latter 2 floats are used to indicate the flying speed and field of view respectively, while the first byte is used to determine the value of 4 booleans.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x36 Play Client Flags Byte Bit field, see below.
Flying Speed Float 0.05 by default.
Field of View Modifier Float Modifies the field of view, like a speed potion. A Notchian server will use the same value as the movement speed sent in the Update Attributes packet, which defaults to 0.1 for players.

About the flags:

Field Bit
Invulnerable 0x01
Flying 0x02
Allow Flying 0x04
Creative Mode (Instant Break) 0x08

Player Chat Message

Sends the client a chat message from a player.

Currently a lot is unknown about this packet, blank descriptions are for those that are unknown

Packet ID State Bound To Sector Field Name Field Type Notes
0x37 Play Client Header Sender UUID Used by the Notchian client for the disableChat launch option. Setting both longs to 0 will always display the message regardless of the setting.
Index VarInt
Message Signature Present Boolean States if a message signature is present
Message Signature bytes Optional Byte Array (256) Only present if Message Signature Present is true. Cryptography, the signature consists of the Sender UUID, Session UUID from the Player Session packet, Index, Salt, Timestamp in epoch seconds, the length of the original chat content, the original content itself, the length of Previous Messages, and all of the Previous message signatures. These values are hashed with SHA-256 and signed using the RSA cryptosystem. Modifying any of these values in the packet will cause this signature to fail. This buffer is always 256 bytes long and it is not length-prefixed.
Body Message String (256) Raw (optionally) signed sent message content.

This is used as the content parameter when formatting the message on the client.

Timestamp Long Represents the time the message was signed as milliseconds since the epoch, used to check if the message was received within 2 minutes of it being sent.
Salt Long Cryptography, used for validating the message signature.
Previous Messages Total Previous Messages VarInt The maximum length is 20 in Notchian client.
Array (20) Message ID VarInt The message Id + 1, used for validating message signature. The next field is present only when value of this field is equal to 0.
Signature Optional Byte Array (256) The previous message's signature. Contains the same type of data as Message Signature bytes (256 bytes) above. Not length-prefxied.
Other Unsigned Content Present Boolean True if the next field is present
Unsigned Content Optional Text Component
Filter Type VarInt Enum If the message has been filtered
Filter Type Bits Optional BitSet Only present if the Filter Type is Partially Filtered. Specifies the indexes at which characters in the original message string should be replaced with the # symbol (i.e. filtered) by the Notchian client
Chat Formatting Chat Type VarInt The type of chat in the minecraft:chat_type registry, defined by the Registry Data packet.
Sender Name Text Component The name of the one sending the message, usually the sender's display name.

This is used as the sender parameter when formatting the message on the client.

Has Target Name Boolean True if target name is present.
Target Name Optional Text Component The name of the one receiving the message, usually the receiver's display name. Only present if previous boolean is true.

This is used as the target parameter when formatting the message on the client.

Player Chat Handling Logic

Filter Types:

The filter type mask should NOT be specified unless partially filtered is selected

ID Name Description
0 PASS_THROUGH Message is not filtered at all
1 FULLY_FILTERED Message is fully filtered
2 PARTIALLY_FILTERED Only some characters in the message are filtered

End Combat

Unused by the Notchian client. This data was once used for twitch.tv metadata circa 1.8.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x38 Play Client Duration VarInt Length of the combat in ticks.

Enter Combat

Unused by the Notchian client. This data was once used for twitch.tv metadata circa 1.8.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x39 Play Client no fields

Combat Death

Used to send a respawn screen.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x3A Play Client Player ID VarInt Entity ID of the player that died (should match the client's entity ID).
Message Text Component The death message.

Player Info Remove

Used by the server to remove players from the player list.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x3B Play Client Number of Players VarInt Number of elements in the following array.
Player Player Id Array of UUID UUIDs of players to remove.

Player Info Update

Sent by the server to update the user list (<tab> in the client).

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x3C Play Client Actions Byte Determines what actions are present.
Number Of Players VarInt Number of elements in the following array.
Players UUID Array UUID The player UUID
Player Actions Array of Player Actions The length of this array is determined by the number of Player Actions that give a non-zero value when applying its mask to the actions flag. For example given the decimal number 5, binary 00000101. The masks 0x01 and 0x04 would return a non-zero value, meaning the Player Actions array would include two actions: Add Player and Update Game Mode.


Player Actions
Action Mask Field Name Type Notes
Add Player 0x01 Name String (16)
Number Of Properties VarInt Number of elements in the following array.
Property Name Array String (32767)
Value String (32767)
Is Signed Boolean
Signature Optional String (32767) Only if Is Signed is true.
Initialize Chat 0x02 Has Signature Data Boolean
Chat session ID UUID Only sent if Has Signature Data is true.
Public key expiry time Long Key expiry time, as a UNIX timestamp in milliseconds. Only sent if Has Signature Data is true.
Encoded public key size VarInt Size of the following array. Only sent if Has Signature Data is true. Maximum length is 512 bytes.
Encoded public key Byte Array (512) The player's public key, in bytes. Only sent if Has Signature Data is true.
Public key signature size VarInt Size of the following array. Only sent if Has Signature Data is true. Maximum length is 4096 bytes.
Public key signature Byte Array (4096) The public key's digital signature. Only sent if Has Signature Data is true.
Update Game Mode 0x04 Game Mode VarInt
Update Listed 0x08 Listed Boolean Whether the player should be listed on the player list.
Update Latency 0x10 Ping VarInt Measured in milliseconds.
Update Display Name 0x20 Has Display Name Boolean
Display Name Optional Text Component Only sent if Has Display Name is true.

The Property field looks as in the response of Mojang API#UUID -> Profile + Skin/Cape, except of course using the protocol format instead of JSON. That is, each player will usually have one property with Name “textures” and Value being a base64-encoded JSON string as documented at Mojang API#UUID -> Profile + Skin/Cape. An empty properties array is also acceptable, and will cause clients to display the player with one of the two default skins depending on UUID.

Ping values correspond with icons in the following way:

  • A ping that negative (i.e. not known to the server yet) will result in the no connection icon.
  • A ping under 150 milliseconds will result in 5 bars
  • A ping under 300 milliseconds will result in 4 bars
  • A ping under 600 milliseconds will result in 3 bars
  • A ping under 1000 milliseconds (1 second) will result in 2 bars
  • A ping greater than or equal to 1 second will result in 1 bar.

Look At

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
0x3D 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.

Synchronize Player Position

Teleports the client, e.g. during login, when using an ender pearl, in response to invalid move packets, etc.

Due to latency, the server may receive outdated movement packets sent before the client was aware of the teleport. To account for this, the server ignores all movement packets from the client until a Confirm Teleportation packet with an ID matching the one sent in the teleport packet is received.

Yaw is measured in degrees, and does not follow classical trigonometry rules. The unit circle of yaw on the XZ-plane starts at (0, 1) and turns counterclockwise, with 90 at (-1, 0), 180 at (0, -1) and 270 at (1, 0). Additionally, yaw is not clamped to between 0 and 360 degrees; any number is valid, including negative numbers and numbers greater than 360.

Pitch is measured in degrees, where 0 is looking straight ahead, -90 is looking straight up, and 90 is looking straight down.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x3E Play Client X Double Absolute or relative position, depending on Flags.
Y Double Absolute or relative position, depending on Flags.
Z Double Absolute or relative position, depending on Flags.
Yaw Float Absolute or relative rotation on the X axis, in degrees.
Pitch Float Absolute or relative rotation on the Y axis, in degrees.
Flags Byte Reference the Flags table below. When the value of the this byte masked is zero the field is absolute, otherwise relative.
Teleport ID VarInt Client should confirm this packet with Confirm Teleportation containing the same Teleport ID.
Flags
Field Hex Mask
X 0x01
Y 0x02
Z 0x04
Y_ROT (Pitch) 0x08
X_ROT (Yaw) 0x10

Update Recipe Book

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x3F 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.
Blast Furnace Recipe Book Open Boolean If true, then the blast furnace recipe book will be open when the player opens its inventory.
Blast Furnace Recipe Book Filter Active Boolean If true, then the filtering option is active when the players opens its inventory.
Smoker Recipe Book Open Boolean If true, then the smoker recipe book will be open when the player opens its inventory.
Smoker 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 Array of Identifier
Array size 2 Optional VarInt Number of elements in the following array, only present if mode is 0 (init).
Recipe IDs Optional Array of Identifier Only present if mode is 0 (init)

Action:

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

Remove Entities

Sent by the server when an entity is to be destroyed on the client.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x40 Play Client Count VarInt Number of elements in the following array.
Entity IDs Array of VarInt The list of entities to destroy.

Remove Entity Effect

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x41 Play Client Entity ID VarInt
Effect ID VarInt See this table.

Reset Score

This is sent to the client when it should remove a scoreboard item.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x42 Play Client Entity Name String (32767) The entity whose score this is. For players, this is their username; for other entities, it is their UUID.
Has Objective Name Boolean Whether the score should be removed for the specified objective, or for all of them.
Objective Name Optional String (32767) The name of the objective the score belongs to. Only present if the previous field is true.

Remove Resource Pack (play)

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x43 Play Client Has UUID Boolean Whether a specific resource pack should be removed, or all of them.
UUID Optional UUID The UUID of the resource pack to be removed. Only present if the previous field is true.

Add Resource Pack (play)

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x44 Play Client UUID UUID The unique identifier of the resource pack.
URL String (32767) The URL to the resource pack.
Hash String (40) A 40 character hexadecimal, case-insensitive SHA-1 hash of the resource pack file.
If it's not a 40 character hexadecimal string, the client will not use it for hash verification and likely waste bandwidth.
Forced Boolean The Notchian client will be forced to use the resource pack from the server. If they decline they will be kicked from the server.
Has Prompt Message Boolean Whether a custom message should be used on the resource pack prompt.
Prompt Message Optional Text Component This is shown in the prompt making the client accept or decline the resource pack. Only present if the previous field is true.

Respawn

Huh.png The following information needs to be added to this page:
Although the number of portal cooldown ticks is included in this packet, the whole portal usage process is still dictated entirely by the server. What kind of effect does this value have on the client, if any?

To change the player's dimension (overworld/nether/end), send them a respawn packet with the appropriate dimension, followed by prechunks/chunks for the new dimension, and finally a position and look packet. You do not need to unload chunks, the client will do it automatically.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x45 Play Client Dimension Type Identifier The type of dimension in the minecraft:dimension_type registry, defined by the Registry Data packet.
Dimension Name Identifier Name of the dimension being spawned into.
Hashed seed Long First 8 bytes of the SHA-256 hash of the world's seed. Used client side for biome noise
Game mode Unsigned Byte 0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator.
Previous Game mode Byte -1: Undefined (null), 0: Survival, 1: Creative, 2: Adventure, 3: Spectator. The previous game mode. Vanilla client uses this for the debug (F3 + N & F3 + F4) game mode switch. (More information needed)
Is Debug Boolean True if the world is a debug mode world; debug mode worlds cannot be modified and have predefined blocks.
Is Flat Boolean True if the world is a superflat world; flat worlds have different void fog and a horizon at y=0 instead of y=63.
Has death location Boolean If true, then the next two fields are present.
Death dimension Name Optional Identifier Name of the dimension the player died in.
Death location Optional Position The location that the player died at.
Portal cooldown VarInt The number of ticks until the player can use the portal again.
Data kept Byte Bit mask. 0x01: Keep attributes, 0x02: Keep metadata. Tells which data should be kept on the client side once the player has respawned.

In the Notchian implementation, this is context dependent:

  • normal respawns (after death) keep no data;
  • exiting the end poem/credits keeps the attributes;
  • other dimension changes (portals or teleports) keep all data.

Warning.png Avoid changing player's dimension to same dimension they were already in unless they are dead. If you change the dimension to one they are already in, weird bugs can occur, such as the player being unable to attack other players in new world (until they die and respawn).

Before 1.16, if you must respawn a player in the same dimension without killing them, send two respawn packets, one to a different world and then another to the world you want. You do not need to complete the first respawn; it only matters that you send two packets.

Set Head Rotation

Changes the direction an entity's head is facing.

While sending the Entity Look packet changes the vertical rotation of the head, sending this packet appears to be necessary to rotate the head horizontally.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x46 Play Client Entity ID VarInt
Head Yaw Angle New angle, not a delta.

Update Section Blocks

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

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

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x47 Play Client Chunk section position Long Chunk section coordinate (encoded chunk x and z with each 22 bits, and section y with 20 bits, from left to right).
Blocks array size VarInt Number of elements in the following array.
Blocks Array of VarLong Each entry is composed of the block state id, shifted left by 12, and the relative block position in the chunk section (4 bits for x, z, and y, from left to right).

Chunk section position is encoded:

((sectionX & 0x3FFFFF) << 42) | (sectionY & 0xFFFFF) | ((sectionZ & 0x3FFFFF) << 20);

and decoded:

sectionX = long >> 42;
sectionY = long << 44 >> 44;
sectionZ = long << 22 >> 42;

Blocks are encoded:

blockStateId << 12 | (blockLocalX << 8 | blockLocalZ << 4 | blockLocalY)
//Uses the local position of the given block position relative to its respective chunk section

and decoded:

blockStateId = long >> 12;
blockLocalX = (long >> 8) & 0xF;
blockLocalY = long & 0xF;
blockLocalZ = (long >> 4) & 0xF;

Select Advancements Tab

Sent by the server to indicate that the client should switch advancement tab. Sent either when the client switches tab in the GUI or when an advancement in another tab is made.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x48 Play Client Has id Boolean Indicates if the next field is present.
Identifier Optional Identifier See below.

The Identifier can be one of the following:

Identifier
minecraft:story/root
minecraft:nether/root
minecraft:end/root
minecraft:adventure/root
minecraft:husbandry/root

If no or an invalid identifier is sent, the client will switch to the first tab in the GUI.

Server Data

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x49 Play Client MOTD Text Component
Has Icon Boolean
Size VarInt Number of bytes in the following array.
Icon Optional Byte Array Icon bytes in the PNG format
Enforces Secure Chat Boolean

Set Action Bar Text

Displays a message above the hotbar. Equivalent to System Chat Message with Overlay set to true, except that chat message blocking isn't performed. Used by the Notchian server only to implement the /title command.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x4A Play Client Action bar text Text Component

Set Border Center

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x4B Play Client X Double
Z Double

Set Border Lerp Size

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x4C Play Client Old Diameter Double Current length of a single side of the world border, in meters.
New Diameter Double Target length of a single side of the world border, in meters.
Speed VarLong Number of real-time milliseconds until New Diameter is reached. It appears that Notchian server does not sync world border speed to game ticks, so it gets out of sync with server lag. If the world border is not moving, this is set to 0.

Set Border Size

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x4D Play Client Diameter Double Length of a single side of the world border, in meters.

Set Border Warning Delay

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x4E Play Client Warning Time VarInt In seconds as set by /worldborder warning time.

Set Border Warning Distance

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x4F Play Client Warning Blocks VarInt In meters.

Set Camera

Sets the entity that the player renders from. This is normally used when the player left-clicks an entity while in spectator mode.

The player's camera will move with the entity and look where it is looking. The entity is often another player, but can be any type of entity. The player is unable to move this entity (move packets will act as if they are coming from the other entity).

If the given entity is not loaded by the player, this packet is ignored. To return control to the player, send this packet with their entity ID.

The Notchian server resets this (sends it back to the default entity) whenever the spectated entity is killed or the player sneaks, but only if they were spectating an entity. It also sends this packet whenever the player switches out of spectator mode (even if they weren't spectating an entity).

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x50 Play Client Camera ID VarInt ID of the entity to set the client's camera to.

The notchian client also loads certain shaders for given entities:

  • Creeper → shaders/post/creeper.json
  • Spider (and cave spider) → shaders/post/spider.json
  • Enderman → shaders/post/invert.json
  • Anything else → the current shader is unloaded

Set Held Item (clientbound)

Sent to change the player's slot selection.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x51 Play Client Slot Byte The slot which the player has selected (0–8).

Set Center Chunk

Sets the center position of the client's chunk loading area. The area is square-shaped, spanning 2 × server view distance + 7 chunks on both axes (width, not radius!). Since the area's width is always an odd number, there is no ambiguity as to which chunk is the center.

The Notchian client ignores attempts to send chunks located outside the loading area, and immediately unloads any existing chunks no longer inside it.

The center chunk is normally the chunk the player is in, but apart from the implications on chunk loading, the (Notchian) client takes no issue with this not being the case. Indeed, as long as chunks are sent only within the default loading area centered on the world origin, it is not necessary to send this packet at all. This may be useful for servers with small bounded worlds, such as minigames, since it ensures chunks never need to be resent after the client has joined, saving on bandwidth.

The Notchian server sends this packet whenever the player moves across a chunk border horizontally, and also (according to testing) for any integer change in the vertical axis, even if it doesn't go across a chunk section border.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x52 Play Client Chunk X VarInt Chunk X coordinate of the loading area center.
Chunk Z VarInt Chunk Z coordinate of the loading area center.

Set Render Distance

Sent by the integrated singleplayer server when changing render distance. This packet is sent by the server when the client reappears in the overworld after leaving the end.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x53 Play Client View Distance VarInt Render distance (2-32).

Set Default Spawn Position

Sent by the server after login to specify the coordinates of the spawn point (the point at which players spawn at, and which the compass points to). It can be sent at any time to update the point compasses point at.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x54 Play Client Location Position Spawn location.
Angle Float The angle at which to respawn at.

Display Objective

This is sent to the client when it should display a scoreboard.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x55 Play Client Position VarInt The position of the scoreboard. 0: list, 1: sidebar, 2: below name, 3 - 18: team specific sidebar, indexed as 3 + team color.
Score Name String (32767) The unique name for the scoreboard to be displayed.

Set Entity Metadata

Updates one or more metadata properties for an existing entity. Any properties not included in the Metadata field are left unchanged.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x56 Play Client Entity ID VarInt
Metadata Entity Metadata

Link Entities

This packet is sent when an entity has been leashed to another entity.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x57 Play Client Attached Entity ID Int Attached entity's EID.
Holding Entity ID Int ID of the entity holding the lead. Set to -1 to detach.

Set Entity Velocity

Velocity is in units of 1/8000 of a block per server tick (50ms); for example, -1343 would move (-1343 / 8000) = −0.167875 blocks per tick (or −3.3575 blocks per second).

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x58 Play Client Entity ID VarInt
Velocity X Short Velocity on the X axis.
Velocity Y Short Velocity on the Y axis.
Velocity Z Short Velocity on the Z axis.

Set Equipment

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x59 Play Client Entity ID VarInt Entity's ID.
Equipment Slot Array Byte Enum Equipment slot. 0: main hand, 1: off hand, 2–5: armor slot (2: boots, 3: leggings, 4: chestplate, 5: helmet). Also has the top bit set if another entry follows, and otherwise unset if this is the last item in the array.
Item Slot

Set Experience

Sent by the server when the client should change experience levels.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x5A Play Client Experience bar Float Between 0 and 1.
Level VarInt
Total Experience VarInt See Experience#Leveling up on the Minecraft Wiki for Total Experience to Level conversion.

Set Health

Sent by the server to set the health of the player it is sent to.

Food saturation acts as a food “overcharge”. Food values will not decrease while the saturation is over zero. New players logging in or respawning automatically get a saturation of 5.0. Eating food increases the saturation as well as the food bar.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x5B Play Client Health Float 0 or less = dead, 20 = full HP.
Food VarInt 0–20.
Food Saturation Float Seems to vary from 0.0 to 5.0 in integer increments.

Update Objectives

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
0x5C Play Client Objective Name String (32767) A 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 Text Component Only if mode is 0 or 2.The text to be displayed for the score.
Type Optional VarInt Enum Only if mode is 0 or 2. 0 = "integer", 1 = "hearts".
Has Number Format Optional Boolean Only if mode is 0 or 2. Whether this objective has a set number format for the scores.
Number Format Optional VarInt Enum Only if mode is 0 or 2 and the previous boolean is true. Determines how the score number should be formatted.
Number Format Field Name
0: blank no fields Show nothing.
1: styled Styling Compound Tag The styling to be used when formatting the score number. Contains the text component styling fields.
2: fixed Content Text Component The text to be used as placeholder.

Set Passengers

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x5D Play Client Entity ID VarInt Vehicle's EID.
Passenger Count VarInt Number of elements in the following array.
Passengers Array of VarInt EIDs of entity's passengers.

Update Teams

Creates and updates teams.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x5E Play Client Team Name String (32767) A unique name for the team. (Shared with scoreboard).
Mode Byte Determines the layout of the remaining packet.
0: create team Team Display Name Text Component
Friendly Flags Byte Bit mask. 0x01: Allow friendly fire, 0x02: can see invisible players on same team.
Name Tag Visibility String Enum (40) always, hideForOtherTeams, hideForOwnTeam, never.
Collision Rule String Enum (40) always, pushOtherTeams, pushOwnTeam, never.
Team Color VarInt Enum Used to color the name of players on the team; see below.
Team Prefix Text Component Displayed before the names of players that are part of this team.
Team Suffix Text Component Displayed after the names of players that are part of this team.
Entity Count VarInt Number of elements in the following array.
Entities Array of String (32767) 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 Text Component
Friendly Flags Byte Bit mask. 0x01: Allow friendly fire, 0x02: can see invisible entities on same team.
Name Tag Visibility String Enum (40) always, hideForOtherTeams, hideForOwnTeam, never
Collision Rule String Enum (40) always, pushOtherTeams, pushOwnTeam, never
Team Color VarInt Enum Used to color the name of players on the team; see below.
Team Prefix Text Component Displayed before the names of players that are part of this team.
Team Suffix Text Component Displayed after the names of players that are part of this team.
3: add entities to team Entity Count VarInt Number of elements in the following array.
Entities Array of String (32767) Identifiers for the added entities. For players, this is their username; for other entities, it is their UUID.
4: remove entities from team Entity Count VarInt Number of elements in the following array.
Entities Array of String (32767) Identifiers for the removed entities. For players, this is their username; for other entities, it is their UUID.

Team Color: The color of a team defines how the names of the team members are visualized; any formatting code can be used. The following table lists all the possible values.

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

Update Score

This is sent to the client when it should update a scoreboard item.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x5F Play Client Entity Name String (32767) The entity whose score this is. For players, this is their username; for other entities, it is their UUID.
Objective Name String (32767) The name of the objective the score belongs to.
Value VarInt The score to be displayed next to the entry.
Has Display Name Boolean Whether this score has a custom display name.
Display Name Optional Text Component The custom display name. Only present if the previous boolean is true.
Has Number Format Boolean Whether this score has a set number format. This overrides the number format set on the objective, if any.
Number Format Optional VarInt Enum Determines how the score number should be formatted. Only present if the previous boolean is true.
Number Format Field Name
0: blank no fields Show nothing.
1: styled Styling Compound Tag The styling to be used when formatting the score number. Contains the text component styling fields.
2: fixed Content Text Component The text to be used as placeholder.

Set Simulation Distance

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x60 Play Client Simulation Distance VarInt The distance that the client will process specific things, such as entities.

Set Subtitle Text

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x61 Play Client Subtitle Text Text Component

Update Time

Time is based on ticks, where 20 ticks happen every second. There are 24000 ticks in a day, making Minecraft days exactly 20 minutes long.

The time of day is based on the timestamp modulo 24000. 0 is sunrise, 6000 is noon, 12000 is sunset, and 18000 is midnight.

The default SMP server increments the time by 20 every second.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x62 Play Client World Age Long In ticks; not changed by server commands.
Time of day Long The world (or region) time, in ticks. If negative the sun will stop moving at the Math.abs of the time.

Set Title Text

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x63 Play Client Title Text Text Component

Set Title Animation Times

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x64 Play Client Fade In Int Ticks to spend fading in.
Stay Int Ticks to keep the title displayed.
Fade Out Int Ticks to spend fading out, not when to start fading out.

Entity Sound Effect

Plays a sound effect from an entity, either by hardcoded ID or Identifier. Sound IDs and names can be found here.

Warning.png Numeric sound effect IDs are liable to change between versions

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x65 Play Client Sound ID VarInt Represents the Sound ID + 1. If the value is 0, the packet contains a sound specified by Identifier.
Sound Name Optional Identifier Only present if Sound ID is 0
Has Fixed Range Optional Boolean Only present if Sound ID is 0.
Range Optional Float The fixed range of the sound. Only present if previous boolean is true and Sound ID is 0.
Sound Category VarInt Enum The category that this sound will be played from (current categories).
Entity ID VarInt
Volume Float 1.0 is 100%, capped between 0.0 and 1.0 by Notchian clients.
Pitch Float Float between 0.5 and 2.0 by Notchian clients.
Seed Long Seed used to pick sound variant.

Sound Effect

Plays a sound effect at the given location, either by hardcoded ID or Identifier. Sound IDs and names can be found here.

Warning.png Numeric sound effect IDs are liable to change between versions

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x66 Play Client Sound ID VarInt Represents the Sound ID + 1. If the value is 0, the packet contains a sound specified by Identifier.
Sound Name Optional Identifier Only present if Sound ID is 0
Has Fixed Range Optional Boolean Only present if Sound ID is 0.
Range Optional Float The fixed range of the sound. Only present if previous boolean is true and Sound ID is 0.
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 1.0 is 100%, capped between 0.0 and 1.0 by Notchian clients.
Pitch Float Float between 0.5 and 2.0 by Notchian clients.
Seed Long Seed used to pick sound variant.

Start Configuration

Sent during gameplay in order to redo the configuration process. The client must respond with Acknowledge Configuration for the process to start.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x67 Play Client no fields

This packet switches the connection state to configuration.

Stop Sound

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x68 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 Custom 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

System Chat Message

Sends the client a raw system message.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x69 Play Client Content Text Component Limited to 262144 bytes.
Overlay Boolean Whether the message is an actionbar or chat message. See also #Set Action Bar Text.

Set Tab List Header And Footer

This packet may be used by custom servers to display additional information above/below the player list. It is never sent by the Notchian server.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x6A Play Client Header Text Component To remove the header, send a empty text component: {"text":""}.
Footer Text Component To remove the footer, send a empty text component: {"text":""}.

Tag Query Response

Sent in response to Query Block Entity Tag or Query Entity Tag.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x6B Play Client Transaction ID VarInt Can be compared to the one sent in the original query packet.
NBT NBT The NBT of the block or entity. May be a TAG_END (0) in which case no NBT is present.

Pickup Item

Sent by the server when someone picks up an item lying on the ground — its sole purpose appears to be the animation of the item flying towards you. It doesn't destroy the entity in the client memory, and it doesn't add it to your inventory. The server only checks for items to be picked up after each Set Player Position (and Set Player Position And Rotation) packet sent by the client. The collector entity can be any entity; it does not have to be a player. The collected entity also can be any entity, but the Notchian server only uses this for items, experience orbs, and the different varieties of arrows.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x6C Play Client Collected Entity ID VarInt
Collector Entity ID VarInt
Pickup Item Count VarInt Seems to be 1 for XP orbs, otherwise the number of items in the stack.

Teleport Entity

This packet is sent by the server when an entity moves more than 8 blocks.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x6D Play Client Entity ID VarInt
X Double
Y Double
Z Double
Yaw Angle (Y Rot)New angle, not a delta.
Pitch Angle (X Rot)New angle, not a delta.
On Ground Boolean

Set Ticking State

Used to adjust the ticking rate of the client, and whether it's frozen.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x6E Play Client Tick rate Float
Is frozen Boolean

Step Tick

Advances the client processing by the specified number of ticks. Has no effect unless client ticking is frozen.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x6F Play Client Tick steps VarInt

Update Advancements

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x70 Play Client Reset/Clear Boolean Whether to reset/clear the current advancements.
Mapping size VarInt Size of the following array.
Advancement mapping Key Array Identifier The identifier of the advancement.
Value Advancement See below
List size VarInt Size of the following array.
Identifiers Array of Identifier The identifiers of the advancements that should be removed.
Progress size VarInt Size of the following array.
Progress mapping Key Array Identifier The identifier of the advancement.
Value Advancement progress See below.

Advancement structure:

Field Name Field Type Notes
Has parent Boolean Indicates whether the next field exists.
Parent id Optional Identifier The identifier of the parent advancement.
Has display Boolean Indicates whether the next field exists.
Display data Optional Advancement display See below.
Array length VarInt Number of arrays in the following array.
Requirements Array length 2 Array VarInt Number of elements in the following array.
Requirement Array of String (32767) Array of required criteria.
Sends telemetry data Boolean Whether the client should include this achievement in the telemetry data when it's completed.

The Notchian client only sends data for advancements on the minecraft namespace.

Advancement display:

Field Name Field Type Notes
Title Text Component
Description Text Component
Icon Slot
Frame type VarInt Enum 0 = task, 1 = challenge, 2 = goal.
Flags Int 0x01: has background texture; 0x02: show_toast; 0x04: hidden.
Background texture Optional Identifier Background texture location. Only if flags indicates it.
X coord Float
Y coord Float

Advancement progress:

Field Name Field Type Notes
Size VarInt Size of the following array.
Criteria Criterion identifier Array Identifier The identifier of the criterion.
Criterion progress Criterion progress

Criterion progress:

Field Name Field Type Notes
Achieved Boolean If true, next field is present.
Date of achieving Optional Long As returned by Date.getTime.

Update Attributes

Sets attributes on the given entity.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x71 Play Client Entity ID VarInt
Number Of Properties VarInt Number of elements in the following array.
Property Key Array Identifier See below.
Value Double See below.
Number Of Modifiers VarInt Number of elements in the following array.
Modifiers Array of Modifier Data See Attribute#Modifiers. Modifier Data defined below.

Known Key values (see also Attribute#Modifiers):

Key Default Min Max Label
generic.max_health 20.0 1.0 1024.0 Max Health.
generic.follow_range 32.0 0.0 2048.0 Follow Range.
generic.knockback_resistance 0.0 0.0 1.0 Knockback Resistance.
generic.movement_speed 0.7 0.0 1024.0 Movement Speed.
generic.flying_speed 0.4 0.0 1024.0 Flying Speed.
generic.attack_damage 2.0 0.0 2048.0 Attack Damage.
generic.attack_knockback 0.0 0.0 5.0
generic.attack_speed 4.0 0.0 1024.0 Attack Speed.
generic.armor 0.0 0.0 30.0 Armor.
generic.armor_toughness 0.0 0.0 20.0 Armor Toughness.
generic.luck 0.0 -1024.0 1024.0 Luck.
zombie.spawn_reinforcements 0.0 0.0 1.0 Spawn Reinforcements Chance.
horse.jump_strength 0.7 0.0 2.0 Jump Strength.
generic.reachDistance 5.0 0.0 1024.0 Player Reach Distance (Forge only).
forge.swimSpeed 1.0 0.0 1024.0 Swimming Speed (Forge only).

Modifier Data structure:

Field Name Field Type Notes
UUID UUID
Amount Double May be positive or negative.
Operation Byte See below.

The operation controls how the base value of the modifier is changed.

  • 0: Add/subtract amount
  • 1: Add/subtract amount percent of the current value
  • 2: Multiply by amount percent

All of the 0's are applied first, and then the 1's, and then the 2's.

Entity Effect

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x72 Play Client Entity ID VarInt
Effect ID VarInt See this table.
Amplifier Byte Notchian client displays effect level as Amplifier + 1.
Duration VarInt Duration in ticks. (-1 for infinite)
Flags Byte Bit field, see below.
Has Factor Data Boolean Used in DARKNESS effect
Factor Codec NBT See below

Within flags:

  • 0x01: Is ambient - was the effect spawned from a beacon? All beacon-generated effects are ambient. Ambient effects use a different icon in the HUD (blue border rather than gray). If all effects on an entity are ambient, the "Is potion effect ambient" living metadata field should be set to true. Usually should not be enabled.
  • 0x02: Show particles - should all particles from this effect be hidden? Effects with particles hidden are not included in the calculation of the effect color, and are not rendered on the HUD (but are still rendered within the inventory). Usually should be enabled.
  • 0x04: Show icon - should the icon be displayed on the client? Usually should be enabled.

Factor Data

Name Type Notes
padding_duration TAG_INT
factor_start TAG_FLOAT
factor_target TAG_FLOAT
factor_current TAG_FLOAT
effect_changed_timestamp TAG_INT
factor_previous_frame TAG_FLOAT
had_effect_last_tick TAG_BOOLEAN

Update Recipes

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x73 Play Client Num Recipes VarInt Number of elements in the following array.
Recipe Type Array Identifier The recipe type, see below.
Recipe ID Identifier
Data Varies Additional data for the recipe.

Recipe types:

Type Description Data
minecraft: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 (32767) Used to group similar recipes together in the recipe book. Tag is present in recipe JSON.
Category VarInt Enum Building = 0, Redstone = 1, Equipment = 2, Misc = 3
Ingredient count VarInt Number of elements in the following array.
Ingredients Array of Ingredient.
Result Slot
minecraft: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
Group String (32767) Used to group similar recipes together in the recipe book. Tag is present in recipe JSON.
Category VarInt Enum Building = 0, Redstone = 1, Equipment = 2, Misc = 3
Width VarInt
Height VarInt
Ingredients Array of Ingredient Length is width * height. Indexed by x + (y * width).
Result Slot
Show notification Boolean Show a toast when the recipe is added.
minecraft:crafting_special_armordye Recipe for dying leather armor As follows:
Name Type Description
Category VarInt Enum Building = 0, Redstone = 1, Equipment = 2, Misc = 3
minecraft:crafting_special_bookcloning Recipe for copying contents of written books
minecraft:crafting_special_mapcloning Recipe for copying maps
minecraft:crafting_special_mapextending Recipe for adding paper to maps
minecraft:crafting_special_firework_rocket Recipe for making firework rockets
minecraft:crafting_special_firework_star Recipe for making firework stars
minecraft:crafting_special_firework_star_fade Recipe for making firework stars fade between multiple colors
minecraft:crafting_special_repairitem Recipe for repairing items via crafting
minecraft:crafting_special_tippedarrow Recipe for crafting tipped arrows
minecraft:crafting_special_bannerduplicate Recipe for copying banner patterns
minecraft:crafting_special_shielddecoration Recipe for applying a banner's pattern to a shield
minecraft:crafting_special_shulkerboxcoloring Recipe for recoloring a shulker box
minecraft:crafting_special_suspiciousstew Recipe for crafting suspicious stews
minecraft:crafting_decorated_pot Recipe for crafting decorated pots
minecraft:smelting Smelting recipe As follows:
Name Type Description
Group String (32767) Used to group similar recipes together in the recipe book.
Category VarInt Enum Food = 0, Blocks = 1, Misc = 2
Ingredient Ingredient
Result Slot
Experience Float
Cooking time VarInt
minecraft:blasting Blast furnace recipe
minecraft:smoking Smoker recipe
minecraft:campfire_cooking Campfire recipe
minecraft:stonecutting Stonecutter recipe As follows:
Name Type Description
Group String (32767) Used to group similar recipes together in the recipe book. Tag is present in recipe JSON.
Ingredient Ingredient
Result Slot
minecraft:smithing_transform Recipe for smithing netherite gear As follows:
Name Type Description
Template Ingredient The smithing template.
Base Ingredient The base item.
Addition Ingredient The additional ingredient.
Result Slot
minecraft:smithing_trim Recipe for applying armor trims As follows:
Name Type Description
Template Ingredient The smithing template.
Base Ingredient The base item.
Addition Ingredient The additional ingredient.

Ingredient is defined as:

Name Type Description
Count VarInt Number of elements in 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.

Update Tags (play)

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x74 Play Client Length of the array VarInt
Array of tags Registry Array Identifier Registry identifier (Vanilla expects tags for the registries minecraft:block, minecraft:item, minecraft:fluid, minecraft:entity_type, and minecraft:game_event)
Array of Tag (See below)

Tag arrays look like:

Field Name Field Type Notes
Length VarInt Number of elements in the following array
Tags Tag name Array Identifier
Count VarInt Number of elements in the following array
Entries Array of VarInt Numeric IDs of the given type (block, item, etc.). This list replaces the previous list of IDs for the given tag. If some preexisting tags are left unmentioned, a warning is printed.

See Tag on the Minecraft Wiki for more information, including a list of vanilla tags.

Serverbound

Confirm Teleportation

Sent by client as confirmation of Synchronize Player Position.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x00 Play Server Teleport ID VarInt The ID given by the Synchronize Player Position packet.

Query Block Entity Tag

Used when F3+I is pressed while looking at a block.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x01 Play Server Transaction ID VarInt An incremental ID so that the client can verify that the response matches.
Location Position The location of the block to check.

Change Difficulty

Must have at least op level 2 to use. Appears to only be used on singleplayer; the difficulty buttons are still disabled in multiplayer.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x02 Play Server New difficulty Byte 0: peaceful, 1: easy, 2: normal, 3: hard .

Acknowledge Message

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x03 Play Server Message Count VarInt

Chat Command

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x04 Play Server Command String (256) The command typed by the client.
Timestamp Long The timestamp that the command was executed.
Salt Long The salt for the following argument signatures.
Array length VarInt Number of entries in the following array. The maximum length in Notchian server is 8.
Array of argument signatures Argument name Array (8) String (16) The name of the argument that is signed by the following signature.
Signature Byte Array (256) The signature that verifies the argument. Always 256 bytes and is not length-prefixed.
Message Count VarInt
Acknowledged Fixed BitSet (20)

Chat Message

Used to send a chat message to the server. The message may not be longer than 256 characters or else the server will kick the client.

The server will broadcast a Player Chat Message packet with Chat Type minecraft:chat to all players that haven't disabled chat (including the player that sent the message). See Chat#Processing chat for more information.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x05 Play Server Message String (256)
Timestamp Long
Salt Long The salt used to verify the signature hash.
Has Signature Boolean Whether the next field is present.
Signature Optional Byte Array (256) The signature used to verify the chat message's authentication. When present, always 256 bytes and not length-prefixed.
Message Count VarInt
Acknowledged Fixed BitSet (20)

Player Session

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x06 Play Server Session Id UUID
Public Key Expires At Long The time the play session key expires in epoch milliseconds.
Public Key Length VarInt Length of the proceeding public key. Maximum length in Notchian server is 512 bytes.
Public Key Byte Array (512) A byte array of an X.509-encoded public key.
Key Signature Length VarInt Length of the proceeding key signature array. Maximum length in Notchian server is 4096 bytes.
Key Signature Byte Array (4096) The signature consists of the player UUID, the key expiration timestamp, and the public key data. These values are hashed using SHA-1 and signed using Mojang's private RSA key.

Chunk Batch Received

Notifies the server that the chunk batch has been received by the client. The server uses the value sent in this packet to adjust the number of chunks to be sent in a batch.

The Notchian server will stop sending further chunk data until the client acknowledges the sent chunk batch. After the first acknowledgement, the server adjusts this number to allow up to 10 unacknowledged batches.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x07 Play Server Chunks per tick Float Desired chunks per tick.

Client Status

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x08 Play Server Action ID VarInt Enum See below

Action ID values:

Action ID Action Notes
0 Perform respawn Sent when the client is ready to complete login and when the client is ready to respawn after death.
1 Request stats Sent when the client opens the Statistics menu.

Client Information (play)

Sent when the player connects, or when settings are changed.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x09 Play Server Locale String (16) e.g. en_GB.
View Distance Byte Client-side render distance, in chunks.
Chat Mode VarInt Enum 0: enabled, 1: commands only, 2: hidden. See Chat#Client chat mode for more information.
Chat Colors Boolean “Colors” multiplayer setting. Can the chat be colored?
Displayed Skin Parts Unsigned Byte Bit mask, see below.
Main Hand VarInt Enum 0: Left, 1: Right.
Enable text filtering Boolean Enables filtering of text on signs and written book titles. Currently always false (i.e. the filtering is disabled)
Allow server listings Boolean Servers usually list online players, this option should let you not show up in that list.

Displayed Skin Parts flags:

  • Bit 0 (0x01): Cape enabled
  • Bit 1 (0x02): Jacket enabled
  • Bit 2 (0x04): Left Sleeve enabled
  • Bit 3 (0x08): Right Sleeve enabled
  • Bit 4 (0x10): Left Pants Leg enabled
  • Bit 5 (0x20): Right Pants Leg enabled
  • Bit 6 (0x40): Hat enabled

The most significant bit (bit 7, 0x80) appears to be unused.

Command Suggestions Request

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

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x0A Play Server Transaction Id VarInt The id of the transaction that the server will send back to the client in the response of this packet. Client generates this and increments it each time it sends another tab completion that doesn't get a response.
Text String (32500) All text behind the cursor without the / (e.g. to the left of the cursor in left-to-right languages like English).

Acknowledge Configuration

Sent by the client upon receiving a Start Configuration packet from the server.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x0B Play Server no fields

This packet switches the connection state to configuration.

Click Container Button

Used when clicking on window buttons. Until 1.14, this was only used by enchantment tables.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x0C Play Server Window ID Byte The ID of the window sent by Open Screen.
Button ID Byte Meaning depends on window type; see below.
Window type ID Meaning
Enchantment Table 0 Topmost enchantment.
1 Middle enchantment.
2 Bottom enchantment.
Lectern 1 Previous page (which does give a redstone output).
2 Next page.
3 Take Book.
100+page Opened page number - 100 + number.
Stonecutter Recipe button number - 4*row + col. Depends on the item.
Loom Recipe button number - 4*row + col. Depends on the item.

Click Container

This packet is sent by the client when the player clicks on a slot in a window.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x0D Play Server Window ID Unsigned Byte The ID of the window which was clicked. 0 for player inventory. The server ignores any packets targeting a Window ID other than the current one, including ignoring 0 when any other window is open.
State ID VarInt The last received State ID from either a Set Container Slot or a Set Container Content packet.
Slot Short The clicked slot number, see below.
Button Byte The button used in the click, see below.
Mode VarInt Enum Inventory operation mode, see below.
Length of the array VarInt Maximum value for Notchian server is 128 slots.
Array of changed slots Slot number Array (128) Short
Slot data Slot New data for this slot, in the client's opinion; see below.
Carried item Slot Item carried by the cursor. Has to be empty (item ID = -1) for drop mode, otherwise nothing will happen.

See Inventory for further information about how slots are indexed.

After performing the action, the server compares the results to the slot change information included in the packet, as applied on top of the server's view of the container's state prior to the action. For any slots that do not match, it sends Set Container Slot packets containing the correct results. If State ID does not match the last ID sent by the server, it will instead send a full Set Container Content to resynchronize the client.

When right-clicking on a stack of items, half the stack will be picked up and half left in the slot. If the stack is an odd number, the half left in the slot will be smaller of the amounts.

The distinct type of click performed by the client is determined by the combination of the Mode and Button fields.

Mode Button Slot Trigger
0 0 Normal Left mouse click
1 Normal Right mouse click
0 -999 Left click outside inventory (drop cursor stack)
1 -999 Right click outside inventory (drop cursor single item)
1 0 Normal Shift + left mouse click
1 Normal Shift + right mouse click (identical behavior)
2 0 Normal Number key 1
1 Normal Number key 2
2 Normal Number key 3
8 Normal Number key 9
Button is used as the slot index (impossible in vanilla clients)
40 Normal Offhand swap key F
3 2 Normal Middle click, only defined for creative players in non-player inventories.
4 0 Normal* Drop key (Q) (* Clicked item is always empty)
1 Normal* Control + Drop key (Q) (* Clicked item is always empty)
5 0 -999 Starting left mouse drag
4 -999 Starting right mouse drag
8 -999 Starting middle mouse drag, only defined for creative players in non-player inventories.
1 Normal Add slot for left-mouse drag
5 Normal Add slot for right-mouse drag
9 Normal Add slot for middle-mouse drag, only defined for creative players in non-player inventories.
2 -999 Ending left mouse drag
6 -999 Ending right mouse drag
10 -999 Ending middle mouse drag, only defined for creative players in non-player inventories.
6 0 Normal Double click
1 Normal Pickup all but check items in reverse order (impossible in vanilla clients)

Starting from version 1.5, “painting mode” is available for use in inventory windows. It is done by picking up stack of something (more than 1 item), then holding mouse button (left, right or middle) and dragging held stack over empty (or same type in case of right button) slots. In that case client sends the following to server after mouse button release (omitting first pickup packet which is sent as usual):

  1. packet with mode 5, slot -999, button (0 for left | 4 for right);
  2. packet for every slot painted on, mode is still 5, button (1 | 5);
  3. packet with mode 5, slot -999, button (2 | 6);

If any of the painting packets other than the “progress” ones are sent out of order (for example, a start, some slots, then another start; or a left-click in the middle) the painting status will be reset.

Close Container

This packet is sent by the client when closing a window.

Notchian clients send a Close Window packet with Window ID 0 to close their inventory even though there is never an Open Screen packet for the inventory.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x0E Play Server Window ID Unsigned Byte This is the ID of the window that was closed. 0 for player inventory.

Change Container Slot State

This packet is sent by the client when toggling the state of a Crafter.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x0F Play Server Slot ID VarInt This is the ID of the slot that was changed.
Window ID VarInt This is the ID of the window that was changed.
State Boolean The new state of the slot. True for enabled, false for disabled.

Serverbound Plugin Message (play)

Main article: Plugin channels

Mods and plugins can use this to send their data. Minecraft itself uses some plugin channels. These internal channels are in the minecraft namespace.

More documentation on this: https://dinnerbone.com/blog/2012/01/13/minecraft-plugin-channels-messaging/

Note that the length of Data is known only from the packet length, since the packet has no length field of any kind.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x10 Play Server Channel Identifier Name of the plugin channel used to send the data.
Data Byte Array (32767) Any data, depending on the channel. minecraft: channels are documented here. The length of this array must be inferred from the packet length.

In Notchian server, the maximum data length is 32767 bytes.

Edit Book

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x11 Play Server Slot VarInt The hotbar slot where the written book is located
Count VarInt Number of elements in the following array. Maximum array size is 200.
Entries Array (200) of String (8192) Text from each page. Maximum string length is 8192 chars.
Has title Boolean If true, the next field is present. true if book is being signed, false if book is being edited.
Title Optional String (128) Title of book.

Query Entity Tag

Used when F3+I is pressed while looking at an entity.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x12 Play Server Transaction ID VarInt An incremental ID so that the client can verify that the response matches.
Entity ID VarInt The ID of the entity to query.

Interact

This packet is sent from the client to the server when the client attacks or right-clicks another entity (a player, minecart, etc).

A Notchian server only accepts this packet if the entity being attacked/used is visible without obstruction and within a 4-unit radius of the player's position.

The target X, Y, and Z fields represent the difference between the vector location of the cursor at the time of the packet and the entity's position.

Note that middle-click in creative mode is interpreted by the client and sent as a Set Creative Mode Slot packet instead.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x13 Play Server Entity ID VarInt The ID of the entity to interact.
Type VarInt Enum 0: interact, 1: attack, 2: interact at.
Target X Optional Float Only if Type is interact at.
Target Y Optional Float Only if Type is interact at.
Target Z Optional Float Only if Type is interact at.
Hand Optional VarInt Enum Only if Type is interact or interact at; 0: main hand, 1: off hand.
Sneaking Boolean If the client is sneaking.

Jigsaw Generate

Sent when Generate is pressed on the Jigsaw Block interface.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x14 Play Server Location Position Block entity location.
Levels VarInt Value of the levels slider/max depth to generate.
Keep Jigsaws Boolean

Serverbound Keep Alive (play)

The server will frequently send out a keep-alive (see Clientbound Keep Alive), each containing a random ID. The client must respond with the same packet.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x15 Play Server Keep Alive ID Long

Lock Difficulty

Must have at least op level 2 to use. Appears to only be used on singleplayer; the difficulty buttons are still disabled in multiplayer.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x16 Play Server Locked Boolean

Set Player Position

Updates the player's XYZ position on the server.

If the player is in a vehicle, the position is ignored (but in case of Set Player Position and Rotation, the rotation is still used as normal). No validation steps other than value range clamping are performed in this case.

If the player is sleeping, the position (or rotation) is not changed, and a Synchronize Player Position is sent if the received position deviated from the server's view by more than a meter.

The Notchian server silently clamps the x and z coordinates between -30,000,000 and 30,000,000, and the y coordinate between -20,000,000 and 20,000,000. A similar condition has historically caused a kick for "Illegal position"; this is no longer the case. However, infinite or NaN coordinates (or angles) still result in a kick for multiplayer.disconnect.invalid_player_movement.

As of 1.20.4, checking for moving too fast is achieved like this (sic):

  • Each server tick, the player's current position is stored.
  • When the player moves, the offset from the stored position to the requested position is computed (Δx, Δy, Δz).
  • The requested movement distance squared is computed as Δx² + Δy² + Δz².
  • The baseline expected movement distance squared is computed based on the player's server-side velocity as Vx² + Vy² + Vz². The player's server-side velocity is a somewhat ill-defined quantity that includes among other things gravity, jump velocity and knockback, but not regular horizontal movement. A proper description would bring much of Minecraft's physics engine with it. It is accessible as the Motion NBT tag on the player entity.
  • The maximum permitted movement distance squared is computed as 100 (300 if the player is using an elytra), multiplied by the number of movement packets received since the last tick, including this one, unless that value is greater than 5, in which case no multiplier is applied.
  • If the requested movement distance squared minus the baseline distance squared is more than the maximum squared, the player is moving too fast.

If the player is moving too fast, it is logged that "<player> moved too quickly! " followed by the change in x, y, and z, and the player is teleported back to their current (before this packet) server-side position.

Checking for block collisions is achieved like this:

  • A temporary collision-checked move of the player is attempted from its current position to the requested one.
  • The offset from the resulting position to the requested position is computed. If the absolute value of the offset on the y axis is less than 0.5, it (only the y component) is rounded down to 0.
  • If the magnitude of the offset is greater than 0.25 and the player isn't in creative or spectator mode, it is logged that "<player> moved wrongly!", and the player is teleported back to their current (before this packet) server-side position.
  • In addition, if the player's hitbox stationary at the requested position would intersect with a block, and they aren't in spectator mode, they are teleported back without a log message.

Checking for illegal flight is achieved like this:

  • When a movement packet is received, a flag indicating whether or not the player is floating mid-air is updated. The flag is set if the move test described above detected no collision below the player and the y component of the offset from the player's current position to the requested one is greater than -0.5, unless any of various conditions permitting flight (creative mode, elytra, levitation effect, etc., but not jumping) are met.
  • Each server tick, it is checked if the flag has been set for more than 80 consecutive ticks. If so, and the player isn't currently sleeping, dead or riding a vehicle, they are kicked for multiplayer.disconnect.flying.
Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x17 Play Server X Double Absolute position.
Feet Y Double Absolute feet position, normally Head Y - 1.62.
Z Double Absolute position.
On Ground Boolean True if the client is on the ground, false otherwise.

Set Player Position and Rotation

A combination of Move Player Rotation and Move Player Position.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x18 Play Server X Double Absolute position.
Feet Y Double Absolute feet position, normally Head Y - 1.62.
Z Double Absolute position.
Yaw Float Absolute rotation on the X Axis, in degrees.
Pitch Float Absolute rotation on the Y Axis, in degrees.
On Ground Boolean True if the client is on the ground, false otherwise.

Set Player Rotation

The unit circle for yaw
The unit circle of yaw, redrawn

Updates the direction the player is looking in.

Yaw is measured in degrees, and does not follow classical trigonometry rules. The unit circle of yaw on the XZ-plane starts at (0, 1) and turns counterclockwise, with 90 at (-1, 0), 180 at (0,-1) and 270 at (1, 0). Additionally, yaw is not clamped to between 0 and 360 degrees; any number is valid, including negative numbers and numbers greater than 360.

Pitch is measured in degrees, where 0 is looking straight ahead, -90 is looking straight up, and 90 is looking straight down.

The yaw and pitch of player (in degrees), standing at point (x0, y0, z0) and looking towards point (x, y, z) can be calculated with:

dx = x-x0
dy = y-y0
dz = z-z0
r = sqrt( dx*dx + dy*dy + dz*dz )
yaw = -atan2(dx,dz)/PI*180
if yaw < 0 then
    yaw = 360 + yaw
pitch = -arcsin(dy/r)/PI*180

You can get a unit vector from a given yaw/pitch via:

x = -cos(pitch) * sin(yaw)
y = -sin(pitch)
z =  cos(pitch) * cos(yaw)
Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x19 Play Server Yaw Float Absolute rotation on the X Axis, in degrees.
Pitch Float Absolute rotation on the Y Axis, in degrees.
On Ground Boolean True if the client is on the ground, false otherwise.

Set Player On Ground

This packet as well as Set Player Position, Set Player Rotation, and Set Player Position and Rotation are called the “serverbound movement packets”. Vanilla clients will send Move Player Position once every 20 ticks even for a stationary player.

This packet is used to indicate whether the player is on ground (walking/swimming), or airborne (jumping/falling).

When dropping from sufficient height, fall damage is applied when this state goes from false to true. The amount of damage applied is based on the point where it last changed from true to false. Note that there are several movement related packets containing this state.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x1A Play Server On Ground Boolean True if the client is on the ground, false otherwise.

Move Vehicle

Sent when a player moves in a vehicle. Fields are the same as in Set Player Position and Rotation. Note that all fields use absolute positioning and do not allow for relative positioning.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x1B Play Server X Double Absolute position (X coordinate).
Y Double Absolute position (Y coordinate).
Z Double Absolute position (Z coordinate).
Yaw Float Absolute rotation on the vertical axis, in degrees.
Pitch Float Absolute rotation on the horizontal axis, in degrees.

Paddle Boat

Used to visually update whether boat paddles are turning. The server will update the Boat entity metadata to match the values here.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x1C Play Server Left paddle turning Boolean
Right paddle turning Boolean

Right paddle turning is set to true when the left button or forward button is held, left paddle turning is set to true when the right button or forward button is held.

Pick Item

Used to swap out an empty space on the hotbar with the item in the given inventory slot. The Notchian client uses this for pick block functionality (middle click) to retrieve items from the inventory.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x1D Play Server Slot to use VarInt See Inventory.

The server first searches the player's hotbar for an empty slot, starting from the current slot and looping around to the slot before it. If there are no empty slots, it starts a second search from the current slot and finds the first slot that does not contain an enchanted item. If there still are no slots that meet that criteria, then the server uses the currently selected slot.

After finding the appropriate slot, the server swaps the items and sends 3 packets:

Ping Request (play)

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x1E Play Server Payload Long May be any number. Notchian clients use a system-dependent time value which is counted in milliseconds.

Place Recipe

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
0x1F Play Server Window ID Byte
Recipe Identifier A recipe ID.
Make all Boolean Affects the amount of items processed; true if shift is down when clicked.

Player Abilities (serverbound)

The vanilla client sends this packet when the player starts/stops flying with the Flags parameter changed accordingly.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x20 Play Server Flags Byte Bit mask. 0x02: is flying.

Player Action

Sent when the player mines a block. A Notchian server only accepts digging packets with coordinates within a 6-unit radius between the center of the block and the player's eyes.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x21 Play Server Status VarInt Enum The action the player is taking against the block (see below).
Location Position Block position.
Face Byte Enum The face being hit (see below).
Sequence VarInt Block change sequence number (see #Acknowledge Block Change).

Status can be one of seven values:

Value Meaning Notes
0 Started digging Sent when the player starts digging a block. If the block was instamined or the player is in creative mode, the client will not send Status = Finished digging, and will assume the server completed the destruction. To detect this, it is necessary to calculate the block destruction speed server-side.
1 Cancelled digging Sent when the player lets go of the Mine Block key (default: left click). Face is always set to -Y.
2 Finished digging Sent when the client thinks it is finished.
3 Drop item stack Triggered by using the Drop Item key (default: Q) with the modifier to drop the entire selected stack (default: Control or Command, depending on OS). Location is always set to 0/0/0, Face is always set to -Y. Sequence is always set to 0.
4 Drop item Triggered by using the Drop Item key (default: Q). Location is always set to 0/0/0, Face is always set to -Y. Sequence is always set to 0.
5 Shoot arrow / finish eating Indicates that the currently held item should have its state updated such as eating food, pulling back bows, using buckets, etc. Location is always set to 0/0/0, Face is always set to -Y. Sequence is always set to 0.
6 Swap item in hand Used to swap or assign an item to the second hand. Location is always set to 0/0/0, Face is always set to -Y. Sequence is always set to 0.

The Face field can be one of the following values, representing the face being hit:

Value Offset Face
0 -Y Bottom
1 +Y Top
2 -Z North
3 +Z South
4 -X West
5 +X East

Player Command

Sent by the client to indicate that it has performed certain actions: sneaking (crouching), sprinting, exiting a bed, jumping with a horse, and opening a horse's inventory while riding it.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x22 Play Server Entity ID VarInt Player ID
Action ID VarInt Enum The ID of the action, see below.
Jump Boost VarInt Only used by the “start jump with horse” action, in which case it ranges from 0 to 100. In all other cases it is 0.

Action ID can be one of the following values:

ID Action
0 Start sneaking
1 Stop sneaking
2 Leave bed
3 Start sprinting
4 Stop sprinting
5 Start jump with horse
6 Stop jump with horse
7 Open vehicle inventory
8 Start flying with elytra

Leave bed is only sent when the “Leave Bed” button is clicked on the sleep GUI, not when waking up in the morning.

Open vehicle inventory is only sent when pressing the inventory key (default: E) while on a horse or chest boat — all other methods of opening such an inventory (involving right-clicking or shift-right-clicking it) do not use this packet.

Player Input

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x23 Play Server Sideways Float Positive to the left of the player.
Forward Float Positive forward.
Flags Unsigned Byte Bit mask. 0x1: jump, 0x2: unmount.

Also known as 'Input' packet.

Pong (play)

Response to the clientbound packet (Ping) with the same id.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x24 Play Server ID Int id is the same as the ping packet

Change Recipe Book Settings

Replaces Recipe Book Data, type 1.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x25 Play Server Book ID VarInt Enum 0: crafting, 1: furnace, 2: blast furnace, 3: smoker.
Book Open Boolean
Filter Active Boolean

Set Seen Recipe

Sent when recipe is first seen in recipe book. Replaces Recipe Book Data, type 0.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x26 Play Server Recipe ID Identifier

Rename Item

Sent as a player is renaming an item in an anvil (each keypress in the anvil UI sends a new Rename Item packet). If the new name is empty, then the item loses its custom name (this is different from setting the custom name to the normal name of the item). The item name may be no longer than 50 characters long, and if it is longer than that, then the rename is silently ignored.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x27 Play Server Item name String (32767) The new name of the item.

Resource Pack Response (play)

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x28 Play Server
UUID UUID The unique identifier of the resource pack received in the Add Resource Pack (play) request.
Result VarInt Enum Result ID (see below).

Result can be one of the following values:

ID Result
0 Successfully downloaded
1 Declined
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Seen Advancements

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x29 Play Server Action VarInt Enum 0: Opened tab, 1: Closed screen.
Tab ID Optional Identifier Only present if action is Opened tab.

Select Trade

When a player selects a specific trade offered by a villager NPC.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x2A Play Server Selected slot VarInt The selected slot in the players current (trading) inventory.

Set Beacon Effect

Changes the effect of the current beacon.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x2B Play Server
Has Primary Effect Boolean
Primary Effect VarInt A Potion ID.
Has Secondary Effect Boolean
Secondary Effect VarInt A Potion ID.

Set Held Item (serverbound)

Sent when the player changes the slot selection.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x2C Play Server Slot Short The slot which the player has selected (0–8).

Program Command Block

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x2D Play Server
Location Position
Command String (32767)
Mode VarInt Enum One of SEQUENCE (0), AUTO (1), or REDSTONE (2).
Flags Byte 0x01: Track Output (if false, the output of the previous command will not be stored within the command block); 0x02: Is conditional; 0x04: Automatic.

Program Command Block Minecart

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x2E Play Server Entity ID VarInt
Command String (32767)
Track Output Boolean If false, the output of the previous command will not be stored within the command block.

Set Creative Mode Slot

While the user is in the standard inventory (i.e., not a crafting bench) in Creative mode, the player will send this packet.

Clicking in the creative inventory menu is quite different from non-creative inventory management. Picking up an item with the mouse actually deletes the item from the server, and placing an item into a slot or dropping it out of the inventory actually tells the server to create the item from scratch. (This can be verified by clicking an item that you don't mind deleting, then severing the connection to the server; the item will be nowhere to be found when you log back in.) As a result of this implementation strategy, the "Destroy Item" slot is just a client-side implementation detail that means "I don't intend to recreate this item.". Additionally, the long listings of items (by category, etc.) are a client-side interface for choosing which item to create. Picking up an item from such listings sends no packets to the server; only when you put it somewhere does it tell the server to create the item in that location.

This action can be described as "set inventory slot". Picking up an item sets the slot to item ID -1. Placing an item into an inventory slot sets the slot to the specified item. Dropping an item (by clicking outside the window) effectively sets slot -1 to the specified item, which causes the server to spawn the item entity, etc.. All other inventory slots are numbered the same as the non-creative inventory (including slots for the 2x2 crafting menu, even though they aren't visible in the vanilla client).

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x2F Play Server Slot Short Inventory slot.
Clicked Item Slot

Program Jigsaw Block

Sent when Done is pressed on the Jigsaw Block interface.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x30 Play Server Location Position Block entity location
Name Identifier
Target Identifier
Pool Identifier
Final state String (32767) "Turns into" on the GUI, final_state in NBT.
Joint type String (32767) rollable if the attached piece can be rotated, else aligned.
Selection priority VarInt
Placement priority VarInt


Program Structure Block

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x31 Play Server
Location Position Block entity location.
Action VarInt Enum An additional action to perform beyond simply saving the given data; see below.
Mode VarInt Enum One of SAVE (0), LOAD (1), CORNER (2), DATA (3).
Name String (32767)
Offset X Byte Between -48 and 48.
Offset Y Byte Between -48 and 48.
Offset Z Byte Between -48 and 48.
Size X Byte Between 0 and 48.
Size Y Byte Between 0 and 48.
Size Z Byte Between 0 and 48.
Mirror VarInt Enum One of NONE (0), LEFT_RIGHT (1), FRONT_BACK (2).
Rotation VarInt Enum One of NONE (0), CLOCKWISE_90 (1), CLOCKWISE_180 (2), COUNTERCLOCKWISE_90 (3).
Metadata String (128)
Integrity Float Between 0 and 1.
Seed VarLong
Flags Byte 0x01: Ignore entities; 0x02: Show air; 0x04: Show bounding box.

Possible actions:

  • 0 - Update data
  • 1 - Save the structure
  • 2 - Load the structure
  • 3 - Detect size

The Notchian client uses update data to indicate no special action should be taken (i.e. the done button).

Update Sign

This message is sent from the client to the server when the “Done” button is pushed after placing a sign.

The server only accepts this packet after Open Sign Editor, otherwise this packet is silently ignored.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x32 Play Server Location Position Block Coordinates.
Is Front Text Boolean Whether the updated text is in front or on the back of the sign
Line 1 String (384) First line of text in the sign.
Line 2 String (384) Second line of text in the sign.
Line 3 String (384) Third line of text in the sign.
Line 4 String (384) Fourth line of text in the sign.

Swing Arm

Sent when the player's arm swings.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x33 Play Server Hand VarInt Enum Hand used for the animation. 0: main hand, 1: off hand.

Teleport To Entity

Teleports the player to the given entity. The player must be in spectator mode.

The Notchian client only uses this to teleport to players, but it appears to accept any type of entity. The entity does not need to be in the same dimension as the player; if necessary, the player will be respawned in the right world. If the given entity cannot be found (or isn't loaded), this packet will be ignored. It will also be ignored if the player attempts to teleport to themselves.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x34 Play Server Target Player UUID UUID of the player to teleport to (can also be an entity UUID).

Use Item On

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x35 Play Server Hand VarInt Enum The hand from which the block is placed; 0: main hand, 1: off hand.
Location Position Block position.
Face VarInt Enum The face on which the block is placed (as documented at Player Action).
Cursor Position X Float The position of the crosshair on the block, from 0 to 1 increasing from west to east.
Cursor Position Y Float The position of the crosshair on the block, from 0 to 1 increasing from bottom to top.
Cursor Position Z Float The position of the crosshair on the block, from 0 to 1 increasing from north to south.
Inside block Boolean True when the player's head is inside of a block.
Sequence VarInt Block change sequence number (see #Acknowledge Block Change).

Upon placing a block, this packet is sent once.

The Cursor Position X/Y/Z fields (also known as in-block coordinates) are calculated using raytracing. The unit corresponds to sixteen pixels in the default resource pack. For example, let's say a slab is being placed against the south face of a full block. The Cursor Position X will be higher if the player was pointing near the right (east) edge of the face, lower if pointing near the left. The Cursor Position Y will be used to determine whether it will appear as a bottom slab (values 0.0–0.5) or as a top slab (values 0.5-1.0). The Cursor Position Z should be 1.0 since the player was looking at the southernmost part of the block.

Inside block is true when a player's head (specifically eyes) are inside of a block's collision. In 1.13 and later versions, collision is rather complicated and individual blocks can have multiple collision boxes. For instance, a ring of vines has a non-colliding hole in the middle. This value is only true when the player is directly in the box. In practice, though, this value is only used by scaffolding to place in front of the player when sneaking inside of it (other blocks will place behind when you intersect with them -- try with glass for instance).

Use Item

Sent when pressing the Use Item key (default: right click) with an item in hand.

Packet ID State Bound To Field Name Field Type Notes
0x36 Play Server Hand VarInt Enum Hand used for the animation. 0: main hand, 1: off hand.
Sequence VarInt Block change sequence number (see #Acknowledge Block Change).