Develop with the Java API

The public API gives Java plugins access to skin storage, player selections, generation services, and platform skin application.

Start here

1. Build your first plugin with a complete Bukkit example.
2. Read dependencies and lifecycle for other build tools and platforms.
3. Choose persistent or temporary application.
4. Configure backend API access for a proxy network.

The examples target API 15.12.6. Use the same API major as the installed plugin. Do not bundle the API or depend on internal implementation classes.

API resources

• Public Javadocs.
• Release API source.
• Upstream example plugin.

The skin lifecycle explains identifiers, signed properties, and join resolution. Use support diagnostics when an integration behaves differently from ordinary commands.