Using the Paper API

• Maven
• Gradle (Kotlin DSL)

Repository

Add this to your pom.xml:

<repository>
    <id>papermc</id>
    <url>https://papermc.io/repo/repository/maven-public/</url>
</repository>

Dependency

Then, add this:

<dependency>
    <groupId>io.papermc.paper</groupId>
    <artifactId>paper-api</artifactId>
    <version></version>
    <scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>

Maven compiler plugin

Lastly, point the maven compiler plugin to Java 17

<plugin>
    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
    <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>3.8.1</version>
    <configuration>
        <release>17</release>
    </configuration>
</plugin>

Repository

Add this to your build.gradle.kts:

repositories {
    maven { url = uri("https://papermc.io/repo/repository/maven-public/") }
}

Dependency

Then, add this:

dependencies {
    compileOnly("io.papermc.paper:paper-api:")
}

Toolchain

Lastly, point the toolchain to Java 17:

java {
    toolchain.languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(17))
}