Place

Packet ID Direction
0x0F Serverbound

Serverbound

Sent to the server when the player attempts to place a block or item. If a block is placed, this must be followed up by a block change packet!

Field Type Description
X Integer The X position of the block
Y Byte The Y position of the block
Z Integer The Z position of the block
Face Byte The face of the block that’s being placed against
Block/Item ID Short The block or item to be placed
(Amount) Byte The amount of the item in the players hand
(Damage) Short The Metadata of the item

The face can be one of six values, representing the face the block is placed on.

Value 0 1 2 3 4 5
Face -Y +Y -Z +Z -X +X

Example Packet

Serverbound

Field Value
X -6231
Y 53
Z 563
Face 3
Block/Item ID 3 (Dirt)
(Amount) 64
(Damage) 0