What it does
BanItem is a plugin for Paper / Spigot servers, made by Andross. Lightweight, powerful & configurable per world ban item plugin.
It supports Minecraft 1.8 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 108,834 times on SpigotMC. That puts it at #20 of the 418 admin and permission plugins listed here. 136 people rated it 4.6 out of 5. The last update came out on Jul 19, 2026.
Supported versions
26.x1.211.201.191.181.171.161.131.121.8
Release history
BanItem has had 46 releases on SpigotMC since May 26, 2019. One of them came out in the past year. The newest is 3.8, released on Jul 19, 2026.
| Version | Released | Type |
|---|
3.8 | Jul 19, 2026 | Release |
3.7 | Apr 13, 2025 | Release |
3.6 | Sep 2, 2024 | Release |
3.5 | Oct 10, 2023 | Release |
3.5 | Oct 10, 2023 | Release |
Commands
The commands named on the SpigotMC page of BanItem:
/banitem
Latest release on GitHub
BanItem is open source. Its newest release on GitHub is v3.8, published on Jul 19, 2026.
v3.8:
- Fix craft action not banning item in rare scenario
- Fix full support for MC>=26.1
Before that: v3.7 (Apr 13, 2025), v3.6 (Apr 12, 2025).
Description from the author on SpigotMC
BanItem is a simple powerful, lightweight & configurable per world per action ban item plugin. The main goal of the plugin is to disable
specifics actions for
specifics items in
specifics worlds, supporting
specifics permissions.
- Blacklist: players will not be able to use the item, per action configurable;
- Whitelist: (reversed blacklist) - all items & actions will be blocked , you'll have to set which items is allowed with which action;
- Per world configurable;
- Per world per item permissions;
- Per world per item per action permissions;
- Support of meta items (matching the exact item with its metadata);
- Create & filter custom items (items with specific metadata: potions, enchantments etc.);
- Usefull commands;
- Lightweight & activating only necessary listeners;
- Developer API available;
- Full documentation: https://banitem.andross.fr/
Actions: (bannable)
- Armorstandplace: when the player try to place the item on an armorstand; (MC>=1.8)
- Armorstandtake: when the player try to take the item from an armorstand; (MC>=1.8)
- Attack: when the player use left click with the item in the main hand on an entity;
- Bookedit: when the player edits or signs a book and quill item;
- Break: when the item is breaked;
- Brew: when the item (potion) is brewed inside a brewing stand;
- Click: when the player use left click with the item in the main hand;
- Consume: when the player try to consume a food, a potion..
- Craft: the item will not be craftable anymore;
- Crafter: the item will not be crafted by Crafter block (MC>=1.21);
- Delete: when a player open & close an inventory, it will check and delete items which have this action;
- Dispense: when an item is dispensed from a block;
- Drop: when the item is dropped by a player;
- Drops: when the item is dropped from a block;
- Enchant: when the player try to enchant the item;
- Entitydrop: when an entity dies and drop the item;
- Entityinteract: when a player use right click with the item on an entity;
- Fill: when a player use right click with the item on a fluid (water/lava);
- Glide: when a player try to use (activate) an elytra; (MC>=1.9)
- Hangingplace: when a player try to place a hanging entity (itemframe, painting..);
- Hold: when a player try to hold the item in the hand;
- Interact: when a player use right click with main hand on the placed item;
- Inventoryclick: when a player try to click an item in an inventory;
- Mending: when an item is repaired by the mending enchantment; (MC>=1.13)
- Pickup: when the item is picked up;
- Place: when the item is placed;
- Rename: when a player try to rename the item in an anvil, or from a command;
- Smelt: the item will not be smeltable anymore;
- Smith: when the recipe of an item is completed inside a smithing table (MC>=1.16);
- Swap: when the player try to swap the item in hands (MC>=1.9);
- Sweepingedge: when the player attacks an entity with an item that has sweeping edge. The original attack will continue but the sweeping edge damage will be cancelled;
- Transfer: when the player try to transfer the item from an inventory to another;
- Unfill: when a player try to unfill a bucket;
- Use: when a player try to right click with the item in the hand;
- Wear: when the player try to put the item as an armor (you'll need to use also the 'place' action);
Spoiler: Default config
Code (YAML):
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|—————————— BANITEM CONFIGURATION ——————————|
|—————————————————— v3.7 —————————————————|
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| Documentation: |
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For any bugs/suggestions, contact me on Discord: andross96
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General Informations:
- The blacklist will block the items.
- The whitelist will allow only the items set.
-> The 'message' key represents the message sent to players if they try to use an item which is not in whitelist
-> The 'ignored' key represents all ignored actions (they will not being by default banned)
#
- Worlds can be written:
-> single: 'world' ; 'world_the_end'...
-> multiple: 'world, world_the_end'...
-> all: '*'
-> all except: '*, !world_the_end, !world_nether': all worlds, except world_the_end & world_nether
-> regex starting with "#": '#world': world, world_nether, world_the_end
#
-> single: 'stone' ; 'dirt'...
-> multiple: 'stone, dirt'
-> all: '*' (also include air [=empty hand]!)
-> all except: '*, !stone' (all, except stone)
-> regex starting with "#": '#_BED' will give all material which names matches '_BED'
#
- Actions can be written:
-> single: 'place' ; 'break'...
-> multiple: 'place, break'
-> all: '*'
-> all except: '*, !place' (all, except place)
- Each actions can store some datas to check. They can be written, for example (except for cooldown & log):
-> entity: pig, cow
-> entity:
- pig
- cow
-> entity:
- pig,cow
#
- Actions data: (* is usable only for actions involving a player)
-> cooldown(*): allow access to the action each X milliseconds (1 second = 1000 milliseconds)
-> '{time}': in the message will display the time remaining
-> entity: the entity interacted or involved in the ban
-> gamemode(*): the item is only banned if the player is in this gamemode
-> inventory-from: the inventory where the item come from
-> inventory-to: the inventory where the item goes to (same type as above)
-> material: an additional item checked
-> For example, in a BREAK action, this data will also check a matches with the item in the player's hand
-> permission(*): check if the player has the custom permission
-> log(*): true/false - if players with /banitem log will receive a message for this ban
-> message(*): a string or list of string to be sent if the item is banned
-> placeholderapi_condition(*): action apply only if the placeholder API value match
-> region(*): worldguard region
-> run(*): list of commands run when the action is banned:
-> '{player}' : the player name
-> '{world}' : the world name
-> '{itemname}' : the item name
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- Actions and their possibles datas:
- ARMORSTANDPLACE: when the player try to place the item on an armorstand [no specific data]
- ARMORSTANDTAKE: when the player try to take the item from an armorstand [no specific data]
- ATTACK: when the player use left click with the item in the main hand on an entity
-> Special data: entity - the entity clicked
- BOOKEDIT: when the player edits or signs a book and quill item [no specific data]
- BREAK: when the item is breaked
-> Special data: material - the item in the player hand
- BREW: when the item (potion) is brewed inside a brewing stand [no specific data]
- CLICK: when the player use left click with the item in the main hand
-> Special data: material - the block clicked, if there is one
- CONSUME: when the player try to consume a food [no specific data]
- CRAFT: the item will not be craftable anymore [no specific data]
- CRAFTER: the item will not be crafted by Crafter block (MC>=1.21) [no specific data]
- DELETE: when a player open & close an inventory, it will check and delete items which have this action [no specific data]
- DISPENSE: when an item is dispensed from a block [no specific data]
- DROP: when an item is dropped by a player [no specific data]
- DROPS: when an item is dropped from a block
-> Special data: material - the item in the player's hand
- ENCHANT: when a player enchants the item
-> Special data: enchantment - the enchantment applied to the item
- ENTITYDROP: when an entity dies and drop the item
-> Special data: entity - the entity type
- ENTITYINTERACT: when a player use right click with the item on an entity
-> Special data: entity - the entity interacted
- FILL: When a player use right click with the item on a fluid (water/lava)
-> Special data: material - the fluid type
- GLIDE: when a player try to use (activate) an elytra [no specific data]
- HANGINGPLACE: when a player try to place a hanging entity (itemframe, painting..)
-> Special data: entity - the entity created by this placing
- HOLD: when a player try to hold the item in the hand [no specific data]
- INTERACT: when the player use right click with main hand on the placed item
-> Special data: material - the item in player's hand
- INVENTORYCLICK: when the player try to click an item in an inventory
-> Special data: inventory-from - the inventory type clicked
- MENDING: when the player has an item repaired via the mending enchantment [no specific data]
- PICKUP: when the item is picked up [no specific data]
- PLACE: when the player try to place a block
-> Special data: material - the block placed against
- RENAME: when the player try to rename the item in an anvil, or from a command [no specific data]
- SMELT: the item will not be smeltable anymore [no specific data]
- SMITH: when the recipe of an item is completed inside a smithing table
- SWAP: when the player try to swap the item in hands [no specific data]
- SWEEPINGEDGE: when the player attacks an entity with an item that has sweeping edge. The original attack will continue but the sweeping edge damage will be cancelled
- TRANSFER: when the player try to transfer the item from an inventory to another
-> Special data:
-> inventory-from: the inventory where the item comes from
-> inventory-to: the inventory where the item goes to
- UNFILL: when a player try to unfill a bucket
-> Special data: material - the block type clicked
- USE: when a player try to use an item (right click with it)
-> Special data: material - the block clicked, if there is one
- WEAR: when the player try to put the item as an armor (you'll need to use also the 'place' action) [no specific data]
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- Examples:
-> Simple structure:
blacklist: ##----> for blacklist
world: ##----> world where the ban should apply
ender_pearl: ##----> the item
place: '&cYou can not use ender pearls in world.' ##----> the action with a message
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-> Advanced structure:
blacklist: ##----> for blacklist
'world, world_the_end': ##----> worlds where the ban should apply
'dirt, stone': ##----> the items
'place, break': ##----> the actions, and below their datas
message: ##----> a configurable (multi-line, or not) message
- '&cA first message example'
- '&cA second message example'
gamemode: creative ##----> only applies if player is in creative
##
Written by Andross. Read it with pictures on SpigotMC.
How to install BanItem
Make sure your server runs Paper and Spigot on Minecraft 1.8 – 26.x.
Download the .jar file from SpigotMC and put it in the plugins folder of your server.
Restart the server. Avoid /reload, many plugins do not handle it well.
Type /plugins in the console: BanItem should be listed in green. Its config files are created in the plugins folder on the first start.
Compatibility
- Minecraft versions
- 26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16, 1.13, 1.12, 1.8
- Runs on
- Paper, Spigot
- Edition
- Java
- Needs
- Nothing else
- Price
- Free
- Upkeep
- Actively updated (Nov 11, 2026)
Questions
Does BanItem work on Minecraft 26.x?
Yes. BanItem supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.21, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16, 1.13, 1.12, 1.8.
Is BanItem free?
Yes. BanItem is free to download from SpigotMC.
Which server software does BanItem run on?
BanItem runs on Paper and Spigot servers.
Is BanItem still updated?
Yes. The last update came out in the past day.
Reviews
4.6 from 136 ratings on SpigotMC.
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