ForgedAPI Fork Mod adds no items, blocks, mobs or menus of its own. It is a background library that recreates core Fabric API systems inside Forge so that certain mods ported from Fabric can run. If nothing in your mods folder depends on it, it does nothing for you.
Signs you need it
1. A ported mod lists it as required. Mods ported from Fabric to Forge sometimes rely on Fabric systems such as lifecycle events, block render layers or custom model handling. If one of your mods names ForgedAPI Fork Mod as a dependency, keep it installed.
2. The game refuses to start without it. Forge checks dependencies at launch. If a required library is missing, the launch stops and an error screen names the missing mod.
3. A modpack ships with it. Pack makers include libraries for a reason. Do not remove it from a pack unless you are sure nothing uses it.
Signs you can remove it
- You added it by itself, hoping it would let you run Fabric mods on Forge. It cannot do that.
- None of your installed mods mention it as a requirement.
To test safely, back up your world first. Then move the mod out of your mods folder and launch the game. If Forge reports a missing dependency, put it back. If the game loads and plays normally, nothing needed it.