# How to Edit Player Data on a Minecraft Server

> Change a player's position, inventory or stats by editing their player data file in the panel's NBT editor.

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Category: Minecraft
Last updated: 2026-11-05

Each player's data (position, inventory, health, experience) is saved in a file named after their UUID, in `world/playerdata`. The panel can open these files in an NBT editor.

> [!WARNING]
> Create a backup in **Backups** first. A broken player file can reset that player.

## Find the player's file

Files are named after the player's **UUID**, not their name. To find it:

- run `whitelist add <name>` and look at `whitelist.json` in **Files**; or
- look the name up on a site such as namemc.com.

## Edit it

1. Make sure the player is **offline**. The server saves their data when they leave, which would undo your edit. Stopping the server is safest.
2. Go to **Files** and open `world/playerdata`.
3. Click `<uuid>.dat`. It opens in the NBT editor.
4. Use **Search NBT tags** to find what you need, change it, and save.
5. Start the server (if you stopped it) and have the player join.

## Useful tags

| Tag | What it is |
|---|---|
| `Pos` | Position: X, Y, Z |
| `Dimension` | Which dimension they're in, e.g. `minecraft:overworld` |
| `Inventory` | Their items, one entry per slot |
| `Health`, `foodLevel` | Health and hunger |
| `XpLevel` | Experience level |
| `playerGameType` | Game mode (0 survival, 1 creative, 2 adventure, 3 spectator) |

> [!TIP]
> To move a player stuck somewhere they can't escape, change `Pos` to safe coordinates and `Dimension` to `minecraft:overworld`.

To reset a player completely, see [How to Reset Player Data](/knowledgebase/how-to-reset-player-data-on-a-minecraft-server).