diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/ViaAPI.java b/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/ViaAPI.java
index 89420a9dc..f5984ce31 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/ViaAPI.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/ViaAPI.java
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@
 package com.viaversion.viaversion.api;
 
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.connection.ConnectionManager;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.connection.UserConnection;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.legacy.LegacyViaAPI;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.platform.ViaPlatform;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.protocol.ProtocolManager;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.protocol.version.ServerProtocolVersion;
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
 
 import java.util.SortedSet;
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 /**
  * General api point. For more specialized api methods, see {@link Via#getManager()}.
  *
- * @param <T> The player type for the specific platform, for bukkit it's {@code ViaAPI<Player>}
+ * @param <T> player type for the specific platform
  * @see ViaManager
  * @see ProtocolManager
  * @see ConnectionManager
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ public interface ViaAPI<T> {
     ServerProtocolVersion getServerVersion();
 
     /**
-     * Returns the protocol version from a player.
+     * Returns the protocol version of a player.
      * This will also retrieve the version from ProtocolSupport if it's being used.
      *
      * @param player the platform's player object, e.g. Bukkit this is Player
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ public interface ViaAPI<T> {
     int getPlayerVersion(T player);
 
     /**
-     * Returns the protocol version from a player.
+     * Returns the protocol version of a player.
      *
      * @param uuid UUID of a player
      * @return protocol version, for example (47=1.8-1.8.8, 107=1.9, 108=1.9.1), or -1 if not connected
@@ -68,12 +70,20 @@ public interface ViaAPI<T> {
     int getPlayerVersion(UUID uuid);
 
     /**
-     * Returns if Via injected into this player connection.
+     * Returns whether Via injected into this player connection.
      *
-     * @param playerUUID UUID of a player
-     * @return true if Via has a cached UserConnection for this player
+     * @param uuid uuid of the player
+     * @return whether Via has a cached a UserConnection for this player
      */
-    boolean isInjected(UUID playerUUID);
+    boolean isInjected(UUID uuid);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the Via injected UserConnection if present.
+     *
+     * @param uuid uuid of the player
+     * @return user connection if present
+     */
+    @Nullable UserConnection getConnection(UUID uuid);
 
     /**
      * Returns the version of the plugin.
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/type/Type.java b/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/type/Type.java
index 36eb231c9..0218c27a7 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/type/Type.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/api/type/Type.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ import java.util.UUID;
 
 public abstract class Type<T> implements ByteBufReader<T>, ByteBufWriter<T> {
     /* Defined Types */
-    public static final Type<Byte> BYTE = new ByteType();
+    public static final ByteType BYTE = new ByteType();
     /**
      * @deprecated unreasonable overhead, use BYTE_ARRAY_PRIMITIVE
      */
@@ -87,21 +87,21 @@ public abstract class Type<T> implements ByteBufReader<T>, ByteBufWriter<T> {
     public static final Type<byte[]> SHORT_BYTE_ARRAY = new ShortByteArrayType();
     public static final Type<byte[]> REMAINING_BYTES = new RemainingBytesType();
 
-    public static final Type<Short> UNSIGNED_BYTE = new UnsignedByteType();
+    public static final UnsignedByteType UNSIGNED_BYTE = new UnsignedByteType();
     /**
      * @deprecated unreasonable overhead
      */
     @Deprecated
     public static final Type<Short[]> UNSIGNED_BYTE_ARRAY = new ArrayType<>(Type.UNSIGNED_BYTE);
 
-    public static final Type<Boolean> BOOLEAN = new BooleanType();
+    public static final BooleanType BOOLEAN = new BooleanType();
     /**
      * @deprecated unreasonable overhead
      */
     @Deprecated
     public static final Type<Boolean[]> BOOLEAN_ARRAY = new ArrayType<>(Type.BOOLEAN);
     /* Number Types */
-    public static final Type<Integer> INT = new IntType();
+    public static final IntType INT = new IntType();
     /**
      * @deprecated unreasonable overhead
      */
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public abstract class Type<T> implements ByteBufReader<T>, ByteBufWriter<T> {
     @Deprecated
     public static final Type<Short[]> SHORT_ARRAY = new ArrayType<>(Type.SHORT);
 
-    public static final Type<Integer> UNSIGNED_SHORT = new UnsignedShortType();
+    public static final UnsignedShortType UNSIGNED_SHORT = new UnsignedShortType();
     /**
      * @deprecated unreasonable overhead
      */
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public abstract class Type<T> implements ByteBufReader<T>, ByteBufWriter<T> {
     @Deprecated
     public static final Type<Integer[]> VAR_INT_ARRAY = new ArrayType<>(Type.VAR_INT);
     public static final Type<int[]> VAR_INT_ARRAY_PRIMITIVE = new VarIntArrayType();
-    public static final Type<Integer> OPTIONAL_VAR_INT = new OptionalVarIntType();
+    public static final OptionalVarIntType OPTIONAL_VAR_INT = new OptionalVarIntType();
     public static final VarLongType VAR_LONG = new VarLongType();
     /**
      * @deprecated unreasonable overhead
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public abstract class Type<T> implements ByteBufReader<T>, ByteBufWriter<T> {
     @Deprecated
     public static final Type<Long[]> VAR_LONG_ARRAY = new ArrayType<>(Type.VAR_LONG);
     /* Special Types */
-    public static final Type<Void> NOTHING = new VoidType(); // This is purely used for remapping.
+    public static final VoidType NOTHING = new VoidType(); // This is purely used for remapping.
     /* MC Types */
     public static final Type<Position> POSITION = new PositionType();
     public static final Type<Position> POSITION1_14 = new Position1_14Type();
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/ViaAPIBase.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/ViaAPIBase.java
index a78168840..efa182515 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/ViaAPIBase.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/ViaAPIBase.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.legacy.LegacyViaAPI;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.protocol.version.ServerProtocolVersion;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.legacy.LegacyAPI;
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
 
 import java.util.SortedSet;
 import java.util.TreeSet;
@@ -50,8 +51,13 @@ public abstract class ViaAPIBase<T> implements ViaAPI<T> {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean isInjected(UUID playerUUID) {
-        return Via.getManager().getConnectionManager().isClientConnected(playerUUID);
+    public boolean isInjected(UUID uuid) {
+        return Via.getManager().getConnectionManager().isClientConnected(uuid);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @Nullable UserConnection getConnection(final UUID uuid) {
+        return Via.getManager().getConnectionManager().getConnectedClient(uuid);
     }
 
     @Override