---
title: Set Held Slot
description: "Play 0x69, server → client."
---

`play` · `0x69` · **clientbound** (server → client)

Sets the selected hotbar slot. The server sends it on join and when it changes the selected slot, for example via `/item` or when a client-selected slot is rejected. The client switches the hotbar selection.

Sent by the server, read by the client. Listen for it with `client.on("SetHeldSlot", (data) => …)` on the receiving side.

## Fields

| Field | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `slot` | VarInt |  |

## Send it

```ts
await client.sendPacket("SetHeldSlot", { slot: 0 });
```

Selects the first hotbar slot on the client. To give it a filled map first, use [SetPlayerInventory](/packets/play/setplayerinventory) with [createMapSlot](/docs/maps#createmapslotmapid-options).

Field aliases listed under Notes are accepted as alternative keys when writing.

Source: [`src/Core/Versions/776/Packets/play/clientbound/SetHeldSlot.ts`](https://github.com/GDLev/mc-protocol/blob/master/src/Core/Versions/776/Packets/play/clientbound/SetHeldSlot.ts)