diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/config/PlayerInfoForwarding.java b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/config/PlayerInfoForwarding.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86b6a8c073
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/config/PlayerInfoForwarding.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018-2023 Velocity Contributors
+ *
+ * The Velocity API is licensed under the terms of the MIT License. For more details,
+ * reference the LICENSE file in the api top-level directory.
+ */
+
+package com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.config;
+
+/**
+ * Supported player info forwarding methods.
+ */
+public enum PlayerInfoForwarding {
+  NONE,
+  LEGACY,
+  BUNGEEGUARD,
+  MODERN
+}
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/config/ProxyConfig.java b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/config/ProxyConfig.java
index 831e55af20..7496774140 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/config/ProxyConfig.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/config/ProxyConfig.java
@@ -77,6 +77,20 @@ public interface ProxyConfig {
    */
   boolean shouldPreventClientProxyConnections();
 
+  /**
+   * Retrieves the current player information forwarding mode.
+   *
+   * @return the player information forwarding mode
+   */
+  PlayerInfoForwarding getPlayerInfoForwardingMode();
+
+  /**
+   * Retrieves the forwarding secret used for player information forwarding.
+   *
+   * @return the forwarding secret as a byte array
+   */
+  byte[] getForwardingSecret();
+
   /**
    * Get a Map of all servers registered in <code>velocity.toml</code>. This method does
    * <strong>not</strong> return all the servers currently in memory, although in most cases it
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/PlayerInfoForwarding.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/PlayerInfoForwarding.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 58ee44a78b..0000000000
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/PlayerInfoForwarding.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2023 Velocity Contributors
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-package com.velocitypowered.proxy.config;
-
-/**
- * Supported player info forwarding methods.
- */
-public enum PlayerInfoForwarding {
-  NONE,
-  LEGACY,
-  BUNGEEGUARD,
-  MODERN
-}
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java
index 3afd9fc107..272d855339 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 import com.google.gson.annotations.Expose;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.config.PlayerInfoForwarding;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.config.ProxyConfig;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.util.Favicon;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.util.AddressUtil;
@@ -290,10 +291,12 @@ public boolean shouldPreventClientProxyConnections() {
     return preventClientProxyConnections;
   }
 
+  @Override
   public PlayerInfoForwarding getPlayerInfoForwardingMode() {
     return playerInfoForwardingMode;
   }
 
+  @Override
   public byte[] getForwardingSecret() {
     return forwardingSecret.clone();
   }
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/ConnectionType.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/ConnectionType.java
index 5675d1f579..11cd5f4ce0 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/ConnectionType.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/ConnectionType.java
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 
 package com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection;
 
+import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.config.PlayerInfoForwarding;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.util.GameProfile;
-import com.velocitypowered.proxy.config.PlayerInfoForwarding;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.backend.BackendConnectionPhase;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.client.ClientConnectionPhase;
 
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/LoginSessionHandler.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/LoginSessionHandler.java
index 90a9a1300b..f77ad75311 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/LoginSessionHandler.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/LoginSessionHandler.java
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 
 import com.velocitypowered.api.event.player.ServerLoginPluginMessageEvent;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.network.ProtocolVersion;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.config.PlayerInfoForwarding;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.crypto.IdentifiedKey;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.messages.MinecraftChannelIdentifier;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.VelocityServer;
-import com.velocitypowered.proxy.config.PlayerInfoForwarding;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.config.VelocityConfiguration;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.MinecraftConnection;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.MinecraftSessionHandler;
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/VelocityServerConnection.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/VelocityServerConnection.java
index a2300b9780..d7ea10d669 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/VelocityServerConnection.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/VelocityServerConnection.java
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.network.ProtocolVersion;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.ServerConnection;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.config.PlayerInfoForwarding;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.messages.ChannelIdentifier;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.server.RegisteredServer;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.server.ServerInfo;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.util.GameProfile.Property;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.VelocityServer;
-import com.velocitypowered.proxy.config.PlayerInfoForwarding;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.ConnectionTypes;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.MinecraftConnection;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.MinecraftConnectionAssociation;
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/AuthSessionHandler.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/AuthSessionHandler.java
index f68d3bb595..534df50794 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/AuthSessionHandler.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/AuthSessionHandler.java
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
 import com.velocitypowered.api.event.player.GameProfileRequestEvent;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.event.player.PlayerChooseInitialServerEvent;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.permission.PermissionFunction;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.config.PlayerInfoForwarding;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.crypto.IdentifiedKey;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.server.RegisteredServer;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.util.GameProfile;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.util.UuidUtils;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.VelocityServer;
-import com.velocitypowered.proxy.config.PlayerInfoForwarding;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.config.VelocityConfiguration;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.MinecraftConnection;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.MinecraftSessionHandler;
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/HandshakeSessionHandler.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/HandshakeSessionHandler.java
index e814efaa35..810be5076f 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/HandshakeSessionHandler.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/HandshakeSessionHandler.java
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.event.connection.ConnectionHandshakeEvent;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.network.ProtocolVersion;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.config.PlayerInfoForwarding;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.VelocityServer;
-import com.velocitypowered.proxy.config.PlayerInfoForwarding;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.ConnectionType;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.ConnectionTypes;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.MinecraftConnection;
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/forge/legacy/LegacyForgeConnectionType.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/forge/legacy/LegacyForgeConnectionType.java
index 45d19844e5..4c89966b23 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/forge/legacy/LegacyForgeConnectionType.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/forge/legacy/LegacyForgeConnectionType.java
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 
 package com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.forge.legacy;
 
+import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.config.PlayerInfoForwarding;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.util.GameProfile;
-import com.velocitypowered.proxy.config.PlayerInfoForwarding;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.ConnectionTypes;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.util.ConnectionTypeImpl;
 
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/util/ConnectionTypeImpl.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/util/ConnectionTypeImpl.java
index 9e421c5371..31ffd51f37 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/util/ConnectionTypeImpl.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/util/ConnectionTypeImpl.java
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 
 package com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.util;
 
+import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.config.PlayerInfoForwarding;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.util.GameProfile;
-import com.velocitypowered.proxy.config.PlayerInfoForwarding;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.ConnectionType;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.backend.BackendConnectionPhase;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.client.ClientConnectionPhase;