diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cauldrons/API.md b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cauldrons/API.md
index 5477ad19f..5c8ffd2f5 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cauldrons/API.md
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cauldrons/API.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ This mod add an API to add cauldrons to mcl.
 ## mcl_cauldrons.is_cauldron(name)
 return true if name is cauldron, false overwise.
 
+## mcl_cauldrons.get_cauldron_string(type, level)
+return itemstring of cauldron with <type> and <level>
+e.g: `mcl_cauldrons.get_cauldron_string("water", 1) --return itemstring of a water cauldron with 1 level of water`
+
 ## mcl_cauldrons.take_cauldron(pos, itemstack, user, sounds)
 empty cauldron at `pos`
 return `bucket` field of the cauldron def if user is player, itemstack overwise.
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cauldrons/api.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cauldrons/api.lua
index 6d84a9c58..c11070236 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cauldrons/api.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cauldrons/api.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,59 @@
+local has_doc = minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname())
+
 mcl_cauldrons.registered_cauldrons = {}
 
+function mcl_cauldrons.register_cauldron_type(def)
+	for water_level = 1,3 do
+		local id = "mcl_cauldrons:cauldron_"..def.name.."_"..water_level
+		mcl_cauldrons.registered_cauldrons[id] = def
+		minetest.register_node(id, {
+			description = string.format(def.desc, water_level),
+			_doc_items_create_entry = false,
+			use_texture_alpha = minetest.features.use_texture_alpha_string_modes and "opaque" or false,
+			drawtype = "nodebox",
+			paramtype = "light",
+			is_ground_content = false,
+			groups = {pickaxey=1, not_in_creative_inventory=1, cauldron=(1+water_level), cauldron_filled=water_level, comparator_signal=water_level},
+			node_box = cauldron_nodeboxes[water_level],
+			collision_box = cauldron_nodeboxes[0],
+			selection_box = { type = "regular" },
+			tiles = {
+				"("..def.texture.."^[verticalframe:16:0"..")^mcl_cauldrons_cauldron_top.png",
+				"mcl_cauldrons_cauldron_inner.png^mcl_cauldrons_cauldron_bottom.png",
+				"mcl_cauldrons_cauldron_side.png"
+			},
+			sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_metal_defaults(),
+			drop = "mcl_cauldrons:cauldron",
+			_mcl_hardness = 2,
+			_mcl_blast_resistance = 2,
+		})
+		-- Add entry aliases for the Help
+		if has_doc then
+			doc.add_entry_alias("nodes", "mcl_cauldrons:cauldron", "nodes", id)
+		end
+	end
+end
+
 function mcl_cauldrons.is_cauldron(name)
 	return minetest.get_item_group(name, "cauldron") ~= 0
 end
+
+function mcl_cauldrons.set_cauldron_level(pos, type, level)
+	return minetest.set_node(pos, {name = mcl_cauldrons.get_cauldron_string(type, level)})
+end
+
+function mcl_cauldrons.get_cauldron_level(pos)
+	local nn = minetest.get_node(pos)
+	return minetest.get_item_group(nn.name, "cauldron")
+end
+
+function mcl_cauldrons.get_cauldron_string(type, level)
+	if mcl_cauldrons.registered_cauldrons["mcl_cauldrons:cauldron_"..type.."_"..level] then
+		return "mcl_cauldrons:cauldron_"..type.."_"..level
+	elseif level == 0 then
+		return "mcl_cauldrons:cauldron"
+	else
+		minetest.log("warning", "[mcl_cauldrons] trying to get string from invalid cauldron params")
+		return "air"
+	end
+end
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diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cauldrons/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cauldrons/init.lua
index c82357195..03b411063 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cauldrons/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_cauldrons/init.lua
@@ -21,15 +21,6 @@ local function give_item(user, itemstack)
 	return itemstack
 end
 
-function mcl_cauldrons.set_cauldron_level(pos, type, level)
-	return minetest.set_node(pos, {name = mcl_cauldrons.get_cauldron_string(type, level)})
-end
-
-function mcl_cauldrons.get_cauldron_level(pos)
-	local nn = minetest.get_node(pos)
-	return minetest.get_item_group(nn.name, "cauldron")
-end
-
 function mcl_cauldrons.add_cauldron_level(pos, type, number)
 	local current = mcl_cauldrons.get_cauldron_level(pos)
 	local number = current + number
@@ -93,48 +84,4 @@ function mcl_cauldrons.take_small_cauldron(pos, itemstack, user, sounds)
 		end
 		return itemstack
 	end
-end
-
-function mcl_cauldrons.get_cauldron_string(type, level)
-	if mcl_cauldrons.registered_cauldrons["mcl_cauldrons:cauldron_"..type.."_"..level] then
-		return "mcl_cauldrons:cauldron_"..type.."_"..level
-	elseif level == 0 then
-		return "mcl_cauldrons:cauldron"
-	else
-		minetest.log("warning", "[mcl_cauldrons] trying to get string from invalid cauldron params")
-		return "air"
-	end
-end
-
-function mcl_cauldrons.register_cauldron_type(def)
-	for water_level = 1,3 do
-		local id = "mcl_cauldrons:cauldron_"..def.name.."_"..water_level
-		mcl_cauldrons.registered_cauldrons[id] = def
-		minetest.register_node(id, {
-			description = string.format(def.desc, water_level),
-			_doc_items_create_entry = false,
-			use_texture_alpha = minetest.features.use_texture_alpha_string_modes and "opaque" or false,
-			drawtype = "nodebox",
-			paramtype = "light",
-			is_ground_content = false,
-			groups = {pickaxey=1, not_in_creative_inventory=1, cauldron=(1+water_level), cauldron_filled=water_level, comparator_signal=water_level},
-			node_box = cauldron_nodeboxes[water_level],
-			collision_box = cauldron_nodeboxes[0],
-			selection_box = { type = "regular" },
-			tiles = {
-				"("..def.texture.."^[verticalframe:16:0"..")^mcl_cauldrons_cauldron_top.png",
-				"mcl_cauldrons_cauldron_inner.png^mcl_cauldrons_cauldron_bottom.png",
-				"mcl_cauldrons_cauldron_side.png"
-			},
-			sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_metal_defaults(),
-			drop = "mcl_cauldrons:cauldron",
-			_mcl_hardness = 2,
-			_mcl_blast_resistance = 2,
-		})
-
-		-- Add entry aliases for the Help
-		if minetest.get_modpath("doc") then
-			doc.add_entry_alias("nodes", "mcl_cauldrons:cauldron", "nodes", id)
-		end
-	end
 end
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