diff --git a/platform-viaversion/build.gradle b/platform-viaversion/build.gradle
index 098b6d56..d52e77a5 100644
--- a/platform-viaversion/build.gradle
+++ b/platform-viaversion/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dependencies {
-  compileOnlyApi 'com.viaversion:viaversion-api:4.0.0-21w19a'
+  compileOnlyApi 'com.viaversion:viaversion-api:4.3.0'
   implementation project(':adventure-platform-facet')
   implementation("net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-gson:${rootProject.adventure}") {
     exclude group: "com.google.code.gson"
diff --git a/platform-viaversion/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/viaversion/ViaFacet.java b/platform-viaversion/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/viaversion/ViaFacet.java
index 4234223a..219b7fcf 100644
--- a/platform-viaversion/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/viaversion/ViaFacet.java
+++ b/platform-viaversion/src/main/java/net/kyori/adventure/platform/viaversion/ViaFacet.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.protocol.packet.ClientboundPacketType;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.protocol.packet.PacketWrapper;
 import com.viaversion.viaversion.api.type.Type;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.gson.JsonElement;
+import com.viaversion.viaversion.libs.gson.JsonParser;
 import java.text.MessageFormat;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -55,14 +57,15 @@
 @SuppressWarnings({"checkstyle:FilteringWriteTag", "checkstyle:MissingJavadocType", "checkstyle:MissingJavadocMethod"})
 public class ViaFacet<V> extends FacetBase<V> implements Facet.Message<V, String> {
   private static final String PACKAGE = "com.viaversion.viaversion";
+  private static final int SUPPORTED_VIA_MAJOR_VERSION = 4;
   private static final boolean SUPPORTED;
 
   static {
     boolean supported = false;
     try {
-      // Check if the ViaVersion API is present
-      Class.forName(PACKAGE + ".api.ViaManager");
-      supported = true;
+      // Check if the ViaVersion API is present and is a supported major version
+      Class.forName(PACKAGE + ".api.ViaAPI").getDeclaredMethod("majorVersion");
+      supported = Via.getAPI().majorVersion() == SUPPORTED_VIA_MAJOR_VERSION;
     } catch (final Throwable error) {
       // ignore
     }
@@ -164,11 +167,15 @@ public PacketWrapper createPacket(final @NotNull V viewer) {
     public void sendPacket(final @NotNull PacketWrapper packet) {
       if (packet.user() == null) return;
       try {
-        packet.send(this.protocolClass);
+        packet.scheduleSend(this.protocolClass);
       } catch (final Throwable error) {
         logError(error, "Failed to send ViaVersion packet: %s %s", packet.user(), packet);
       }
     }
+
+    public @NotNull JsonElement parse(final @NotNull String message) {
+      return JsonParser.parseString(message);
+    }
   }
 
   public static class Chat<V> extends ProtocolBased<V> implements ChatPacket<V, String> {
@@ -179,7 +186,7 @@ public Chat(final @NotNull Class<? extends V> viewerClass, final @NotNull Functi
     @Override
     public void sendMessage(final @NotNull V viewer, final @NotNull Identity source, final @NotNull String message, final @NotNull MessageType type) {
       final PacketWrapper packet = this.createPacket(viewer);
-      packet.write(Type.STRING, message);
+      packet.write(Type.COMPONENT, this.parse(message));
       packet.write(Type.BYTE, this.createMessageType(type));
       packet.write(Type.UUID, source.uuid());
       this.sendPacket(packet);
@@ -211,7 +218,7 @@ public ActionBarTitle(final @NotNull Class<? extends V> viewerClass, final @NotN
     public void sendMessage(final @NotNull V viewer, final @NotNull String message) {
       final PacketWrapper packet = this.createPacket(viewer);
       packet.write(Type.VAR_INT, TitlePacket.ACTION_ACTIONBAR);
-      packet.write(Type.STRING, message);
+      packet.write(Type.COMPONENT, this.parse(message));
       this.sendPacket(packet);
     }
   }
@@ -234,7 +241,7 @@ public Title(final @NotNull Class<? extends V> viewerClass, final @NotNull Funct
     public void contributeTitle(final @NotNull List<Consumer<PacketWrapper>> coll, final @NotNull String title) {
       coll.add(packet -> {
         packet.write(Type.VAR_INT, ACTION_TITLE);
-        packet.write(Type.STRING, title);
+        packet.write(Type.COMPONENT, this.parse(title));
       });
     }
 
@@ -242,7 +249,7 @@ public void contributeTitle(final @NotNull List<Consumer<PacketWrapper>> coll, f
     public void contributeSubtitle(final @NotNull List<Consumer<PacketWrapper>> coll, final @NotNull String subtitle) {
       coll.add(packet -> {
         packet.write(Type.VAR_INT, ACTION_SUBTITLE);
-        packet.write(Type.STRING, subtitle);
+        packet.write(Type.COMPONENT, this.parse(subtitle));
       });
     }
 
@@ -367,7 +374,7 @@ public void sendPacket(final @NotNull V viewer, final int action) {
       packet.write(Type.UUID, this.id);
       packet.write(Type.VAR_INT, action);
       if (action == ACTION_ADD || action == ACTION_TITLE) {
-        packet.write(Type.STRING, this.title);
+        packet.write(Type.COMPONENT, this.parse(this.title));
       }
       if (action == ACTION_ADD || action == ACTION_HEALTH) {
         packet.write(Type.FLOAT, this.health);
@@ -424,8 +431,8 @@ public TabList(final @NotNull Class<? extends V> viewerClass, final @NotNull Fun
     @Override
     public void send(final V viewer, final @Nullable String header, final @Nullable String footer) {
       final PacketWrapper packet = this.createPacket(viewer);
-      packet.write(Type.STRING, header);
-      packet.write(Type.STRING, footer);
+      packet.write(Type.COMPONENT, this.parse(header));
+      packet.write(Type.COMPONENT, this.parse(footer));
       this.sendPacket(packet);
     }
   }