Minecraft:Block entity format

A Minecraft:block entity is used to store information about a block that can't be stored in the block's Minecraft:block states. It is stored inside the chunk data and Minecraft:structure files.

Block Entities
Block Entity ID	Associated Block
banner	Minecraft:Banners
barrel	Minecraft:Barrel
beacon	Minecraft:Beacon
beehive	Minecraft:Bee Nest/Minecraft:Beehive
bell	Minecraft:Bell
blast_furnace	Minecraft:Blast Furnace
brewing_stand	Minecraft:Brewing Stand
brushable_block	Minecraft:Suspicious Gravel/Minecraft:Suspicious Sand
calibrated_sculk_sensor	Minecraft:Calibrated Sculk Sensor
campfire	Minecraft:Campfire
chest	Minecraft:Chest/Minecraft:Copper Chests
chiseled_bookshelf	Minecraft:Chiseled Bookshelf
comparator	Minecraft:Redstone Comparator
command_block	Minecraft:Command Block
conduit	Minecraft:Conduit
copper_golem_statue	Minecraft:Copper Golem Statues
crafter	Minecraft:Crafter
creaking_heart	Minecraft:Creaking Heart
daylight_detector	Minecraft:Daylight Detector
decorated_pot	Minecraft:Decorated Pot
dispenser	Minecraft:Dispenser
dropper	Minecraft:Dropper
enchanting_table	Minecraft:Enchanting Table
ender_chest	Minecraft:Ender Chest
end_gateway	End Gateway
end_portal	End Portal
furnace	Minecraft:Furnace
hanging_sign	Minecraft:Hanging Signs
hopper	Minecraft:Hopper
jigsaw	Minecraft:Jigsaw Block
jukebox	Minecraft:Jukebox
lectern	Minecraft:Lectern
mob_spawner	Minecraft:Monster Spawner
piston	Minecraft:Moving Piston
potent_sulfur	Minecraft:Potent Sulfur
shelf	Minecraft:Shelves
shulker_box	Minecraft:Shulker Boxes
sign	Minecraft:Signs
skull	Minecraft:Heads
sculk_catalyst	Minecraft:Sculk Catalyst
sculk_sensor	Minecraft:Sculk Sensor
sculk_shrieker	Minecraft:Sculk Shrieker
smoker	Minecraft:Smoker
soul_campfire	Minecraft:Soul Campfire
structure_block	Minecraft:Structure Block
test_block	Minecraft:Test Block
test_instance_block	Minecraft:Test Instance Block
trapped_chest	Minecraft:Trapped Chest
trial_spawner	Minecraft:Trial Spawner
vault	Minecraft:Vault

NBT format

Block entities are stored using Minecraft:NBT in the following format:

• Template:Nbt: A block entity<section begin="nbt format" />
  • Template:Nbt: Block entity ID
  • Template:Nbt: 1 or 0 (Template:Cd) - If true, this is an invalid block entity, and this block is not immediately placed when a loaded chunk is loaded. If false, this is a normal block entity that can be immediately placed.
  • Template:Nbt: X coordinate of the block entity.
  • Template:Nbt: Y coordinate of the block entity.
  • Template:Nbt: Z coordinate of the block entity.
  • Template:Nbt: Optional map of data components that are not represented by additional fields.
    • See Template:Slink.<section end="nbt format" />
  • Additional fields depending on the block entity type (Template:Nbt), see Template:Slink

Types

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