Minecraft:Error

An error is a piece of text that appears on the screen to alert the player of some form of mistake or complications.

Command errors

Name	Meaning	Editions
Syntax error: Unexpected at	A command has been misused.	Template:BE only
Unknown command. Please check that the command exists and that you have permission to use it. Template:Only Unknown or Incomplete command, see below for error Template:Only	This command does not exist or requires a permission level higher than the player possesses to be used Template:Only.	Both
Incorrect Argument	Similar to Syntax Error. Appears if the command was not used correctly.	Template:JE only
No targets matched selector	A target was not specified, like if you use any commands, but you forgot to use @.	Template:BE only
Too many targets matched selector	An attempt to, for example, teleport one entity to multiple. Example: Template:Cmd	Template:BE only
Cannot place blocks outside world	This chunk is not loaded yet.	Template:BE only
Players cannot be killed while they are in creative mode.	Players cannot be killed in Minecraft:Creative. Shows "Removed" in Minecraft Education.	Template:BE only
You do not have permission to use this command	The command requires a higher permission level than the player possesses to be used.	Template:BE only
Unable to summon object Template:Only Monsters cannot be summoned in Peaceful difficulty Template:Only	Players cannot summon hostile mobs in peaceful mode.	Both
Failed to place structure	The location does not support the structure.	Template:JE only
At least one of your resource or behavior packs failed to load.	Any resource or behavior packs cannot be loaded.	Both
The number you have entered (<NUMBER>) is too big, it must be at most <NUMBER>	Displayed when a player attempts to enter a number over a certain limit.	Both
The number you have entered (<NUMBER>) is too small, it must be at least <NUMBER>	Displayed when a player attempts to enter a number under a certain limit.	Both
<NUMBER> is not a valid number	The number entered is not a valid value, like a letter in a text.	Both
(enchantment) does not support level (#) Template:Only (#) is higher than the maximum level of (#) which is supported for this enchantment Template:Only	The number of the enchantment level is too high and is over the maximum level.	Both

Chat errors

These errors appear in the chat,Template:Only or Minecraft:action bar.Template:Only

Name	Meaning	Editions
Unable to open. Loot not generated yet.	The player cannot open a chest that has not been opened yet in spectator mode.	Template:JE only
You may not rest now, there are monsters nearby	There are Minecraft:monsters near the bed, which prevents sleeping.	Both
Bed is too far away	You are too far away from the bed to go to bed.	Both
You can only sleep at night and during thunderstorms	The player cannot sleep during the day, unless there is a thunderstorm.	Both
This bed is occupied	The player can't sleep, as there is another player in this bed already.	Both
No amount of rest can pass this night	The Template:Gmr is set higher than 100, which prevents sleeping from passing the night.	Both
You have no home bed or charged Respawn Anchor, or it was obstructed	When a bed is destroyed, blocked Template:Only or placed in the Nether or End.	Both
Height limit for building is (128,256,320) blocks	When Template:Control on a block above the height limit.	Both
Minimum height limit for building is -64 blocks	When Template:Control on a block below the height limit.	Template:BE only

Errors in Legacy Console Edition

There are errors that appear in the middle of the screen, similar to Minecraft:death messages.

Name	Meaning
You may not rest now, there are monsters nearby	There are some monsters too close to the bed.
You can only sleep at night	Players cannot sleep during the day.
You can't summon enemies in peaceful mode.	Players cannot summon hostile mobs in peaceful mode.
This animal can't enter love mode.	The maximum animals that can breed has been reached (except for: mooshrooms, chickens, and wolves).
You may not rest now; the bed is too far away	The player is not close enough to the bed.

Error hints

These errors appear in boxes similar to the hints found in the tutorial.

Name	Meaning
You cannot do this action until you have completed the tutorial.	The player needs to complete the tutorial in order to get access to the other areas in the tutorial.
You do not have all the ingredients to make this item.	The player needs more materials to make this item.