Items Documentation - minecraft:entity_placer

Allows an item to place entities into the world. Additionally, in version 1.19.80 and above, the component allows the item to set the spawn type of a monster spawner.

Note

This item requires a format version of at least 1.20.10.

Item Entity Placer Properties

Name	Default Value	Type	Description
dispense_on (Dispense On)	[]	Array of Dispense On items	List of block descriptors of the blocks that this item can be dispensed on. If left empty, all blocks will be allowed.
dispense_on (as String)	not set	String
dispense_on (as Object)	not set	Object
entity		String	The entity to be placed in the world. Value must match a regular expression pattern of "^(?:\w+(?:.\w+):(?=\w))?(?:\w+(?:.\w+))(?:<((?:\w+(?:.\w+):(?=\w))?\w+(?:.\w+))*>)?$".
use_on (Use On)	[]	Array of Use On items	List of block descriptors of the blocks that this item can be used on. If left empty, all blocks will be allowed.
use_on (as String)	not set	String
use_on (as Object)	not set	Object

Dispense On

Dispense On Properties

JSON path: dispense_on

Name	Default Value	Type	Description
name		String
states	{}	Integer number
states (as String)	not set	String
states (as Boolean true/false)	not set	Boolean true/false
tags		String

Use On

Same structure as Dispense On.

Samples

"minecraft:entity_placer": {
  "entity": "minecraft:spider",
  "dispense_on": [
    "minecraft:web"
  ],
  "use_on": [
    "minecraft:web"
  ]
}