Entity Documentation - minecraft:block_sensor

minecraft:block_sensor initiates a specified event when a block in the block list is broken within the sensor range.

Parameters

Name	Default Value	Type	Description
on_break	not set	List	List of applicable blocks to initiate a specified event. If a block is in multiple lists, multiple events will occur.
sensor_radius	16.0	Decimal	The maximum radial distance in which a specified block can be detected. The largest radius is 32.0.
sources	[]	List	List of block breaking sources that will initiate the event. If none are specified, all block breaks will initiate.

on_break

on_break is a list defined by two parameters. Each item has the following properties:

Name	Default Value	Type	Description
block_list	not set	List	List of blocks that will trigger the sensor.
on_block_broken	not set	String	Event to run when a block breaks.

Example

"minecraft:block_sensor": {
    "sensor_radius": 16,
    "on_break": [
        {
            "block_list": [
                "minecraft:gold_block"
            ],
            "on_block_broken": "important_block_destroyed_event"
        }
    ]
}

Vanilla entities examples

piglin

"minecraft:block_sensor": {
    "sensor_radius": 16,
    "on_break": [
        {
            "block_list": [
                "minecraft:gold_block",
                "minecraft:gilded_blackstone",
                "minecraft:nether_gold_ore",
                "minecraft:deepslate_gold_ore",
                "minecraft:raw_gold_block",
                "minecraft:gold_ore",
                "minecraft:chest",
                "minecraft:trapped_chest",
                "minecraft:ender_chest",
                "minecraft:barrel",
                "minecraft:shulker_box",
                "minecraft:undyed_shulker_box"
            ],
            "on_block_broken": "important_block_destroyed_event"
        }
    ]
}

Vanilla entities using minecraft:block_sensor

• bee
• piglin