Entity Documentation - minecraft:spawn_entity

Adds a timer after which this entity will spawn another entity or item (similar to vanilla's chicken's egg-laying behavior).

Spawn Entity Properties

Name	Default Value	Type	Description	Example Values
entities	not set	Entities item		Armadillo: {"min_wait_time":300,"max_wait_time":600,"spawn_sound":"mob.armadillo.scute_drop","spawn_item":"armadillo_scute"}, Chicken: [{"min_wait_time":300,"max_wait_time":600,"spawn_sound":"plop","spawn_item":"egg","filters":[{"test":"rider_count","subject":"self","operator":"==","value":0},{"test":"enum_property","subject":"self","domain":"minecraft:climate_variant","value":"temperate"}]},{"min_wait_time":300,"max_wait_time":600,"spawn_sound":"plop","spawn_item":"brown_egg","filters":[{"test":"rider_count","subject":"self","operator":"==","value":0},{"test":"enum_property","subject":"self","domain":"minecraft:climate_variant","value":"warm"}]},{"min_wait_time":300,"max_wait_time":600,"spawn_sound":"plop","spawn_item":"blue_egg","filters":[{"test":"rider_count","subject":"self","operator":"==","value":0},{"test":"enum_property","subject":"self","domain":"minecraft:climate_variant","value":"cold"}]}], Copper Golem: {"min_wait_time":0,"max_wait_time":0,"spawn_item":"poppy","filters":{"test":"bool_property","domain":"minecraft:has_flower","value":true}}
filters	not set	Minecraft filter	If present, the specified entity will only spawn if the filter evaluates to true.
max_wait_time	600	Integer number	Maximum amount of time to randomly wait in seconds before another entity is spawned.
min_wait_time	300	Integer number	Minimum amount of time to randomly wait in seconds before another entity is spawned.
num_to_spawn	1	Integer number	The number of entities of this type to spawn each time that this triggers.
should_leash	false	Boolean true/false	If true, this the spawned entity will be leashed to the parent.
single_use	false	Boolean true/false	If true, this component will only ever spawn the specified entity once.
spawn_entity	not set	String	Identifier of the entity to spawn, leave empty to spawn the item defined by "spawn_item" instead.
spawn_event	minecraft:entity_born	Minecraft Event Trigger	Event to call on the spawned entity when it spawns.
spawn_item	egg	String	Item identifier of the item to spawn.
spawn_item_event	not set	Minecraft Event Trigger	Event to call on this entity when the item is spawned.
spawn_method	born	String	Method to use to spawn the entity.
spawn_sound	plop	String	Identifier of the sound effect to play when the entity is spawned.

Entities

Entities Properties

Name	Default Value	Type	Description	Example Values
filters	not set	Array of Filters items
max_wait_time	not set	Decimal number		Armadillo: 600
min_wait_time	not set	Decimal number		Armadillo: 300
num_to_spawn	not set	Decimal number
should_leash	not set	String
single_use	not set	String
spawn_entity	not set	String
spawn_event	not set	String
spawn_item	not set	String		Armadillo: "armadillo_scute"
spawn_sound	not set	String		Armadillo: "mob.armadillo.scute_drop"

Filters

Filters Properties

Name	Default Value	Type	Description	Example Values
operator	not set	String		Chicken: "=="
subject	not set	String		Chicken: "self"
test	not set	String		Chicken: "rider_count"
value	not set	Decimal number		Chicken: 0

Samples

Armadillo

"minecraft:spawn_entity": {
  "entities": {
    "min_wait_time": 300,
    "max_wait_time": 600,
    "spawn_sound": "mob.armadillo.scute_drop",
    "spawn_item": "armadillo_scute"
  }
}

Chicken

"minecraft:spawn_entity": {
  "entities": [
    {
      "min_wait_time": 300,
      "max_wait_time": 600,
      "spawn_sound": "plop",
      "spawn_item": "egg",
      "filters": [
        {
          "test": "rider_count",
          "subject": "self",
          "operator": "==",
          "value": 0
        },
        {
          "test": "enum_property",
          "subject": "self",
          "domain": "minecraft:climate_variant",
          "value": "temperate"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "min_wait_time": 300,
      "max_wait_time": 600,
      "spawn_sound": "plop",
      "spawn_item": "brown_egg",
      "filters": [
        {
          "test": "rider_count",
          "subject": "self",
          "operator": "==",
          "value": 0
        },
        {
          "test": "enum_property",
          "subject": "self",
          "domain": "minecraft:climate_variant",
          "value": "warm"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "min_wait_time": 300,
      "max_wait_time": 600,
      "spawn_sound": "plop",
      "spawn_item": "blue_egg",
      "filters": [
        {
          "test": "rider_count",
          "subject": "self",
          "operator": "==",
          "value": 0
        },
        {
          "test": "enum_property",
          "subject": "self",
          "domain": "minecraft:climate_variant",
          "value": "cold"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Copper Golem

"minecraft:spawn_entity": {
  "entities": {
    "min_wait_time": 0,
    "max_wait_time": 0,
    "spawn_item": "poppy",
    "filters": {
      "test": "bool_property",
      "domain": "minecraft:has_flower",
      "value": true
    }
  }
}

Drowned

"minecraft:spawn_entity": {
  "entities": {
    "min_wait_time": 0,
    "max_wait_time": 0,
    "num_to_spawn": 1,
    "single_use": true,
    "spawn_entity": "minecraft:zombie_nautilus",
    "spawn_event": "minecraft:entity_spawned"
  }
}

Ocelot

"minecraft:spawn_entity": {
  "entities": {
    "filters": [
      {
        "test": "random_chance",
        "value": 7
      }
    ],
    "min_wait_time": 0,
    "max_wait_time": 0,
    "num_to_spawn": 2,
    "single_use": true,
    "spawn_entity": "minecraft:ocelot",
    "spawn_event": "minecraft:entity_born",
    "spawn_method": "born",
    "spawn_sound": ""
  }
}

Sniffer

"minecraft:spawn_entity": {
  "entities": {
    "min_wait_time": 0,
    "max_wait_time": 0,
    "spawn_sound": "plop",
    "spawn_item": "sniffer_egg",
    "spawn_item_event": {
      "event": "on_egg_spawned",
      "target": "self"
    },
    "single_use": true
  }
}

Wandering Trader

"minecraft:spawn_entity": {
  "entities": [
    {
      "min_wait_time": 0,
      "max_wait_time": 0,
      "spawn_entity": "trader_llama",
      "spawn_event": "minecraft:from_wandering_trader",
      "single_use": true,
      "num_to_spawn": 2,
      "should_leash": true
    }
  ]
}

Dream Turkey

"minecraft:spawn_entity": {
  "entities": {
    "min_wait_time": 300,
    "max_wait_time": 600,
    "spawn_sound": "plop",
    "spawn_item": "egg",
    "filters": {
      "test": "rider_count",
      "subject": "self",
      "operator": "==",
      "value": 0
    }
  }
}

Memory Jar

"minecraft:spawn_entity": {
  "entities": {
    "min_wait_time": 300,
    "max_wait_time": 600,
    "spawn_sound": "place",
    "spawn_item": "egg"
  }
}