Entity Documentation - minecraft:spawn_entity

minecraft:spawn_entity adds a timer after which the entity will spawn another entity or item (similar to the vanilla chicken's egg-laying behavior).

Parameters

Name	Default Value	Type	Description
entities	not set	List of entities	A list of entities to spawn in

Entities

Name	Default Value	Type	Description
filters	not set	Minecraft Filter	If present, the specified entity will only spawn if the filter evaluates to true.
max_wait_time	600	Integer	Maximum amount of time to randomly wait in seconds before another entity is spawned.
min_wait_time	300	Integer	Minimum amount of time to randomly wait in seconds before another entity is spawned.
num_to_spawn	1	Integer	The number of entities of this type to spawn each time that this triggers.
should_leash	false	Boolean	If true, this the spawned entity will be leashed to the parent.
single_use	false	Boolean	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	String	Event to call on the entity when it spawns.
spawn_item	egg	String	Item identifier of the item to spawn.
spawn_item_event	--	Trigger	Event to call on the 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.

Example

Spawning an entity

"minecraft:spawn_entity":{
    "entities": [{
        "filters": [
            {"test":"is_daytime", "value": false}
        ] ,
        "max_wait_time": 600,
        "min_wait_time": 300,
        "num_to_spawn": 1,
        "should_leash": false,
        "single_use": false,
        "spawn_entity": "minecraft:chicken",
        "spawn_event": "minecraft:entity_born",
        "spawn_method": "born",
        "spawn_sound": "plop",
        }
    ]
}

Spawning an item

"minecraft:spawn_entity":{
    "entities": [{
        "filters": [
            {"test":"is_daytime", "value": false}
        ] ,
        "max_wait_time": 600,
        "min_wait_time": 300,
        "num_to_spawn": 1,
        "should_leash": false,
        "single_use": false,
        "spawn_item_event": { "event": "example:just_laid_an_egg" },
        "spawn_item": "egg",
        "spawn_sound": "plop",
        }
    ]
}

Vanilla entities examples

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
            }
    }
}

Vanilla entities using minecraft:spawn_entity

• chicken
• wandering_trader