Entity Documentation - minecraft:timer

Adds a timer after which an event will fire.

Timer Properties

Name	Default Value	Type	Description	Example Values
looping	true	Boolean true/false	If true, the timer will restart every time after it fires.	Armadillo: true
random_time_choices	[ ]	Array of strings	This is a list of objects, representing one value in seconds that can be picked before firing the event and an optional weight. Incompatible with time.	Wandering Trader: [{"weight":50,"value":2400},{"weight":50,"value":3600}]
randomInterval	true	Boolean true/false	If true, the amount of time on the timer will be random between the min and max values specified in time.	Bee: true
time	not set	Range of integers	Amount of time in seconds for the timer. Can be specified as a number or a pair of numbers (min and max). Incompatible with random_time_choices.	Allay: 3, Armadillo: 4, Bee: [20,50], [10,60], 5, 180, [5,20]
time_down_event	not set	Minecraft Event Trigger	Event to fire when the time on the timer runs out.	Allay: {"event":"pickup_item_delay_complete"}, Armadillo: {"event":"minecraft:unroll"}, Bee: {"event":"stop_panicking_after_fire","target":"self"}, {"event":"perish_event","target":"self"}, {"event":"calmed_down","target":"self"}, {"event":"find_flower_timeout"}, {"event":"find_hive_timeout","target":"self"}, {"event":"find_hive_event","target":"self"}

Samples

Allay

"minecraft:timer": {
  "looping": false,
  "time": 3,
  "time_down_event": {
    "event": "pickup_item_delay_complete"
  }
}

Armadillo

"minecraft:timer": {
  "looping": true,
  "time": 4,
  "randomInterval": false,
  "time_down_event": {
    "event": "minecraft:unroll"
  }
}

Bee

At /minecraft:entity/component_groups/escape_fire/minecraft:timer/:

"minecraft:timer": {
  "looping": false,
  "time": [
    20,
    50
  ],
  "randomInterval": true,
  "time_down_event": {
    "event": "stop_panicking_after_fire",
    "target": "self"
  }
}

At /minecraft:entity/component_groups/countdown_to_perish/minecraft:timer/:

"minecraft:timer": {
  "looping": false,
  "time": [
    10,
    60
  ],
  "randomInterval": true,
  "time_down_event": {
    "event": "perish_event",
    "target": "self"
  }
}

At /minecraft:entity/component_groups/take_nearest_target/minecraft:timer/:

"minecraft:timer": {
  "looping": true,
  "time": 5,
  "time_down_event": {
    "event": "calmed_down",
    "target": "self"
  }
}

At /minecraft:entity/component_groups/look_for_food/minecraft:timer/:

"minecraft:timer": {
  "looping": true,
  "time": 180,
  "time_down_event": {
    "event": "find_flower_timeout"
  }
}

At /minecraft:entity/component_groups/find_hive/minecraft:timer/:

"minecraft:timer": {
  "looping": false,
  "time": 180,
  "time_down_event": {
    "event": "find_hive_timeout",
    "target": "self"
  }
}

At /minecraft:entity/component_groups/hive_full/minecraft:timer/:

"minecraft:timer": {
  "looping": false,
  "time": [
    5,
    20
  ],
  "randomInterval": true,
  "time_down_event": {
    "event": "find_hive_event",
    "target": "self"
  }
}

Boat

"minecraft:timer": {
  "looping": false,
  "time": 3,
  "time_down_event": {
    "event": "minecraft:sink",
    "target": "self"
  }
}

Guardian

"minecraft:timer": {
  "time": [
    1,
    3
  ],
  "looping": false,
  "time_down_event": {
    "event": "minecraft:target_far_enough",
    "target": "self"
  }
}

Hoglin

"minecraft:timer": {
  "looping": false,
  "time": 15,
  "time_down_event": {
    "event": "become_zombie_event"
  }
}

Husk

"minecraft:timer": {
  "looping": false,
  "time": 30,
  "time_down_event": {
    "event": "minecraft:convert_to_zombie"
  }
}