Entity Documentation - minecraft:behavior.follow_owner

Allows a mob to follow the player that owns it.

Note

Requires the entity to be marked as an owner through taming.

Entity Follow Owner Behavior Properties

Name	Default Value	Type	Description	Example Values
can_teleport	true	Boolean true/false	Defines if the mob will teleport to its owner when too far away.
control_flags	[]	Control Flags choices
ignore_vibration	false	Boolean true/false	Defines if the mob should disregard following its owner after detecting a recent vibration.
max_distance	60	Decimal number	The maximum distance the mob can be from its owner to start following it. Applicable only when "can_teleport" is set to false.
post_teleport_distance	3	Integer number	Defines how far (in blocks) the entity will be from its owner after teleporting. If not specified, it defaults to "stop_distance" + 1, allowing the entity to seamlessly resume navigation.
priority	0	Integer number	As priority approaches 0, the priority is increased. The higher the priority, the sooner this behavior will be executed as a goal.	Allay: 6, Parrot: 3
speed_multiplier	1	Decimal number	Movement speed multiplier of the mob when using this AI Goal	Allay: 8, Parrot: 1
start_distance	10	Decimal number	The minimum distance the mob must be from its owner to start following it.	Allay: 16, Parrot: 5
stop_distance	2	Decimal number	The distance at which the mob will stop following its owner.	Allay: 4, Parrot: 1

Control Flags choices

Value	Title	Description
jump	Jump
look	Look
move	Move

Samples

Allay

"minecraft:behavior.follow_owner": {
  "can_teleport": false,
  "priority": 6,
  "ignore_vibration": false,
  "speed_multiplier": 8,
  "start_distance": 16,
  "stop_distance": 4
}

Parrot

"minecraft:behavior.follow_owner": {
  "priority": 3,
  "speed_multiplier": 1,
  "start_distance": 5,
  "stop_distance": 1
}