Commands

Commands, also known as console commands and slash commands, are advanced features activated by typing certain strings of text.

Usage[edit | edit source]

In the client, commands are entered via the chat window, which is displayed by pressing the T / ‌^{[BE only]} / ‌^{[BE only]} or / key. Using the / key also enters the forward-slash that commands require as a prefix, so it is a useful shortcut. The Up and Down keys can be used to view previously entered text, including all previously executed commands.

When the cursor is at a location corresponding to some types of argument (such as an entity ID), a list of applicable values appears above the text box. If the argument is already containing some characters, the list displays only those values containing the typed text. Pressing Tab while entering commands cycles through possible commands or arguments, and can be used to auto-enter them.

Commands may also be entered in a multiplayer server's console, but are not preceded by a / when entered this way. A server owner running commands in this way is often referred to as "ghosting".

Commands in command blocks can be preceded by a slash, but it is not required.

Commands can be executed in the following ways;

• Entered by a player in the chat screen.
• Executed by a command block or a minecart with command block.
• In functions, in a data pack‌^{[JE only]} or behavior pack‌^{[BE only]}.
• In scripts, in a behavior pack‌^{[BE only]}.
• In animation controllers, in a behavior pack‌^{[BE only]}.
• In a block event response, in a behavior pack‌^{[BE only]}.
• In an entity event response, in a behavior pack‌^{[BE only]}.
• In a dedicated server, entered in the console.
• Clicking a Json text that has "run_command" action.‌^{[JE only]}
• Requested by a WebSocket server connected to a client.‌^{[BE only]}
• By an NPC dialogue.‌^{[BE only]}

Command guide[edit | edit source]

Syntax[edit | edit source]

In Java Edition:

Entry	Meaning
plain text	Enter this literally, exactly as shown.
<argumentName>	An argument, which should be replaced with an appropriate value.

Decorator	Meaning
[entry]	This entry is optional.
(entry|entry) (entry|entry|entry) etc.	Required. Pick one of these entries.
[entry|entry] [entry|entry|entry] etc.	Optional. Pick one of these entries.
ellipsis ...	In the game, another full command is required. In this wiki, some required parts are left out.

For example: [<size>] is an optional argument. [size] is an optional plain text.

For example: advancement (grant|revoke) <targets> only <advancement> [<criterion>], where advancement and only are plain texts that should be entered literally; (grant|revoke) means we should pick one plain text from grant and revoke; <targets> and <advancement> are required arguments, which should be replaced with appropriate values; [<criterion>] is an optional argument.

In Bedrock Edition:

Entry	Meaning
plain text	Enter this literally, exactly as shown.
name: type	An argument, which should be replaced with an appropriate value.
command: command	Another full command is required.
plain text|plain text (plain text|plain text|plain text) etc	Enter one of these texts literally.

Decorator	Meaning
<entry>	This entry is required.
[entry]	This entry is optional.
ellipsis ...	In this wiki, some required parts are left out.

The angle bracket decorator (<entry>) cannot be applied on a plain text. A required plain text does not need any decorator.

For example, both set and <set> represent a required plain text, but the latter one is not used usually. <size: int> is a required argument.

In both Java Edition and Bedrock Edition, square bracket decorator ([entry]) mean that an entry is optional. Entries decorated with square brackets can only be at the end of a command. Multiple entries decorated with square brackets are allowed at the end of a command, for example, a [b] [c] at the end of a command indicates that only a, a b, and a b c are valid.

Restrictions[edit | edit source]

Most commands require the executor have a high enough permission level. That means most commands are available in the singleplayer world only if cheats are enabled, and available in multiplayer server only if the player is an operator. See permission level for details.

Some commands have restrictions on who can use the command or in what context.

• None: The command has no restriction.
• Cheats only‌^{[BE only]}: Applicable only to Bedrock Edition. When executed by the server, or a script, the command is available no matter whether cheats are enabled. (Commands from the console, a scheduled function, a ticking function, or a WebSocket server connected with the dedicated server are executed by the server.) When executed in other ways, the command is available only if cheats are enabled. When cheats are disabled, these commands can't be used unless executed by a server or a script, even if the executor has a high permission level.
  • In Java Edition, if s executor has a high enough permission level, it can use corresponding commands regardless of whether cheats are allowed.
• Dedicated server only: The command is available only on a dedicated server.
• Singleplayer only: The command is not available on a dedicated server.

Cheats[edit | edit source]

Cheats can be enabled when creating a new world by Allow Commands‌^{[Java Edition only]} / Cheats‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]} options.

In Java Edition, the "Allow Commands" option when creating a new world only affects the player in a singleplayer world or the owner of a LAN world. The "Allow Commands" option when opening a LAN world affects all players in the LAN world.

In Java Edition, in singleplayer worlds where cheats were not enabled at creation, they can be enabled on a temporary basis by opening the current game session to LAN play ( Esc → "Open to LAN", then "Allow Cheats" button and "Start LAN World"). The player does not actually need to be on a LAN or have others join. This is not permanent but allows the use of commands until the player quits the world, and changes the player makes via commands (items spawned, etc.) are saved with the world. The player can do this each time the player starts playing the world again. Note that this disables game pausing for the duration, so while open to LAN, the player should get somewhere safe or reload their world before using the Game Menu. The player can disable the LAN world by reloading the world. To permanently enable cheats, the level.dat file has to be edited.

In Bedrock Edition, cheats can be toggled at any time in the "Cheats" tab of the settings menu. Enabling cheats in a world permanently prevents players from unlocking achievements in that world, even if cheats are later turned off. In BDS, /changesetting command can be used to toggle cheats.

Result[edit | edit source]

After trying to run a command, it produces a certain result. There are various possible results, including "Unparseable", "Failed", "Successful", "Void"‌^{[JE only]}, "Terminated"‌^{[JE only]}, and "Error"‌^{[JE only]}.

Unparseable

If the entered command is incomplete or any argument cannot be parsed by the server, the command is unparseable.

If an argument cannot be parsed by the server, in this wiki we often describe it as being specified incorrectly.

When typing an argument into the chat, it's noticeable if an argument is specified incorrectly in Java Edition.

In Java Edition, if specified incorrectly, the argument is marked red and a syntax error message is displayed.

In Bedrock Edition, when typing in chat bar, if an argument can be parsed by the client, the next argument in syntax hint turns to white from gray. If all arguments (including optional arguments) are entered and parseable by the client, the whole syntax hint turns to gray from white. However, being able to be parsed by the client doesn't guarantee that this argument is parseable by the server.

In Java Edition, it behaves in the same way as typing in the chat when typing in a command block.

In Bedrock Edition, when entering into a command block, if the command is unparseable, a syntax error message is outputted into its output box when closing the command block screen.

When trying to execute an unparsable command, an error message is displayed.

In Java Edition, it is "Unknown or incomplete command" or "Incorrect argument for command".

In Bedrock Edition, it is "Unknown command" or "Syntax error: unexpected ... at ...".

If any command in a function file is unparseable, the function is unable to be loaded by the game.

In Bedrock Edition, if a command in a script is unparseable, an error is thrown when trying run the command.

Error‌^{[JE only]}

If an error occurs with a command, it means that there's a noticeable bug on the command.

Technically, it means an exception other than brigadier.exceptions.CommandSyntaxException is thrown during execution.

Void‌^{[JE only]}

Exclusive to /function command. When it is void, the command has no result or success value that can be stored by /execute store.

Terminating‌^{[JE only]}

Exclusive to /execute command. When running a /execute command, if the number of execution branches becomes 0, the command terminates, ending before the last sub-command is executed.

For example: /execute as @s run ... in a command block.

Failed and Successful

If a command is not unparseable, erroring, void, nor terminating, it may be failed or successful.

If the Success Count is not less than 0, the command is failed. Otherwise, the command is successful.

The Success Count can be read by a redstone comparator from a command block or a script‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}.

In Java Edition, if the command cannot be executed by command blocks, it has no Success Count. It is failed when /execute store success ... run ... stores 0, and successful when /execute store success ... run ... stores 1.

In Bedrock Edition, if the command cannot be executed by command blocks or scripts, it still has a Success Count, but cannot be obtained.

Note that when we say whether a command is failed or successful, it must not be unparseable, erroring, void, or terminating. Though when unparseable, erroring, void or terminating, the Success Count is 0, it is not considered as being failed nor successful.

Note that not all "successful" commands actually do something, and not all "failed" commands fail to do something useful.

List and summary of commands[edit | edit source]

The tables below summarizes all commands.

Available in Java Edition[edit | edit source]

Summary of commands

Command	Description	OP level required	Multiplayer only
/advancement	Gives, removes, or checks player advancements.	2	—	—	—		—
/attribute	Queries, adds, removes or sets an entity attribute.	2	—	—			—
/ban	Adds player to banlist.	3	Yes	—	—		—
/ban-ip	Adds IP address to banlist.	3	Yes	—	—		—
/banlist	Displays banlist.	3	Yes	—	—		—
/bossbar	Creates and modifies bossbars.	2	—	—	—
/clear	Clears items from player inventory.	2	—	—	—		—
/clone	Copies blocks from one place to another.	2	—		—	—	—
/damage	Applies damage to the specified entities.	2	—	—			—
/data	Gets, merges, modifies and removes block entity and entity NBT data.	2	—				—
/datapack	Controls loaded data packs.	2	—	—	—	—
/debug	Starts or stops a debugging session.	3	—	—	—	—	—
/defaultgamemode	Sets the default game mode.	2	—	—	—	—
/deop	Revokes operator status from a player.	3	Yes	—	—		—
/difficulty	Sets the difficulty level.	2	—	—	—	—
/effect	Adds or removes status effects.	2	—	—			—
/enchant	Adds an enchantment to a player's selected item.	2	—	—	—		—
/execute	Executes another command.	2	—
/experience	An alias of /xp. Adds or removes player experience.	2	—	—	—		—
/fill	Fills a region with a specific block.	2	—		—	—	—
/fillbiome	Fills a region with a specific biome.	2	—	—	—	—
/forceload	Forces chunks to constantly be loaded or not.	2	—	—	—	—
/function	Runs a function.	2	—	—	—	—
/gamemode	Sets a player's game mode.	2	—	—	—		—
/gamerule	Sets or queries a game rule value.	2	—	—	—	—
/give	Gives an item to a player.	2	—	—	—		—
/help	Provides help for commands.	0	—	—	—	—	—
/item	Manipulates items in inventories.	2	—				—
/jfr	Starts or stops a JFR profiling.	4	—	—	—	—	—
/kick	Kicks a player off a server.	3	—	—	—		—
/kill	Kills entities (players, mobs, items, etc.).	2	—	—			—
/list	Lists players on the server.	0	—	—	—		—
/locate	Locates closest structure, biome, or point of interest.	2	—			—
/loot	Drops items from an inventory slot onto the ground.	2	—				—
/me	Displays a message about the sender.	0	—	—	—		—
/msg	An alias of /tell and /w. Displays a private message to other players.	0	—	—	—		—
/op	Grants operator status to a player.	3	Yes	—	—		—
/pardon	Removes entries from the banlist.	3	Yes	—	—		—
/pardon-ip	Removes entries from the banlist.	3	Yes	—	—		—
/particle	Creates particles.	2	—	—	—		—
/perf	Captures info and metrics about the game for 10 seconds.	4	Yes	—	—	—
/place	Used to place a configured feature, jigsaw, template, or structure at a given location.	2	—		—	—
/playsound	Plays a sound.	2	—	—	—		—
/publish	Opens single-player world to local network.	4	SP only	—	—	—
/random	Draw a random value or control the random number sequence.	0 (without sequence) 2	—	—	—	—	—
/recipe	Gives or takes player recipes.	2	—	—	—		—
/reload	Reloads loot tables, advancements, and functions from disk.	2	—	—	—	—
/return	Control execution flow inside functions and change their return value.	2	—	—	—	—	—
/ride	Used to make entities ride other entities, stop entities from riding, make rides evict their riders, or summon rides or riders.	2	—	—			—
/save-all	Saves the server to disk.	4	Yes	—	—	—
/save-off	Disables automatic server saves.	4	Yes	—	—	—
/save-on	Enables automatic server saves.	4	Yes	—	—	—
/say	Displays a message to multiple players.	2	—	—	—		—
/schedule	Delays the execution of a function.	2	—	—	—	—	—
/scoreboard	Manages scoreboard objectives and players.	2	—	—			—
/seed	Displays the world seed.	0 in singleplayer 2 in multiplayer	—	—	—	—
/setblock	Changes a block to another block.	2	—		—	—	—
/setidletimeout	Sets the time before idle players are kicked.	3	Yes	—	—		—
/setworldspawn	Sets the world spawn.	2	—	—	—	—
/spawnpoint	Sets the spawn point for a player.	2	—	—	—		—
/spectate	Make one player in spectator mode spectate an entity.	2	—	—	—		—
/spreadplayers	Teleports entities to random locations.	2	—	—			—
/stop	Stops a server.	4	Yes	—	—	—
/stopsound	Stops a sound.	2	—	—	—		—
/summon	Summons an entity.	2	—	—		—	—
/tag	Controls entity tags.	2	—	—			—
/team	Controls teams.	2	—	—			—
/teammsg	An alias of /tm. Specifies the message to send to team.	0	—	—	—		—
/teleport	An alias of /tp. Teleports entities.	2	—	—			—
/tell	An alias of /msg and /w. Displays a private message to other players.	0	—	—	—		—
/tellraw	Displays a JSON message to players.	2	—	—	—		—
/tick	Controls the tick rate of the game.	3	—	—	—	—
/time	Changes or queries the world's game time.	2	—	—	—	—
/title	Manages screen titles.	2	—	—	—		—
/tm	An alias of /teammsg. Specifies the message to send to team.	0	—	—	—		—
/tp	An alias of /teleport. Teleports entities.	2	—	—			—
/transfer	Triggers a transfer of a player to another server.	3	Yes	—	—		—
/trigger	Sets a trigger to be activated.	0	—	—	—		—
/w	An alias of /tell and /msg. Displays a private message to other players.	0	—	—	—		—
/weather	Sets the weather.	2	—	—	—	—
/whitelist	Manages server whitelist.	3	Yes	—	—		—
/worldborder	Manages the world border.	2	—	—	—	—
/xp	An alias of /experience. Adds or removes player experience.	2	—	—	—		—

Debugging commands[edit | edit source]

Debugging commands are only enabled in internal development builds of Java Edition, and are not normally accessible in release versions.

Command	Description	OP level required	Multiplayer only
/warden_spawn_tracker	Sets how many warnings a sculk shrieker gives before spawning a warden.	2	—	—	—		—

Available in Bedrock Edition and Education[edit | edit source]

Summary of commands

Command	Description	BE	edu	OP level required	Server only
/?	An alias of /help. Provides help for commands.	Yes	Yes	0	—	—	—	—	—
/ability	Grants or revokes a player ability.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—		—
/allowlist	An alias of /whitelist. Manages server allowlist.	Yes	—	4	Yes	—	—		—
/alwaysday	An alias of /daylock. Locks and unlocks the day-night cycle.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—	—
/camera	Switch to custom camera perspectives and fade the screen.	Yes	—	1	—	—	—		—
/camerashake	Used to enable a camera shaking effect.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—		—
/changesetting	Changes a setting on the dedicated server while it's running.	Yes	—	4	Yes	—	—	—	—
/clear	Clears items from player inventory.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—		—
/clearspawnpoint	Removes the spawn point for a player.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—		—
/clone	Copies blocks from one place to another.	Yes	Yes	1	—		—	—	—
/connect	An alias of /wsserver. Attempts to connect to the websocket server.	Yes	Yes	0‌[edu only] 2‌[BE only]	—	—	—	—	—
/damage	Applies damage to the specified entities.	Yes	—	1	—	—			—
/daylock	An alias of /alwaysday. Locks and unlocks the day-night cycle.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—	—
/dedicatedwsserver	Attempts to connect to a websocket server.	Yes	—	0	Yes	—	—	—	—
/deop	Revokes operator status from a player.	Yes	Yes	2	—	—	—		—
/dialogue	Opens NPC dialogue for a player.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—		—
/difficulty	Sets the difficulty level.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—	—
/effect	Adds or removes status effects.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—			—
/enchant	Adds an enchantment to a player's selected item.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—		—
/event	Used to trigger an event on an entity.	Yes	—	1	—	—			—
/execute	Executes another command.	Yes	Yes	1	—
/fill	Fills a region with a specific block.	Yes	Yes	1	—		—	—	—
/fog	Used for managing active fog settings for players.	Yes	—	1	—	—	—		—
/function	Runs a function.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—	—
/gamemode	Sets a player's game mode.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—		—
/gamerule	Sets or queries a game rule value.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—	—
/gametest	To test the GameTest features.	Yes	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
/give	Gives an item to a player.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—		—
/help	An alias of /?. Provides help for commands.	Yes	Yes	0	—	—	—	—	—
/hud	Changes the visibility of a HUD element.	Yes	—	1	—	—	—		—
/immutableworld	Allows setting immutable state of a world.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—	—
/kick	Kicks a player off a server.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—		—
/kill	Kills entities (players, mobs, items, etc.).	Yes	Yes	1	—	—			—
/list	Lists players on the server.	Yes	Yes	0	—	—	—		—
/locate	Locates closest structure or biome.	Yes	Yes	1	—			—
/loot	Drops items from an inventory slot onto the ground.	Yes	—	2	—				—
/me	Displays a message about the sender.	Yes	Yes	0	—	—	—		—
/mobevent	Enables/disables a specified mob event.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—		—
/msg	An alias of /tell and /w. Displays a private message to other players.	Yes	Yes	0	—	—	—		—
/music	Allows the player to control playing music tracks.	Yes	—	1	—	—	—		—
/op	Grants operator status to a player.	Yes	Yes	2	—	—	—		—
/ops	An alias of /permission. Reloads and applies permissions.	Yes	Yes	4	Yes	—	—		—
/particle	Creates particles.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—		—
/permission	An alias of /ops. Reloads and applies permissions.	Yes	Yes	4	Yes	—	—		—
/playanimation	Used to run a one-off animation.	Yes	—	1	—	—			—
/playsound	Plays a sound.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—		—
/recipe	Gives or takes player recipes.	Yes	—	—	—	—	—		—
/reload	Reloads loot tables, advancements, and functions from disk.	Yes	Yes	2	—	—	—	—
/remove	Removing agent.	—	?	2	—	—		—	—
/replaceitem	Replaces items in inventories.	Yes	Yes	1	—				—
/ride	Used to make entities ride other entities, stop entities from riding, make rides evict their riders, or summon rides or riders.	Yes	—	1	—	—			—
/save	Prepares a backup, queries its status, or resumes.	Yes	—	4	Yes	—	—	—
/say	Displays a message to multiple players.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—		—
/schedule	Delays the execution of a function.	Yes	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
/scoreboard	Manages scoreboard objectives and players.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—			—
/script	Debugging options for GameTest Framework.	Yes	—	?	—	—	—	—	—
/scriptevent	Triggers a script event with an ID and message.	Yes	—	?	—	—	—	—	—
/setblock	Changes a block to another block.	Yes	Yes	1	—		—	—	—
/setmaxplayers	Sets the maximum number of players allowed to join.	Yes	Yes	3	—	—	—		—
/setworldspawn	Sets the world spawn.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—	—
/spawnpoint	Sets the spawn point for a player.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—		—
/spreadplayers	Teleports entities to random locations.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—			—
/stop	Stops a server.	Yes	—	4	Yes	—	—	—
/stopsound	Stops a sound.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—		—
/structure	Used to save and load structures without having to use structure blocks items in inventories.	Yes	—	1	—			—
/summon	Summons an entity.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—		—	—
/tag	Controls entity tags.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—			—
/teleport	An alias of /tp. Teleports entities.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—			—
/tell	An alias of /msg and /w. Displays a private message to other players.	Yes	Yes	0	—	—	—		—
/tellraw	Displays a JSON message to players.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—		—
/testfor	Counts entities matching specified conditions.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—			—
/testforblock	Tests whether a block is in a location.	Yes	Yes	1	—		—	—	—
/testforblocks	Tests whether the blocks in two regions match.	Yes	Yes	1	—		—	—	—
/tickingarea	Add, remove, or list ticking areas.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—	—
/time	Changes or queries the world's game time.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—	—
/title	Manages screen titles.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—		—
/titleraw	Controls screen titles with JSON messages.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—		—
/toggledownfall	Toggles the weather.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—	—
/tp	An alias of /teleport. Teleports entities.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—			—
/transfer	Triggers a transfer of a player to another server.	Yes	Yes	4	Yes	—	—		—
/volumearea	Add, remove, or list volume areas.	Yes	—	1	—	—	—	—
/w	An alias of /tell and /msg. Displays a private message to other players.	Yes	Yes	0	—	—	—		—
/wb	An alias of /worldbuilder. Ability to edit restricted blocks.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—	—
/weather	Sets the weather.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—	—
/whitelist	An alias of /allowlist. Manages server allowlist.	Yes	—	4	Yes	—	—		—
/worldbuilder	An alias of /wb. Ability to edit restricted blocks.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—	—
/wsserver	An alias of /connect. Attempts to connect to the websocket server.	Yes	Yes	0‌[edu only] 2‌[BE only]	—	—	—	—	—
/xp	Adds or removes player experience.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—		—

Hidden commands[edit | edit source]

This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition and Minecraft Education. 

These commands are unavailable in general cases. Most of them can be accessed with a Websocket Server, NPC, or the Scripting API. Note: You can easily check if a command is still in the game by typing in /help <name of the command>, if you do this and it says syntax error then the command does not exist, if it either gives help on the command or says unknown command then it is still in the game, for example the command /help gettopsolidblock will return Unknown command: gettopsolidblock. Please check that the command exists and that you have permission to use it., while the command /help something will return Syntax error: Unexpected "something" at "/help >>something<<".

Summary of hidden commands

Command	Description	BE	edu	OP level required	Server only
/agent	Controls the agent.	Yes	Yes	0‌[edu only] 1‌[BE only]	—	—		—	—
/codebuilder	Sets Code Builder state for a player.	—	Yes	1	—	—	—	—	—
/codebuilder_actorinfo[1]	Unknown​[more information needed]	Yes	—	?	?	?	?	?	?
/clearrealmevents[2]	Unknown​[more information needed]	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
/classroommode	Ability to edit restricted blocks.	—	Yes	0	—	—	—	—	—
/closechat	Closes the chat window of the local player if it is open.	Yes	Yes	0	—	—	—	—	—
/closewebsocket	Closes websocket connection if there is one.	Yes	Yes	0	—	—	—	—	—
/code	Launches Code Builder.	—	Yes	0	—	—	—	—	—
/enableencryption	Enable encryption for the current websocket connection.	Yes	Yes	0	—	—	—	—	—
/getchunkdata	Gets pixels for a specific chunk.	Yes	Yes	3	—	—	—	—	—
/getchunks	Gets list of chunks that are loaded.	Yes	Yes	3	—	—	—	—	—
/geteduclientinfo	Shows the information about the client.	—	Yes	0	—	—	—	—	—
/geteduserverinfo	Shows the information about the server.	Yes	—	0	Yes	—	—	—	—
/getlocalplayername	Shows the name of the local player.	Yes	Yes	0	—	—	—	—	—
/getspawnpoint	Gets the spawn position of the specified player(s).	Yes	Yes	3	—	—	—	—	—
/gettopsolidblock	Gets the position of the top non-air block below the specified position.	Yes	Yes	0‌[edu only] 1‌[BE only]	—	—	—	—	—
/globalpause	Sets or gets the paused state of the game for all players.	Yes	Yes	3	—	—	—	—	—
/lesson	Handle Educational Lesson reporting.	—	Yes	0	—	—	—	—	—
/listd	Lists the information about players on the server.	Yes	Yes	3	—	—	—		—
/querytarget	Gets transform, name, and id information about the given target entity or entities.	Yes	Yes	0‌[edu only] 2‌[BE only]	—	—			—
/sendshowstoreoffer[3]	Send a request to show players the store offer.​[more information needed]	Yes	—	?	?	?	?	?	?
/spawnitem	Spawns an item entity at position.	—	Yes	0	—	—		—	—
/takepicture	Takes a photo of a player or from a player's point of view.	Removed	Yes	1	—	—	—	—

Removed commands[edit | edit source]

Removed from Java Edition[edit | edit source]

Summary of removed commands

Command	Description	Version removed	Reason for deletion	OP level required	Multiplayer only
/?	An alias of /help. Provides help for commands.	Java Edition 1.13 (17w45a)	?	0	—	—	—	—	—
/achievement	Gives or takes an achievement from a player	Java Edition 1.12 (17w13a)	Achievements were superseded by advancements	2	—	—	—		—
/banip	Bans a player by IP number	Java Edition Indev 0.31	Superseded by /ban-ip	3	Yes	—	—		—
/blockdata	Modifies the data tag of a block	Java Edition 1.13 (17w47a)	Superseded by /data	2	—		—	—	—
/broadcast	Broadcasts a message across the entire server	Java Edition Classic 0.0.16a_01	Superseded by /say	1	—	—	—	—	—
/chunk	Force chunks to load constantly or not	Java Edition 1.13.1 (pre1)	Superseded by /forceload	2	—	—	—	—
/entitydata	Modifies the data tag of an entity	Java Edition 1.13 (17w45b)	Superseded by /data	2	—	—		—	—
/home	Teleports player to the world spawn	Java Edition Alpha v1.2.5	Superseded by /kill	0	—	—	—	—	—
/locatebiome	Locates biomes	Java Edition 1.19 (22w19a)	Superseded by /locate	2	—	—	—	—	—
/placefeature	Used to place a configured feature at a given location	Java Edition 1.19 (22w18a)	Superseded by /place	2	—		—	—
/replaceitem	Replaces items in inventories	Java Edition 1.17 (20w46a)	Superseded by /item	2	—				—
/setspawn	Sets the current location as the default spawn location for new players	Java Edition Indev 0.31	Superseded by /setworldspawn	2	—	—	—	—	—
/solid	Toggles between placing stone or bedrock	Java Edition Indev 0.31	Bedrock was added to the Creative inventory as a separate item	2	—	—	—	—	—
/stats	Update objectives from command results	Java Edition 1.13 (17w45a)	Merged with /execute	2	—				—
/testfor	Counts entities matching specified conditions.	Java Edition 1.13 (17w45a)	Merged with /execute	2	—	—			—
/testforblock	Tests whether a block is in a location.	Java Edition 1.13 (17w45a)	Merged with /execute	2	—		—	—	—
/testforblocks	Tests whether the blocks in two regions match.	Java Edition 1.13 (17w45a)	Merged with /execute	2	—		—	—	—
/toggledownfall	Toggles the weather	Java Edition 1.13 (17w45a)	Redundancy with /weather	2	—	—	—	—
/unban	Pardons a banned player	Java Edition Alpha v1.0.16	Superseded by /pardon	3	Yes	—	—		—

Removed from Bedrock Edition or Education[edit | edit source]

Summary of removed commands

Command	Description	Version removed	Reason for deletion	BE	edu	OP level required	Server only
/clearfixedinv	Clears fixed inventory slots	Pocket Edition v0.16.0 alpha (build 2)	?	Removed	Removed	2	?	—	—		—
/detect	Execute a command when condition is met	Bedrock Edition 1.2.0	Superseded by /execute	Removed	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
/executeasself	Execute a command	?	?	Removed	Removed	0	—	—	—	—	—
/mixer	Mixer interactivity control	Bedrock Edition 1.16.210	Mixer was discontinued	Removed	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
/position	Toggles player coordinates to be displayed on the HUD	Education Edition 1.0.21	Superseded by /gamerule	—	Removed	0	—	—	—	—	—
/resupply	Update the villagers' supply for economic trade	?	?	Removed	—	2	—	—		—	—
/setfixedinvslot	Sets fixed inventory slot with a specific item	Pocket Edition v0.16.0 alpha (build 2)	?	Removed	Removed	2	—	—	—		—
/setfixedinvslots	Sets the amount of fixed inventory slots	Pocket Edition v0.16.0 alpha (build 2)	?	Removed	Removed	2	—	—	—		—
/transferserver	Transfer player to a server	Bedrock Edition 1.2.3	?	Removed	Removed	—	—	—	—	—	—
/videostream	Attempts to connect to the websocket server to send a video stream	?	?	Removed	—	1	—	—	-	—	—
/videostreamaction	Attempts to run a action on video stream	?	?	Removed	—	1	—	—	-	—	—

Other removed commands[edit | edit source]

Developer commands[edit | edit source]

This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition. 

Developer commands are only enabled in internal development builds of Bedrock Edition, and are not normally accessible in release versions.

Agent commands[edit | edit source]

This section describes an education-related feature. 

This feature is available only in Minecraft Education or when enabling the "Education" option in Bedrock Edition.

Superseded by /agent

• /move
• /turn
• /attack
• /destroy
• /drop
• /dropall
• /inspect
• /inspectdata
• /detect
• /detectredstone
• /transfer
• /createagent
• /tpagent
• /collect
• /till
• /place
• /getitemcount
• /getitemspace
• /getitemdetail

Joke commands[edit | edit source]

This feature is exclusive to Java Edition. 

These commands only exist in April Fools' Day joke versions of the game.

• /debugdim
• /transform
• /vote
• /warp

History[edit | edit source]

This section is a work in progress. 

Please help expand and improve it. The talk page may contain suggestions.

Command additions and changes[edit | edit source]

April Fools commands[edit | edit source]

Issues[edit | edit source]

Issues relating to "Commands" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

See also[edit | edit source]

• Argument types
• Coordinates
• Entity format
• Formatting codes
• Raw JSON text format
• Target selectors

External links[edit | edit source]

• How to use commands in Minecraft – Minecraft.net on September 22, 2023

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