Commands

The interface of a command block which is used for commands.

Commands, also known as console commands or slash commands, are advanced features activated by typing certain strings of text or activating certain blocks/entities.

Usage

In the client, commands are entered via the chat window, which is displayed by pressing the T / ‌ / ‌ or / key. Using the / key also enters the forward-slash that commands require as a prefix, so it is a useful shortcut. The ↑ and ↓ 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 already contains 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 a dedicated server, entered in the console.
• In functions, in a data pack‌ or behavior pack‌.
• Clicking a Json text that has "run_command" action.‌
• Requested by a WebSocket server connected to a client.‌
• By an NPC dialogue.‌
• In scripts, in a behavior pack‌.
• In animation controllers, in a behavior pack‌.
• In a block event response, in a behavior pack‌.
• In an entity event response, in a behavior pack‌.

Command guide

Syntax

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>) is usually not used 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 usually not used. <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

Most commands require the executor to have a high enough permission level. That means most commands are only available in the singleplayer world if cheats are enabled, and are only available in multiplayer servers 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: 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 or a ticking function 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, whether cheats are enabled only affects the permission level of a player. If an 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 dedicated servers.
• No dedicated server: The command is not available on dedicated servers.

Cheats

Cheats can be enabled when creating a new world by Allow Commands‌ / Cheats‌ 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 Bedrock Dedicated Server, /changesetting command can be used to toggle cheats.

Argument types

There are different argument types for arguments in commands. Coordinates, target selector, SNBT, text component, and so on are commonly used formats in arguments.

Parsing and execution

The command performing on the server side is divided into two stages: command parsing and command execution. During the command parsing stage, the game identifies the string as a command and checks whether the command is complete and whether arguments are specified correctly. During the command execution stage, the command fulfills its purpose.

When typing a command in the chat, or command block, the command is also be parsed in the client side first to provide autocompletion and help the player detect typing mistakes.

When typing an argument into the chat, it's noticeable if an argument cannot be parsed in the client side. However, being able to be parsed in the client side does not guarantee that this argument can be parsed in the server side.

In Java Edition, if an argument can't be parsed by the client, the argument is marked in red, and a syntax error message is displayed above the chat bar.

In Bedrock Edition, when typing in the chat, if an argument can be parsed in the client side, the next argument in syntax hint turns to white from gray. If all arguments (including optional arguments) are entered and parseable in the client side, the whole syntax hint turns to gray from white.

In Java Edition, typing a command in command block also behaves as above

In Bedrock Edition, when typing a command in command block, autocompletion is provided without syntax hint.

In Bedrock Edition, when entering into a command block, the command is parsed on the server side once the command block screen is closed. If the command is unparseable in the server side, a syntax error message is outputted into its output box.

When attempting to execute an unparseable command, an error message is displayed.

In Java Edition, the message has a <--[HERE] at its end.

In Bedrock Edition, the message is Unknown command or Syntax error: unexpected ... at ....

Commands in functions are all parsed when loading the function. If any command in a function file is unparseable, the function cannot be not loaded by the game. In Java Edition, macro lines are parsed when attempting to run the function, see also Function (Java Edition) § Macros and Function (Java Edition) § Loading and parsing.

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

Output

After trying to execute a command, it may yield output values, including success count and stored values‌.

Success count is the value a command passes to the command block executing it. A command block can power a redstone comparator facing away from it (may be separated by a block) with signal strength being the success count. The signal strength reflects the success count of the last command executed. Even after the command block is deactivated, the success count is retained until the command is executed again. In Bedrock Edition, the success count is also returned to the script executing the command. In Java Edition, commands that cannot be executed in command blocks have no success count. In Bedrock Edition, commands that cannot be executed in command blocks or scripts still have a success count, but it cannot be obtained. In Java Edition, success count is always 0 or 1, except the /execute command. In Bedrock Edition, success count is an integer between 0 to 2,147,483,647 (both inclusive) related to the command (e.g., the number of players affected by the command, the number of blocks that were altered, etc.)

Stored values‌ include success value and result value, which are the values passed by other commands to the /execute command, when a command is executed by a /execute command. These two values can be stored to a specified location by the store subcommand in the /execute command. The success value is always 0 or 1. The result value is an integer (rounded down if not). All commands may yield these two stored values after execution, with only two exceptions: /execute command itself does not yield these two stored values; /function command may not yield these two stored values in certain situation.

Result

After trying to execute a command, it has a certain result. Possible results include "Unparseable", "Failed", "Successful", "Void"‌, "Terminated"‌, and "Error"‌.

Unparseable

If the entered command is unable to be parsed in the server side, it is unparseable.

Error‌

If an error occurs with a command, it means that there's a noticeable bug on the command. It may result in unintended side effects, and it jumps out the /execute command halfway through, causing some branches to not be executed.

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

Void‌

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

Terminated‌

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. The command block is not an entity, so it cannot be selected by a target selector. As a result, the command is terminated at as @s.

Failed and Successful

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

If the success count is 0, the command is failed. Otherwise, the command is successful.

In Java Edition, commands that cannot be executed in command blocks have 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 in command blocks or scripts, it still has a success count, but it cannot be obtained.

Note that when we say that a command is failed or successful, it must not be unparseable, error, void, or terminated. Though when being unparseable, error, void or terminated, 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

The tables below summarizes all commands.

Available in Java Edition

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, entity, and command storage 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	—	—			—
/rotate	Changes the rotation of an entity.	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	—	—	—		—
/test	Manage and execute GameTests.	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

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	Shows how many warnings a sculk shrieker has before spawning a warden.	2	—	—	—		—
/debugpath	Shows the calculated path for entities.	-	-	-	-	-	-
/debugmobspawning	Displays mob spawning information.	-	-	-	-	-	-
/raid	Starts a raid	-	-	-	-	-	-
/serverpack	Configures a server resource pack.	-	-	-	-	-	-
/spawn_armor_trims	Spawns all possible combinations of designs, materials, and armor types of armor trims.	-	-	-	-	-	-
/debugconfig	Configuration options for debugging.	-	-	-	-	-	-

Available in Bedrock Edition and Education

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	—	—		—
/aimassist	Modifies player's aim assist.	Yes	—	1	—	—	—		—
/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	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 2‌	—	—	—	—	—
/damage	Applies damage to the specified entities.	Yes	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	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	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	—	—	—	—	—
/gametips	Enable or disable the game tips on this device.	Yes	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
/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	—	—	—	—
/inputpermission	Specify the operation for the player's permission status.	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	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	—	—		—
/place	Used to place a configured feature, jigsaw, template, or structure at a given location.	Yes	—	2	—		—	—
/playanimation	Used to run a one-off animation.	Yes	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	—	—	—	—
/reloadconfig	Reloads configuration files relating to variables, permissions, etc.	Yes	—	4	—	—	—	—
/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	Yes	?	—	—	—	—	—
/scriptevent	Triggers a script event with an ID and message.	Yes	Yes	?	—	—	—	—	—
/set_movement_authority	Control the client or server to check a player movement.	Yes	—	1	—	—	—		—
/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	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	—	—		—
/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 2‌	—	—	—	—	—
/xp	Adds or removes player experience.	Yes	Yes	1	—	—	—		—

Hidden commands

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 /help <nameOfCommand> into a server console, or the ingame chat. If you do so, 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 1‌	—	—		—	—
/codebuilder	Sets Code Builder state for a player.	—	Yes	1	—	—	—	—	—
/codebuilder_actorinfo	Unknown​	Yes	—	?	?	?	?	?	?
/clearrealmevents	Unknown​	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 1‌	—	—	—	—	—
/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 2‌	—	—			—
/sendshowstoreoffer	Send a request to show players the store offer.​	Yes	—	4	?	?	?	?	?
/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

Removed from Java Edition

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

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	?	Superseded by /execute	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	?	Superseded by /connect.	Removed	—	1	—	—	-	—	—
/videostreamaction	Attempts to run a action on video stream	?	?	Removed	—	1	—	—	-	—	—
/volumearea	Add, remove, or list volume areas	Bedrock Edition 1.21.20	?	Removed	—	1	—	—	—	—

Other removed commands

Developer commands

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

Agent commands

Superseded by /agent

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

Joke commands

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

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

History

Command additions and changes

Java Edition Classic
0.0.16a							Added commands /broadcast, /ban, /banip, /kick.
0.0.20a							Added /solid.
Java Edition Indev
0.31			?				Removed all commands.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.16							Re-added several commands.
Java Edition
1.3.1			12w16a				Added cheats mode.
			12w25a				Cheats can now be turned on or off when opening a world to other players through LAN.
1.8			14w03a				NBT data now supports using string IDs rather than numerical IDs.
							Numerical IDs no longer work in other parts of commands, though they still work for NBT data.
1.9.3			pre2				Added /stopsound.
1.11			16w32a				Added block state support to commands.
			16w39a				Added /locate.
1.12			17w13a				Added /advancement and /recipe.
							Removed /achievement.
			17w18a				Added /reload.
			pre1				Added /function.
1.13			17w45a				A new library named Brigadier is now used to parse commands. Different components of commands are displayed in different colors, and errors are displayed in red without having to run the command. Commands, for the most part, do not allow uppercase letters, and are now much faster and more efficient.
							Removed /?,/enchant,/stats,/testfor,/testforblock,/testforblocks and /toggledownfall.
			17w45b				Added /data.
			17w46a				Added /datapack.
							The player now has the option to toggle automatic command suggestions.
							The command UI has a new prototype, and now works in multiplayer.
			17w47a				Added an option in chat to toggle automatic command suggestions.
			17w48a				Tweaked the command suggestion UI.
							Reworked tab-completion for coordinates.
			17w50a				Local coordinates can now be specified in commands using ^.
							Tab-completing when not targeting a block suggests ~ ~ ~.
			18w01a				Changed all custom names (blocks, items, entities, block entities) to translatable text components.
							Thrower and Owner nbt keys of item entities are no longer strings, but are instead compounds with two longs named L and M.
							owner nbt key of snowballs, eggs and ender pearls are no longer strings, but are instead compounds with two longs named L and M.
			18w02a				Errors during a command are now a nicer error message (with a tool tip for more info).
							Server commands now run from world spawn in the Overworld, instead of at 0,0,0.
			18w03a				Improved performance of command parsing and command execution.
			18w05a				Added /bossbar.
							Added basic entity selector suggestions in the command UI.
							A warning is now logged for ambiguous commands.
			18w06a				Re-added /enchant.
							Added command suggestions for entity selectors.
							Whitespaces are now allowed in entity selectors & block state arguments.
September 26, 2018							Brigadier open-sourced under the MIT license. (Source code previously was available on the library site, with no license specified).
1.14			18w43a				Added /drop and /schedule.
			18w45a				Renamed /drop to /loot.
			19w02a				Added /teammsg and /tm.
1.15			19w41a				Added /spectate.
			19w34a				Added /test, only available in IDE environment.
1.16			20w06a				Added /locatebiome.
			20w17a				Added /attribute.
1.17			20w46a				Removed /replaceitem. Replaced with /item replace.
1.18			21w37a				Added /jfr.
1.18.2			22w03a				Added /placefeature.
1.19			Deep Dark Experimental Snapshot 1				Added /warden_spawn_tracker.
			22w11a				Disabled access to /warden_spawn_tracker.
			22w18a				Removed /placefeature. Replaced with /place feature.
			22w19a				Removed /locatebiome. Replaced with /locate biome.
							Finding structures from /locate now uses /locate structure.
1.19.3			22w46a				Added /fillbiome.
1.19.4			23w03a				Added /ride.
			23w06a				Added /damage.
1.20			23w16a				Added /return.
1.20.2			23w31a				The last 50 commands sent in chat is now remembered across game sessions, and can be accessed via up and down arrow keys.
							Recent commands are now stored in command_history.txt in the .minecraft folder.
							Added /random.
1.20.3			23w43a				Added /tick.
1.20.5			24w04a				Added /transfer.
							Renamed "Allow cheats" to "Allow commands".
1.21.2			24w40a				Added /rotate.
			pre1				/rotate now requires a permission level of 2 instead of 0.
1.21.5			25w03a				/test now accessible through normal gameplay.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.7.4							Added support for commands, though none are implemented yet.
v0.16.0			build 1				Added commands.
							Functionality of most commands is equivalent to Java Edition 1.10 usage. Differences include: no support for data tags.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0			alpha 0.17.0.1				Added /locate, /connect, and /fly.
			alpha 0.17.0.2				Removed /locate.
			alpha 1.0.0.0				Re-added /locate, currently can locate strongholds only.
1.0.5			alpha 1.0.5.0				Added more commands.
1.1.0			alpha 1.1.0.0				Added dodaylightcycle, doentitydrops, dofiretick, domobspawning, domobloot, dotiledrops, doweathercycle, keepinventory and mobgriefing to /gamerule.
							CanPlaceOn and CanDestroy are now in /replaceitem and /give.
							/locate can now find other structures.
			alpha 1.1.0.3				Added /setmaxplayers.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0			?				A new command parsing system is now used.
			beta 1.2.0.2				Added /tickingarea.
							/summon can now summon projectiles.
			beta 1.2.0.31				Coordinates are now a gamerule to /gamerule.
1.5.0
							Added /ability, /immutableworld, and /worldbuilder.
1.6.0			beta 1.6.0.6				doInsomnia is now a gamerule to /gamerule.
1.7.0			beta 1.7.0.2				Added /scoreboard.
							commandblocksenabled is now a gamerule to /gamerule.
1.8.0			beta 1.8.0.8				randomtickspeed is now a gamerule to /gamerule.
							Added /particle and /reload.
							showcoordinates dofiretick tntexplodes domobloot naturalregeneration dotiledrops and pvp no longer require cheats when using /gamerule.
1.9.0			beta 1.9.0.0				immediateRespawn and showDeathMessages are now a gamerule to /gamerule.
							Added more particles (View all) to /particle.
							Added /tellraw.
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.3				Added /mobevent.
1.12.0			beta 1.12.0.2				spawnradius, sendcommandblockfeedback, maxcommandchainlength and commandblockoutput are now gamerules to /gamerule.
							Added more particles (View all) to /particle.
1.14.0							showtags is now a gamerule to /gamerule.
1.16.0							Added /kick.
							/spawnpoint can now be used in the nether.
1.16.100			beta 1.16.100.52				Added /playanimation, /ride, and /structure.
			beta 1.16.100.54				Added /fog.
			beta 1.16.100.57				Added /camerashake, /clearspawnpoint, and /event.
			beta 1.16.100.58				Added /music.
			beta 1.16.100.59				Added /schedule.
							/camerashake now have two types of shakes.
			beta 1.16.100.60				/structure can now animate the placement of a structure.
1.16.210			beta 1.16.210.53				freezeDamage is now a gamerule to /gamerule.
							/clone, /fill, and /setblock now have a new slash command options for passing in a list of block states to set on the block being spawned.
							Removed /mixer.
			beta 1.16.210.54				You can now stop camera shaking in /camerashake.
							Re-added /mixer.
							You can now delete structures in /structure.
			beta 1.16.210.58				Removed /mixer again.
			beta 1.16.210.60				Added /gametest.
1.17.10			beta 1.17.10.22				Added /dialogue.
1.17.30			beta 1.17.20.20				respawnBlocksExplode is now a gamerule to /gamerule.
1.18.0			beta 1.18.0.21				Added /loot.
			beta 1.18.0.22				Removed /loot.
1.18.10			beta 1.18.10.21				Re-added /loot.
			beta 1.18.10.26				Added /damage.
1.18.30			beta 1.18.20.21				Added /volumearea.
1.19.0			beta 1.19.0.30				Added /script.
1.19.10			Preview 1.19.10.23				/locate can now find biomes.
1.19.60			Preview 1.19.60.22				Added /scriptevent.
1.19.80			Preview 1.19.80.20				Added command suggestions for block states.
1.19.80			Preview 1.19.80.21				Added /inputpermission.
1.20.0			Preview 1.20.0.22				Added /camera.
1.20.10			Preview 1.20.10.21				Added /recipe.
1.20.30			Preview 1.20.30.22				Added /transfer.
1.20.60 Experiment Upcoming Creator Features			Preview 1.20.60.23				Added /hud behind the "Upcoming Creator Features" experimental toggle.
1.20.80			Preview 1.20.80.20				Added /gametips.
1.21.20			Preview 1.21.10.22				Removed /volumearea.
1.21.50			Preview 1.21.50.20				Added /set_movement_authority.
1.21.50 Experiment Aim Assist and Data-Driven Jigsaw Structures			Preview 1.21.50.25				Added /aimassist behind the "Aim Assist" experimental toggle.
			Preview 1.21.50.26				Added /place behind the "Data-Driven Jigsaw Structures" experimental toggle.

April Fools commands

Java Edition
20w14∞							Added /debugdim and /warp.
23w13a_or_b							Added /transform and /vote.

Issues

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

See also

• Argument types
• Coordinates
• Entity format
• Formatting codes
• Text component format
• Target selectors

External links

• "How to Use Commands in Minecraft" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, September 22, 2023.