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A spawn event, also known as a mob event, is a way to spawn entities under certain event conditions. Spawn events are used in commands such as /summon and /event.

List of spawn events

Event Explanation Can be applied to
abort_sheltering Entity is no longer seeking shelter.
admire_item_started_event Entity starts admiring item.
admire_item_stopped_event Entity stops admiring item.
ageable_grow_up Entity grows up.
attack_cooldown_complete_event Entity has completed attack cooldown.
attacked Entity is attacked.
be_sheared Entity is sheared.
become_angry Entity has become angry.
become_angry_event Entity has become angry.
become_calm_event Entity has become calm.
become_cow Entity becomes a cow.
become_pregnant Entity becomes pregnant.
become_stray_event Entity becomes a stray.
become_witch Entity becomes a witch.
become_zombie Entity becomes the zombie variant of it.
become_zombie_event Entity is transforming into the zombified counterpart.
calmed_down Entity has calmed down.
change_to_skeleton Entity starts transforming into a skeleton.
collected_nectar Entity has collected nectar.
countdown_to_perish_event Countdown to entity perishing.
dried_out Entity has dried out.
enter_water Entity has entered water
escaped_event Entity has escaped.
fed_open_eyeblossom Entity has been fed an open eyeblossom.
fed_wither_rose Entity has been fed a wither rose.
find_flower_timeout Timeout for entity finding flower.
find_hive_event Entity has found hive.
find_hive_timeout Timeout for entity finding hive.
from_explosion The entity got triggered by an explosion.
from_village Entity has spawned from an abandoned village.
go_back_to_spawn_failed Entity fails to go back to its spawn point.
got_in_powder_snow Entity is in powder snow.
got_out_of_powder_snow Entity is out of powder snow.
grow_up Entity becomes an adult.
hive_destroyed Entity's hive has been destroyed.
important_block_destroyed_event Entity has noticed an important block has been destroyed.
in_desert Entity has a desert skin.
in_snow Entity has a snow skin.
killed_enemy_event Entity has killed an enemy.
laid_egg Entity has laid an egg.
minecraft:add_attributes Entity's color and strength are randomized. (Works with /event; bugged with /summon)
minecraft:add_biome_and_skin Entity gets a variant depending on the biome.
minecraft:add_can_ride Entity has the ability to be ridden.
minecraft:add_damage_timer A countdown of random length starts, at the end of which the entity begins taking damage.
minecraft:add_periodic_damage Entity begins taking periodic damage.
minecraft:ageable_grow_up Entity becomes an adult.
minecraft:ageable_set_baby Entity turns from an adult to a baby.
minecraft:ambient_night Entity is displaying behavior for ambient sleep.
minecraft:ambient_normal Entity is displaying behavior for ambient normal.
minecraft:ambient_sleep Entity is displaying behavior for ambient sleep.
minecraft:as_adult Entity is an adult.
minecraft:as_baby Entity is a baby.
minecraft:ate_allium Entity is fed an allium.
minecraft:ate_bluet Entity is fed a bluet.
minecraft:ate_closed_eyeblossom Entity is fed a closed eyeblossom.
minecraft:ate_cornflower Entity is fed a cornflower.
minecraft:ate_daisy Entity is fed a daisy.
minecraft:ate_dandelion Entity is fed a dandelion.
minecraft:ate_lily Entity is fed a lily.
minecraft:ate_open_eyeblossom Entity is fed an open eyeblossom.
minecraft:ate_orchid Entity is fed an orchid.
minecraft:ate_poppy Entity is fed a poppy.
minecraft:ate_rose Entity is fed a rose.
minecraft:ate_torchflower Entity is fed a torchflower.
minecraft:ate_tulip Entity is fed a tulip.
minecraft:baby_on_calm Entity becomes calm. Only executable on the baby versions.
minecraft:become_aggressive Entity becomes aggressive.
minecraft:become_aggro Entity becomes aggro.
minecraft:become_anenonme Entity becomes an anenonme.
minecraft:become_angry Entity has become angry.
minecraft:become_armorable
minecraft:become_armorer Entity becomes an armorer.
minecraft:become_black_tang Entity becomes a black tang.
minecraft:become_blue_dory Entity becomes a blue dory.
minecraft:become_brown Entity becomes brown.
minecraft:become_brown_adult Entity becomes brown.
minecraft:become_butcher Entity becomes a butcher.
minecraft:become_butterfly_fish Entity becomes a butterfly fish.
minecraft:become_calm Entity becomes calm.
minecraft:become_cartographer Entity becomes a cartographer.
minecraft:become_cc_betta Entity becomes a cotton candy betta.
minecraft:become_charged Entity has become charged.
minecraft:become_cichlid Entity becomes a cichlid.
minecraft:become_cleric Entity becomes a cleric.
minecraft:become_clownfish Entity becomes a clownfish.
minecraft:become_dog_fish Entity becomes a dog fish.
minecraft:become_e_red_snapper Entity becomes an emperor red snapper.
minecraft:become_farmer Entity becomes a farmer.
minecraft:become_fisherman Entity becomes a fisherman.
minecraft:become_fletcher Entity becomes a fletcher.
minecraft:become_goat_fish Entity becomes a goat fish.
minecraft:become_hostile Entity is becoming hostile.
minecraft:become_leatherworker Entity becomes a leatherworker.
minecraft:become_librarian Entity becomes a librarian.
minecraft:become_mason Entity becomes a mason.
minecraft:become_moorish_idol Entity becomes a moorish idol.
minecraft:become_neutral Entity is becoming neutral.
minecraft:become_ornate_butterfly Entity becomes an ornate butterfly.
minecraft:become_parrot_fish Entity becomes a parrot fish.
minecraft:become_pregnant Entity becomes pregnant.
minecraft:become_queen_angel_fish Entity becomes a queen angel fish.
minecraft:become_red Entity becomes red.
minecraft:become_red_adult Entity becomes a red adult.
minecraft:become_red_cichlid Entity becomes a red cichlid.
minecraft:become_red_lipped_benny Entity becomes a red lipped benny.
minecraft:become_red_snapper Entity becomes a red snapper.
minecraft:become_scared Entity becomes scared.
minecraft:become_sheperd [sic] Entity becomes a shepherd.
minecraft:become_stunned Entity becomes stunned.
minecraft:become_threadfin Entity becomes a threadfin.
minecraft:become_tomato_clown Entity becomes a tomato clown.
minecraft:become_toolsmith Entity becomes a toolsmith.
minecraft:become_triggerfish Entity becomes a triggerfish.
minecraft:become_unskilled Entity becomes unskilled (loses its profession).
minecraft:become_weaponsmith Entity becomes a weaponsmith.
minecraft:become_yellow_tail_parrot Entity becomes a yellow tail parrot.
minecraft:become_yellow_tang Entity becomes a yellow tang.
minecraft:born_default Entity spawns as a normal goat.
minecraft:born_screamer Entity spawns as a screamer goat.
minecraft:calm Entity stops attacking.
minecraft:camel_saddled Entity becomes saddled.
minecraft:camel_unsaddled Entity becomes unsaddled.
minecraft:cat_gifted_owner Entity has gifted the owner.
minecraft:clear_add_raid_omen Entity gets Bad Omen effect removed.
minecraft:cold_color Entity is dyed a cold color.
minecraft:command_block_activate Activates the command block from entity.
minecraft:command_block_deactivate Deactivates the command block from entity.
minecraft:convert_to_drowned Starts to transform the entity to a drowned.
minecraft:convert_to_zombie Starts to transform the entity to a zombie.
minecraft:crumble Entity crumbles.
minecraft:crumble_and_notify_creaking_heart Entity crumbles.
minecraft:crystal_explode Entity explodes.
minecraft:damaged_by_entity Entity is hit by an entity.
minecraft:damaged_by_player Entity is hit by a player.
minecraft:defend_wandering_trader Entity defends a wandering trader.
minecraft:donkey_saddled Entity becomes saddled.
minecraft:donkey_unsaddled Entity becomes unsaddled.
minecraft:emerged Entity has finished emerging.
minecraft:end_roar Entity ends its roar.
minecraft:entered_bubble_column_down Entity shakes as though it has entered a downward bubble column.
minecraft:entered_bubble_column_up Entity shakes as though it has entered an upward bubble column.
minecraft:entity_born Entity has been born (entity is a baby). If it is an axolotl that is being summoned, it turns blue. If it is a wolf, it becomes dyeable.[verify]
minecraft:entity_born_wild Entity is born wild.
minecraft:entity_spawned Entity has spawned. Some entities may change skin. If it is an ocelot or a cat, they may change age. If it is an ocelot, it may duplicate.
minecraft:entity_spawned_with_default_jockey Entity spawns with a skeleton rider if it's nighttime or underground.
minecraft:entity_spawned_with_biome_specific_jockey Entity spawns with a rider depending on the biome they're in. If executed in a swamp or mangrove swamp biome during nighttime, entity has a bogged rider. If executed in a snowy biome during nighttime, entity has a stray rider. If executed in The Nether, entity has a wither skeleton rider.
minecraft:entity_spawned_by_creaking_heart
minecraft:entity_transformed Entity has transformed.
minecraft:exited_bubble_column
minecraft:exited_disturbed_hive Entity has exited a disturbed hive.
minecraft:exited_hive Entity has exited hive.
minecraft:exited_hive_on_fire Entity has exited hive that is on fire.
minecraft:explode Exploding entity.
minecraft:flowerless Entity has not been fed any flower.
minecraft:fox_configure_day Entity has day behavior.
minecraft:fox_configure_defending Entity is defending.
minecraft:fox_configure_docile_day Entity is docile (day).
minecraft:fox_configure_docile_night Entity is docile (night).
minecraft:fox_configure_night Entity has night behavior.
minecraft:fox_configure_thunderstorm Entity has thunderstorm behavior.
minecraft:from_full_puff
minecraft:from_player Entity is from a player.
minecraft:from_village Entity is from a village.
minecraft:from_wandering_trader Entity is from a wandering trader.
minecraft:gain_raid_omen Entity gains raid omen.
minecraft:go_lay_egg Entity goes to lay an egg.
minecraft:has_target Entity has a target.
minecraft:hatch_cold Entity become cold variant.
minecraft:hatch_warm Entity become warm variant.
minecraft:hive_full Entity's hive is full
minecraft:hopper_activate Entity spawns with an activated hopper.
minecraft:hopper_deactivate Entity spawns with a deactivated hopper.
minecraft:horse_saddled Entity becomes saddled.
minecraft:horse_unsaddled Entity becomes unsaddled.
minecraft:increase_max_health
minecraft:increment_swaying_ticks
minecraft:join_caravan Entity joins a caravan.
minecraft:laid_egg Entity laid an egg.
minecraft:leave_caravan Entity leaves a caravan.
minecraft:lost_target Entity lost the target.
minecraft:mad_at_wolf Entity is mad at a wolf.
minecraft:make_black Makes the entity a black color.
minecraft:make_brown Makes the entity a brown color.
minecraft:make_chestnut Makes the entity a chestnut color.
minecraft:make_creamy Makes the entity a creamy color.
minecraft:make_darkbrown Makes the entity a darkbrown color.
minecraft:make_gray Makes the entity a gray color.
minecraft:make_white Makes the entity a white color.
minecraft:melee_mode Entity goes into melee mode.
minecraft:mule_saddled Entity becomes saddled.
minecraft:mule_unsaddled Entity becomes unsaddled.
minecraft:no_threat_detected
minecraft:on_anger
minecraft:on_calm Entity is calm.
minecraft:on_chest Entity is wearing a chest.
minecraft:on_deflate Entity gets deflated.
minecraft:on_eat_block Entity eats a block.
minecraft:on_full_puff
minecraft:on_half_puff Entity puffs halfway.
minecraft:on_hurt_event
minecraft:on_instant_prime Entity spawns instantly primed and detonates.
minecraft:on_leash Entity is leashed.
minecraft:on_normal_puff If aggravated, entity puffs halfway.
minecraft:on_not_riding_player Entity is not riding a player.
minecraft:on_prime Entity spawns primed.
minecraft:on_riding_player Entity is riding on a player.
minecraft:on_saddled Entity is saddled.
minecraft:on_scared Entity is scared.
minecraft:on_sheared Entity is sheared.
minecraft:on_tame Entity is tamed.

Note: When used on a wolf, the wolf becomes dyeable.

minecraft:on_take_flower Entity takes flower.
minecraft:on_target_start_looking Entity stops moving.
minecraft:on_target_stop_looking Entity starts moving.
minecraft:on_trust Entity is trusting.
minecraft:on_unleash Entity is unleashed.
minecraft:panda_aggressive Entity is aggressive.
minecraft:panda_brown Entity is brown.
minecraft:panda_lazy Entity is lazy.
minecraft:panda_playful Entity is playful.
minecraft:panda_weak Entity is weak.
minecraft:panda_worried Entity is worried.
minecraft:pet_slept_with_owner Entity has slept with owner.
minecraft:promote_to_illager_captain Entity gets promoted to illager captain.
minecraft:promote_to_patrol_captain Entity gets promoted to patrol captain.
minecraft:raid_expired Entity's raid has expired.
minecraft:randomize_sound_variant Entity's sound type is randomized.[verify]
minecraft:ranged_mode Entity goes into ranged mode.
minecraft:remove_persistence Entity's persistence gets removed.
minecraft:remove_raid_trigger The "trigger raid" event gets removed from the entity.
minecraft:reset_swaying_ticks Entity resets swaying ticks.
minecraft:resupply_trades Entity resupplies its trades.
minecraft:roll_up Entity enters its shell.
minecraft:schedule_bed_villager Entity schedules a bed villager.
minecraft:schedule_gather_villager The entity schedules a gather villager.
minecraft:schedule_home_villager Entity schedules a home villager.
minecraft:schedule_play_villager Entity schedules a play villager.
minecraft:schedule_wander_villager Entity schedules a wander villager.
minecraft:schedule_work_farmer Entity schedules a work farmer villager.
minecraft:schedule_work_fisher Entity schedules a work fisher.
minecraft:schedule_work_librarian Entity schedules a work librarian.
minecraft:schedule_work_pro_villager Entity schedules a work pro villager.
minecraft:scheduled Entity schedules.
minecraft:set_trap Entity sets a trap.
minecraft:sink Entity sinks.
minecraft:spawn_adult Entity spawns as an adult.
minecraft:spawn_armorer Entity spawns as an armorer.
minecraft:spawn_as_illager_captain Entity spawns as an illager captain.
minecraft:spawn_as_patrol_follower Entity spawns as a patrol follower.
minecraft:spawn_as_strider_jockey Entity spawns with a warped fungus on a stick.
minecraft:spawn_baby Entity spawns as a baby.
minecraft:spawn_baby_strider_jockey Entity becomes a baby.
minecraft:spawn_butcher Entity spawns as a butcher.
minecraft:spawn_cleric Entity spawns as a cleric.
minecraft:spawn_cold Entity spawns as the cold variant.
minecraft:spawn_emerging Entity emerges from the ground.
minecraft:spawn_farmer Entity spawns as a farmer.
minecraft:spawn_for_raid Entity has spawned for a raid.
minecraft:spawn_for_raid_with_evoker_rider Entity spawns for a raid with an evoker rider.
minecraft:spawn_for_raid_with_pillager_rider Entity spawns for a raid with a pillager rider.
minecraft:spawn_from_village Entity has spawned from a village.
minecraft:spawn_librarian Entity spawns as a librarian.
minecraft:spawn_midnight_cat Entity has spawned black in color.
minecraft:spawn_skilled_adult Entity spawns as a skilled adult.
minecraft:spawn_tame_adult Entity becomes tamed. Affected llamas get a random skin. Affected baby cats become incorrectly sized adults.
minecraft:spawn_tame_baby Entity becomes tamed and a baby.
minecraft:spawn_temperate Entity spawns as the temperate variant.
minecraft:spawn_warm Entity spawns as the warm variant.
minecraft:spawn_wild_adult Entity spawns neutral and is an adult.
minecraft:spawn_wild_ashen Entity becomes ashen variant.
minecraft:spawn_wild_baby Entity spawns neutral and is a baby.
minecraft:spawn_wild_baby_or_adult Entity has a 95% chance to spawn as an adult or 5% as a baby.
minecraft:spawn_wild_black Entity becomes black variant.
minecraft:spawn_wild_chestnut Entity becomes chestnut variant.
minecraft:spawn_wild_pale Entity becomes pale variant.
minecraft:spawn_wild_rusty Entity becomes rusty variant.
minecraft:spawn_wild_snowy Entity becomes snowy variant.
minecraft:spawn_wild_spotted Entity becomes spotted variant.
minecraft:spawn_wild_striped Entity becomes striped variant.
minecraft:spawn_wild_woods Entity becomes woods variant.
minecraft:spawn_with_pillager_captain_rider Entity spawns with a pillager captain rider.
minecraft:spawn_with_pillager_rider Entity spawns with a pillager rider.
minecraft:spawn_with_vindicator_captain_rider Entity spawns with a vindicator captain rider.
minecraft:spawn_with_vindicator_rider Entity spawns with a vindicator rider.
minecraft:spring_trap Entity turns into a spring trap. (Entity becomes immune to lightning damage.)
minecraft:start_celebrating Entity starts celebrating. If an illager, dances; if a villager, sets off fireworks.
minecraft:start_death Entity initiates death behavior.
minecraft:start_despawn Entity starts despawning.
minecraft:start_exploding Entity has started to explode.
minecraft:start_exploding_forced Entity has started to force explode.
minecraft:start_fly Entity is starting to fly.
minecraft:start_full_puff Entity puffs fully.
minecraft:start_half_puff Entity puffs halfway.
minecraft:start_johnny Entity starts being johnny.
minecraft:start_land Entity is starting to land.
minecraft:start_peeking Entity starts peeking.
minecraft:start_playing_idle_ground_sound
minecraft:start_roar Entity starts its roar.
minecraft:start_sitting Entity starts sitting.
minecraft:start_transforming Starts to transform the entity.
minecraft:start_twitching Entity starts twitching, then dies.
minecraft:start_unrolling Entity starts unrolling.
minecraft:started_riding Entity starts riding. (Entity stops teleporting.)
minecraft:stop_aggro Entity stops being aggro.
minecraft:stop_celebrating Entity stops celebrating.
minecraft:stop_exploding Entity has stopped exploding.
minecraft:stop_johnny The entity stops being johnny.
minecraft:stop_peeking
minecraft:stop_playing_idle_ground_sound
minecraft:stop_sitting Entity stands up.
minecraft:stop_transforming Stops transforming the entity.
minecraft:stopped_riding Entity stops riding. (Entity starts teleporting.)
minecraft:switch_to_melee Entity switches to melee.
minecraft:switch_to_ranged Entity switches to ranged.
minecraft:target_far_enough The target is far enough for the entity.
minecraft:target_too_close The target is too close for the entity.
minecraft:temperate_color Entity is dyed a temperate color.
minecraft:threat_detected Entity detects a threat and hides.
minecraft:to_full_puff Entity puffs fully.
minecraft:trigger_raid Entity triggers a raid.
minecraft:turn_black Entity turns black.
minecraft:turn_blue Entity turns blue.
minecraft:turn_brown Entity turns brown.
minecraft:turn_cyan Entity turns cyan.
minecraft:turn_gray Entity turns gray.
minecraft:turn_green Entity turns green.
minecraft:turn_light_blue Entity turns light blue.
minecraft:turn_lime Entity turns lime.
minecraft:turn_magenta Entity turns magenta.
minecraft:turn_orange Entity turns orange.
minecraft:turn_pink Entity turns pink.
minecraft:turn_purple Entity turns purple.
minecraft:turn_red Entity turns red.
minecraft:turn_silver Entity turns silver.
minecraft:turn_white Entity turns white.
minecraft:turn_yellow Entity turns yellow.
minecraft:unroll Entity unrolls.
minecraft:warm_color Entity is dyed a warm color.
navigation_off_land Entity is navigating off land.
navigation_on_land Entity is navigating on land.
on_calm Entity has become calm.
on_digging_event Entity despawns by digging.
on_digging_start
on_egg_spawned Entity has spawned an egg.
on_fail_during_digging Entity briefly sits down.
on_fail_during_searching
on_feeling_happy_end
on_item_found Entity dances.
on_not_riding_parent Entity isn't riding a parent.
on_poison_effect_added
on_pregnant Entity is pregnant.
on_rising_end
on_scenting_success
on_search_and_digging_success Entity briefly sits down.
on_wither_effect_added
perish_event Entity is perishing.
pickup_item_delay
pickup_item_delay_complete
recover_after_dried_out Entity recovers after drying out.
seek_shelter Entity is seeking shelter.
spawn_adult Entity spawns as an adult.
spawn_adult_melee Entity spawns as adult in melee mode.
spawn_adult_melee_no_hunting Entity spawns as adult in melee mode that won't hunt.
spawn_adult_no_hunting Entity spawns that won't hunt.
spawn_adult_parent_jockey Entity is spawned as an adult. A baby strider is spawned riding it.
spawn_adult_piglin_jockey Entity is spawned as an adult with a zombified piglin riding it.
spawn_adult_ranged Entity spawn as adult in ranged mode.
spawn_adult_ranged_no_hunting Entity spawns as adult in ranged mode that won't hunt.
spawn_adult_unhuntable Entity spawn as an unhuntable adult.
spawn_baby Entity becomes a baby.
spawn_cold Entity becomes cold variant.
spawn_large Entity becomes large.
spawn_medium Entity becomes medium-sized.
spawn_small Entity becomes small.
spawn_temperate Entity becomes temperate variant.
spawn_warm Entity becomes warm variant.
start_drying_out Entity starts drying out.
start_dryingout Entity is starting to dry out.
start_event Entity starts event.
start_suffocating Entity starts suffocating.
start_zombification_event Entity starts zombification.
stop_drying_out Entity stops drying out.
stop_dryingout Entity is stopping to dry out.
stop_panicking_after_fire Entity has stopped panicking after fire.
stop_suffocating Entity stops suffocating.
stop_zombification_event Entity stops zombification.
switch_to_melee Entity switches to melee mode.
switch_to_ranged Entity switches to ranged mode.
villager_converted Entity gets converted to a villager.
wololo Entity spawns red.

List of removed/replaced spawn events

Event Explanation Could be applied to
from_egg Entity is from an egg, and becomes a baby.
minecraft:clear_add_bad_omen Entity stops getting bad omen.
minecraft:gain_bad_omen Entity gains bad omen.
minecraft:set_ashen_variant The entity's skin turns into an ashen variant.
minecraft:set_black_variant The entity's skin turns into a black variant.
minecraft:set_chestnut_variant The entity's skin turns into a chestnut variant.
minecraft:set_pale_variant The entity's skin turns into a pale variant.
minecraft:set_rusty_variant The entity's skin turns into a rusty variant.
minecraft:set_snowy_variant The entity's skin turns into a snowy variant.
minecraft:set_spotted_variant The entity's skin turns into a spotted variant.
minecraft:set_striped_variant The entity's skin turns into a striped variant.
minecraft:set_woods_variant The entity's skin turns into a woods variant.

Issues

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