Commands/entitydata

This page describes content that exists only in outdated versions of Java Edition.

This command was superseded by the /data command in Java Edition 1.13.

Modifies the data tag of an entity.

Syntax[]

entitydata <entity> <dataTag>

Arguments[]

entity

Specifies the entity or entities to be modified. Must be an entity UUID or the @e target selector.

dataTag

Specifies the data tag elements to be added to, or overwrite elements of, the specified entity (data tags cannot be removed and strings cannot be set to a null value). Must be a compound NBT tag (for example, {CustomName:Steve}).

Result[]

Fails if the arguments are not specified correctly, or if entity fails to resolve to one or more non-player entities (players cannot be changed).

On success, modifies the data tag of the targeted entity or entities.

Examples[]

To prevent all zombies from picking up loot:
entitydata @e[type=zombie] {CanPickUpLoot:0}

History[]

Java Edition
1.8		14w32b			Added `/entitydata`.
1.13		17w45b			Removed `/entitydata` as its features are merged into `/data`.