Commands/setblock

setblock

Permission level required	2‌[JE only] 1‌[BE only]
Restrictions	Cheat only‌[BE only]

Changes a block to another block.

Syntax

• Java Edition

setblock <pos> <block> [destroy|keep|replace]

• Bedrock Edition

setblock <position: x y z> <tileName: Block> [tileData: int] [destroy|keep|replace]

Arguments

JE: <from>: pos
BE: position: x y z: CommandPosition

Specifies the position of the block to be changed.

In Java Edition, it must be a block position composed of <x>, <y> and <z>, each of which must be an integer or tilde and caret notation. In Bedrock Edition, it must be a three-dimensional coordinates composed of <x>, <y> and <z>, each of which must be a floating-point number or tilde and caret notation.

JE: <block>: block_state
BE: tileName: Block: Block

Specifies the new block.

In Java Edition, it must be a block argument (does not accept block tags). In Bedrock Edition, it must be a block id.

BE: tileData: int: int

Specifies the block data to use for the new block. Values that are invalid for the specified block id revert to 0. If not specified, defaults to 0.

Must be a 32-bit integer number. It must be between 0 and 65535 (inclusive).

destroy|keep|replace

Specifies how to handle the block change. Must be one of:

• destroy — The old block drops both itself and its contents (as if destroyed by a player). Plays the appropriate block breaking noise.
• keep — Only air blocks are changed (non-air blocks are unchanged).
• replace — The old block drops neither itself nor any contents. Plays no sound.

If not specified, defaults to replace.

Result

Command	Trigger	Java Edition	Bedrock Edition
any	the arguments are not specified correctly	Unparseable	Failed
	specified position is unloaded or out of the world	Failed
/setblock ... keep	try to change a non-air block
/setblock ... keep /setblock ... replace	try to replace a block with an identical copy (ignoring the block entity)
any	On success	Changes blocks at the specified position.

Output

Command	Edition	Situation	Success Count	/execute store success ...	/execute store result ...
any	Java Edition	On fail	0	0	0
		On success	1	1	1
	Bedrock Edition	On fail	0	N/A	N/A
		On success	1	N/A	N/A

Examples

• Put a chest facing east at your feet
  • setblock ~ ~ ~ chest[facing=east]‌^{[Java Edition only]}
  • setblock ~ ~ ~ chest 5‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}
• Place a sign next to it in Java Edition
  • setblock ~ ~ ~-1 birch_sign{Text1:'"My chest"',Text2:'"Do not open!"'} (Note the two sets of quotes around the text. They are required.)

See also

• /data — modifies the data tags of a block or entity
• /clone — copies blocks from one region to another
• /fill — fills a region with a block

History

Java Edition
1.7.2		13w37a			Added /setblock.
1.11		16w32a			Added block state support to /setblock.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.16.0		build 1			Added /setblock.

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