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Datapack recipe

Recipes let you define how items are crafted.

  1. Create a folder named recipe in you Datapack namespace

    • Directory<datapack>
      • pack.mcmeta
      • pack.png
      • Directorydata
        • Directoryminecraft
          • …
        • Directory<namespace>
          • Directoryrecipe
            • …

  2. Create a <recipe>.json file for your recipe

  3. Choose how you want to craft your item

    TypeNameDescription
    minecraft:blastingBlastingItems cooked in a Blast furnace
    minecraft:campfire_cookingCampfire cookingItems cooked on a Campfire
    minecraft:crafting_decorated_potDecorated potDecorated pot recipe
    minecraft:crafting_shapedCrafting shapedItems and their placement
    minecraft:crafting_shapelessCrafting shapelessOnly items recipe
    minecraft:crafting_special_*Crafting specialSpecial crafting methods
    minecraft:crafting_transmuteCrafting transmuteItems trasmuted into other items
    minecraft:smeltingSmeltingItems cooked in a Furnace
    minecraft:smithing_transformSmithingItems crafted in a Smithing table
    minecraft:smithing_trimSmithing trimItems trimmed in a Smithing table
    minecraft:smokingSmokingItems cooked in a Smoker
    minecraft:stonecuttingStonecuttingItems cut in a Stonecutter

  4. Done

Types

Section titled “Types”

blasting

Section titled “blasting”
...

campfire_cooking

Section titled “campfire_cooking”
baked_potato.json
{
  "type": "minecraft:campfire_cooking",
  "category": "food", // Optional. Defaults to `misc`. Category inside the recipe book
  "cookingtime": 600, // Optional. Default to 100. Time in milliseconds the item has to cook
  "experience": 0.35, // Experience given after cooking
  "ingredient": "minecraft:potato", // Item to cook
  "result": {
    "id": "minecraft:baked_potato" // Result item after cooking
  }
}

crafting_decorated_pot

Section titled “crafting_decorated_pot”
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crafting_shaped

Section titled “crafting_shaped”
cake.json
{
  "type": "minecraft:crafting_shaped",
  "category": "misc", // Optional. Defaults to `misc`. Category inside the recipe book
  "key": { // Key-value pairs to easily describe items inside the `pattern` field
    "A": "minecraft:milk_bucket",
    "B": "minecraft:sugar",
    "C": "minecraft:wheat",
    "E": "#minecraft:eggs"
  },
  "pattern": [ // Recipe pattern
    "AAA",
    "BEB",
    "CCC"
  ],
  "result": {
    "count": 1, // Optional. Defaults to 1.
    "id": "minecraft:cake"
  }
}

crafting_shapeless

Section titled “crafting_shapeless”
flint_and_steel.json
{
  "type": "minecraft:crafting_shapeless",
  "category": "equipment", // Optional. Defaults to `misc`. Category inside the recipe book
  "ingredients": [
    "minecraft:iron_ingot",
    "minecraft:flint"
  ],
  "result": {
    "count": 1, // Optional. Defaults to 1.
    "id": "minecraft:flint_and_steel"
  }
}

crafting_special_*

Section titled “crafting_special_*”
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crafting_transmute

Section titled “crafting_transmute”
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smelting

Section titled “smelting”
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smithing_transform

Section titled “smithing_transform”
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smithing_trim

Section titled “smithing_trim”
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smoking

Section titled “smoking”
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stonecutting

Section titled “stonecutting”
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Other information

Section titled “Other information”

Resources

Section titled “Resources”