Volume Documentation - Properties & Descriptions

These properties are part of the Volume Definition and Volume Properties that are used within volume JSON files. This helps the system determine how to parse and initialize this volume.

Example

Custom volume behavior JSON

    {
      "format_version": 1.17.0,
      "minecraft:volume": {
        "description": {
          "identifier": "your_custom_namespace:sample_volume"
        },
        "components": {
          "minecraft:bounds": {
            "min": [-50, 0, -50],
            "max": [50, 256, 50]
          },
          "minecraft:fog": {
            "fog_identifier": "minecraft:fog_savanna",
            "priority": 1
          }
        }
      }
    }

Name	Default Value	Type	Description
format_version	not set	String	Specifies the version of the game this entity was made in. Minimum supported version is 1.17.0. Current supported version is 1.20.80.

Identifier

The identifier parameter is a part of the minecraft:volume JSON object that sets the namespace of the volume.

Name	Default Value	Type	Description
identifier	not set	String	The unique identifier for this volume. The name must use the format 'namespace:name' and the namespace cannot be 'minecraft'.