When a player places a block

Starts when a player places a block. Cancel the event to stop it being placed.

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A Minecraft element (starts a flow) in Starts when. Needs the Basic plan or higher to go live; building and testing are free.

Example

When a player places a block → If Block type is minecraft:tnt → Cancel the event.

Also called

place, build, put block, block place

Works as a data pack?

Partly. A data pack does most of it, and the editor tells you the difference.

What it gives back

• Player
• Block
• Block type
• Location

Related

• When a player breaks a block
• When a Discord message is posted
• When a player kills a mob
• When a player right-clicks an entity
• When a player clicks a menu slot
• When a player closes a menu
• When a player clicks an NPC
• When a player chats

All Minecraft elements