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EntityDetection

by Phoenix616 · for Minecraft

Find groups of (tile) entities: Hoppers, Mobfarms, XP-Farms, Chicken-Breeder! WorldGuard support!

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About EntityDetection

From SpigotMC

Find groups of (tile) entities: Hoppers, Mobfarms, XP-Farms, Chicken-Breeder! WorldGuard support!

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With this plugin you can quickly find chunks with a large amount of Monsters, Animals or even Tile Entities like Hoppers in it.

Very useful if you want to find XP-Farms that accumulate a large amount of mobs or that one infinite chicken or villager breeder that brings your server to its knees!

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Commands:

/entitydetection (alias: /detect) - entitydetection.command

/detect search [<searchtype>|<Material>|<BlockState>|<EntityType>...] - entitydetection.command.search
The main plugin command. Start a search for chunks with lots of entities in it.
Without any type it searches for Monsters but you can also search for a specific type of entities (take a look at the different types below) or for single entity types. With version 1.1 you can also search for Hopper and other blockstates!
You can also combine different types by just inputting them after each other separated by a space.
When the search is finished you will get a list for all chunks sorted by their entity count.

/detect search --regions [<type>] - entitydetection.command.search
List results based on WorldGuard regions instead of chunks

/detect tp <#result> - entitydetection.command.tp
Teleport to a specific entry number from a search. (You can also directly click on the entry line to teleport to it!)

/detect list [<page> [<searchtype>|<Material>|<BlockState>|<EntityType>]] - entitydetection.command.list
List more pages of a previous search result. You can specify a type to see the last search of a specific type.

/detect stop - entitydetection.command.stop
Stops the currently running search.
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Search Types:
Monster
All the monsters and slimes

Passive
All the animals, NPCs and golems as well as ambient and water mobs

Misc
Everything that is not a real mob: fireworks, boats, minecarts, projectiles, dropped items, ender signals and lightning strikes.

Block (More like pseudo-block but that's too long)
Entities that behave more like blocks than entities: armor stands, ender crystals, paintings, item frames and falling blocks.

Entity
Search for all the entities, no matter what type they are

Tile
Search for all tile entities, no matter what type they are

All
Search for everything entities and tile entities/blockstates, no matter what type they are

<BlockState/Material>
The categories aren't enough? Then you can search for specific tile entities directly! This is done by either inputting the class name of their block state (which is case sensitive) or the Material name!

<EntityType>
You can also search for the specific Bukkit entity type! Every single one is supported and can be combined with the other search types.

If you have ideas how one of the types could be improved or for a new one just respond to the discussion thread or directly submit a pull request for a modification of the SearchType enum!​

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Highlights

From source data

Loaders

Runs on Spigot and Paper.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 6 yr ago.

EntityDetection on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers, for Paper servers. We download it from SpigotMC, place it, and restart the server.
Server side
Required on the server
Server type needed
Spigot, Paper
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
1.2.0, released 2021-03-25

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Paper
Spigot

From 6 recorded builds of EntityDetection.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
1.2.02021-03-25n/aSpigot, Paper
1.1.32019-05-03n/aSpigot, Paper
1.1.22019-04-25n/aSpigot, Paper
1.1.12016-12-22n/aSpigot, Paper
1.12016-10-04n/aSpigot, Paper
1.02016-03-24n/aSpigot, Paper

Run EntityDetection on a Minecraft server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on SpigotMC as “Admin”

Admin & protection

Permissions, moderation, anti-cheat and land protection for the people running the server.

Runs on your server

From source side support

SpigotMC lists EntityDetection as required on the server. Check its SpigotMC page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
SpigotPaper
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Requires
One-click install needs a Paper server.

Verified at the source

  • ✓SpigotMCOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-02Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorPhoenix616, as published on SpigotMC
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

EntityDetection, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install EntityDetection?

SpigotMC lists EntityDetection as required on the server. Check its SpigotMC page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

Spigot and Paper.

Is it free?

Yes. EntityDetection is free to download from SpigotMC.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

NxLabs

Run EntityDetection on a Minecraft server.

Deploy in about a minute from $4.99 a month, then add EntityDetection in one click.