Command Reference

Minecraft /tickingarea Command

worldBedrock Only

Creates, lists, or removes ticking areas, forcing the game to simulate chunks even when no players are nearby.

Version Compatibility

Bedrock Edition:1.21.60

Command Syntax

Bedrock Edition

/tickingarea add <fromX> <fromY> <fromZ> <toX> <toY> <toZ> [name] | /tickingarea add circle <x> <y> <z> <radius> [name] | /tickingarea remove <name|pos>

Arguments Explained

actionadd / remove / listRequired

Add, list, or remove ticking areas.

from / to coordsCoordinates

Bounding box coordinates for a rectangular ticking area.

radiusInteger

Circle radius in chunks (1 to 4) when using circle mode.

Practical Examples

/tickingarea add ~-10 ~ ~-10 ~10 ~ ~10 iron_farm

Keep the iron farm around you loaded under the name "iron_farm".

/tickingarea remove iron_farm

Removes the ticking area named "iron_farm".

Important Notes

This command is exclusive to Bedrock Edition. Java uses the `/forceload` command to achieve identical behavior.