Client request placeholder block

This feature is exclusive to Bedrock Edition.

This article describes content that has been officially made unobtainable.

It can still be obtained using third-party software. However, this can cause unexpected behavior such as bugs and crashes.

client_request_placeholder_block

Renewable	No
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	None
Blast resistance	3,600,000
Hardness	-1
Luminous	No
Transparent	No
Waterloggable	No
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No

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    "title": "client_request_placeholder_block",
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            "field": "No",
            "label": "(link to Renewable resource article, displayed as Renewable)"
        },
        {
            "field": "Yes (64)",
            "label": "Stackable"
        },
        {
            "field": "None",
            "label": "Tool"
        },
        {
            "field": "3,600,000",
            "label": "(link to Explosion#Blast resistance article, displayed as Blast resistance)"
        },
        {
            "field": "-1",
            "label": "(link to Breaking#Blocks by hardness article, displayed as Hardness)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "(link to Light article, displayed as Luminous)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "(link to Opacity article, displayed as Transparent)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "(link to Waterlogging article, displayed as Waterloggable)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "(link to Flammable article, displayed as Flammable)"
        },
        {
            "field": "No",
            "label": "Catches fire<br>from (link to lava article, displayed as lava)"
        }
    ],
    "invimages": [
        "client request placeholder block.png"
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    "images": []
}

The client_request_placeholder_block is an invisible block that is used as a placeholder while loading chunk data.

Obtaining

This block cannot be obtained via /give or /setblock, and as such can only be obtained through inventory editors or add-ons.

Usage

Though the block is visually transparent, it behaves as an opaque block, and thus allows for solid blocks connected to it to be seen through.

It cannot be selected; attempting to do so targets anything behind it. The block has no intended use for the player but is used as a placeholder block when loading chunks. The block also causes entities to become "frozen" when inside the block (unable to move whilst pausing animations).

Sounds

v t e `stone` sound type
Sound	Closed captions ^{[upcoming: BE 26.0]}	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key ^{[upcoming: BE 26.0]}	Volume	Pitch
	Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	`dig.stone`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Block broken	Blocks	When the block is placed	`dig.stone`	`subtitles.block.generic.break`	1.0	0.8-1.0
	Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	`hit.stone`	`subtitles.block.generic.hit`	0.37	0.5
	Footsteps	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	`fall.stone`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.4	1.0
	Footsteps	Players	Walking on the block	`step.stone`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.3	1.0
	Footsteps	Blocks	Jumping from the block	`jump.stone`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.12	1.0
	Footsteps	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	`land.stone`	`subtitles.block.generic.footsteps`	0.22	1.0

Data values

ID

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID^{[i 1]}	Translation key
tile.client_request_placeholder_block.name	`client_request_placeholder_block`	`-465`	Block & Ungiveable Item^{[i 2]}	Identical^{[i 3]}	—

↑ ID of block's direct item form, which is used in savegame files and addons.
↑ Unavailable with /give command
↑ The block's direct item form has the same ID as the block.

Videos

History

Bedrock Edition
1.17.40			beta 1.17.40.20				Added client_request_placeholder_block.
1.20.80			Preview 1.20.80.21				Changed the item texture of client_request_placeholder_block.

Issues

client_request_placeholder_block is an unsupported block, so issues related to it may not be fixed.

Navigation

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All editions	Air Barrier Light Moving Piston Structure Void
Java Edition only	Cave Air Void Air
Bedrock Edition only	`client_request_placeholder_block` Invisible Bedrock

Blocks

Structural
Wood/Hypha	Logs Stripped Wood Stripped Stems Stripped Hyphae Stripped Block of Bamboo Stripped Bamboo Mosaic Planks
Stone-based	Stone Cobblestone Mossy Smooth Stone Stone Bricks Chiseled Cracked Mossy Granite Polished Diorite Polished Andesite Polished Deepslate Chiseled Cobbled Polished Deepslate Bricks Cracked Deepslate Tiles Cracked Tuff Chiseled Polished Tuff Bricks Chiseled
Overworld	Bricks Packed Mud Mud Bricks Block of Resin Resin Bricks Chiseled Sandstone Chiseled Cut Smooth Red Sandstone Chiseled Cut Smooth Prismarine Bricks Dark
The Nether	Netherrack Nether Bricks Chiseled Cracked Red Blackstone Polished Blackstone Chiseled Polished Blackstone Bricks Cracked Basalt Polished Smooth
The End	End Stone Bricks Purpur Block Pillar
Ore/Mineral	Block of Quartz Bricks Chiseled Pillar Smooth Block of Copper Chiseled Cut Grate Block of Iron Block of Gold Raw Block of Amethyst Block of Coal Block of Diamond Block of Emerald Block of Lapis Lazuli Block of Netherite Block of Redstone

Ornamental
Decorative	Crying Obsidian Gilded Blackstone Honeycomb Block Reinforced Deepslate
Partial Blocks	Bars Iron Copper Chains Iron Copper Dirt Path Fences Wooden Nether Brick Slabs Cut Copper Wooden Stairs Cut Copper Wooden Walls
Dyeable/Dyed	Wool Carpets Terracotta Stained Glazed Concrete Powder Glass Pane Tinted Stained Glass Pane
Lighting	Candle Dyed End Rod Froglight Glowstone Jack o'Lantern Lantern Copper Soul Sea Lantern Torch Copper Soul
BE & edu only	Colored Torches Elements Hardened Glass Pane Hardened Stained Glass Pane

Natural
Sediment/Soil	Clay Dirt Coarse Grass Block Mycelium Podzol Rooted Gravel Mud Nylium Crimson Warped Sand Red Soul Sand Soil
Misc. rock	Bedrock Magma Block Obsidian Calcite Pointed Dripstone Block
Ore/Mineral	Amethyst Bud Cluster Budding Amethyst Ancient Debris Coal Ore Deepslate Copper Ore Deepslate Raw Block Diamond Ore Deepslate Emerald Ore Deepslate Gold Ore Deepslate Nether Iron Ore Deepslate Raw Block Lapis Lazuli Ore Deepslate Nether Quartz Ore Redstone Ore Deepslate
Plant	Azalea Flowering Bamboo Shoot Beetroots Big Dripleaf Small Bush Cactus Carrots Cave Vines Chorus Plant Flower Cocoa Creaking Heart Dead Bush Fern Large Firefly Bush Hanging Roots Leaf Litter Leaves Lily Pad Mangrove Propagule Mangrove Roots Muddy Melon Stem Moss Block Carpet Pale Hanging Moss Pale Moss Block Carpet Potatoes Pumpkin Carved Stem Resin Clump Saplings Seagrass Tall Short Dry Grass Tall Short Grass Tall Sugar Cane Sweet Berry Bush Vines Wheat Crops Hay Bale
Flower	Allium Azure Bluet Blue Orchid Cactus Flower Cornflower Dandelion Golden^{[upcoming First Drop 2026]} Eyeblossom Closed Open Lilac Lily of the Valley Oxeye Daisy Peony Pink Petals Pitcher Plant Crop Poppy Rose Bush Spore Blossom Sunflower Torchflower Crop Tulips Wildflowers Wither Rose
Fungus & Related	Nether Fungi Crimson Warped Glow Lichen Mushrooms Brown Red Blocks Stem Nether Sprouts Nether Wart Wart Block Nether Warped Crimson Roots Warped Roots Shroomlight Twisting Vines Weeping Vines
Fauna & algae	Coral Dead Coral Blocks Dead Coral Fans Dead Dried Ghast Kelp Dried Block Sea Pickle
Fauna/Related	Bee Nest Bone Block Cobweb Dragon Egg Frogspawn Infested Blocks Sniffer Egg Turtle Egg
Sculk	Sculk Sculk Catalyst Sculk Sensor Calibrated Sculk Shrieker Sculk Vein
Fluid & Related	Lava Water Bubble Column Ice Blue Packed Snow Powder Block
Non-physical	Air Cave‌^{[JE only]} Void‌^{[JE only]} Invisible Bedrock‌^{[BE & edu only]} Fire Soul

Utility
Interactable	Anvil Chipped Damaged Barrel Beacon Brewing Stand Cartography Table Chest Ender Copper Crafting Table Enchanting Table Furnace Blast Smoker Grindstone Lectern Loom Shulker Box Dyed Sign Hanging Smithing Table Stonecutter
Utilizable	Banners Ominous Beehive Beds Bell Bookshelf Cake with Candle Campfire Soul Cauldron Chiseled Bookshelf Composter Conduit Copper Golem Statue Decorated Pot End Gateway End Portal End Portal Frame Farmland Fletching Table Flower Pot Frosted Ice Heads Skeleton Wither Skeleton Zombie Creeper Piglin Dragon Heavy Core Jukebox Ladder Lodestone Monster Spawner Nether Portal Respawn Anchor Scaffolding Shelf Sponge Wet Suspicious Gravel Suspicious Sand TNT Trial Spawner Ominous Vault Ominous
Redstone/ Mechanical	Buttons Wooden Stone Polished Blackstone Copper Bulb Crafter Daylight Detector Dispenser Dropper Doors Copper Iron Wooden Honey Block Hopper Lever Lightning Rod Note Block Observer Piston Sticky Pressure Plates Wooden Stone Polished Blackstone Heavy Weighted Light Weighted Rail Activator Detector Powered Redstone Lamp Redstone Wire Comparator Repeater Torch Slime Block Target Trapped Chest Trapdoors Copper Iron Wooden Fence Gates Tripwire Hook Tripwire
BE & edu only	Allow Border Chalkboards Compound Creator Deny Element Constructor Heat Block Item Frame Glow Lab Table Material Reducer Underwater TNT Underwater Torch

Creative or commands only
All editions	Barrier Command Block Chain Repeating Jigsaw Block Light Petrified Oak Slab Player Head Structure Block Void
Java Edition only	Test Block Test Instance Block
China Edition only	mod_ore micro_block

Removed
All editions	Grassless Dirt Seamless Stone Slab
Java Edition only	Cloth Dead Coral Block Gear Lava Spawner Locked chest Rose Potted Shrub Water Spawner
Bedrock Edition only	Blue Rose grass_carried leaves_carried Fern Fern Smooth Stone Bricks Structure Air mysterious_frame_slot
MinecraftEdu only	Big Sign Border block Build allow block Build disallow block Foundation block Home Block Information block Information Sign Number Block Spawn Block Teleport Block
Minecraft 4k only	XOR Block

Unused
Bedrock Edition only	Chalkboard
BE & edu only	Camera Block Chiseled Purpur tile.client_request_placeholder_block.name Deprecated Anvil tile.deprecated_purpur_block_2.name Glowing Obsidian tile.info_update.name tile.info_update2.name Nether Reactor Core tile.reserved6.name Stonecutter (old) Unknown

Joke
April Fools 2013	Block of Coal Etho Slab Tinted Glass Torch (Burnt-out)
April Fools 2016	USB Charger Block
April Fools 2020	An Ant Box of Infinite Books Cursor Funky Portal Leftover Swaggiest stairs ever
April Fools 2022	How did we get here?
April Fools 2023	Cheese Copper Sink Filled Copper Spleaves Golden Chest Other Portal Packed Air Pickaxe Block Place Block
April Fools 2024	Baked Potato Bricks Expired Charred Big Brain Block of Amber Block of Potato Peels Corrupted Floatater Floatato Frying Table Gravtater Pedestal Peelgrass Block Corrupted Poison Farmland Poison Path Poisonous Mashed Potato Poisonous Potato Block Compressed Double Compressed Triple Compressed Quadruple Compressed Poisonous Potato Cutter Poisonous Potato Head Block Poisonous Potato Headpiece Poisonous Potato Ore Deepslate Potato Battery Potato Bud Potato flower Potato Fruit Potato Leaves Potato Pedicule Potato Portal Potato Refinery Potato Sprouts Potato Stem Planks Slab Stairs Door Trapdoor Button Pressure Plate Sign Hanging Sign Fence Fence Gate Potone Copper Ore Diamond Ore Gold Ore Iron Ore Lapis Lazuli Ore Redstone Ore Resin Ore Powerful Potato Strong Roots Taterstone Terre de Pomme Vicious Potato Weak Roots
April Fools 2025	Dimension Control Mine Travelling Block Mine Revisitor Mine Crafter Mob Trophy Shimmering Door Sky Trophy

Extreme metadata variants
All editions	Directionless Hopper Seamless Stone Slab Six-sided Hay Bale Six-sided Piston
Java Edition only	Faceless Furnace Faceless Jack o'Lantern Green Shrub Potted Invisible stairs Misaligned torch Redstone Nether portal post Overripe Melon Stem Attached Overripe Pumpkin Stem Attached Overgrown Cocoa Overeaten Cake Overgrown Wheat Crops Potted non-flower block Snowy Dirt Coarse Strange buttons Others
Bedrock Edition only	Bell Stand Diorite Bell Granite Bell Polished Six-sided Bone Block Six-sided Purpur Pillar Six-sided Quartz Pillar Smokeless Campfire