What structures can be placed with a structure block?
Andrew Patterson
Published Jul 11, 2026
I would like to edit/replace the swamp hut and mineshafts, but I am not sure what the namespace/path is. So does anyone know of a list of the structures that can be placed with the structure block and the proper names to place them?
On the wiki, I was able to find the proper names for Woodland mansion rooms, ocean ruin buildings, and even shipwrecks, but not the two I want most.
For the swamp hut, I know it is called a swamp_temple so I named both the file and the folder that, but it still does not seem to work. I tried swamp_hut and swamp_temple (both with and without the space), both inside and out of a folder etc.
And I assume the mineshaft is something weird like the woodland mansion rooms. I tried "tunnel", which did not work, and gave up.
After hours of research, I cannot find any lists anywhere
Edit, I have renamed the file to something I know works, and I can confirm my NBT file works if I get the name right.
11 Answer
According to the structure block wiki (), only the following structures have folders in minecraft.jar, and are able to have their parts be placed with structure blocks:
ancient_city
bastion
end_city
fossil
igloo
nether_fossils
pillager_outpost
ruined_portal
shipwreck
underwater_ruin
village
woodland_mansion
coral_crust‌ [BE only]
Or in other words, other structures like desert pyramids, ocean monuments, mineshafts, strongholds, and worldgen features like dungeons and desert wells cannot be modified/placed.