Shapeless Recipes

Shapeless recipes do not require materials to be placed in a specific pattern. Players can put materials in any slot of the crafting table.

YAML Example

type: 'vanilla_shapeless'
result: 'minecraft:magenta_dye'
group: 'dye'
ingredients:
  - 'minecraft:red_dye'
  - 'minecraft:blue_dye'
recipe_book_category: misc

Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
type	string	Yes	Must be vanilla_shapeless
result	string	Yes	Output item ID
ingredients	list	Yes	List of item IDs (order does not matter)
group	string	No	Recipe group name
recipe_book_category	string	No	Recipe book category
fake_result_preview	string	No	Fake preview item shown during crafting

Difference from Shaped Recipes

• No shape field
• ingredients is a list instead of a map
• Materials can be placed in any crafting table slot

Material Limits

• Minimum 1, maximum 9 materials
• The number of items in the list equals the number of required materials

# Requires 3 different materials
ingredients:
  - 'minecraft:iron_ingot'
  - 'minecraft:gold_ingot'
  - 'minecraft:diamond'