Find where you died and teleport back

Updated: 30 October 2026

Java: show your death coordinates

/data get entity @s LastDeathLocation

The chat shows something like this:

{dimension: "minecraft:overworld", pos: [I; 120, 64, -30]}

dimension is where you died and the three numbers in pos are X, Y and Z. This works on Java 1.19 and later, with cheats on or operator rights on a server. If you have never died in the world, you get a "found no elements" error.

Teleport back

/tp @s 120 64 -30

Use the three numbers you got. If you died in the Nether or the End, name the dimension too:

/execute in minecraft:the_nether run tp @s 120 64 -30
/execute in minecraft:the_end run tp @s 120 64 -30

If lava or the void killed you, the same spot will kill you again. Add a few blocks to Y, or take fire resistance first with /effect give @s minecraft:fire_resistance 60 0. More in the tp guide and teleport to the Nether or End.

Another player's death spot

/data get entity Steve LastDeathLocation
/execute in minecraft:overworld run tp Steve 120 64 -30

Swap in any online player's name. Server admins can use this to send a player back to their items.

Recovery compass (Java and Bedrock)

/give @s minecraft:recovery_compass

The needle points to where you last died. On Bedrock use /give @s recovery_compass. It spins if you are in a different dimension or have not died yet. In survival, craft it from a compass and 8 echo shards, which come from ancient city chests.

Bedrock: no command for death coordinates

Bedrock cannot print where you died. Combine these instead:

• Use a recovery compass (above).
• Keep coordinates on screen and note them before risky trips: /gamerule showcoordinates true (show coordinates).
• Stop losing items in the first place (below).

How long your items last

Dropped items vanish after 5 minutes while the area is loaded. The timer pauses while the chunk is unloaded, which is why a quick teleport back helps.

Keep your items next time

/gamerule keep_inventory true

You keep your items and experience when you die. This is the Java 1.21.11+ name; use keepInventory on 1.21.10 and older and keepinventory on Bedrock. See the keep inventory guide.

When it does not work

• "Found no elements matching LastDeathLocation": you have not died in this world yet, or you are on Java 1.18 or earlier.
• Nothing there after teleporting: the items despawned, or you used the wrong dimension. Check dimension.
• /data does not exist: you are on Bedrock. Use a recovery compass.
• No permission: servers need operator rights.

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