How to use the End Gateway Finder
Out on the outer End islands, some highland areas generate their own End gateway: a small bedrock portal with a purple beam that throws you back toward the main island. This map shows every one of those natural gateways for your seed, so you can plan a way home before you run out of pearls.
- Type or paste your seed in the seed box (numbers and text seeds both work), then pick your edition and version.
- End gateways are marked on the map automatically. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and hover an icon to see its coordinates.
- Click an icon to copy the coordinates or a ready-made /tp command, and tick "Completed" to keep track of the ones you have visited.
- Use the "Nearest" list in the sidebar to jump straight to the closest ones to spawn or to any X/Z you enter.
Natural gateways vs the dragon gateways
There are two kinds of End gateway. The 20 dragon gateways sit on a ring around the exit portal on the main island, and one opens per dragon kill. Going through one sends you about 1,000 blocks out and builds a new exit gateway where you land. None of those are on this map: the ring opens in a different order every world and the exit is only created when someone uses it.
The ones on this map are the natural gateways that generate with the terrain in the End highlands, on the big outer islands. Each one teleports you back to the main island. They are usually 1,000 blocks or more from the centre, scattered among the End cities.
Using them on an End city run
Open the End City Finder and this one side by side, or tick both features on the seed map in the End. A city with a natural gateway nearby is a city you can loot and leave without flying all the way back to your exit gateway.
Positions are approximate: the game only keeps a gateway where the highland terrain allows it, so check the spot when you get there. Bedrock isn't supported, because Bedrock's End generates differently.
Editions and versions
| Dimension | The End |
|---|---|
| Java Edition | 1.13 – 26.3, approximate positions |
| Bedrock Edition | Java only: Bedrock placement is not implemented, so nothing is shown rather than wrong positions |
Questions
Does this show the 20 gateways around the dragon island?
No. Those open one per dragon kill in an order that changes per world, and their exits are only built when you go through. The map shows the natural gateways on the outer islands.
Where does a natural gateway take me?
Back toward the main End island, where the dragon fight was. Throw an ender pearl into the beam or fly into it.
Why is the gateway finder approximate?
A natural gateway needs suitable highland terrain at its spot, and the engine models that terrain approximately, so a few markers may be off or missing in the game.
How do I get through a gateway?
Throw an ender pearl into the one-block portal, or fly through it with an elytra. Walking in rarely works because the gateway is a single block surrounded by bedrock.
Does this work on Bedrock?
No. The End is generated differently on Bedrock, so the gateway finder is Java only.
Updated · data for Minecraft Java up to 26.3