Allay in Minecraft, shown for the You've Got a Friend in Me advancement (Husbandry tab) — Allay in Minecraft, shown here for You've Got a Friend in Me in the Husbandry tab. Image: Allay Vote.png from minecraft.wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.

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You've Got a Friend in Me

Have an Allay deliver items to you

Requirements: Hand an allay an item and it will go looking for more of the same and bring them back to you.

You've Got a Friend in Me advancement icon in Minecraft

Advancement Made!You've Got a Friend in Me

Overview

You've Got a Friend in Me is a task advancement in the Husbandry tab of Minecraft's advancement system, carrying the in-game description "Have an Allay deliver items to you." It branches directly off Husbandry, so that earlier advancement is its prerequisite and must be earned first. The Husbandry tab covers advancements related to farming, animal breeding, food, and the natural world. You've Got a Friend in Me was added in Minecraft 1.19, from The Wild Update, and is still in the 26.2 advancement set.

It is rated Medium difficulty on this site: requires some preparation or specific resources. Part of normal gameplay progression. It uses the standard task frame, meaning it is a normal step in the tree rather than a goal or challenge milestone. One further advancement, Birthday Song, is gated behind it.

In tree terms, You've Got a Friend in Me sits first along its line: the full path from the Husbandry root reads Husbandry -> You've Got a Friend in Me. That means 1 advancement must be completed before this one becomes available, and You've Got a Friend in Me is one of 31 total advancements in the Husbandry tab. It shares its parent with 12 sibling advancements (Bee Our Guest, The Parrots and the Bats, Best Friends Forever, A Seedy Place, Fishy Business, Glow and Behold!, Whatever Floats Your Goat!, Total Beelocation, Bukkit Bukkit, Smells Interesting, Stay Hydrated!, and Uh Oh), all of which open from the same point in the tree.

How to Complete You've Got a Friend in Me

Earning You've Got a Friend in Me comes down to the following, performed in order:

Hand an allay an item and it will go looking for more of the same and bring them back to you.
Allays are found locked in cages at pillager outposts and in woodland mansions; break the cage open to free one.
This advancement is hidden in game, so it only appears on your screen once you have it.

Tips & Fastest Route

Fastest route: hand an allay an item and it will go looking for more of the same and bring them back to you. The remaining steps follow from there.
Make sure Husbandry is already ticked off before you start, otherwise You've Got a Friend in Me will not be tracked even if you perform the steps correctly.
At Medium difficulty, You've Got a Friend in Me is a routine step once you have the prerequisites in hand; no special grinding is usually needed beyond the items the steps call for.

Common Mistakes

Remember that You've Got a Friend in Me will not appear as available until Husbandry is done, since the game only tracks an advancement once its parent has been unlocked.

Reward & What It Unlocks

You've Got a Friend in Me grants no experience directly; its value is progression rather than a point payout.

Earning it unlocks Birthday Song, which becomes the next step along this branch of the tree.

Details

Advancement ID: minecraft:husbandry/allay_deliver_item_to_player
Icon Item: Cookie
Category: Husbandry
Difficulty: Medium
XP Reward: None
Version Added: 1.19

Advancement Tree

Parent Advancement

Husbandry

The world is full of friends and food

Child Advancements (1)

Birthday Song

Have an Allay drop a Cake at a Note Block

Related Resources

Items Database Mobs Database Biomes Database Structures Database

You've Got a Friend in Me Advancement FAQ

How is You've Got a Friend in Me earned?

Hand an allay an item and it will go looking for more of the same and bring them back to you. Allays are found locked in cages at pillager outposts and in woodland mansions; break the cage open to free one. This advancement is hidden in game, so it only appears on your screen once you have it. Nothing else gates You've Got a Friend in Me: that action alone earns it.

How much XP does You've Got a Friend in Me give?

You've Got a Friend in Me awards 0 XP. The 400 XP in the Husbandry tab comes from other entries.

Is You've Got a Friend in Me hard to get?

Medium on our scale. You've Got a Friend in Me shares that with 10 others of 31.

You've Got a Friend in Me: since when?

Java Edition 1.19 added You've Got a Friend in Me, together with 6 others.

What hangs under You've Got a Friend in Me?

Birthday Song, and only Birthday Song. It stays hidden until You've Got a Friend in Me is done.

Why did You've Got a Friend in Me not pop?

Check Husbandry first, then the wording: hand an allay an item and it will go looking for more of the same and bring them back to you.

What else branches with You've Got a Friend in Me?

Besides You've Got a Friend in Me there are 12, including Bee Our Guest and The Parrots and the Bats, on the Husbandry fork.

What does You've Got a Friend in Me need first?

You've Got a Friend in Me waits on Husbandry. Hand an allay an item and it will go looking for more of the same and bring them back to you.

Which tab holds You've Got a Friend in Me?

minecraft:husbandry/allay_deliver_item_to_player is You've Got a Friend in Me, entry 27 in the Husbandry tab of 31.

Every figure here is You've Got a Friend in Me: minecraft:husbandry/allay_deliver_item_to_player, 0 XP, 1.19.