Key

Key
An item in Minetest Game
Item Type	Tool
Renewable	No
Durability	∞
Stackable	Yes (99), but only for identical keys
Itemstring	default:key

A Key grants you to access to a thing with a lock (e.g. Steel Door, Steel Trapdoor, Locked Chest), even if you don't own it. You can obtain keys from other players or making your own from a Skeleton Key. Each key is unique and only fits into one lock. If the locked thing has been removed, the key won't unlock anything.

Usage

Wield the key and right-click on a locked thing to attempt to access it. If the key fits, you perform the action (e.g. you open a door). If it doesn't fit, the key does nothing. You can always smelt keys back to gold ingots when they have become useless.

Creating a key

Keys are made from skeleton keys. See Skeleton Key to learn how to make your own keys.

Smelting

Input	Furnace	Output
Key		Gold Ingot

Modding

Mods are able to add more locked things which are compatible with the key system.