# Entity

> Talos 0.6 · Since 0.6

## Fields

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `id` | `string` | yes |  |  |  |
| `name` | `string` | yes |  |  |  |
| `tags` | `string[]` | yes |  |  |  |
| `transform` | `Transform` | yes |  |  |  |
| `parent` | `string` | no |  |  |  |
| `components` | `Component[]` | yes |  |  |  |
| `prefab` | `PrefabInstance` | no |  |  |  |
| `layer` | `string` | no |  |  | The entity's layer, by name (the project's `layers`): what it collides with and which cameras draw it. Absent: its parent's layer, and "default" at the root. Not the sprite's `sortLayer`. |

## See also

- `Transform`
- `Component`
- `PrefabInstance`