ARK Server – Important Commands and Admin Console

Quick answer: This guide walks you through the topic step by step with practical examples and configuration tips.

This overview shows you the most important commands for managing your ARK server – from the console and as admin in-game. The commands work on all maps and with most mods.

Server Console

These commands are entered directly in the server console:

Command	Function
`saveworld`	Save world manually
`quit`	Shut down server cleanly
`broadcast Message`	Send server-wide message to all players
`listplayers`	Show all connected players
`getgamelog`	Show 100 most recent game events

Admin Commands In-Game

Use these commands in-game. Press Tab (default) to open the console. First activate admin rights with:

enablecheats YOUR_ADMIN_PASSWORD

Player Management

Command	Function
`cheat kick PlayerName`	Kick a player from the server
`cheat ban PlayerName`	Permanently ban a player
`cheat unban PlayerName`	Lift a ban
`cheat banlist`	Show all banned players
`cheat showmyadminmanager`	Open admin manager (GUI)

Teleportation

Command	Function
`cheat teleport`	Teleport to your current view position
`cheat teleport X Y Z`	Teleport to specific coordinates
`cheat teleporttoplayer PlayerName`	Teleport to a player
`cheat teleportplayertome PlayerName`	Teleport a player to you
`cheat fly`	Enable / disable flying
`cheat walk`	Disable flying

Managing Dinos

Command	Function
`cheat forcetame`	Aim at a dino and instantly tame it
`cheat forcetameaoe Radius`	Tame all dinos within radius
`cheat kill`	Kill targeted dino
`cheat destroymytarget`	Destroy targeted creature or structure
`cheat destroywilddinos`	Kill all wild dinos on the map
`cheat destroytribedinos`	Kill all dinos of a tribe
`cheat destroytribestructures`	Destroy all structures of a tribe
`cheat dino reset`	Reset dino stat points

Items and Equipment

Command	Function
`cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/...'" 1 0 0`	Give specific item (blueprint path needed)
`cheat giveitemnum ItemID Amount Quality Blueprint`	Give item by ID (e.g. `giveitemnum 1 100 0 0` for 100 stone)
`cheat gfi ItemName Amount Quality Blueprint`	Give item by name (e.g. `gfi stone 100 0 0`)

Time and Weather

Command	Function
`cheat settimeofday 12:00`	Set time to 12:00
`cheat slomo 5`	Set game speed to 5x
`cheat slomo 1`	Normal speed

Structures

Command	Function
`cheat giveengrams`	Unlock all engrams
`cheat giveengramstekonly`	Unlock only Tek engrams
`cheat addexperience Amount 0 1`	Give experience points (10000 = 1 level)

Useful Commands for Everyday Use

Find a Troublesome Player

# Show all players with ID and name
cheat listplayers

# Kick player by ID (also works with special characters in names)
cheat kick 123

Free a Stuck Dino

# Aim at dino and teleport it to you
cheat teleportcreaturetome

# Or teleport yourself to the dino
cheat teleporttocreature

Wild Dino Reset When Overpopulated

# Destroy all wild dinos – they respawn gradually
cheat destroywilddinos

Important Admin Password Commands

# Activate admin rights
enablecheats YOUR_ADMIN_PASSWORD

# Deactivate admin rights
disablecheats

# Execute commands as admin from outside the game
admincheat broadcast Server will restart in 10 minutes!

RCON Commands (from Outside)

If you have RCON enabled, you can also send commands from outside:

# With ARKON (RCON tool)
arkon -h YOUR_IP -p RCON_PORT -P RCON_PASSWORD "broadcast Maintenance in 5 minutes!"

Quick Checklist for Admins

Activate admin rights with enablecheats PASSWORD
Keep an eye on the player list with listplayers
Run saveworld regularly
When dinos overpopulate: destroywilddinos
Before server restart: broadcast as a warning

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