How to add or remove players from the Minecraft whitelist

Once whitelist is enabled, you can add and remove players from Console. Use the exact Minecraft username for each player you want to manage.

Manage Whitelist Players

1. Open your Minecraft server in the control panel, then open Console.
2. Add a player with:
   

   whitelist add PlayerName

3. Remove a player with:
   

   whitelist remove PlayerName

4. View the current whitelist with:
   

   whitelist list

If a player changed their Minecraft username, remove the old entry and add their current name.

Check the player identifier

Use the exact identifier the game expects, such as a username, SteamID64, UUID, or player ID. Copy it carefully, because one wrong digit or character can apply the change to the wrong player or stop it working.

After making the change

Restart the server if the game requires it, then test with the affected player. If the change does not apply, check the console or log output for permission or formatting errors.