ARK Survival Ascended admin commands let you save the world, broadcast messages, manage players, and run emergency server actions from in-game.
You must become admin before using these commands: How to make yourself admin on an ARK Survival Ascended server.
Most server commands are run with cheat in front of them after you have enabled admin access.
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
enablecheats AdminPassword | Authenticates you as an admin for the current session. |
cheat saveworld | Forces the server to save the current world state. |
cheat broadcast Message | Sends a message to players on the server. |
cheat listplayers | Lists connected players and their player IDs. |
cheat kickplayer PlayerID | Kicks a connected player by player ID. |
cheat banplayer SteamID | Bans a player by Steam ID. |
cheat unbanplayer SteamID | Removes a Steam ID from the ban list. |
cheat destroywilddinos | Removes wild creatures so the map can repopulate. This can cause a temporary lag spike. |
cheat settimeofday 12:00 | Changes the current world time. |
cheat showmyadminmanager | Opens the in-game admin manager when available. |
Be careful with destructive commands. Take a backup before testing commands that remove creatures, wipe data, or change progression.
If a command does nothing, run enablecheats again and check that the admin password matches the value in your start batch file.
