How to use cheats in your ARK server?

Admin commands (cheats) let you spawn items, fly around, tame instantly and manage your world. Here is how to unlock and use them on your server.

1Make Yourself Admin

• Cheats only work with an admin password set on the server. Follow how to make yourself admin first.

2Unlock the Console in Game

• Join your server and press Tab to open the console.
• Type enablecheats yourpassword and press Enter. You stay admin until you disconnect.

3Run Commands

Prefix admin commands with admincheat. A few useful ones to get started:

The complete command list with every item and creature ID is on the ARK wiki.

Finished

You are ready to command your ARK. Two related guides: manually saving your world and changing the difficulty level (which uses destroywilddinos).