How to use cheats in your ARK server?

ARK1 min readUpdated Aug 28, 2026

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.

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

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

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

Command	Effect
`admincheat saveworld`	Saves the world immediately
`admincheat god`	Toggles god mode for you
`admincheat fly` and `admincheat walk`	Start and stop flying
`admincheat destroywilddinos`	Respawns all wild dinos

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

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

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