ARK RCON Command Reference

ARK RCON & Admin Console Commands

Search and copy moderation, player management, server control, and world console commands for ARK Survival Ascended & Evolved servers.

GetChat

Player Management

ASA & ASE

Retrieves global in-game chat messages sent by players on the server.

Syntax: GetChat

ListPlayers

Player Management

ASA & ASE

Outputs a list of all currently connected players with Steam/EOS IDs and Character Names.

Syntax: ListPlayers

KickPlayer

Moderation

ASA & ASE

Disconnects a player immediately from the server.

Syntax: KickPlayer <SteamID | EOS_ID>

BanPlayer

Moderation

ASA & ASE

Permanently bans a player by Steam ID or Epic Online Services ID.

Syntax: BanPlayer <SteamID | EOS_ID>

UnbanPlayer

Moderation

ASA & ASE

Removes a player from the server ban list.

Syntax: UnbanPlayer <SteamID | EOS_ID>

Broadcast

Server Control

ASA & ASE

Displays a prominent centered message on all active players' screens.

Syntax: Broadcast <Message Text>

SaveWorld

Server Control

ASA & ASE

Forces the server to save the current world state to disk immediately.

Syntax: SaveWorld

DoExit

Server Control

ASA & ASE

Safely shuts down the server process after saving.

Syntax: DoExit

SetTimeOfDay

World & Weather

ASA & ASE

Changes the in-game time of day (e.g. 12:00 for noon, 00:00 for midnight).

Syntax: SetTimeOfDay <HH:MM>

DestroyWildDinos

World & Weather

ASA & ASE

Wipes all un-tamed wild creatures from the map to trigger fresh level spawns.

Syntax: DestroyWildDinos