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Palworld Admin Command Overview

An overview of the in‑game and RCON admin commands for Palworld dedicated servers.

Commands are the primary way to moderate and manage your Palworld server: kick or ban players, broadcast messages, teleport, force a save, or shut the server down gracefully.

You can run them in‑game (as an authenticated admin) or remotely over RCON / the REST API.

Palworld commands are case‑sensitive. /Save works — /save does not.

Authenticate as admin (in‑game)

  1. Set an AdminPassword in PalWorldSettings.ini (see Configuration & Access).
  2. In‑game, press Enter to open chat.
  3. Type:
    In-game chat
    /AdminPassword YourAdminPassword
  4. You can now run admin commands for the rest of that session.

Command reference

CommandSyntaxDescription
/AdminPassword/AdminPassword <password>Authenticate as admin for the current session
/ShowPlayers/ShowPlayersList online players with Name, PlayerUID and SteamID
/Info/InfoShow server name, version and player/Pal counts
/KickPlayer/KickPlayer <SteamID>Disconnect a player (they can rejoin)
/BanPlayer/BanPlayer <SteamID>Permanently ban a player (added to banlist.txt)
/UnBanPlayer/UnBanPlayer <SteamID>Remove a player from the ban list
/TeleportToPlayer/TeleportToPlayer <SteamID>Teleport yourself to a player
/TeleportToMe/TeleportToMe <SteamID>Pull a player to your location
/Broadcast/Broadcast <message>Send a message to everyone on the server
/Save/SaveForce‑save the world to disk
/Shutdown/Shutdown <seconds> <message>Graceful shutdown with a countdown and notice
/DoExit/DoExitHard stop immediately (no countdown, no save)
/ToggleSpectate/ToggleSpectateEnter or leave spectator mode
Most moderation commands need a SteamID. Run /ShowPlayers first to get the ID of whoever you want to kick, ban or teleport.

Running commands over RCON

First allocate a port under the panel Ports tab — HypeServ assigns a random port number. Then enable RCON in the config (RCONEnabled=True, RCONPort=<your allocated port>, an AdminPassword) using that number, and connect with any Source RCON client.

Two things differ from in‑game use:

  • Drop the leading slash. Send ShowPlayers, not /ShowPlayers.
  • Broadcast and spaces. Some clients cut the message at the first space over RCON. Use underscores (Restart_in_60s) or wrap the text in quotes.
Pocketpair has deprecated RCON in favour of the REST API as the long‑term option, but RCON still ships with the current release. To use the REST API instead, allocate a port under the Ports tab, set RESTAPIEnabled=True and RESTAPIPort=<your allocated port> to match it, and authenticate with HTTP Basic auth (user admin, password = your AdminPassword).

Best practices for admins

  • Prefer console/RCON for moderation if a player is actively causing trouble.
  • Always /Save before a manual /Shutdown, and prefer /Shutdown over /DoExit so players get a warning.
  • Keep your AdminPassword strong — it unlocks in‑game admin, RCON and the REST API.

Get your server!

Order your Palworld server and take full control with in‑game and remote admin commands.

Need help with commands?

Unsure which command to use or how to set up RCON? Contact our support team and we'll walk you through it.

Server Config

Configure PalWorldSettings.ini — passwords, rates, PvP, crossplay, RCON and the REST API on your HypeServ Palworld server.

Modding Guide

Add mods to your Palworld server by uploading Steam Workshop files and enabling them in PalModSettings.ini.