Palworld Admin Commands: Full List, Setup and What Works

Palworld has 13 official admin commands, and they all run on a dedicated or community server: set an AdminPassword in the server’s settings file, start the server, join it, press Enter to open chat and type /AdminPassword yourpassword. Pocketpair’s own server guide lists them, and every one of them is for managing the server and its players. None of them spawns Pals, items or resources.

Quick answer: Palworld admin commands

• Setup: put a password in AdminPassword in PalWorldSettings.ini before you start the server (Pocketpair says it must be set beforehand), then type /AdminPassword <password> in the in-game chat.
• Most useful: /Save (save the world), /Shutdown 60 message (timed shutdown with a warning), /Broadcast (message everyone), /ShowPlayers (connected players), /KickPlayer and /BanPlayer.
• Not included: there are no official commands to give items, spawn Pals or change stats. Pocketpair’s command list has none.
• Checked: Pocketpair’s server guide (page version 1.0.4) was read at 19:55 UTC on November 9, 2026.

Admin commands are meant for servers where friends or a community play together. Image: Pocketpair

How to enable Palworld admin commands

The commands only work once the server has an admin password. According to the official docs, “the AdminPassword must be set in the configuration file beforehand,” and you then need to run /AdminPassword in the game to gain administrator privileges. The steps for a Windows server look like this:

1. Install the server. The docs give the SteamCMD route as steamcmd +login anonymous +app_update 2394010 validate +quit, or you can install “Palworld Dedicated Server” from your Steam library (turn on the Tools filter if it is hidden).
2. Copy DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini from the PalServer folder to PalSavedConfigWindowsServerPalWorldSettings.ini. On Linux the folder is Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/. Pocketpair warns that editing the Default file changes nothing.
3. In PalWorldSettings.ini, set AdminPassword="your-password". This is separate from ServerPassword, which is the password players need to join.
4. Start the server and join it from the game.
5. Press Enter to open chat and type /AdminPassword your-password. Once it is accepted, the other commands work in the same chat box.

GamesRadar’s 2024 guide adds that if you set the server up yourself you should already have admin access, and that admin status is gained per player by typing the password command. PC Gamer’s dedicated server walkthrough (January 2024) describes the same settings file and names AdminPassword as “a password you’ll need to access admin commands.” Both guides are older than the 1.0 docs, so where they differ, trust the docs.

All Palworld admin commands and what they do

This is the full list from Pocketpair’s command page, grouped by job. Replace <SteamID> with the player’s Steam ID.

The Steam IDs in the examples are placeholders, not real accounts. The descriptions come from the official page; the example lines are ours.

Save and shutdown commands: the safe order

Use /Save first, then /Shutdown with a delay and a message so players can finish what they are doing. Pocketpair describes /DoExit as a force stop, so keep it for a server that will not close normally. Turning on bIsUseBackupSaveData in the settings file adds world backups, and the docs warn that it raises disk load.

Pals defending a base in an official screenshot. None of the admin commands can spawn Pals or items. Image: Pocketpair

What changed since the 2024 guides

The two big 2024 guides (GamesRadar and PC Gamer, both January 2024) predate Palworld 1.0 and the current docs. GamesRadar’s list has ten commands and says there was no unban command, so you had to delete the ID from a ban list file by hand. The official page now lists /UnBanPlayer and /ToggleSpectate, which makes 13. For /ToggleSpectate the docs add only that “you can change with key,” without saying what that changes, so test it in game before you rely on it.

Are there Palworld console commands to spawn items or Pals?

Not in the official docs. GamesRadar said in January 2024 that traditional console commands for spawning Pals or generating resources were not available in early access, and Pocketpair’s current command page still contains only server-management commands. You will see pages promising item and Pal spawn commands, but we could not confirm any from Pocketpair, so none are listed here. Mods and trainers are outside this guide.

Do Palworld admin commands work in single player or co-op?

The documentation does not say. Pocketpair’s server guide covers two kinds of host: a dedicated server, and a community server, which is a dedicated server that is listed in the in-game server browser (started with the -publiclobby argument). Its command page never mentions solo or co-op worlds. Steam lists Palworld as single-player, multi-player, co-op and online co-op, but we found no official statement that /AdminPassword works in a world you host from the game client. If you want admin tools on a world with friends, the documented route is a dedicated server.

Can Xbox and PS5 players use admin commands?

The docs say the servers are cross-play by default for the Steam, Xbox series and Microsoft Store Windows, Mac and PS5 versions. They add one condition: to join from the Xbox or PS5 version, the server has to be a community server, not a plain dedicated server. The command page does not list any platform restrictions on who can use admin commands, but it also does not say that console players can, so we are not promising it.

Palworld RCON and REST API: remote admin from outside the game

The settings file has two remote options, and Pocketpair treats them very differently.

The REST API pages list endpoints that mirror the in-game commands:

• GET /info, GET /players, GET /metrics and GET /settings for server details
• POST /announce (needs a message), POST /kick and POST /ban (need a userid, optional message), and POST /unban
• POST /save, POST /shutdown (needs waittime, optional message) and POST /stop (force stop)
• GET /game-data, a snapshot of every actor in the world. The docs list the -enable-gamedata-api launch argument for it.

Pocketpair’s warning applies to both options: they are “not designed to be exposed directly to the Internet,” and doing so may let others tamper with the server. The docs recommend using them within your LAN. Do not open the RCON or REST port on your router.

Palworld admin commands not working: what to check

• The password was set after the server started. The docs say it has to be in the configuration file beforehand.
• You edited the wrong file. Change Pal/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/PalWorldSettings.ini (or LinuxServer), not DefaultPalWorldSettings.ini.
• You used the server password. ServerPassword lets players join; AdminPassword is the one for /AdminPassword.
• The command was typed in the wrong place. Press Enter to open chat in the game. The command starts with a slash.
• You are in a solo or co-op world. Nothing in the official docs promises commands there.

Admin commands cover running a server, not breeding or building. For the game itself, see our Palworld breeding combos guide. If you run other survival servers, our ARK Survival Ascended admin commands and 7 Days to Die console commands guides have the equivalent lists, and Planet Coaster 2 cheats is another example of a game with no cheat codes at all.

Sources: Pocketpair Palworld Server Guide, Commands, Configuration, Arguments, About server, RCON and REST API pages (all read 19:55 UTC, Nov 9, 2026); GamesRadar and PC Gamer (both January 2024, read 19:56 UTC); Steam store page (19:56 UTC). Screenshots: Pocketpair via Steam.

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