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title: "Conan Exiles Admin Commands: Console, Purge & RCON List"
description: "Set AdminPassword, use Make Me Admin, then run every verified Conan Exiles console command — god mode, flight, spawning, purge control, building tools and chat commands."
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# Conan Exiles Admin Commands: Console, Purge & RCON List

Conan Exiles ships a full admin console: god mode, flight, item spawning, teleports, purge control, building forensics and live server-setting changes. This guide covers setting the admin password, granting yourself admin, opening the console, and every admin command verified against the official wiki.

## 1. How Admin Access Works

Conan Exiles has **no permission tiers**. There is no moderator level, no per-command whitelist and no owner list. Access is binary: you are either in admin mode or you are not.

| State | How you get there | What you can do |
|---|---|---|
| Normal | Default on join | Play the game |
| Admin | `MakeMeAdmin <password>`, or **Make Me Admin** in Server Settings | Every command below, plus the Admin Panel |

Admin mode is per-session. It ends when you run `MakeMeNormal` or log out — it does not survive a relog. In **single-player** you already have admin rights and need no password.

> [!WARNING] The admin password is the entire security model
> There is no way to give one person kick rights and another person spawn rights. Handing out `AdminPassword` hands out world-deleting commands such as `DestroyTarget` and `BuildingDestroy`. Give it only to people you would trust with a database restore.

## 2. Set the Admin Password

The password lives under the `AdminPassword` key in `<Server Directory>/ConanSandbox/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/ServerSettings.ini` — note that the folder is `WindowsServer` on Linux hosts too.

``` title="ServerSettings.ini — admin password"
[ServerSettings]
AdminPassword=SomethingLongAndUnique
```

`AdminPassword` does **not** require a restart, so you can also set it live with `SetServerSetting` (section 10) or over RCON.

> [!TIP] Easiest route from the panel
> Edit `ServerSettings.ini` from the File Manager tab of your [rented Conan Exiles server](/games/conan-exiles/), or push the change live from the **Console** tab with `SetServerSetting "AdminPassword" "YourPassword"`. The Console tab is also where you run every RCON command in section 13 without installing a client.

## 3. Make Yourself Admin

Two routes. Both do the same thing.

**Via the menu** (works on PC and console):

1. Open the menu (**Esc**).
2. Go to **Settings** > **Server Settings**.
3. Enter the admin password to authenticate.
4. Tick **Make Me Admin**.

`Admin Rights Granted` appears in the top right. Close Settings with **Esc**.

**Via the console** — open it with `Insert` or `~`, then:

| Command | What it does | Admin mode needed |
|---|---|---|
| `MakeMeAdmin [AdminPassword]` | Enter admin mode; shows **Admin Rights Granted** | No |
| `MakeMeNormal` | Leave admin mode | Yes |

## 4. Where to Type Commands

| Input | Key / location | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Command interface | `Insert` or `~` | One-line input bar. `~` on some layouts is `Shift` + `` ` `` |
| Full console | Double-tap `~` | Shows **output**. Needed for `PrintPlayerInfo`, `GetServerHealth`, `GetAllServerSettings` |
| Admin Panel GUI | `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `C`, or `Shift` + `Insert` | Point-and-click equivalent of most commands |
| RCON | Port `25575` by default, or your panel's Console tab | Remote moderation, whitelist, live settings |

Commands are typed **without** a leading slash. Anything with a `/` is a chat command (section 14) or a mod.

On PlayStation and Xbox the Admin Panel GUI works, but the command interface generally needs a USB keyboard, the hotkeys in section 11 are unsupported, and `Teleport` / `SummonPlayer` may be unavailable on PS4.

> [!IMPORTANT] Ran a command and saw nothing? Open the full console
> The single-line command bar (`Insert` or one `~`) executes commands but never displays their output. Commands that print a result need the **full console** — double-tap `~`. This is the most common reason people think `GetServerHealth` or `PrintPlayerInfo` "does nothing".

> [!NOTE] `[PlayerName]` means the Steam name, and quoting matters
> Every command taking `[PlayerName]` expects the **Steam** name, not the character name. If a player's Steam name and character name are identical, the name must be quoted: `TeleportToPlayer "player"`.

## 5. Player & Session Commands

| Command | What it does | Admin mode |
|---|---|---|
| `ShowPlayers` | Toggle the player list — connected players, Steam names and IDs | Yes |
| `PrintPlayerInfo` | Look up a player's Steam name from their character name, or the reverse | Yes |
| `ToggleDebugHUD` | Coordinates (bottom left), ping / server performance / player count (top right), full player list | **No** |
| `BroadcastMessage [Message]` | Server-wide pop-up every player must click to dismiss | Yes |
| `SummonPlayer [PlayerName]` | Teleport a player to you — the standard fix for a stuck player | Yes |
| `PlayerCanBuildEverywhere [PlayerName]` | Let that player build in no-build zones | Yes |
| `LearnEmote [emote]` | Grant yourself an emote, e.g. `LearnEmote wave` | Yes |

`ToggleDebugHUD` is the one genuinely useful command needing no admin rights — it is how ordinary players read their own coordinates.

There is **no** kick or ban console command in Conan Exiles. Moderation happens in the Admin Panel's **Player List** (select a player, then kick or ban) or over RCON. Do not go hunting for a console equivalent; there isn't one.

## 6. Movement, Camera & Visibility

| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
| `Fly` | Free flight. Movement speed is inconsistent by design |
| `Ghost` | Flight **plus** noclip **plus** invisible to players. Building works, but pieces will not snap |
| `Walk` | Exit `Fly` or `Ghost` |
| `God` | Invulnerable to all damage, knockback and status effects |
| `Cloak` | NPCs cannot see you, even while you attack them |
| `Invisibility` | Invisible to other players |
| `NoSprintCost` | Sprinting costs no stamina (not infinite stamina) |
| `Teleport` | Teleport to whatever you are looking at |
| `TeleportPlayer X Y Z` | Teleport yourself to coordinates |
| `TeleportPlayer [PlayerName] X Y Z` | Teleport another player to coordinates |
| `TeleportToPlayer [PlayerName]` | Teleport yourself to a player |
| `ViewPlayer [PlayerName]` | Move your camera inside another player |
| `ViewSelf` | Return the camera to your own character |

To land inside a player, chain `ViewPlayer [PlayerName]`, then `Teleport`, then `ViewSelf`.

``` title="Console — get around the map"
ToggleDebugHUD
Ghost
TeleportPlayer -180000 250000 -14000
Walk
```

> [!CAUTION] `Teleport` aimed at the sky drops you at 0,0,0
> Targeting empty air with `Teleport` currently sends you to world origin, and horizontal aim is clamped to roughly one map chunk from the Cursewall. You die at the bottom of the world in every game mode, so turn `God` on before experimenting. `RightCtrl` + `RightShift` + `RightAlt` + `L` opens a copyable window with your precise coordinates before you jump.

## 7. Spawning Items

| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
| `SpawnItem [ItemID] [Quantity]` | Spawn a quantity of an item into your inventory |

`ItemID` is numeric, not a short name. Every item's wiki page lists its ID. Common ones:

| Item | ID | Item | ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone | `10001` | Silk | `12513` |
| Wood | `10011` | Brimstone | `14171` |
| Ironstone | `11001` | Black Ice | `18041` |
| Iron Bar | `11501` | Star Metal Ore | `18060` |
| Steel Bar | `11502` | Hardened Steel Bar | `18062` |
| Hide | `12011` | Aloe Extract | `53001` |

``` title="Console — spawn resources"
SpawnItem 11502 100
SpawnItem 18062 50
```

DLC items sit in reserved bands — `1000+` is Isle of Siptah, `100+` the Black Lotus Bazaar, `8100+` The Imperial East Pack. Mod authors are told to use IDs above `99999`, so an ID up there came from a mod, not the base game.

There is no console command for creatures, thralls or NPCs — use the Admin Panel's **Spawn Humanoid** and **Spawn Creatures** tabs.

## 8. Destroying Buildings & Objects

This is where admin sessions go wrong. Read the callout before using anything in this table.

| Command / key | What it does |
|---|---|
| `BuildingIdentify` | Prints Buildable ID, Owner ID, owner name, position and actor path for the structure you are looking at |
| `BuildingDestroy [BuildableID]` | Destroys the **entire** building with that ID |
| `DamageTarget [Value]` | Deals damage to the object or NPC in your crosshairs |
| `DestroyTarget` | Removes almost an entire player structure — and every object of the same kind nearby |
| `Shift` + `Delete` | Remove one building part, or kill one NPC in front of you |
| `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Delete` | Same, larger radius — also kills pets and **deletes world chunks** |

`BuildingIdentify` doubles as a decay-debugging tool: the Buildable ID changes when a structure becomes disconnected, so two pieces reporting different IDs are decaying separately.

> [!CAUTION] `DestroyTarget` deletes the map itself, and `BuildingDestroy` takes no confirmation
> `DestroyTarget` temporarily removes every object of the same kind — all the trees, and the targeted parts of the terrain. Players then fall into the void and die there; undoing it needs a relog in single-player and a **full server restart** on a dedicated server. `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Delete` deletes world chunks the same way. `BuildingDestroy` takes a raw numeric ID and asks nothing, so one typo erases the wrong base. For routine cleanup use `Shift` + `Delete` for a single piece, or `BuildingIdentify`, read back the owner name, then `BuildingDestroy` with the ID pasted rather than retyped — after a save backup.

## 9. Character & Follower Stats

| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
| `SetStat [stat] [value]` | Set one of your own attributes |
| `SetFollowerStat [stat] [value]` | Set an attribute on your follower |
| `LevelFollowerUpTo [Value]` | Level a follower up to `[Value]` (20 max) |
| `SetEnergy [type] [Value]` | `0` = corruption, `1` = heat |

Player attribute names, with their in-game labels:

| Stat name | Attribute | Stat name | Attribute |
|---|---|---|---|
| `AttributeHealth` | Vitality | `AttributeAthleticism` | Agility |
| `AttributeStamina` | Grit | `AttributeLeadership` | Authority |
| `AttributeMight` | Strength | `AttributeEncumbrance` | Expertise |

Followers use the same names plus `AttributeAccuracy`, `AttributeMetabolism`, `DamageModifierMelee` and `DamageModifierRanged`.

## 10. Server Settings & Diagnostics

| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
| `GetAllServerSettings` | List every server setting you can modify |
| `SetServerSetting "setting" "value"` | Change a setting live, without a restart |
| `GetServerHealth` | Server FPS, player count, spawned actors, number of player bases, total building parts, LOD count |
| `FlushLog` | Intended to clear the server event log — broken since May 2020, read the log via **Esc** > **Event Log** instead |
| `r.ShadowQuality [Value]` | `0` disables shadows — a real client FPS lever on a crowded base |
| `p.clothphysics [Value]` | `0` disables cloth movement and toggles the FPS display |

`SetServerSetting` reaches settings the Server Settings tab does not expose, including `MessageOfTheDay`. Quotes around both arguments are required. Not every setting takes effect live — some revert to the last loaded value unless changed while the server is offline.

``` title="Console — live server settings"
GetAllServerSettings
SetServerSetting "MessageOfTheDay" "Wipe Sunday 18:00 UTC"
GetServerHealth
```

`GetServerHealth` is the number to watch on a struggling server: total building parts and spawned actor count drive Conan Exiles server FPS into the floor far harder than player count does.

## 11. The Purge

| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
| `FillPlayerPurgeMeter` | Fill your own purge meter |
| `FillPlayerClanPurgeMeter` | Fill your clan's purge meter |
| `EmptyPlayerClanPurgeMeter` | Empty your clan's purge meter |
| `FillClanPurgeMeter` | Fill a clan's purge meter — single-player only |
| `FillAllClanPurgeMeters` | Fill every clan's purge meter |
| `EmptyAllClanPurgeMeters` | Empty every clan's purge meter |
| `StartPlayerPurge` | Start the purge once the meter is full |
| `StartNextPurgePhase` | Force a new purge |
| `StartNextWave` | Start the next wave of the current purge |
| `EndPurge` | End the purge |

Fill the meter first, then start. `StartPlayerPurge` does nothing on an empty meter.

## 12. Admin Hotkeys and the Admin Panel

| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `C` **or** `Shift` + `Insert` | Open the Admin Panel |
| `Insert` **or** `~` | Open the command interface |
| Double `~` | Open the full console with output |
| `RightCtrl` + `RightShift` + `RightAlt` + `L` | Copyable precise-coordinates window (repeat to close) |
| `Shift` + `Delete` | Kill / destroy a single target |
| `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `Delete` | Kill / destroy, large radius — deletes world chunks |
| `Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Shift` + `F10` | `NoBuildingCosts` — infinite building materials |
| `Ctrl` + `Alt` + `Shift` + `X` | Start a sandstorm (takes a few minutes to arrive) |

`NoBuildingCosts` needs at least one of each relevant item already in your inventory. Any admin command can be bound to a key under **Settings** > **Keybindings**; `Insert` is permanently bound to the console and cannot be reassigned, and keybinds the UI will not let you edit can be set by hand in `Input.ini`.

The Admin Panel itself is point-and-click and covers things with no console equivalent:

- **Player stats** — Encumber, Health Min, Health Max, +1 Knowledge, +Level, Set Level, Print XP, Show Stats
- **Modes** — Walk, Fly, Ghost, Cloak, God, DemiGod, Invisibility, NoSprintCost
- **Survival** — Toggle Eating, Toggle Hungry, Toggle Thirsty, Change Food Meter, Change Water Meter
- **Time and weather** — Change / Set Time of Day, Set Day Length, Freeze Time, Freeze Sky, Set Fog Severity, Set Target Weather Severity, Set Wind Severity, Set Wind Trajectory
- **Spawning** — Spawn Item (Resource, Gear, Building, Other), Spawn Humanoid, Spawn Creatures
- **Player List** — connected players, and where kicks and bans live

Time of day, weather and wind are panel-only. There is no `SetTime` or weather console command.

## 13. RCON

Conan Exiles uses the **Source RCON protocol** — the same wire format Minecraft uses — so any Minecraft- or Source-compatible RCON client works.

``` title="Game.ini — enable RCON"
[RconPlugin]
RconEnabled=1
RconPassword=YourRconPassword
RconPort=25575
RconMaxKarma=60
```

The same keys work as command-line arguments: `ConanSandboxServer.exe -RconEnabled=1 -RconPassword=... -RconPort=25575`. `RconMaxKarma` is the brute-force guard; leave it at `60`.

| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
| `help` | List the RCON commands your build supports |
| `con <slot> <command>` | Run a command as the player in that slot, e.g. `con 0 setstat level 60` |
| `whitelistplayer <steamid>` | Add a Steam ID to the whitelist |
| `unwhitelistplayer <steamid>` | Remove a Steam ID from the whitelist |

`SetServerSetting` also works over RCON, which makes it the cleanest way to change settings on a live server. RCON commands are logged to `RconCommandLog.log` in the server's `Logs` folder; connections land in `ConanSandbox.log`.

Funcom has never published a complete RCON command list — the documentation has been "planned" since 2018. Run `help` against your own server and treat that output as authoritative for your build rather than assuming a command exists.

## 14. Chat Commands

Any player can use these; none require admin.

| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
| `/s` or `/say` | Switch to the local channel |
| `/c` or `/clan` | Switch to the clan channel |
| `/g` or `/global` | Switch to the global channel |
| `/me [text]` | Emote-style action message |
| `/emote [name]` | Play an emote, e.g. `/emote wave` |
| `/whoami` | Your in-game ID, clan, character name and Steam name |
| `/fontsize [points]` | Chat font size |
| `/showchannelname` | Show the channel name in chat |
| `/showtimestamp` | Show timestamps (may be broken) |
| `/roll [low] [high]` | Roll a number in that range |
| `/dice [count] [sides]` | Roll dice, e.g. `/dice 2 6` |
| `/help` | List chat commands |

`/whoami` is the fastest way to get a player to hand you their Steam name for `TeleportToPlayer` or `SummonPlayer`.

## 15. Conan Exiles Enhanced

Conan Exiles Enhanced is the Unreal Engine 5 rebuild, and the admin command set carries over unchanged. Two server-side differences matter: the Exiled Lands and Isle of Siptah are merged into one map split into **regions**, excluded per-server with `[Regions] ExcludedRegions=IsleOfSiptah` in `Engine.ini`, and the Linux server binary requires the `game.db` filename to be all lowercase. Funcom's official Enhanced settings reference is at `exiles-enhanced.inflexion.io`.

## 16. FAQ

### How do I make myself admin in Conan Exiles?

Set `AdminPassword` in `ServerSettings.ini`, then either tick **Make Me Admin** under **Esc** > **Settings** > **Server Settings** after entering the password, or type `MakeMeAdmin YourAdminPassword` in the console. `Admin Rights Granted` appears in the top right when it works. In single-player you already have admin and need no password.

### How do I open the admin console in Conan Exiles?

Press `Insert` or `~` for the single-line command interface. Double-tap `~` for the full console, which is the only one that shows command **output** — you need it for `GetServerHealth`, `GetAllServerSettings` and `PrintPlayerInfo`. `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `C` opens the Admin Panel GUI instead.

### How do I spawn items?

`SpawnItem [ItemID] [Quantity]` — for example `SpawnItem 11502 100` for 100 Steel Bars. IDs are numeric and listed on each item's wiki page. The Admin Panel's Spawn Item tab is easier if you do not know the ID, and it is the only route for NPCs and creatures.

### How do I fly or become invisible?

`Fly` for flight, `Ghost` for flight plus noclip plus invisibility to other players, `Invisibility` for invisibility alone, and `Cloak` to become invisible to NPCs while still able to attack them. `Walk` exits `Fly` and `Ghost`.

### How do I kick or ban a player?

There is no kick or ban console command. Open the Admin Panel, go to **Player List**, select the player and use the kick or ban action there. For remote moderation use RCON, plus `whitelistplayer` and `unwhitelistplayer` if you want a closed server.

### How do I delete a griefed base without wrecking the map?

Look at the structure, run `BuildingIdentify` to get its Buildable ID and owner, then `BuildingDestroy <ID>`. Do **not** use `DestroyTarget` for this — it also removes terrain and other objects of the same type, and undoing it needs a server restart.

### Why did my admin rights disappear?

Admin mode is per-session, not persistent. Logging out, reconnecting, or running `MakeMeNormal` drops you back to a normal player. Re-run `MakeMeAdmin`, or tick **Make Me Admin** again, after every reconnect.

## 17. What to Read Next

- [Getting started with your Conan Exiles server](/knowledge-base/conan-exiles/getting-started-with-your-server/) — first boot and connecting
- [Conan Exiles Server Settings and Config Files](/knowledge-base/conan-exiles/configuration-overview/) — every `ServerSettings.ini` key
- [How to install mods for Conan Exiles](/knowledge-base/conan-exiles/how-to-install-mods/) — mod load order and the mod list file

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