As a server administrator you have the ability to kick or ban players who break your server rules. This article explains how to retrieve a player’s ID, kick or ban them in‑game, and unban them if needed.
In order to perform any administrative actions on your server, you'll need to have admin privileges. Don't know how to do this? Read our guide on How to Become an Admin on your Palworld Server
Retrieving Player Information
Before kicking or banning someone, you’ll need their Player ID or Steam ID.
- Connect to your Palworld server as an administrator (see the admin guide above).
- Press
Enterto open the chat and type/ShowPlayers. - The chat will display a list of connected players along with their IDs. Note down the ID of the player you want to take action against.
Kicking a Player
- Make sure you are connected as an admin.
- In chat, type
/KickPlayer <PlayerID>or/KickPlayer <SteamID>and pressEnter.
This immediately disconnects the player from your server.
Banning a Player
- While logged in as an admin, type
/BanPlayer <PlayerID>or/BanPlayer <SteamID>in chat.
This bans the player permanently until their ID is removed from the ban list.
Unbanning a Player
- Navigate to the Wabbanode Control Panel and Stop your server.
- Open the Files tab.
- Go to
/Pal/Saved/SaveGames/and locatebanlist.txt. - Open
banlist.txt, remove the line containing the banned player’s Steam ID, then save the file. - Start your server.
By using the /KickPlayer and /BanPlayer commands you can maintain a friendly community on your server. Editing the ban list allows you to revoke bans when appropriate.
