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Posted on May 11, 2024 in General

7 Days to Die Console Commands and Usage

by Clay B.

7 Days to Die is a popular survival horror game known for its open-world and crafting mechanisms. Battling waves of the undead can be a tiring experience if you aren't equipped with the right tools for the job. From spawning items to changing the game's time of day, console commands offer quite a great deal of control. In this guide, we'll show you how to use console commands and provide you with a full list. This guide is updated and current for Alpha 21.

How to use console commands in 7 Days to Die

Accessing the console command window in 7 Days to Die is simple:

  • Press the F1 key on your keyboard to open up the console.
  • Type your command and press enter. Refer to the full list of commands below.

List of 7 Days to Die Console Commands

We've categorized the commands below based on the type of command.

Spawning & XP Commands

Command Description Example
giveself [item id] [quality 1-6] Give yourself the specified item with a quality level. See below for item IDs. giveself gunPistol 6
spawnsupplycrate Spawn a supply crate at your current position spawnsupplycrate
spawnairdrop Spawn an airdrop at your current position spawnairdrop
spawnentity [player id] [entity id] Spawns an entity at the specified player's position. Use listplayerids to find player IDs spawnentity 101 zombieJoe
givexp [playerid] [xp amount] Gives a specified player XP givexp 101 50
giveselfxp [xp amount] Gives yourself XP giveselfxp 50

Admin Commands

Command Description Example
admin add [player id] [perm level] Add a player as an admin. Use range of 0-1000 for perms. admin add 101 500
admin remove [player id] Removes a player as an admin admin remove 101
ban add [player id] [time] [unit]  Bans a player for a specified time. ban add 101 7 day
ban remove [player id] Removes a ban ban remove 101
ban list Lists current bans ban list
kick [player id] [message] Kicks a player kick 101 bye
kickall [message] Kick all players kickall bye
whitelist add [player id] Adds a player to whitelist. Note: this will enable the whitelist on your server and prevent non-whitelisted users from joining. whitelist add 101
whitelist remove [player id] Removes a player from the whitelist. whitelist remove 101
say [message] Sends a message to all players. say Welcome to the server!
saveworld Saves the current world. saveworld
shutdown Shuts down the server. shutdown

Teleportation Commands

Command Description Example
teleport [player id] Teleports you to the specified player ID teleport 101
teleport [player1 id] [player2 id] Teleports one player to another teleport 101 102
teleportplayer [player id] [coords] Teleports a player to specified coordinates teleportplayer 101 -100 3000

Buff Commands

Command Description Example
buff [buff id] Applies a buff to yourself buff buffRedTea
debuff [buff id] Removes a buff from yourself debuff buffRedTea
buffplayer [player id] [buff id] Buff a specified player buff 101 buffRedTea
debuffplayer [player id] [buff id] Removes  buff from a specified player debuff 101 buffRedTea

Weather Commands

Command Description Example
weather [weather id] Changes the weather to the specified type. weather rain
weatherrandom Enables or disables random weather changes. weatherrandom

Game Management Commands

Command Description Example
gamestage [player id] [value] Sets the game stage for a player. gamestage 101 50
settime [day] [hour] [minute] Sets the current time in the game. settime 10 12 30
time Shows the current game time. time


Player Management Commands

Command Description Example
listplayers Lists all players connected to the server. listplayers
setplayerstat [stat] [value] Sets a player’s stat to the specified value. setplayerstat food 100

Creative Mode Commands

Command Description Example
cm Toggles creative mode. cm
creativemenu Opens the creative menu. creativemenu

Entity Management Commands

Command Description Example
killall Kills all entities. killall
kill [player id] Kills a specified player. kill 101

List of 7 Days to Die Items

This blog post would've gotten quite long if we were to list all of the items here. That said, there's a great reference available on the 7 Days to Die wiki here: https://7daystodie.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Items

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