ARK Spawn Commands

The single most-searched ARK request is not “how do I tame a Rex.” It is “what is the command to spawn a Rex.” Players want the dinosaur in front of them, not a lecture. Here is the syntax that works, the class names that resolve, and a reference table you can copy.

The point most guides miss: one spawn command format works on every official map. It is the class name with _Character_BP_C on the end. Memorise that and you never need a spawn-code site again.

The two commands you will actually use

Both need cheats on. In single player they are on by default. On a server you first run:

enablecheats <adminpassword>

Everything else on this page assumes that step is done.

The format, spelled out

The trick that saves people hours: ARK identifies creatures by an internal Blueprint path, but you almost never need the long path. The short class name plus _Character_BP_C resolves on both ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Survival Ascended.

Summon Rex_Character_BP_C

That spawns a wild Rex. To spawn a tamed one at level 150:

GMSummon Rex_Character_BP_C 150

If you want the full Blueprint path (needed for some scripts and the SpawnDino command), it follows this shape:

Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Rex/Rex_Character_BP.Rex_Character_BP'

SpawnDino <path> <spawnDistance> <spawnYOffset> <spawnZOffset> <level> is the precise alternative, but for day-to-day spawning Summon and GMSummon are the ones people actually type.

The class names players search for most

These are the creatures with the highest spawn-command search volume, with the class names that resolve on the official maps. Note the ones that are not obvious — Giganotosaurus is Gigant, not Giga, and that single typo is why half the “command does not work” posts exist.

For a creature not in the table, the rule holds for most creatures: strip spaces from the name, capitalise the first letter of each word, drop any punctuation, and append _Character_BP_C. Variant creatures (such as the Wyvern family above) do not follow this pattern — each elemental variant has its own class name, so use the specific string from the table rather than guessing.

The commands that pair with spawning

Once the creature is there, these are the ones players run next.

• DestroyAll <Class>_Character_BP_C — clears every creature of that class from the map. Use it to reset a spawn you flooded.
• GiveItemNum 1 1 0 false — the format for items; the first number is the item ID.
• cheat fly and cheat walk — get above the creature you spawned so you can knock it out or mount it.
• cheat teleport — recentre yourself if the spawn landed somewhere awkward.

The three mistakes that waste an hour

1. Using the long Blueprint path when the short name works. The short class name resolves everywhere. The long path is only for SpawnDino scripts.
2. Forgetting enablecheats on a server. In single player it is on; on a dedicated or rented server it is not, and every command silently fails.
3. Typing Giga for the Giganotosaurus. It is Gigant. This is the single most common spawn-command error in the community.

A quick checklist

• Cheats enabled: enablecheats <password> on a server.
• Wild spawn: Summon <Class>_Character_BP_C.
• Tamed spawn: GMSummon <Class>_Character_BP_C <level>.
• Class name = name without spaces + _Character_BP_C.
• Giganotosaurus is Gigant_Character_BP_C.

For the tame that follows the spawn, see the taming guide. For the stats of whatever you just summoned, see the best tames guide. For the settings that change how taming feels, see single player settings.