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How to Kick and Ban Players on Your Minecraft Bedrock Edition Server

Kick and ban players on a Minecraft Bedrock Edition server

1 min read
Apr 11, 2026

You can kick and ban players using in-game commands or via the server console.

Kick a player

Enter the following command in the chat or server console:

/kick <name>

The player is removed from the server but can rejoin.

Ban a player

/ban <name>

The player is permanently banned from the server.

Unban a player

There is no in-game command for unbanning. You need to edit the ban list manually:

  1. Stop the server
    Stop your server via the dashboard.

  2. Connect via SFTP
    Connect to your server via SFTP.

  3. Edit ban list
    Open the file banned-players.json or banned-ips.json and remove the player's entry.

  4. Start the server
    Start your server.

All commands

Command Description
/kick <name> Kick a player
/ban <name> Ban a player
Written byEmeraldHost Team
Last updated on Apr 11, 2026 Edit on GitHub

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