How to clear a player's inventory in Rust

Type inventory.clearinventory "PlayerName" in the server console to empty that player's inventory. Add --belt, --wear or --backpack to clear only that part.

inventory.clearinventory

Clears a player's inventory, optionally only the belt, clothing or backpack.

inventory.clearinventory <player> [--belt] [--wear] [--backpack]

Examples

inventory.clearinventory "PlayerName"

Wipe a player's inventory.

inventory.clearinventory "PlayerName" --belt

Only clear their hotbar.

Arguments

playerRequired: Name or Steam64 ID.
--beltOptional: Only clear the hotbar.
--wearOptional: Only clear worn clothing.
--backpackOptional: Only clear the backpack.

What it does

Without flags it empties the whole inventory. Add --belt, --wear or --backpack to clear only those containers.

The game's own description: Clears the inventory of a target player. eg. inventory.clearInventory jim. Can take container names as arguments: --belt --wear --backpack

Good to know

Items are deleted, not dropped.

Run it on your server

Type it in the server console or send it over RCON; admins can also use the F1 console in game. To keep a setting, run server.writecfg after changing it, or put it on the launch line as +name value.

Your own
game server.

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