Complete Towny Commands Guide (2026): All 501 Commands
Looking for a complete Towny commands list for 2026? This searchable reference covers all 501 functional command entries from the current Towny documentation, including player commands, TownyAdmin commands, TownyWorld commands and chat commands.
Use the Top 15 for everyday gameplay, jump directly to Town, Plot, Resident, Nation, Admin or World commands, or search the full list instantly. Every command remains visible in the page HTML so the guide works as both a player-friendly reference and a complete Towny command directory.
⚡ Towny Commands Quick Start
New to Towny? These common tasks cover the commands players search for most often. Each answer links to the full command category below.
How do I create a town in Towny?
/town new {townname}Creates a new town when the server's permissions and economy requirements allow it.
View all related commands →How do I claim land for my town?
/town claimClaims the Towny townblock you are standing in for your town.
View all related commands →How do I claim a personal plot?
/plot claimClaims a personal plot that has been placed for sale.
View all related commands →How do I join an open town?
/town join {townname}Joins a town that is configured to allow public joining.
View all related commands →How do I create a nation?
/nation new {nationname}Creates a new nation with your town as its capital when requirements are met.
View all related commands →How do I view the Towny map?
/towny mapDisplays Towny's map view in chat.
View all related commands →📚 Towny Command Categories
The 501-command reference is split into nine searchable categories so players and server administrators can jump directly to the part of Towny they need.
⭐ 15 Most Popular Towny Commands
These are the commands most players need first when joining a Towny server.
/town
View your town information.
/town new {townname}
Create a new town.
/town spawn
Teleport to your town spawn.
/town claim
Claim the current chunk for your town.
/town unclaim
Remove the current chunk from your town.
/town deposit {$}
Deposit money into your town bank.
/town withdraw {$}
Withdraw money from your town bank.
/town join {townname}
Join an open town.
/town leave
Leave your current town.
/plot claim
Claim a personal plot that is for sale.
/plot {forsale/fs}
Put a plot up for sale.
/resident
Open your resident information.
/nation
Open your nation information.
/towny map
Display the Towny map.
/invite accept {town}
Accept a town invitation.
Try a shorter term such as
plot, claim, spawn or nation.🧭 General Towny Commands
Browse the current general towny commands included in this 2026 Towny player guide.
/towny
Shows basic towny commands.
/towny ?
Shows more towny commands.
/towny allowedblocks
Opens a menu where you can check what blocks might be allowed to be built/destroyed in
/towny itemuse
Shows the items in the item_use_ids list.
/towny map
Shows the towny map.
/towny map hud
Activates the map in the player's scoreboard.
/towny plotclearblocks
Shows the blocks deleted using `/plot clear`
/towny prices
Shows taxes/costs associated with running a town.
/towny switches
Shows the blocks in the switch_ids list.
/towny time
Shows time until next new-day (tax/upkeep collection.)
/towny top residents {all/town/nation}
Shows top residents.
/towny top land {all/resident/town}
Shows top land owners.
/towny spy
Admin command to spy on all chat channels
/towny tree
Shows lots of stuff.
/towny universe
Shows full towny stats, resident/town/nation/world counts as well as townblocks claimed.
/towny v
Shows towny version.
/towny wildsblocks
Shows the blocks that are usable in wilds plots, and which are allowed to be farmed in the wilderness.
🧱 Plot Commands
Browse the current plot commands included in this 2026 Towny player guide.
/plot
Shows the /plot commands.
/plot claim
Resident command to personally claims a plot that are for sale.
/plot claim auto
Resident command to personally claim an area of plots that are for sale, around the player typing the command.
/plot unclaim
Resident command to unclaim personally owned plots.
/plot unclaim circle/rect
Resident command to unclaim personally owned plots in a circle or rectangle shape.
/plot unclaim circle/rect {# (radius around current position)}
Radius of the area to unclaim.
/plot {forsale/fs}
Set a plot for sale.
/plot {forsale/fs} circle/rect
Set a shape.
/plot {forsale/fs} circle/rect {# (radius around current position)}
Radius of the area to set forsale.
/plot {forsale/fs} $$
Cost of plot.
/plot {forsale/fs} $$ circle/rect
Set a shape.
/plot {forsale/fs} $$ circle/rect {# (radius around current position)}
Radius of the area to set forsale.
/plot {notforsale/nfs}
Set a plot to not be for sale.
/plot {notforsale/nfs} circle/rect
Set a shape.
/plot {notforsale/nfs} circle/rect {# (radius around current position)}
Radius of the area to set notforsale.
/plot district create|new [name]
Creates a new district, with the given name.
/plot district add {name}
Adds a townblock to the given district. If you are actively adding to a district you do not need to continue supplying the name.
/plot district rename [name]
Changes the name of a district.
/plot district remove
Remove the townblock you are stood in from a district.
/plot district delete
Deletes the district you are stood in.
/plot evict
Used to remove a plot from a plot owner, usually by the mayor or assistant.
/plot evict forsale
Evicts the plot owner and puts the plot up for sale immediately.
/plot trust add {name}
Adds a player as Trusted on the plot.
/plot trust remove {name}
Removes a player from being Trusted on the plot.
/plot perm
Shows the perm line of the plot in which the player stands.
/plot perm gui
opens the GUI to configure the plot perm override.
/plot perm add {name}
Adds a player to the plot perm override.
/plot perm remove {name}
Removes a player from the plot perm override.
/plot perm hud
Toggles on/off the plot perm hud scoreboard which shows the perm line of the plot in which the player stands along with more useful plot info.
/plot set reset
Sets a shop/embassy/arena/wilds plot back to a normal plot.
/plot set shop
Sets a plot to a shop plot.
/plot set embassy
Sets a plot to an embassy plot.
/plot set arena
Sets a plot to an arena plot.
/plot set wilds
Sets a plot to a wilds plot.
/plot set inn
Set a plot to an inn plot.
/plot set jail
Set a plot to an jail plot.
/plot set farm
Set a plot to a farm plot.
/plot set bank
Set a plot to a bank plot.
/plot set outpost
Set a plot to an outpost plot, costs the same as /t claim outpost.
/plot set outpost spawn
Sets the spawn point inside of an existing outpost plot to where the player is standing.
/plot set name
allows a mayor or plot-owner to rename plots they own, overwriting the ~Unowned message. Personal-plots display both the plot's given name and the name of the plot-owner.
/plot set perm {on/off}
Edits the perm line of the single plot in which the player is standing. [See here for details.](https://github.com/TownyAdvanced/Towny/wiki/How-Towny-Works#towny-plot-perms)
/plot set perm reset
Resets the plot in which you stand to the default perm line of the /town or /resident screen (depending on if the plot is owned personally or by the town.)
/plot set minjoindays {#]
Sets the # of days, or removes the minjoindays amount when clear is used.
/plot set minjoindays clear
Removes the minjoindays requirement.
/plot set maxjoindays {#]
Sets the # of days, or removes the maxjoindays amount when clear is used.
/plot set maxjoindays clear
Removes the maxjoindays requirement.
/plot toggle fire
Turn on/off firespread in the plot in which you stand.
/plot toggle pvp
Turn on/off pvp in the plot in which you stand.
/plot toggle explosion
Turn on/off explosions in the plot in which you stand.
/plot toggle mob
Turn on/off hostile mobspawning in the plot in which you stand.
/plot toggle taxed
Turn on/off whether a plot will charge a plotowner taxes, while they own the plot personally.
/plot clear
Command to remove list of block id's from a plot, used by a mayor on town-owned land, or by a plot-owner on their personal plots.
/plot group add|new|create {groupname}
Creates a plot group where a player is standing, also adds plots to an existing group.
/plot group remove
Removes the plot stood in from its plot group.
/plot group delete
Deletes a plot group entirely.
/plot group rename {newname}
Renames a plot group.
/plot group set {plottype}
Sets the group to a specified plot type. Not able to be used for Jail plots.
/plot group set perm ...
Used to set the perm line of the group you are standing in. See above section for /plot set perm for remainder of commands.
/plot group toggle ...
Used to toggle plot settings. See above section for /plot set toggle for remainder of commands.
/plot group forsale|fs {price}
Set the group for sale at the set price.
/plot group notforsale|nfs
Set the group not for sale.
/plot group trust add {name}
Adds a player as Trusted on the plot group.
/plot group trust remove {name}
Removes a player from being Trusted on the plot group.
/plot group perm gui
Opens the GUI to edit the plot perm override.
/plot group perm add {name}
Adds a player to the plot perm override.
/plot group perm remove {name}
Removes a player from the plot perm override.
/plot jailcell add
Adds a jail cell to a jail plot, where the player is stood.
/plot jailcell remove
Removes a jail cell from a jail plot, where the player is stood.
👤 Resident Commands
Browse the current resident commands included in this 2026 Towny player guide.
/resident
Shows a player their resident screen.
/resident ?
Shows /res commands available.
/resident {resident}
Shows a player another player's resident screen.
/resident friend add {resident} .. {resident}
Resident adds online player to their friends list.
/resident friend add+ {resident} .. {resident}
Resident adds offline player to their friends list.
/resident friend remove {resident} .. {resident}
Resident removes online player from their friends list.
/resident friend remove+ {resident} .. {resident}
Resident removes offline player from their friends list.
/resident friend clearlist
Removes all friends from a resident's friend list.
/resident friend list
Returns a list of your friends.
/resident friend list online
Returns a list of your friends which are currently online.
/resident list
Lists residents in towny's data folder who are online.
/resident jail paybail
Allows a player to pay to get out of jail. Funds go to the town which owns the Jail.
/resident outlawlist {playername}
Display the list of towns in which a resident is outlawed in. Leave out the optional player name to see the towns in which you are an outlaw.
/resident plotlist {#}
Shows a player their own list of plots, with an optional page number.
/resident plotlist [name] {#}
Shows a list of plots for the given player name, with an optional page number.
/resident spawn
If deny_bed_use: true and player has a current bed spawn, command will teleport player to their bed.
/resident toggle pvp
Changes a resident's personally owned plots' PVP status.
/resident toggle fire
Changes a resident's personally owned plots' fire status.
/resident toggle mobs
Changes a resident's personally owned plots' mobs status.
/resident toggle map
Turns on map which refreshes when moving across plot borders.
/resident toggle townclaim
Turns on mode where /town claim is automatically used when moving across plot borders.
/resident toggle townunclaim
Turns on mode where /town unclaim is automatically used when moving across plot borders.
/resident toggle bedspawn
Turns on the mode where you will prefer your bed spawn over your town spawn.
/resident toggle plotborder
Turns on smokey plot-border view. Border shows when players cross to different townblocks.
/resident toggle constantplotborder
Turns on smokey plot-border view. Border doesn't disappear.
/resident toggle townborder
Turns on smokey plot-border view of the town you are stood in. Border doesn't disappear.
/resident toggle bordertitles
Turns on/off the Title messages seen when entering/leaving town, when using_titles is true in the config.
/resident toggle plotgroup
Turns on a mode that will automatically add plots you enter into, into the plot group you are constructing.
/resident toggle district
Turns on a mode that will automatically add plots you enter into, into the district you are constructing.
/resident toggle spy
Admins can turn on chat-channel spying.
/resident toggle ignoreinvites
Turns on/off receiving invites to towns.
/resident toggle ignoreplots
Turns on/off plot notifications in town.
/resident toggle reset
This turns off all modes that are active.
/resident toggle infotool
Allows an admin to use the clay brick tool to determine the Bukkit names/classes of blocks and entities.
/resident toggle adminbypass
Used to make admins play as non-admins.
/resident set perm {on/off}
Edits the perm line on the resident screen. [See here for details.](https://github.com/TownyAdvanced/Towny/wiki/How-Towny-Works#towny-plot-perms)
/resident set perm reset
This takes the perm line seen in the /resident screen and applies it to all plots personally owned by the player typing it.
/resident set about {message]
Sets a bio/about message shown in the /res status screen.
/resident set about {clear}
Removes all of your modes.
/resident set about {reset}
Removes all of your modes and re-assigns your default modes.
/resident tax {resname}
Shows taxes a player pays.
🏰 Town Commands
Browse the current town commands included in this 2026 Towny player guide.
/town
Shows a player their town's town screen.
/town ?
Shows /town commands available.
/town {town}
Shows a player another town's town screen.
/town here
Shows you the town screen of the town in which you stand.
/town leave
Leaves a town.
/town list by name {page #}
order alpabetically.
/town list by resident {page #}
order by town with most residents.
/town list by balance {page #}
order by town with the highest nation bank balance.
/town list by townblocks {page #}
order towns by how many townblocks they have claimed.
/town list by forsale {page #}
order towns based on whether they are for sale, by price.
/town list by online {page #}
order by how many players are online at that moment.
/town list by open {page #}
lists open towns first, in order of most residents to least residents.
/town list by public {page #}
lists public towns first, in order of most residents to least residents.
/town list by ruined {page #}
lists ruined towns first, in order of most residents to least residents.
/town list by bankrupt {page #}
lists bankrupt towns first, in order of most residents to least residents.
/town list by founded {page #}
order by founded date, oldest first.
/town online
Shows players in your town which are online.
/town plots {townname}
Shows a helpful list of plots and their types/revenue which are owned by the town.
/town plots {townname} trustlist [resident] {page #}
Shows a list of plots that the given resident has trust given in.
/town plots {townname} trustlist {page #}
Shows a list of plots that have had trusted given in, with lists of resident names in the list's hovers.
/town new {townname}
Creates a new town.
/town add {resident} .. {resident}
Mayor command to add residents to your town.
/town kick {resident} .. {resident}
Mayor command to remove residents from your town.
/town invite
Show a list of players who've been sent invites to your town.
/town invite sent
Show a list of players who've been sent invites to your town.
/town invite sent removeall
Denies all of your town's sent invites.
/town invite received
Show a list of invites your town has received from nations.
/town invite accept {nationname}
Accept an invite to join a nation.
/town invite deny {nationname}
Deny an invite to join a nation.
/town invite {playername}
Send an invite to a player to join your town.
/town spawn
Teleports you to your town's spawn.
/town spawn {town}
Teleports you to another town's spawn.
/town claim
Mayor command to claim the townblock in which you stand for your town.
/town claim outpost <#|{name}|{name:#}
Claims an outpost for your town. {name} uses the plot name. {name:#} is used when a plot name begins with a number.
/town claim {# (radius around current position)}
Claims an area of townblocks around you for your town.
/town claim auto
Claims as many townblocks around you as is possible given money in townbank and available townblocks.
/town claim fill
Flood fills a surrounded section of plots. You must claim your border before using this command.
/town unclaim
Mayor command to unclaim the townblock in which you stand.
/town unclaim all
Mayor command to unclaim all townblocks.
/town unclaim {# (radius around current position)}
Command to unclaim an area of townblocks around you.
/town unclaim outpost
Used to unclaim glitched outposts on MySQL Towny servers pre-0.92.0.0
/town cede plot {townname}
Attempts to give the townblock the player is stood in, to the given town.
/town withdraw {$}
Removes money from town bank.
/town withdraw all
Withdraws all of the money from the town bank.
/town deposit {$}
Adds money from player to the town bank.
/town deposit all
Deposits all of your money into the town bank.
/town deposit {$} {townname}
Deposits money from player into the specified town's bank.
/town baltop {townname}
Opens a book displaying the richest players in a town.
/town bankhistory {#}
Opens a book GUI with # number of transactions listed, showing the town bank history.
/town buy bonus {amount}
Buys available bonus townblocks.
/town allylist {townname}
Displays a list of allies for the Town.
/town enemylist {townname}
Displays a list of enemies for the Town.
/town delete {town name}
Admin/Mayor command to delete a town from towny's data folder's files.
/town forsale|fs [$]
Puts up a town for sale at the specified amount.
/town notforsale|nfs
Removes a town being available for sale.
/town buytown {townname}
Prompts a player to buy a town which is set for sale.
/town merge {town name}
{town name} is the town which will be merged into the town owned by the mayor using the command.
/town nearby
Shows a list of up to 10 towns which are near the player.
/town outlawlist {town}
Displays a list of outlaws for a town.
/town outlaw {add/remove} {name}
Adds or removes an outlaw from a town's outlaw list
/town outpost {# (where # equals the corresponding outpost's number)}
Teleports to an outpost.
/town outpost {list}
lists your town's outposts.
/town plotgrouplist {townname} {page #}
Lists a town's plotgroups with forsale and price indicated.
/town purge {days}
Kicks residents from the town who have been inactive for the given number of days, exempts npcs and mayors.
/town ranklist {townname}
Displays residents and their ranks, optional townname to view another town's rank list.
/town rank {add|remove} {playername} {rankname}
Grants or removes a rank to a resident of the town.
/town reclaim
allows a resident to reclaim their ruined town.
/town reslist {townname}
See a FULL list of all residents in a town.
/town say {msg}
Broadcast a message to online town members.
/town set board {message}
Sets message seen by residents upon logging in.
/town set board none
Sets an empty board which will not be seen on login or in the /town status screen.
/town set mayor {resident}
Mayor command to give mayor status to another resident.
/town set homeblock
Sets the homeblock and spawn of your town.
/town set spawn
Sets the town spawn, must be done inside the homeblock.
/town set spawncost
Set the cost of spawning to a public town. Doesn't affect town residents, nation members and nation-allies.
/town set mapcolor {color}
Sets a town's mapcolor seen in the dynmap.
/town set name {name}
Change your town's name.
/town set outpost
Resets the outpost's spawn point to the player location. Must be used in an existing outpost plot.
/town set perm {on/off}
Edits the perm line on the town screen. [See here for details.](https://github.com/TownyAdvanced/Towny/wiki/How-Towny-Works#towny-plot-perms)
/town set perm reset
This takes the perm line seen in the /town screen and applies it to all plots owned by the town.
/town set tag {upto4character}
Sets the town's tag, which is sometimes used on that chat line.
/town set tag {upto4character} clear
Clears the tag set for the town.
/town set taxes {$}
Sets taxes collected from each resident daily. Also sets percentage if taxpercent is toggled on.
/town set taxpercentcap {$}
The maximum amount that can be taken when taxpercent is enabled.
/town set plottax {$}
Set taxes collected from each resident daily, per plot that they own.
/town set plotprice {$}
Sets default cost of plot for the town.
/town set shopprice {$}
Sets default cost of a shopplot for the town.
/town set shoptax {$}
Set taxes collected from each resident daily, per shopplot that they own.
/town set embassyprice {$}
Sets default cost of a embassy plot for the town.
/town set embassytax {$}
Set taxes collected from each resident daily, per embassy plot that they own.
/town set title {name} {titlegoeshere}
Mayor command to add a Title to a member of the town.
/town set title {name}
Mayor command to remove a Title from a member of the town.
/town set surname {name} {surnamegoeshere}
Mayor command to add a Suffix to a member of the town.
/town set surname {name}
Mayor command to remove a Suffix from a member of the town.
/town set primaryjail
Sets your town's primary jail.
/town toggle explosion
Turn on/off explosions in town.
/town toggle fire
Turn on/off firespread in town.
/town toggle mobs
Turn on/off hostile mobspawning in town.
/town toggle public
Turn on/off public /town spawning and the co-ordinates of the town's homeblock in the /town screen.
/town toggle pvp
Turn on/off pvp in town.
/town toggle taxpercent
Turn on/off taxing by percent/flatrate.
/town toggle nationzone
Turn on/off the town's NationZone.
/town toggle open
Turn on/off public joining to your town.
/town takeoverclaim
Used by a mayor to take over land from an overclaimed town, when overclaiming is allowed in the config.
/town join {townname}
Command to join a town that doesn't require invites.
/town jail list
Shows jail number, name, coord, cellcount and which jail is the primary jail.
/town jail {name}
Jails the given player for 1 hour, must be a resident of your own town.
/town jail {name} {hours}
Jails the given player for the given hours.
/town jail {name} {hours} {jail}
Jails the given player for the given hours, in the given jail plot (which is a number.)
/town jail {name} {hours} {jail} {cell}
Jails the given player for the given hours, in the given jail plot and jail cell (which are both numbers.)
/town jail {name}
Jails the given player for 1 hour, must be a resident of your own town, with the default bail amount.
/town jail {name} {hours}
Jails the given player for the given hours, with the default bail amount.
/town jail {name} {hours} {bail}
Jails the given player for the given hours, with the given bail amount.
/town jail {name} {hours} {bail} {jail}
Jails the given player for the given hours, with the given bail amount, in the given jail plot (which is a number.)
/town jail {name} {hours} {bail} {jail} {cell}
Jails the given player for the given hours, with the given bail amount, in the given jail plot and jail cell (which are both numbers.)
/town unjail {name}
Unjails someone in your town's jail.
/town trust add {name}
Adds a player as Trusted to the entire town.
/town trust remove {name}
Removes a player from being Trusted by the entire town.
/town trust list
Displays a list of trusted players for the town.
/town trusttown add [townname]
Adds an entire town as trusted in your town.
/town trusttown remove [townname]
Removes an entire town as trusted in your town.
/town trusttown list
Displays a list of trusted towns in your town.
🌍 Nation Commands
Browse the current nation commands included in this 2026 Towny player guide.
/nation
Shows a player their nation's nation screen.
/nation ?
Shows /nation commands.
/nation list by name {page #}
order alpabetically.
/nation list by resident {page #}
order by nation with most residents across all towns.
/nation list by balance {page #}
order by nation with the highest nation bank balance.
/nation list by towns {page #}
order by nation with the most towns.
/nation list by townblocks {page #}
order nations by how many townblocks their towns have collectively claimed.
/nation list by online {page #}
order by how many players are online at that moment.
/nation list by open {page #}
ordered by open first, number of residents second.
/nation list by public {page #}
order by public first, number of residents second.
/nation list by founded {page #}
order by founded date, oldest first.
/nation online
Shows players in your nation which are online.
/nation {nation}
Shows a player the /nation screen of another nation.
/nation leave
Mayor command to leave the nation they are a part of.
/nation withdraw {$}
King command to remove money from the nation bank.
/nation withdraw all
Withdraws all of the money from the nation bank.
/nation deposit {$}
Command to add money to the nation bank.
/nation deposit all
Deposits all of your money into the nation bank.
/nation baltop {nationname}
Opens a book displaying the richest players in a nation.
/nation bankhistory {#}
Opens a book GUI with # number of transactions listed, showing the nation bank history.
/nation deposit {$} {townname}
King command to add money to the bank of a town who is in the nation.
/nation new {nationname}
Mayor command to create a nation.
/nation rank
Command to set assistant/custom ranks in the nation.
/nation add {town} .. {town}
Invites/Adds a town to your nation.
/nation kick {town} .. {town}
Removes a town from your nation.
/nation delete {nation}
Deletes your nation.
/nation invite
Show a list of invites sent.
/nation invite help
Show a list of invites sent.
/nation invite sent
Show a list of invites sent.
/nation invite {town}
Invites a town to a nation.
/nation ally
Show a list of nation alliance invites sent.
/nation ally add {nation} .. {nation}
Add a nation to your nation's ally list.
/nation ally remove {nation} .. {nation}
Removes a nation from your nation's ally list.
/nation ally accept {nationname}
Accepts an invitation to ally from another nation.
/nation ally deny {nationname}
Denies an invitation to ally from another nation.
/nation ally sent
Show a list of nation alliance invites sent.
/nation ally received
Show a list of nation alliance invites received.
/nation enemy add {nation} .. {nation}
Add a nation to your nation's enemy list.
/nation enemy remove {nation} .. {nation}
Removes a nation from your nation's enemy list.
/nation townoutposts | outpost listall
Lists a nation's town's outposts with a clickable teleportation.
/nation townoutposts | outpost [townname] list
Lists one town in your nation's outposts with clickable teleportation.
/nation townoutposts | outpost [townname] [outpost]
Teleports you to the outpost of the town in your nation.
/nation rank {add|remove} {playername} {rankname}
Grants or removes a rank to a resident of the nation.
/nation sanctiontown add [townname]
Adds a town to the sanctioned town list.
/nation sanctiontown remove [townname]
Removes a town from the sanctioned town list.
/nation sanctiontown list
Lists your nation's sanctioned towns.
/nation sanctiontown list [nationname]
Lists the sanctioned towns of other nations.
/nation say {msg}
Broadcast a message to online nation members.
/nation set king {resident}
King command to change the king of the nation.
/nation set capital {town}
Sets the capitol and king of the nation.
/nation set board {message}
Sets message seen by residents upon logging in.
/nation set board none
Sets an empty board which will not be seen on login or in the /nation status screen.
/nation set taxes {$}
Sets nationtax applied to the towns within the nation.
/nation set conqueredtax {$}
Sets a nation's conquered tax, which is paid by the conquered towns.
/nation set taxpercentcap
Sets the maximum amount that a town will pay in nationtax, when the nation has percent-based taxation.
/nation set name {name}
Sets the nation's name.
/nation set spawn
Sets the nation spawn point.
/nation set spawncost
Sets the cost of public spawns to that nation's spawn point. No effect on members of the nation or nation-allies
/nation set title {name} {titlegoeshere}
King command to add a Title to a member of the nation.
/nation set title {name}
King command to clear a Title from a member of the nation.
/nation set surname {name} {surnamegoeshere}
King command to add a Suffix to a member of the nation.
/nation set surname {name}
King command to clear a Suffix from a member of the nation.
/nation set tag {upto4character}
Sets the nation's tag, which is sometimes used on that chat line.
/nation set tag {upto4character} clear
Clears the tag set for the nation.
/nation set mapcolor {color}
Sets the colour seen on the dynmap-towny webpage.
/nation toggle neutral
Sets whether your nation will pay daily to be neutral during towny war.
/nation toggle open
Sets the nation to be open, so that any town can join without an invite.
/nation toggle taxpercent
Turns on and off the percentage-based taxation of towns in the nation.
/nation join {nation}
Used by a town mayor to join an open nation.
/nation merge {nationname}
Requests the given nation to merge into your nation.
/nation ranklist {nationname}
Displays residents and their ranks, optional nationname to view another nation's rank list.
/nation townlist (nation)
(nation) is optional, to show townlist of a nation you aren't a part of.
/nation allylist (nation)
(nation) is optional, to show allylist of a nation you aren't a part of.
/nation enemylist (nation)
(nation) is optional, to show enemylist of a nation you aren't a part of.
✉️ Invite Commands
Browse the current invite commands included in this 2026 Towny player guide.
/invite
Shows subcommands.
/invite ?|help
Shows subcommands.
/invite list
Shows a list of invites you have received from towns.
/invite accept {town}
Accepts an invite to join a town.
/invite deny {town}
Denies an invite to join a town.
/invite deny all
Denies all of a player's received town invites.
💬 Towny Chat Commands
Quick player chat commands for switching between Towny channels.
/townychat reload
Reloads chatconfig.yml and channels.yml.
/tc
Speak with members of your town only, or enter town chat when used without a message.
/nc
Speak with members of your nation only, or enter nation chat when used without a message.
/ac
Speak with members of your nation and its allies, or enter ally chat when used without a message.
/g
Speak in global chat, or enter the global channel when used without a message.
/l, /lc
Speak in local chat, or enter the local channel when used without a message.
/res set mode reset
Reset chat mode to the default chat.
/a, /admin
Admin chat.
/m, /mod
Moderator chat.
/channel leave|join {channel}
Leave or join a chat channel.
/ch list
List the channels a player is currently listening to.
/leave {channel}
Leave a channel.
/join {channel}
Join a channel.
/chmute {channel} {player}
Mute a player in a channel.
/mutelist {channel}
Display the mute list for a channel.
/chunmute {channel} {player}
Unmute a player in a channel.
🛡️ TownyAdmin Commands
Administrator-only commands for server owners and staff, covering residents, towns, nations, permissions, economy, database and maintenance.
/townyadmin
Shows Memory, Threads, War status, Health regen setting, Time, Whether daily-timer/taxes are on.
/townyadmin ?
Shows /ta commands.
/townyadmin tpplot {world} {x} {z}
Teleports an admin to the Towny chunk coordinates seen in the /towny map command. Be careful with large numbers, you could be teleported farther than you think and end up generating chunks.
/townyadmin plot claim {playername}
Admin command to claim a plot for another player. Area must be a part of a town.
/townyadmin plot meta
used to view a plot's metadata.
/townyadmin plot meta set [key] [value]
Sets a metadata.
/townyadmin plot meta [add|remove] [key]
Adds or removes a metadata.
/townyadmin plot claimedat
Shows when the plot was claimed.
/townyadmin resident {residentname} delete
Admin command to delete a resident.
/townyadmin resident {oldname} rename {newname}
Admin command to manually rename a resident to a new name. Not need if TownyNameUpdater.jar is present.
/townyadmin resident {residentname} friend [add|remove|clear|list]
Allows admins to manipulate a resident's friends list.
/townyadmin resident {residentname} unjail
Admin command to unjail any resident.
/townyadmin resident {residentname} about clear
Admin command to remove a resident's About line.
/townyadmin resident {residentname} set registered {timestamp}
Sets the resident registered time with the timestamp being a long.
/townyadmin resident {residentname} set lastonline {timestamp}
Sets the resident lastonline time with the timestamp being a long.
/townyadmin resident {residentname} meta set [key] [value]
Sets a meta data key on a resident to the value.
/townyadmin resident {residentname} meta [add|remove] [key]
Adds or removes a metadata key to/from a resident.
/townyadmin town new {townname} {mayor}
Admin command to create a town for the mayor where the command sender is standing, does not charge money.
/townyadmin town new {townname} npc
Creates a new town with an NPC mayor, allowing admins to make a new town without having to leave their own.
/townyadmin nation new {nationname} {capital}
Admin command to create a nation for the capital town, does not charge money.
/townyadmin town {townname} add {resident} .. {resident}
Admin command to forcibly add a player to a town.
/townyadmin town {townname} invite {resident}
Admin command to send a town invite to a player.
/townyadmin town {townname} remove {resident} .. {resident}
Admin command to remove a resident from a town.
/townyadmin town {townname} kick {resident}
Admin command to remove a resident from a town.
/townyadmin town {townname} rename {newname}
Admin command to rename a town.
/townyadmin town {townname} spawn
Admin command to spawn at at town spawn.
/townyadmin town {townname} outpost #
Admin command to spawn at any towns outposts.
/townyadmin town {townname} delete
Admin command to delete a town.
/townyadmin town {townname} buy ....
Admin command to use the buy command as though you were a part of the town.
/townyadmin town {townname} forsale|fs [$]
Sets a town for sale.
/townyadmin town {townname} notforsale|nfs
Sets a town not for sale.
/townyadmin town {townname} rank {add/remove} {name} {rank}
Admin command to give/remove a rank to a town member.
/townyadmin town {townname} toggle [any /t toggle command]...
Use a town's toggles for them.
/townyadmin town {townname} toggle [any /t toggle command]... conquered
Set the town's conquered status off.
/townyadmin town {townname} toggle [any /t toggle command]... forcemobs
Set the town's forced-mobs setting true or false.
/townyadmin town {townname} toggle [any /t toggle command]... forcepvp
Set the town's AdminEnabledPVP setting to true or false.
/townyadmin town {townname} toggle [any /t toggle command]... forcedisablepvp
Sets the town's AdminDisabledPVP setting to true or false.
/townyadmin town {townname} toggle [any /t toggle command]... unlimitedclaims
Removes the townblock limit for the given town.
/townyadmin town {townname} toggle [any /t toggle command]... upkeep
Toggles a town's hasUpkeep flag, set to false to stop a town paying upkeep costs.
/townyadmin town {townname} toggle [any /t toggle command]... visibleontoplists
Toggles whetehr a town can be seen in the /towny top, /t list by commands (as well as the PAPI Placeholders.)
/townyadmin town {townname} toggle [any /t toggle command]... allowedtowar
Toggles whether a town can have a war made against it, (dependent on the war plugin supporting this feature.)
/townyadmin town {townname} set [any /t set command]...
Use a town's set command for them.
/townyadmin town {townname} set foundingdate [unix timestamp]
Sets a town's founding date to the given time, use https://www.unixtimestamp.com/ to get a suitable timestamp number.
/townyadmin town {townname} settownlevel `#`
Manually overrides a town's townlevel to a number, 1 through x, where x is the last townlevel.
/townyadmin town {townname} settownlevel unset
Removes the manual override and returns a town to using the normal townlevel based on resident count.
/townyadmin town {townname} giveboughtblocks `#`
Allows an admin to give purchased blocks (the ones gotten via `/t buy bonus`,) use negative numbers to take away purchased blocks.
/townyadmin town {townname} giveboughtblocks unset
Removes all purchased townblocks from the town.
/townyadmin town {townname} meta
used to view a town's metadata.
/townyadmin town {townname} meta set [key] [value]
Sets a metadata.
/townyadmin town {townname} meta [add|remove] [key]
Adds or removes a metadata.
/townyadmin town {townname} outlaw [add|remove] [name]
Admin command to add/remove outlaws from a town.
/townyadmin town {townname} leavenation
Admin command to make a town leave their nation.
/townyadmin town {townname} deposit [amount]
Deposit money into a town's bank.
/townyadmin town {townname} withdraw [amount]
Withdraw money from a town's bank.
/townyadmin town {townname} bankhistory {#}
Opens a book GUI with # number of transactions listed, showing the town bank history.
/townyadmin town {townname} unruin
Un-ruins a ruined town.
/townyadmin town {townname} merge {townname}
Send a merge request to the other town.
/townyadmin town {townname} forcemerge [townname]
Forcefully merges the 2nd town into the first, without a confirmation.
/townyadmin town {townname} checkoutposts
Checks the outpost spawns of a single town, removing any that aren't within the town.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} add {town}
Admin command to invite/add a town to a nation.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} rename {newname}
Admin command to rename a nation.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} delete
Admin command to delete a town.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} toggle [any /n toggle command]...
Use a nation's toggles for them.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} set [any /n set command]...
Use a nation's set command for them.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} set foundingdate [unix timestamp]
Sets a nation's founding date to the given time, use https://www.unixtimestamp.com/ to get a suitable timestamp number.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} setnationlevel `#`
Manually overrides a nation's nationlevel to a number, 1 through x, where x is the last nationlevel.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} setnationlevel unset
Removes the manual override and returns a nation to using the normal nationlevel based on resident count.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} {oldnation} merge {newnation}
Command to forcefully merge the oldnation into the newnation.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} kick [towns...]
Admin command to remove towns from a nation.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} deposit [amount]
Deposit money into a nation's bank.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} withdraw [amount]
Withdraw money from a nation's bank.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} bankhistory {#}
Opens a book GUI with # number of transactions listed, showing the nation bank history.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} ally [add|remove] {nationname}
Adds/Remove an ally for a nation.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} enemy [add|remove] {nationname}
Adds/Remove an enemy for a nation.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} merge {nationname}
Send a merge request to the other nation.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} meta set [key] [value]
Sets a meta data key on a nation to the value.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} meta [add|remove] [key]
Adds or removes a metadata key to/from a nation.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} forcemerge {nationname}
Forcefully merges the 2nd nation into the first, without a confirmation.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} recheck
Tests the towns within the nation, removing any towns which do not meet the distance rules.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} transfer [townname]
Places the given town into the given nation, removing any old nation if needed.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} sanctiontown add [townname]
Adds a town to the sanctioned town list.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} sanctiontown remove [townname]
Removes a town from the sanctioned town list.
/townyadmin nation {nationname} sanctiontown list
Lists the nation's sanctioned towns.
/townyadmin reset
resets the towny config.yml to its current default.
/townyadmin toggle neutral
Turn on/off a nation's ability to declare neutrality.
/townyadmin toggle npc {residentname}
Toggles a player's resident file to isNPC=true, this exempts the player from taxes/upkeep.
/townyadmin toggle debug
Turns on/off debug mode.
/townyadmin toggle devmode
Turns on/off special devmode for when towny's devs join your server to find a bug.
/townyadmin toggle withdraw
Turns on/off town/nation's ability to withdraw money from their town/nation banks.
/townyadmin toggle wildernessuse (on|off)
Turns on/off the build/destroy/switch/itemuse properties of all worlds.
/townyadmin toggle regenerations (on|off)
Toggles explosion regen and unclaimed revert in the wilderness of each world off or on.
/townyadmin set founder {townname} {foundername}
Sets the founder of a town.
/townyadmin set about {playername} {clear|none|reset|msg}
Sets or clears a resident About message.
/townyadmin set plot {town}
Sets a plot to a town.
/townyadmin set title {name} {title}
A command for admins to be able to set a player's title.
/townyadmin set surname {name} {surname}
A command for admins to be able to set a player's surname.
/townyadmin set capital {townname}
A command for admins to be able to change a nations capital. Town to be set must already be a member of the nation.
/townyadmin set mayor {town} {resident}
Admin command to set a resident as mayor of a town.
/townyadmin set mayor {town} npc
Admin command to set a town to have an npc mayor.
/townyadmin set nationzoneoverride [town] [size]
Sets a town's NationZone size.
/townyadmin givebonus {town} {#}
Gives extra townblocks to a town.
/townyadmin reload all
Reloads everything.
/townyadmin reload database
Reloads the database.
/townyadmin reload perms
Reload the townyperms.yml.
/townyadmin reload config
Reloads the config.yml.
/townyadmin reload lang
Reloads the language file.
/townyadmin backup
Creates a backup.
/townyadmin checkperm {player} {node}
Quick test of whether a player has a permission node.
/townyadmin checkoutposts
Checks all the towns on the server for invalid outposts spawns, removing any that aren't within the town.
/townyadmin newday
Causes a new day to happen, this does not stop the next new day from happening when it was already scheduled.
/townyadmin unclaim rect {radius}
Admin command to unclaim an area.
/townyadmin purge {# as in days} (townless)
Deletes old residents.
/townyadmin purge {# as in days} {townname}
Deletes old residents.
/townyadmin mysqldump
When your config has save & load set to mysql you can use this command to dump the mysql database to flatfile.
/townyadmin database [save|load]
Saves or loads the database.
/townyadmin database remove titles
Removes all titles and surnames from all residents.
/townyadmin townyperms grouplist
Lists all the groups in the townyperms.yml
/townyadmin eco info [Town|Nation|Resident|ServerAccount] {name}
Shows you information about the given Towny object account.
/townyadmin eco convert modern
Converts your Towny economy implementation from the legacy to modern system.
/townyadmin eco convert {economy plugin}
Converts your Towny accounts from your existing economy plugin to the given economy plugin.
/townyadmin eco depositall {amount}
Gives the amount to all Town and Nation banks.
/townyadmin eco depositalltowns {amount}
Gives the amount to all Town banks.
/townyadmin eco depositallnations {amount}
Gives the amount to all Nation banks.
/townyadmin eco resetbanks
Removes all money from Town and Nation banks.
🌐 TownyWorld Commands
World-level administrator commands for Towny world settings, claims, PvP, explosions, mobs, wilderness behavior and regeneration.
/townyworld
Shows world settings for the world in which you stand.
/townyworld ?
Shows /tw commands.
/townyworld list
Lists worlds.
/townyworld {world}
Show settings for world.
/townyworld toggle claimable
Turn on/off whether mayors can claim townblocks in the world.
/townyworld toggle usingtowny
Turn on/off whether towny is used in the world.
/townyworld toggle pvp
Turn on/off pvp in the world.
/townyworld toggle forcepvp
Turn on/off whether pvp is forced on in all towns in the world.
/townyworld toggle friendlyfire
Turn on/off whether town/nation/allied members can hurt each other.
/townyworld toggle explosion
Turn on/off whether explosions are on in the wilderness/towns in the world.
/townyworld toggle forceexplosion
Force explosions on in that world.
/townyworld toggle fire
Turn on/off whether firespread is on in the wilderness/towns in the world.
/townyworld toggle forcefire
Force firespread on in that world.
/townyworld toggle jailing
Turn on/off jailing in the world.
/townyworld toggle townmobs
Turn on/off hostile mobspawning in towns in the world.
/townyworld toggle worldmobs
Turn on/off the mobs listed in the world mobs in the world.
/townyworld toggle wildernessmobs
Turn on/off the mobs listed in the wilderness mobs in the wilderness.
/townyworld toggle revertunclaim
Turn on/off the revert on unclaim feature for that world.
/townyworld toggle revertentityexpl
Turn on/off the reverting of explosions by entities in the wilderness feature for that world.
/townyworld toggle revertblockexpl
Turn on/off the reverting of explosions by blocks in the wilderness feature for that world.
/townyworld toggle warallowed
Turn on/off whether war plugins should operate in this world.
/townyworld toggle plotcleardelete
Turn on/off whether the `/plot clear` command can be used.
/townyworld toggle unclaimblockdelete {on|off}
Turns on/off the delete-blocks-on-unclaim feature in the world.
/townyworld toggle unclaimentitydelete {on|off}
Toggles a world's unclaiming-deletes-entities feature off and on.
/townyworld toggle wildernessuse {on|off}
Turns on/off the build/destroy/switch/itemuse properties in the world.
/townyworld set wildname {name}
Sets name of the wilderness.
/townyworld set wildperm {perm} .. {perm}
Deprecated.
/townyworld set wildignore {id} .. {id}
Deprecated.
/townyworld set wildregen {Creeper,EnderCrystal,EnderDragon,Fireball,SmallFireball,LargeFireball,TNTPrimed,ExplosiveMinecart}
Sets what explosions are reverted in the wilderness.
/townyworld set usedefault
Deprecated.
/townyworld regen
Regenerates the MC chunk in which back to the seed.
/townyworld undo
Undoes /tw regen.
Towny Commands FAQ
What are the most important Towny commands?
For most players, /town, /town spawn, /town claim, /town deposit, /plot claim, /resident and /towny map are the best commands to learn first.
How do I see Towny commands in game?
Use the base command followed by a question mark, such as /town ?, /resident ? or /nation ?. Towny also provides help for many subcommands.
How do I create a town in Towny?
Use /town new {townname}. Creation cost, minimum distance and other requirements depend on the server configuration.
How do I claim land for a town?
Stand in the chunk you want and use /town claim. Mayors and players with the required town rank can claim land when the town meets the server's claiming rules.
Is this Towny command list current for 2026?
Yes. This guide was refreshed immediately after Towny 0.103.2.0 was released on August 11, 2026, using the current Towny Advanced command documentation as the command reference.
How many Towny commands are in this 2026 guide?
This guide contains 501 functional command entries from the current Towny command documentation: player commands, chat commands, TownyAdmin commands and TownyWorld commands.
What is the difference between Towny, TownyAdmin and TownyWorld commands?
Regular Towny commands cover player gameplay such as towns, plots, residents and nations. TownyAdmin commands are intended for server administration, while TownyWorld commands control Towny behavior at the world level.
Can I copy Towny commands from this guide?
Yes. Use the Copy button on any command card. The exact command syntax is copied to your clipboard, ready to paste into Minecraft or a server console where appropriate.
Are all Towny commands available to every player?
No. Availability depends on the command, Towny rank, server permissions, economy settings and administrator configuration. TownyAdmin and TownyWorld sections are primarily intended for staff and server owners.