---
title: "Bulk names to IDs"
method: POST
path: "/universe/ids"
tags: ["Universe"]
---

# Bulk names to IDs

`POST /universe/ids`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://esi.evetech.net`
- URL: `https://esi.evetech.net/universe/ids`
- Auth: none declared. Required headers: `X-Compatibility-Date`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/evetech/apis/eve-spring-inebriation-esi-tranquility/docs/universe/ids/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Resolve a set of names to IDs in the following categories: agents, alliances, characters, constellations, corporations factions, inventory_types, regions, stations, and systems. Only exact matches will be returned. All names searched for are cached for 12 hours

## Headers

- `Accept-Language` 'en' | 'de' | 'fr' | 'ja' | 'ru' | 'zh' | 'ko' | 'es'
- `If-None-Match` string
- `X-Compatibility-Date` '2025-12-16', date, required
- `X-Tenant` string
- `If-Modified-Since` string

## Request body

- string[]

## Response `200`

OK

- UniverseIdsPost
  - `agents` object[]
    - `id` integer
    - `name` string
  - `alliances` object[]
    - `id` integer
    - `name` string
  - `characters` object[]
    - `id` integer
    - `name` string
  - `constellations` object[]
    - `id` integer
    - `name` string
  - `corporations` object[]
    - `id` integer
    - `name` string
  - `factions` object[]
    - `id` integer
    - `name` string
  - `inventory_types` object[]
    - `id` integer
    - `name` string
  - `regions` object[]
    - `id` integer
    - `name` string
  - `stations` object[]
    - `id` integer
    - `name` string
  - `systems` object[]
    - `id` integer
    - `name` string

## Other responses

- `default`: Error

## Changes

- **2026-07-27** `0b913165e49c`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `status` to the response with the `default` status

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/evetech/apis/eve-spring-inebriation-esi-tranquility/changes/universe/ids/post.md)

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