---
title: "Get item"
method: GET
path: "/api/v2/item/{id}/"
tags: ["items"]
---

# Get item

`GET /api/v2/item/{id}/`

An item is an object in the games which the player can pick up, keep in their bag, and use in some manner. They have various uses, including healing, powering up, helping catch Pokémon, or to access a new area.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Response `200`

- ItemDetail
  - `id` integer, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `cost` integer, nullable
  - `fling_power` integer, nullable
  - `fling_effect` ItemFlingEffectSummary, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `url` string, uri, required
  - `attributes` object[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `url` string, uri, required
  - `category` ItemCategorySummary, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `url` string, uri, required
  - `effect_entries` ItemEffectText[], required
    - `effect` string, required
    - `short_effect` string, required
    - `language` LanguageSummary, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
  - `flavor_text_entries` ItemFlavorText[], required
    - `text` string, required
    - `version_group` VersionGroupSummary, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
    - `language` LanguageSummary, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
  - `game_indices` ItemGameIndex[], required
    - `game_index` integer, required
    - `generation` GenerationSummary, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
  - `names` ItemName[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `language` LanguageSummary, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
  - `held_by_pokemon` object[], required
    - `pokemon` object, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
    - `version-details` object[], required
      - `rarity` integer, required
      - `version` object, required
        - `name` string, required
        - `url` string, uri, required
  - `sprites` object, required
    - `default` string, uri, required
  - `baby_trigger_for` object, required
    - `url` string, uri, required
  - `machines` object[], required
    - `machine` string, uri, required
    - `version_group` object, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `url` string, uri, required

## Changes

- **2026-04-29** `650bc9dd2efe` — 1 info
  - api operation id `api_v2_item_retrieve` removed and replaced with `item_retrieve`
- **2025-05-30** `663217b1c9e4` — 1 info
  - api operation id `item_retrieve` removed and replaced with `api_v2_item_retrieve`
- **2025-02-04** `ad06aa7bf909` — 9 breaking
  - the `category/name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
  - the `effect_entries/items/language/name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
  - the `flavor_text_entries/items/language/name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
  - the `flavor_text_entries/items/version_group/name` response property's maxLength was increased from `100` to `200` for the response status `200`
  - …5 more
- **2024-05-10** `88897cce8edf` — 1 info
  - for the `path` request parameter `id`, the type/format was generalized from `integer`/`` to `string`/``
- **2024-03-03** `a904b1d8dc25` — 3 breaking, 2 info
  - the `attributes` response's property type/format changed from `object`/`` to `array`/`` for status `200`
  - the `held_by_pokemon` response's property type/format changed from `object`/`` to `array`/`` for status `200`
  - the `machines` response's property type/format changed from `object`/`` to `array`/`` for status `200`
  - added the required property `baby_trigger_for/url` to the response with the `200` status
  - …1 more

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/pokeapi/apis/poke-api/changes/api/v2/item/:id/get.md)

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