Project Zomboid Item IDs (Build 42) and How to Spawn Them

Project Zomboid item IDs take the form Module.ItemName, and in Build 42 every vanilla item lives in the Base module: Base.Axe, Base.Bandage, Base.Generator. That full string is what /additem and the admin Items List Viewer spawn. The name you see in your inventory will not work.

This page lists the IDs server owners ask for most, plus the naming traps and the Build 41 IDs that no longer exist. It was generated from the dedicated server's own script and translation files on the public branch, Build 42.20 (42.20.4), on 27 September 2026. That build defines 5,092 item IDs. You can search the complete list on your own server; the last section explains how.

How to spawn an item with /additem

The syntax, as the game's own help text gives it:

/additem "username" "module.item" count

/additem "rj" Base.Axe 5
/additem Base.Bandage 10

• In game chat (press T), you can leave the username out and the item goes to you.
• In the panel's Console tab, type the command without the slash, and the username is required. The console has no player of its own, so the server replies Pass username if you leave it out.
• Count is capped at 100. If you ask for more, the server logs Cannot spawn over 100 items at a time and gives you 100.
• A wrong ID returns Item Base.Whatever doesn't exist. Type IDs exactly as listed here, capitals included (Base.PickAxe, not Base.Pickaxe).

/additem needs the AddItem capability. In the default roles, admin and gm hold it and observer does not. If you are not an admin yet, or your role cannot run it, start with Project Zomboid admin commands and access levels.

The Items List Viewer does the lookup for you

In multiplayer, click the round ADMIN button on the left edge of the screen and open Items List Viewer. You can search it, and double-clicking an item adds it to your inventory; Add Multiple goes up to 100. It is enabled by the same AddItem capability, so if /additem works for you, so does the viewer.

The inventory name is not the ID

Build 42 renamed a lot of items without renaming their IDs, so the obvious guess is often wrong:

Many names are shared, too. In 42.20, 428 display names belong to more than one ID. "Hunting Knife" is both Base.HuntingKnife and Base.HuntingKnifeForged, "Car Battery" is Base.CarBattery1, 2 and 3, and "Paperback" covers 55 different IDs. When a name maps to several IDs, pick the one from the tables below or check the full list on your server.

Build 41 IDs that no longer work

If a command from an older guide fails with doesn't exist, it is probably a Build 41 ID. Comparing the legacy41 branch with 42.20, 238 of Build 41's 2,259 active item IDs are missing from 42.20.

49 of them only changed module. Build 41 kept radios in Radio, farming items in farming and camping items in camping. Build 42 puts everything in Base, so Radio.WalkieTalkie1 is now Base.WalkieTalkie1, Radio.HamRadio1 is Base.HamRadio1 and farming.HandShovel is Base.HandShovel.

The other 189 are gone. Build 42 has no replacement listed for them, so the right column below is the nearest 42.20 item, not an official rename:

If your server is on the legacy41 branch, the Build 41 IDs still work there. Project Zomboid multiplayer explains the branches.

Item ID list for Build 42.20

These are the items server admins spawn most, grouped by use. Every ID was checked against the 42.20 script files.

Firearms

Ammunition and magazines

Melee weapons

Tools

Medical

Building and materials

Vehicles, fuel and power

Bags and camping

Radios and walkie-talkies

Skill books follow one pattern, Base.Book<Skill><1-5>: Base.BookCarpentry1 to Base.BookCarpentry5, for example. 42.20 has five volumes for each of these 24 skills: Aiming, Blacksmith, Butchering, Carpentry, Carving, Cooking, Electrician, Farming, FirstAid, Fishing, FlintKnapping, Foraging, Glassmaking, Husbandry, LongBlade, Maintenance, Masonry, Mechanic, MetalWelding, Pottery, Reloading, Tailoring, Tracking and Trapping.

Seeds are less regular. Loose seeds are Base.<Crop>Seed (Base.TomatoSeed) and most seed packets are Base.<Crop>BagSeed (Base.CornBagSeed). Seven packets end in 2, though: Base.TomatoBagSeed2, Base.CarrotBagSeed2, Base.PotatoBagSeed2, Base.CabbageBagSeed2, Base.BroccoliBagSeed2, Base.RedRadishBagSeed2 and Base.StrewberrieBagSeed2 (Strawberry, spelled that way in the game files).

Search the complete list on your own server

Your server already has all 5,092 IDs. The game files installed on it are the source this page was built from:

1. Open your server in the panel and go to Files.
2. Open media/lua/shared/Translate/EN/ItemName.json. Every line is one ID and its English name, like "Base.Axe": "Firefighter Axe",.
3. Use your browser's find (Ctrl+F) on the name you see in game. The text in front of it is the ID.

The item definitions themselves are in media/scripts/generated/items/, split by type (weapon.txt, food.txt, clothing.txt and so on), if you need to check what an item actually is.

Modded items use their mod's module

A Workshop mod's items are not in Base unless the mod adds them there. The ID is <ModModule>.<ItemName>, taken from the module line of the mod's own script files. The Items List Viewer sorts every loaded item by module, so a mod's items appear under that mod's own module name, which is the easiest way to find them. For getting the mod onto the server in the first place, see How to install mods for Project Zomboid.

FAQ

What is the item ID format in Project Zomboid?

Module.ItemName, case-sensitive. Every vanilla Build 42 item is in the Base module, so the IDs look like Base.Axe or Base.Bandage.

How do I spawn items in Project Zomboid multiplayer?

As an admin (or any role with the AddItem capability), type /additem "username" "Base.Axe" 1 in chat, or use the Items List Viewer from the ADMIN button. From the panel console, drop the slash and always include the username.

Why does /additem say the item doesn't exist?

Either the ID is a Build 41 ID that 42.20 removed or moved (see above), it is typed with the wrong capitals, or you used the display name instead of the ID.

Can I spawn more than 100 items at once?

No. The server caps a single /additem at 100 and hands out 100 if you ask for more. Run it again for more.

Are item IDs the same in single player?

The IDs are the same, because both come from the same script files. This page covers spawning them on a multiplayer server.

What to read next

• Project Zomboid admin commands: access levels, capabilities and the rest of the command list
• Project Zomboid server settings and config files: the INI and sandbox files

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