ItemType

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Every item returned from GetItemInfo() has a type and subtype. It's preferable to use the item classID (since they match the item enums) instead of the localized itemType strings.

GetItemInfo

itemType, itemSubType, _, _, _, _, classID, subclassID = select(6, GetItemInfo(itemID))

6. itemType

string - The localized type of the item.

7. itemSubType

string - The localized sub-type of the item.

12. classID

number - The class ID of the item.

13. subclassID

number - The subclass ID of the item.

Item Type

Enum.ItemClass

Key	classID	itemType (enUS)	SubType Enum	Description
Consumable	0	Consumable	Enum.ItemConsumableSubclass
Container	1	Container
Weapon	2	Weapon	Enum.ItemWeaponSubclass
Gem	3	Gem	Enum.ItemGemSubclass
Armor	4	Armor	Enum.ItemArmorSubclass
Reagent	5	Reagent	Enum.ItemReagentSubclass	Obsolete
Projectile	6	Projectile		Obsolete
Tradegoods	7	Tradeskill
ItemEnhancement	8	Item Enhancement
Recipe	9	Recipe	Enum.ItemRecipeSubclass
CurrencyTokenObsolete	10	Money(OBSOLETE)
Quiver	11	Quiver		Obsolete
Questitem	12	Quest
Key	13	Key
PermanentObsolete	14	Permanent(OBSOLETE)
Miscellaneous	15	Miscellaneous	Enum.ItemMiscellaneousSubclass
Glyph	16	Glyph
Battlepet	17	Battle Pets	Enum.BattlePetTypes
WoWToken	18	WoW Token
Profession	19	Profession	Enum.ItemProfessionSubclass	Added in 10.0.0

Example:

/dump Enum.ItemClass.Battlepet -- 17

Item Subtype

Note: All (localized) type names are spelled verbatim.

0: Consumable

Warning: The ItemConsumableSubclass enums actually have the wrong values (Issue #218).

Enum.ItemConsumableSubclass

Key	subclassID	itemSubType (enUS)	Description
Generic	0	Explosives and Devices
Potion	1	Potion
Elixir	2	Elixir
Scroll	3	Scroll (OBSOLETE)
Fooddrink	4	Food & Drink
Itemenhancement	5	Item Enhancement (OBSOLETE)
Bandage	6	Bandage
Other	7	Other

1: Container

subclassID	itemSubType (enUS)	Description
0	Bag
1	Soul Bag	Classic
2	Herb Bag
3	Enchanting Bag
4	Engineering Bag
5	Gem Bag
6	Mining Bag
7	Leatherworking Bag
8	Inscription Bag
9	Tackle Box
10	Cooking Bag

2: Weapon

Enum.ItemWeaponSubclass

Key	subclassID	itemSubType (enUS)	Description
Axe1H	0	One-Handed Axes
Axe2H	1	Two-Handed Axes
Bows	2	Bows
Guns	3	Guns
Mace1H	4	One-Handed Maces
Mace2H	5	Two-Handed Maces
Polearm	6	Polearms
Sword1H	7	One-Handed Swords
Sword2H	8	Two-Handed Swords
Warglaive	9	Warglaives
Staff	10	Staves
Bearclaw	11	Bear Claws
Catclaw	12	CatClaws
Unarmed	13	Fist Weapons
Generic	14	Miscellaneous
Dagger	15	Daggers
Thrown	16	Thrown	Classic
Obsolete3	17	Spears
Crossbow	18	Crossbows
Wand	19	Wands
Fishingpole	20	Fishing Poles

3: Gem

Enum.ItemGemSubclass

Key	subclassID	itemSubType (enUS)	Description
Intellect	0	Intellect
Agility	1	Agility
Strength	2	Strength
Stamina	3	Stamina
Spirit	4	Spirit
Criticalstrike	5	Critical Strike
Mastery	6	Mastery
Haste	7	Haste
Versatility	8	Versatility
Other	9	Other
Multiplestats	10	Multiple Stats
Artifactrelic	11	Artifact Relic

4: Armor

Enum.ItemArmorSubclass

Key	subclassID	itemSubType (enUS)	Description
Generic	0	Miscellaneous	Includes Spellstones, Firestones, Trinkets, Rings and Necks
Cloth	1	Cloth
Leather	2	Leather
Mail	3	Mail
Plate	4	Plate
Cosmetic	5	Cosmetic
Shield	6	Shields
Libram	7	Librams	Classic
Idol	8	Idols	Classic
Totem	9	Totems	Classic
Sigil	10	Sigils	Classic
Relic	11	Relic

5: Reagent

- For crafting reagents see 7: Tradeskill. For spell reagents see 15: Miscellaneous.

Enum.ItemReagentSubclass

Key	subclassID	itemSubType (enUS)	Description
Reagent	0	Reagent
Keystone	1	Keystone
ContextToken	2	Context Token

6: Projectile

subclassID	itemSubType (enUS)	Description
0	Wand(OBSOLETE)
1	Bolt(OBSOLETE)
2	Arrow
3	Bullet
4	Thrown(OBSOLETE)

7: Tradeskill

subclassID	itemSubType (enUS)	Description
0	Trade Goods (OBSOLETE)
1	Parts
2	Explosives (OBSOLETE)
3	Devices (OBSOLETE)
4	Jewelcrafting
5	Cloth
6	Leather
7	Metal & Stone
8	Cooking
9	Herb
10	Elemental
11	Other
12	Enchanting
13	Materials (OBSOLETE)
14	Item Enchantment (OBSOLETE)
15	Weapon Enchantment - Obsolete
16	Inscription
17	Explosives and Devices (OBSOLETE)

8: Item Enhancement

subclassID	itemSubType (enUS)	Description
0	Head
1	Neck
2	Shoulder
3	Cloak
4	Chest
5	Wrist
6	Hands
7	Waist
8	Legs
9	Feet
10	Finger
11	Weapon	One-handed weapons
12	Two-Handed Weapon
13	Shield/Off-hand
14	Misc

9: Recipe

Enum.ItemRecipeSubclass

Key	subclassID	itemSubType (enUS)	Description
Book	0	Book
Leatherworking	1	Leatherworking
Tailoring	2	Tailoring
Engineering	3	Engineering
Blacksmithing	4	Blacksmithing
Cooking	5	Cooking
Alchemy	6	Alchemy
FirstAid	7	First Aid
Enchanting	8	Enchanting
Fishing	9	Fishing
Jewelcrafting	10	Jewelcrafting
Inscription	11	Inscription

10: Money (Obsolete)

subclassID	itemSubType (enUS)	Description
0	Money(OBSOLETE)

11: Quiver

subclassID	itemSubType (enUS)	Description
0	Quiver(OBSOLETE)
1	Bolt(OBSOLETE)
2	Quiver
3	Ammo Pouch

12: Quest

subclassID	itemSubType (enUS)	Description
0	Quest

13: Key

subclassID	itemSubType (enUS)	Description
0	Key
1	Lockpick

14: Permanent (Obsolete)

subclassID	itemSubType (enUS)	Description
0	Permanent

15: Miscellaneous

Enum.ItemMiscellaneousSubclass

Key	subclassID	itemSubType (enUS)	Description
Junk	0	Junk
Reagent	1	Reagent	Mainly spell reagents. For crafting reagents see 7: Tradeskill.
CompanionPet	2	Companion Pets
Holiday	3	Holiday
Other	4	Other
Mount	5	Mount
MountEquipment	6	Mount Equipment

16: Glyph

subclassID	itemSubType (enUS)	Description
1	Warrior
2	Paladin
3	Hunter
4	Rogue
5	Priest
6	Death Knight
7	Shaman
8	Mage
9	Warlock
10	Monk
11	Druid
12	Demon Hunter

17: Battle Pets

Enum.BattlePetTypes

Key	subclassID	itemSubType (enUS)	Description
Humanoid	0	Humanoid
Dragonkin	1	Dragonkin
Flying	2	Flying
Undead	3	Undead
Critter	4	Critter
Magic	5	Magic
Elemental	6	Elemental
Beast	7	Beast
Aquatic	8	Aquatic
Mechanical	9	Mechanical

18: WoW Token

subclassID	itemSubType (enUS)	Description
0	WoW Token

19: Profession

Enum.ItemProfessionSubclass

Key	subclassID	itemSubType (enUS)	Description
Blacksmithing	0	Blacksmithing
Leatherworking	1	Leatherworking
Alchemy	2	Alchemy
Herbalism	3	Herbalism
Cooking	4	Cooking
Mining	5	Mining
Tailoring	6	Tailoring
Engineering	7	Engineering
Enchanting	8	Enchanting
Fishing	9	Fishing
Skinning	10	Skinning
Jewelcrafting	11	Jewelcrafting
Inscription	12	Inscription
Archaeology	13	Archaeology

Patch changes

• Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Added Enum.ItemClass.Profession.
  
• Patch 9.1.0 (2021-06-29): Changed from LE_ Lua Enums to the Enum table.
  

See also

• GetItemClassInfo() - Returns item class names.
• GetItemSubClassInfo() - Returns item subclass names.
• GetAuctionItemSubClasses() - Returns valid item subclasses for the Auction House.