ESODecoded

GetItemType

ESO Lua API function — used by 135 of the 3,030 addons we indexed (combined 47,685,312 downloads). Signature from the official ESOUIDocumentation.txt, API version 101050.

Official signature

GetItemType([Bag|#Bag] bagId, integer slotIndex)

Returns: itemType, specializedItemType

Real usage — from Dolgubon's Lazy Writ Crafter

	if name == "" then return false end
	local itemType = GetItemType(bag, slot)
	if validItemTypes[itemType] then

Short excerpt from the shipping addon Dolgubon's Lazy Writ Crafterits ESOUI page; the code belongs to its author. Shown because documentation without a working example is half a reference.

Most-downloaded addons using it

AddonTotal downloads
Dolgubon's Lazy Writ Crafter9,498,314
LibLazyCrafting6,538,592
Lost Treasure6,404,899
CraftStore5,176,147
Advanced Filters - Updated (Inventory sub- & dropdown plugin filters)2,602,223
LibFilters-3.02,063,617