diff --git a/src/backend_api/app/alembic/versions/cc39d4eb113b_added_gameitemid_to_identified_items.py b/src/backend_api/app/alembic/versions/cc39d4eb113b_added_gameitemid_to_identified_items.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc082e99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend_api/app/alembic/versions/cc39d4eb113b_added_gameitemid_to_identified_items.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+"""Added gameItemId to identified items
+
+Revision ID: cc39d4eb113b
+Revises: e38727349f3f
+Create Date: 2025-10-25 22:26:59.343322
+
+"""
+
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision: str = "cc39d4eb113b"
+down_revision: Union[str, None] = "e38727349f3f"
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.add_column("item", sa.Column("gameItemId", sa.Text(), nullable=True))
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.drop_column("item", "gameItemId")
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/src/backend_api/app/core/models/models.py b/src/backend_api/app/core/models/models.py
index 65435167..0a2bd270 100644
--- a/src/backend_api/app/core/models/models.py
+++ b/src/backend_api/app/core/models/models.py
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ class Item(_ItemBase, Base):
     # Hypertable
     # For hypertable specs, see alembic revision `cc29b89156db'
     __tablename__ = "item"
-
+    # TODO do something about None and make it not nullable
+    gameItemId: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text)
     prefixes: Mapped[int | None] = mapped_column(SmallInteger)
     suffixes: Mapped[int | None] = mapped_column(SmallInteger)
     foilVariation: Mapped[int | None] = mapped_column(SmallInteger)
diff --git a/src/backend_api/app/core/schemas/item.py b/src/backend_api/app/core/schemas/item.py
index 72299c09..6b0179be 100644
--- a/src/backend_api/app/core/schemas/item.py
+++ b/src/backend_api/app/core/schemas/item.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class _BaseItem(_pydantic.BaseModel):
     itemBaseTypeId: int
     ilvl: int
     rarity: str
+    gameItemId: str | None = None
     identified: bool = True
     currencyAmount: float | None = None
     currencyId: int | None = None
diff --git a/src/backend_data_retrieval/data_retrieval_app/external_data_retrieval/transforming_data/transform_poe_api_data.py b/src/backend_data_retrieval/data_retrieval_app/external_data_retrieval/transforming_data/transform_poe_api_data.py
index 0d9476a8..df4c2157 100644
--- a/src/backend_data_retrieval/data_retrieval_app/external_data_retrieval/transforming_data/transform_poe_api_data.py
+++ b/src/backend_data_retrieval/data_retrieval_app/external_data_retrieval/transforming_data/transform_poe_api_data.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def _create_item_table(
         """
         self.item_columns = [
             "itemId",
+            "id",
             "name",
             "league",
             "baseType",
@@ -144,8 +145,8 @@ def transform_influences(row: pd.DataFrame, influence_columns: list[str]):
         if "extended.suffixes" in item_df.columns:
             rename_extended_map["extended.suffixes"] = "suffixes"
 
-        if rename_extended_map:
-            item_df = item_df.rename(columns=rename_extended_map)
+        rename_map = {**rename_extended_map, "id": "gameItemId"}
+        item_df = item_df.rename(columns=rename_map)
 
         stash_series = item_df["stash"].str.split(" ")
         currency_series = item_df["note"].str.split(" ")
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ def item_table_columns_to_not_drop(self) -> set[str]:
             dont_drop_columns = self._item_table_columns_to_not_drop
         except AttributeError:
             dont_drop_columns = {
+                "gameItemId",
                 "name",
                 "league",
                 "itemBaseTypeId",