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PAWNS

A Multi-User DungeonEST. 1994

Add, remove, or move a character's items

Look up the Dark Pawns admin API request and response contract. Sign in with a level 40 character and use the authenticated admin console session.

POST
/admin/characters/{name}/items
curl --request POST \
  --url https://example.com/admin/characters/example/items \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{ "action": "grant", "index": 1, "locate": 1, "revision": "example", "source": "inventory", "vnum": 1 }'

Parameters

Section titled “Parameters”

Path Parameters

Section titled “Path Parameters”
name
required
string

Request Bodyrequired

Section titled “Request Bodyrequired”
Media typeapplication/json
object
action
required
string
Allowed values: grant remove move
index
required
integer format: int64
locate
required

0 for inventory; 1-22 for an equipment slot

integer format: int64
<= 22
revision
required
string
>= 64 characters <= 64 characters
source
required
string
Allowed values: inventory equipment
vnum
required
integer format: int64

Responses

Section titled “Responses”

200

Section titled “200”

OK

Media typeapplication/json
object
equipment
required
Array<object> | null
object
container
required
boolean
count
required
integer format: int64
index
required
integer format: int64
locate
required
integer format: int64
name
required
string
no_rent
required
boolean
parent
required
integer format: int64
vnum
required
integer format: int64
fields
required
Array<object> | null
object
group
required
string
key
required
string
label
required
string
max
required
integer format: int64
min
required
integer format: int64
flags
required
Array<object> | null
object
description
required
string
editable
required
boolean
enabled
required
boolean
key
required
string
label
required
string
min_level
required
integer format: int64
inventory
required
Array<object> | null
object
container
required
boolean
count
required
integer format: int64
index
required
integer format: int64
locate
required
integer format: int64
name
required
string
no_rent
required
boolean
parent
required
integer format: int64
vnum
required
integer format: int64
last_saved_at
required
string | null format: date-time
name
required
string
revision
required
string
slots
required
Array<object> | null
object
locate
required
integer format: int64
name
required
string
values
required
object
key
additional properties
integer format: int64

Example generated

{
  "equipment": [
    {
      "container": true,
      "count": 1,
      "index": 1,
      "locate": 1,
      "name": "example",
      "no_rent": true,
      "parent": 1,
      "vnum": 1
    }
  ],
  "fields": [
    {
      "group": "example",
      "key": "example",
      "label": "example",
      "max": 1,
      "min": 1
    }
  ],
  "flags": [
    {
      "description": "example",
      "editable": true,
      "enabled": true,
      "key": "example",
      "label": "example",
      "min_level": 1
    }
  ],
  "inventory": [
    {
      "container": true,
      "count": 1,
      "index": 1,
      "locate": 1,
      "name": "example",
      "no_rent": true,
      "parent": 1,
      "vnum": 1
    }
  ],
  "last_saved_at": "2026-04-15T12:00:00Z",
  "name": "example",
  "revision": "example",
  "slots": [
    {
      "locate": 1,
      "name": "example"
    }
  ],
  "values": {
    "additionalProperty": 1
  }
}

default

Section titled “default”

Error

Media typeapplication/problem+json
object
detail

A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.

string
errors

Optional list of individual error details

Array<object> | null
object
location

Where the error occurred, e.g. ‘body.items[3].tags’ or ‘path.thing-id’

string
message

Error message text

string
value

The value at the given location

instance

A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem.

string format: uri
status

HTTP status code

integer format: int64
title

A short, human-readable summary of the problem type. This value should not change between occurrences of the error.

string
type

A URI reference to human-readable documentation for the error.

string format: uri
default: about:blank

Example 

{
  "detail": "Property foo is required but is missing.",
  "instance": "https://example.com/error-log/abc123",
  "status": 400,
  "title": "Bad Request",
  "type": "about:blank"
}