diff --git a/datasources/items.js b/datasources/items.js
index 9f3fee9b..0b5558de 100644
--- a/datasources/items.js
+++ b/datasources/items.js
@@ -172,6 +172,16 @@ class ItemsAPI {
     return this.formatItem(item);
   }
 
+  getItemsByIDs(ids) {
+    return Object.values(this.itemCache)
+    .filter((rawItem) => {
+        return ids.includes(rawItem.id);
+    })
+    .map((rawItem) => {
+        return this.formatItem(rawItem);
+    });
+  }
+
   getItemsByType(type) {
     return Object.values(this.itemCache)
         .filter((rawItem) => {
@@ -194,6 +204,18 @@ class ItemsAPI {
         });
   }
 
+  getItemsByNames(names) {
+    const searchString = name.toLowerCase();
+
+    return Object.values(this.itemCache)
+        .filter((rawItem) => {
+            return rawItem.name.toLowerCase().includes(searchString) || rawItem.shortname.toLowerCase().includes(searchString);
+        })
+        .map((rawItem) => {
+            return this.formatItem(rawItem);
+        });
+  }
+
   getItemsByBsgCategoryId(bsgCategoryId) {
     return Object.values(this.itemCache)
         .filter((rawItem) => {
diff --git a/resolvers.js b/resolvers.js
index d46fa984..e112823e 100644
--- a/resolvers.js
+++ b/resolvers.js
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ module.exports = {
         return await itemsAPI.getItem(args.id);
     },
 
+    itemsByIDs: async (args) => {
+        return await itemsAPI.getItemsByIDs(args.ids)
+    },
+
     itemsByType: async(args) => {
         return await itemsAPI.getItemsByType(args.type);
     },
diff --git a/schema.js b/schema.js
index 762253bb..ff8f15e6 100644
--- a/schema.js
+++ b/schema.js
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ module.exports = `
 
   type Query {
     item(id: ID!): Item
+    itemsByIDs(ids: [ID]!): [Item]
     itemsByType(type: ItemType!): [Item]!
     itemsByName(name: String!): [Item]!
     itemByNormalizedName(normalizedName: String!): Item