diff --git a/barkmanAPI/Migrations/20250203160519_add-barcodes.Designer.cs b/barkmanAPI/Migrations/20250203160519_add-barcodes.Designer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5611d82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/barkmanAPI/Migrations/20250203160519_add-barcodes.Designer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+// <auto-generated />
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.ValueConversion;
+using Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL.Metadata;
+using barkmanapi;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace barkmanapi.Migrations
+{
+    [DbContext(typeof(BarkContext))]
+    [Migration("20250203160519_add-barcodes")]
+    partial class addbarcodes
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void BuildTargetModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
+        {
+#pragma warning disable 612, 618
+            modelBuilder
+                .HasAnnotation("ProductVersion", "9.0.1")
+                .HasAnnotation("Relational:MaxIdentifierLength", 63);
+
+            NpgsqlModelBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumns(modelBuilder);
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("barkmanapi.InventoryItems", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("integer")
+                        .HasColumnName("id");
+
+                    NpgsqlPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumn(b.Property<int>("Id"));
+
+                    b.Property<int>("Barcode")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer")
+                        .HasColumnName("barcode");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Brand")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("brand");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("name");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Notes")
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("notes");
+
+                    b.Property<float?>("RentalPrice")
+                        .HasColumnType("real")
+                        .HasColumnName("rental_price");
+
+                    b.Property<float?>("ReplacementCost")
+                        .HasColumnType("real")
+                        .HasColumnName("replacement_cost");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("SerialNumber")
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("serial_number");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("StatusId")
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("status_id");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id")
+                        .HasName("pk_inventory");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("StatusId")
+                        .HasDatabaseName("ix_inventory_status_id");
+
+                    b.ToTable("inventory", (string)null);
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("barkmanapi.ItemStatus", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<string>("Id")
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("id");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("name");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id")
+                        .HasName("pk_item_status");
+
+                    b.ToTable("item_status", (string)null);
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("barkmanapi.InventoryItems", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("barkmanapi.ItemStatus", "Status")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("StatusId")
+                        .HasConstraintName("fk_inventory_item_status_status_id");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Status");
+                });
+#pragma warning restore 612, 618
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/barkmanAPI/Migrations/20250203160519_add-barcodes.cs b/barkmanAPI/Migrations/20250203160519_add-barcodes.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15424dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/barkmanAPI/Migrations/20250203160519_add-barcodes.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace barkmanapi.Migrations
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public partial class addbarcodes : Migration
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<int>(
+                name: "barcode",
+                table: "inventory",
+                type: "integer",
+                nullable: false,
+                defaultValue: 0);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "barcode",
+                table: "inventory");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/barkmanAPI/Migrations/BarkContextModelSnapshot.cs b/barkmanAPI/Migrations/BarkContextModelSnapshot.cs
index 10252f0..332a8b9 100644
--- a/barkmanAPI/Migrations/BarkContextModelSnapshot.cs
+++ b/barkmanAPI/Migrations/BarkContextModelSnapshot.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ namespace barkmanapi.Migrations
 
                     NpgsqlPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumn(b.Property<int>("Id"));
 
+                    b.Property<int>("Barcode")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer")
+                        .HasColumnName("barcode");
+
                     b.Property<string>("Brand")
                         .IsRequired()
                         .HasColumnType("text")
diff --git a/barkmanAPI/Program.cs b/barkmanAPI/Program.cs
index 5549237..5ede613 100644
--- a/barkmanAPI/Program.cs
+++ b/barkmanAPI/Program.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ var itemStatusGroup = app.MapGroup(prefix: "/itemstatus")
     .WithDescription("Endpoints for managing item status");
 
 inventoryGroup.MapGet("", async (BarkContext db) =>
-    await db.Inventory.OrderBy(item => item.Id).ToListAsync());
+    await db.Inventory.OrderBy(item => item.Barcode).ToListAsync());
 
 inventoryGroup.MapGet("/{id}", async (int id, BarkContext db) =>
 {
@@ -73,9 +73,10 @@ inventoryGroup.MapPut("/{id}", async (int id, InventoryItems updatedItem, BarkCo
     }
 
     existingItem.Name = updatedItem.Name;
+    existingItem.Barcode = updatedItem.Barcode;
     existingItem.Brand = updatedItem.Brand;
     existingItem.SerialNumber = updatedItem.SerialNumber;
-    existingItem.Status = updatedItem.Status;
+    existingItem.StatusId = updatedItem.StatusId;
     existingItem.RentalPrice = updatedItem.RentalPrice;
     existingItem.ReplacementCost = updatedItem.ReplacementCost;
     existingItem.Notes = updatedItem.Notes;
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ inventoryGroup.MapPost("", async (InventoryItems newItemInput, BarkContext db) =
 {
     var newItem = new InventoryItems();
     newItem.Name = newItemInput.Name;
+    newItem.Barcode = newItemInput.Barcode;
     newItem.Brand = newItemInput.Brand;
     newItem.SerialNumber = newItemInput.SerialNumber;
     newItem.RentalPrice = newItemInput.RentalPrice;
diff --git a/barkmanAPI/barkDbModel.cs b/barkmanAPI/barkDbModel.cs
index 77cce27..1e283bb 100644
--- a/barkmanAPI/barkDbModel.cs
+++ b/barkmanAPI/barkDbModel.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ public class BarkContext(DbContextOptions<BarkContext> options) : DbContext(opti
 
 public class InventoryItems
 {
-    public int Id {get; set;} 
+    public int Id {get; set;}
+    public int Barcode {get; set;}
     public string Name { get; set; }
     public string Brand { get; set; }
     public string? SerialNumber { get; set; }
diff --git a/barkmanui/src/App.tsx b/barkmanui/src/App.tsx
index b72505c..ac886f0 100644
--- a/barkmanui/src/App.tsx
+++ b/barkmanui/src/App.tsx
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ function App() {
                 <Routes>
                     <Route index element={<Home/>}/>
                     <Route path="inventory" element={<InventoryList/>}/>
-                    <Route path="itemDetail/:itemId" element={<ItemDetail/>}/>
-                    <Route path="editItem/:itemId" element={<EditItem/>}/>
-                    <Route path="addItem" element={<AddItem/>}/>
+                    <Route path="inventory/itemDetail/:itemId" element={<ItemDetail/>}/>
+                    <Route path="inventory/editItem/:itemId" element={<EditItem/>}/>
+                    <Route path="inventory/addItem" element={<AddItem/>}/>
                 </Routes>
             </>
         </QueryClientProvider>
diff --git a/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/AddItem.tsx b/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/AddItem.tsx
index 581e430..a335528 100644
--- a/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/AddItem.tsx
+++ b/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/AddItem.tsx
@@ -2,17 +2,23 @@ import {Button, Group, TextInput, NumberInput, Container, Title, Flex} from '@ma
 import {useForm} from '@mantine/form';
 import {useMutation} from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import {NewItem} from "./types.ts";
-import { useNavigate} from "react-router";
-import { IconX, IconCheck } from '@tabler/icons-react';
-import { notifications } from '@mantine/notifications';
+import {useNavigate} from "react-router";
+import {IconX, IconCheck} from '@tabler/icons-react';
+import {notifications} from '@mantine/notifications';
+import useInventoryList from "./hooks/useInventoryList.tsx";
+import {useEffect} from "react";
+
 
 function AddItem() {
 
     const navigate = useNavigate();
 
+    const inventoryQuery = useInventoryList();
+
     const newItemForm = useForm<NewItem>({
         mode: 'uncontrolled',
         initialValues: {
+            barcode: 0,
             name: "",
             brand: "",
             serialNumber: "",
@@ -36,8 +42,8 @@ function AddItem() {
 
             if (result.ok) {
                 notifications.show({
-                    icon: <IconCheck size={20} />,
-                    color:"teal",
+                    icon: <IconCheck size={20}/>,
+                    color: "teal",
                     title: "All good!",
                     message: "Item Created",
                     position: 'top-center',
@@ -48,8 +54,8 @@ function AddItem() {
 
             if (!result.ok) {
                 notifications.show({
-                    icon: <IconX size={20} />,
-                    color:"red",
+                    icon: <IconX size={20}/>,
+                    color: "red",
                     title: "Bummer!",
                     message: "Something went wrong",
                     position: 'top-center',
@@ -57,9 +63,23 @@ function AddItem() {
                 throw new Error('Failed to create inventory item');
             }
 
-        }
+        },
+
+
     })
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (inventoryQuery.data) {
+            const nextBarcode = inventoryQuery.data[inventoryQuery.data.length - 1].barcode + 1;
+            newItemForm.setValues({barcode: nextBarcode});
+        }
+    },[inventoryQuery.data]);
+
+    if (inventoryQuery.isPending) return 'Loading...'
+    if (inventoryQuery.error) return 'An error has occurred: ' + inventoryQuery.error.message
+
+
+
 
     return (
         <>
@@ -74,7 +94,8 @@ function AddItem() {
                           wrap="wrap">
 
                         <Title order={1}>Add Item</Title>
-
+                        <NumberInput withAsterisk size="md" key={newItemForm.key('barcode')} label="Barcode"
+                                     placeholder="Barcode" {...newItemForm.getInputProps('barcode')}/>
                         <TextInput withAsterisk key={newItemForm.key('brand')} size="md" label="Brand"
                                    placeholder="Brand" {...newItemForm.getInputProps('brand')}/>
                         <TextInput withAsterisk key={newItemForm.key('name')} size="md" label="Name"
diff --git a/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/EditItem.tsx b/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/EditItem.tsx
index 5c34c6e..18e9f9e 100644
--- a/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/EditItem.tsx
+++ b/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/EditItem.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
-import {Button, Group, TextInput, Text, Textarea, NumberInput, Container, Title, Flex} from '@mantine/core';
+import {Button, Group, TextInput, Textarea, NumberInput, Container, Title, Flex} from '@mantine/core';
 import {useForm} from '@mantine/form';
-import {useParams} from "react-router";
+import {useNavigate, useParams} from "react-router";
 import {useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient} from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import {InventoryItem} from "./types.ts";
 import {useEffect} from "react";
+import {notifications} from "@mantine/notifications";
+import {IconCheck, IconX} from "@tabler/icons-react";
 
 type EditableInventoryItem = Omit<InventoryItem, 'id'>;
 
 function EditItem() {
     const params = useParams();
+    const navigate = useNavigate();
 
     const editItemForm = useForm<EditableInventoryItem>({
         mode: 'uncontrolled',
         initialValues: {
+            barcode: 0,
             name: "",
             brand: "",
             statusId: "",
@@ -53,7 +57,26 @@ function EditItem() {
                 }
             });
 
+            if (result.ok) {
+                notifications.show({
+                    icon: <IconCheck size={20} />,
+                    color:"teal",
+                    title: "All good!",
+                    message: "Item Updated",
+                    position: 'top-center',
+                });
+                navigate("/inventory");
+
+            }
+
             if (!result.ok) {
+                notifications.show({
+                    icon: <IconX size={20} />,
+                    color:"red",
+                    title: "Bummer!",
+                    message: "Something went wrong",
+                    position: 'top-center',
+                });
                 throw new Error('Failed to update inventory item');
             }
 
@@ -90,7 +113,8 @@ function EditItem() {
 
                     <div>{isFetching ? 'Updating...' : ''}</div>
                     <Title order={1}>Edit Item</Title>
-                    <Text>ID: {data.id}</Text>
+                    <NumberInput  withAsterisk size="md" key={editItemForm.key('barcode')} label="Barcode"
+                                 placeholder="Barcode" {...editItemForm.getInputProps('barcode')}/>
                     <TextInput withAsterisk key={editItemForm.key('brand')} size="md" label="Brand"
                                placeholder="Brand" {...editItemForm.getInputProps('brand')}/>
                     <TextInput withAsterisk key={editItemForm.key('name')} size="md" label="Name"
diff --git a/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/InventoryList.tsx b/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/InventoryList.tsx
index e30b111..c6df33f 100644
--- a/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/InventoryList.tsx
+++ b/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/InventoryList.tsx
@@ -1,27 +1,16 @@
-import {useQuery} from "@tanstack/react-query";
-import {InventoryItem} from "./types";
 import {Flex, Table} from '@mantine/core';
 import BarkButton from "../../common/components/BarkButton.tsx";
 import {Link, NavLink} from "react-router";
+import useInventoryList from "./hooks/useInventoryList.tsx";
+
 
 function InventoryList() {
 
-    const { isPending, error, data, isFetching } = useQuery({
-        queryKey: ['inventory'],
-        queryFn: async (): Promise<InventoryItem[]> => {
-            const response = await fetch(
-                import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL + '/inventory',
-            )
+    const inventoryQuery  = useInventoryList();
 
-            if (!response.ok) throw new Error('Failed to fetch inventory ' + response.statusText)
+    if (inventoryQuery.isPending) return 'Loading...'
 
-            return await response.json()
-        },
-    });
-
-    if (isPending) return 'Loading...'
-
-    if (error) return 'An error has occurred: ' + error.message
+    if (inventoryQuery.error) return 'An error has occurred: ' + inventoryQuery.error.message
 
 
     return (
@@ -37,16 +26,13 @@ function InventoryList() {
                 <p>
                     ARFF ARFF BARK BARK
                 </p>
-                <NavLink to={'/addItem'}><BarkButton>Add Item</BarkButton></NavLink>
+                <NavLink to={'/inventory/addItem'}><BarkButton>Add Item</BarkButton></NavLink>
             </Flex>
 
-
-            <div>{isFetching ? 'Updating...' : ''}</div>
-
             <Table striped>
             <Table.Thead>
                 <Table.Tr>
-                    <Table.Th c="red">ID</Table.Th>
+                    <Table.Th c="red">Barcode</Table.Th>
                     <Table.Th c="red">Brand</Table.Th>
                     <Table.Th c="red">Item</Table.Th>
                     <Table.Th c="red">Status</Table.Th>
@@ -54,14 +40,14 @@ function InventoryList() {
                 </Table.Tr>
                 </Table.Thead>
                 <Table.Tbody>
-                {data.map((data) => (
+                {inventoryQuery.data?.map((data) => (
                     <Table.Tr key={data.id}>
-                        <Table.Td>{data.id}</Table.Td>
+                        <Table.Td>{data.barcode}</Table.Td>
                         <Table.Td>{data.brand}</Table.Td>
                         <Table.Td>{data.name}</Table.Td>
                         <Table.Td>{data.statusId}</Table.Td>
                         <Table.Td>
-                            <Link to={`/itemDetail/${data.id}`}>Details</Link>
+                            <Link to={`/inventory/itemDetail/${data.id}`}>Details</Link>
                         </Table.Td>
                     </Table.Tr>
                 ))}
diff --git a/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/ItemDetail.tsx b/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/ItemDetail.tsx
index 2d17c0b..b1e7a44 100644
--- a/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/ItemDetail.tsx
+++ b/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/ItemDetail.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function ItemDetail() {
             <Container m="lg">
                 <Title order={1}>Item Detail</Title>
                 <div>{isFetching ? 'Updating...' : ''}</div>
-                <Text>ID: {data.id}</Text>
+                <Text>Barcode: {data.barcode}</Text>
                 <Text>Brand: {data.brand}</Text>
                 <Text>Name: {data.name}</Text>
                 <Text>Status: {data.status.name}</Text>
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function ItemDetail() {
                 <Text>Replacement Cost: ${data.replacementCost}</Text>
                 <Text>Notes: {data.notes}</Text>
 
-                <Link to={`/editItem/${data.id}`}>Edit</Link>
+                <Link to={`/inventory/editItem/${data.id}`}>Edit</Link>
             </Container>
         </>
     )
diff --git a/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/hooks/useInventoryList.tsx b/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/hooks/useInventoryList.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c1ab01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/hooks/useInventoryList.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import {useQuery} from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import {InventoryItem} from "../types.js";
+
+    const useInventoryList = () => useQuery({
+        queryKey: ['inventory'],
+        queryFn: async (): Promise<InventoryItem[]> => {
+            const response = await fetch(
+                import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL + '/inventory',
+            )
+
+            if (!response.ok) throw new Error('Failed to fetch inventory ' + response.statusText)
+
+            return await response.json()
+        },
+    });
+
+export default useInventoryList;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/types.ts b/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/types.ts
index 21d4246..4f1c7c4 100644
--- a/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/types.ts
+++ b/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export interface InventoryItem {
     id: number,
+    barcode: number,
     brand: string,
     name: string,
     status: {id: string; name: string},
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ export interface InventoryItem {
 }
 
 export interface NewItem {
+    barcode: number,
     brand: string,
     name: string,
     serialNumber: string,