What is the item ID for Carp in Stardew Valley?

Carp's item ID in Stardew Valley is 142. Carp is in the Fish category of Stardew Valley items. It sells for 30g at base quality.

How do I spawn Carp in Stardew Valley?

To spawn Carp, buy any animal from Marnie's Ranch — a chicken at 800g is cheapest — and name it [142], including the square brackets. The Carp appears in your inventory after purchase. The naming cheat works on PC, Mac, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and mobile versions of Stardew Valley.

How much does Carp sell for in Stardew Valley?

Carp sells for 30g at base quality. Silver quality sells for 37g, gold quality for 45g, and iridium quality for 60g.

Where and when do you catch Carp in Stardew Valley?

Catch Carp during Spring, Summer, and Fall between 6 AM–2 AM. It's found at Backwoods, Mountain Lake, Mutant Bug Lair, Secret Woods, and Sewer.

Who hates Carp as a gift in Stardew Valley?

Carp is hated by Abigail, Alex, Caroline, Clint, Dwarf, Emily, Evelyn, George, Gus, Haley, Jas, Jodi, Kent, Krobus, Leah, Lewis, Marnie, Pierre, Robin, Sam, Shane, Vincent, Wizard. Each hated gift loses 40 friendship points — avoid giving it to anyone on this list.

Carp — Stardew Valley Fishing Guide

Spawn ID, locations, seasons, and difficulty for Carp.

A common pond fish.

Category: Objects
Subcategory: Fish
Sell Price: 30g

The item ID for Carp in Stardew Valley is: 142

[142]

Carp Information

Carp is a fish that can be caught in the mountain lake or Wilderness Farm during Spring, Summer, or Fall. It can also be caught in the Secret Woods, The Sewers, or the Mutant Bug Lair during any season. It can also randomly be found at the Traveling Cart for 100–1,000g. It can also randomly be found in Garbage Cans during Spring, Summer and Fall, or at the Traveling Cart for 100–1,000g.

Carp is always most abundant in the Secret Woods, comprising between 41% and 53% of all items caught there when it isn't raining.

Catching Carp

Catch Carp from 6 AM–2 AM, any weather.

Seasons

SpringSummerFallWinter

Locations

Backwoods
100% chance.
Mountain Lake
100% chance.
Mutant Bug Lair
100% chance.
Secret Woods
100% chance.
Sewer
100% chance.

Difficulty	15 (out of 110)
Behavior	Mixed
Size (in)	15–50

See all Stardew Valley fish →

Carp Effects

Eating Carp restores 12 energy and 5 health.

Carp Tailoring

Use Carp as the spool item (with Cloth in the left slot) to tailor:

Fishing Vest

Recipes That Use Carp

Carp is used as an ingredient in 4 recipes.

Carp in Community Center Bundles

Carp is needed for 1 Community Center bundle. Donate to restore the bundle and unlock its reward.

Lake FishFish Tank
Needs Carp.
Reward: Dressed Spinner

Using Carp in Machines

What you get by putting Carp into farm machines.

Put Bait Maker5× Carp Bait(10 min)
Put Fish Smoker + 1× CoalSmoked Carp(50 min)

Carp in Collections

Shipping Carp counts toward the Full Shipment achievement (335 items). Track your shipping progress →

Carp in a Fish Pond

Put Carp in a Fish Pond on the farm and it produces items daily — higher populations unlock better output.

Roe

pop any

100%

Population gates — items the fish request

Population 4:2×Green Algae
Population 6:2×Cave Carrot

See the full fish pond guide →

Carp Villager Gift Reactions

Give Carp as a gift to build friendship. Each villager reacts differently — pick someone who loves it for the biggest friendship boost. Gifts given on a villager's birthday count 8× — a loved gift jumps from +80 to +640 friendship.

NeutralDemetrius🎂 Summer 19Elliott🎂 Fall 5Leo🎂 Summer 26Linus🎂 Winter 3Pam🎂 Spring 18Sebastian🎂 Winter 10Willy🎂 Summer 24
DislikesHarvey🎂 Winter 14Maru🎂 Summer 10Penny🎂 Fall 2Sandy🎂 Fall 15
HatesAbigail🎂 Fall 13Alex🎂 Summer 13Caroline🎂 Winter 7Clint🎂 Winter 26Dwarf🎂 Summer 22Emily🎂 Spring 27Evelyn🎂 Winter 20George🎂 Fall 24Gus🎂 Summer 8Haley🎂 Spring 14Jas🎂 Summer 4Jodi🎂 Fall 11Kent🎂 Spring 4Krobus🎂 Winter 1Leah🎂 Winter 23Lewis🎂 Spring 7Marnie🎂 Fall 18Pierre🎂 Spring 26Robin🎂 Fall 21Sam🎂 Summer 17Shane🎂 Spring 20Vincent🎂 Spring 10Wizard🎂 Winter 17

See the full Carp gift guide →

Similar Items

Other items in the Fish subcategory you might want IDs for.

Carp Cheat Help

Item spawning in Stardew Valley isn't accomplished through typical commands. Instead, it involves a cheat method where you name your character, or an animal, with the item code of the desired item, enclosed in square brackets [ and ]. Include the brackets when naming.

Spawn Using Animal Name

To spawn this item, buy an animal (we recommend a chicken because it is the cheapest) from Marnie's Ranch, name it [142]. You will then receive the Carp item.

Spawn Using Character Name

Since you can only set your character's name once at the game's inception, we advise using the animal naming method.

However, if you opt for this method, name your character [142] while creating your save file. When you converse with any villager who mentions your name in their dialogue, like Gus at the Stardrop Saloon, you'll receive the Carp item.