diff --git a/backend/app/api/static/docs/docs.go b/backend/app/api/static/docs/docs.go
index 5be95b3..d5a8b71 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/static/docs/docs.go
+++ b/backend/app/api/static/docs/docs.go
@@ -2227,7 +2227,7 @@ const docTemplate = `{
                     "type": "boolean"
                 },
                 "assetId": {
-                    "type": "integer"
+                    "type": "string"
                 },
                 "description": {
                     "type": "string"
diff --git a/backend/app/api/static/docs/swagger.json b/backend/app/api/static/docs/swagger.json
index dbbdba7..2ff1295 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/static/docs/swagger.json
+++ b/backend/app/api/static/docs/swagger.json
@@ -2220,7 +2220,7 @@
                     "type": "boolean"
                 },
                 "assetId": {
-                    "type": "integer"
+                    "type": "string"
                 },
                 "description": {
                     "type": "string"
diff --git a/backend/app/api/static/docs/swagger.yaml b/backend/app/api/static/docs/swagger.yaml
index 53a3b70..509d2cc 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/static/docs/swagger.yaml
+++ b/backend/app/api/static/docs/swagger.yaml
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ definitions:
       archived:
         type: boolean
       assetId:
-        type: integer
+        type: string
       description:
         type: string
       fields:
diff --git a/backend/internal/data/repo/repo_items.go b/backend/internal/data/repo/repo_items.go
index bd487c0..a454c1b 100644
--- a/backend/internal/data/repo/repo_items.go
+++ b/backend/internal/data/repo/repo_items.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ type (
 	ItemUpdate struct {
 		ParentID    uuid.UUID `json:"parentId"    extensions:"x-nullable,x-omitempty"`
 		ID          uuid.UUID `json:"id"`
-		AssetID     AssetID   `json:"assetId"`
+		AssetID     AssetID   `json:"assetId"     swaggertype:"string"`
 		Name        string    `json:"name"`
 		Description string    `json:"description"`
 		Quantity    int       `json:"quantity"`
diff --git a/docs/docs/api/openapi-2.0.json b/docs/docs/api/openapi-2.0.json
index dbbdba7..2ff1295 100644
--- a/docs/docs/api/openapi-2.0.json
+++ b/docs/docs/api/openapi-2.0.json
@@ -2220,7 +2220,7 @@
                     "type": "boolean"
                 },
                 "assetId": {
-                    "type": "integer"
+                    "type": "string"
                 },
                 "description": {
                     "type": "string"
diff --git a/frontend/lib/api/__test__/user/items.test.ts b/frontend/lib/api/__test__/user/items.test.ts
index 698bd3f..72b54b1 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/api/__test__/user/items.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/lib/api/__test__/user/items.test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { sharedUserClient } from "../test-utils";
 describe("user should be able to create an item and add an attachment", () => {
   let increment = 0;
   /**
-   * useLocatio sets up a location resource for testing, and returns a function
+   * useLocation sets up a location resource for testing, and returns a function
    * that can be used to delete the location from the backend server.
    */
   async function useLocation(api: UserClient): Promise<[LocationOut, () => Promise<void>]> {
diff --git a/frontend/lib/api/types/data-contracts.ts b/frontend/lib/api/types/data-contracts.ts
index c264d03..67c4f9c 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/api/types/data-contracts.ts
+++ b/frontend/lib/api/types/data-contracts.ts
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export interface ItemSummary {
 
 export interface ItemUpdate {
   archived: boolean;
-  assetId: number;
+  assetId: string;
   description: string;
   fields: ItemField[];
   id: string;