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Inventorybeginner10 min readupdated 11 Sept 2026

Creating stashes with ox_inventory

The short answer

Add fixed stashes to ox_inventory/data/stashes.lua (name, label, slots, weight, owner, groups, coords, target). From your own resource, call exports.ox_inventory:RegisterStash(id, label, slots, maxWeight, owner, groups, coords) on the server before anyone opens it, then open it on the client with exports.ox_inventory:openInventory('stash', id). owner = true gives every player their own copy; groups restricts access; CreateTemporaryStash makes throw-away storage.

Police lockers, gang safes, house storage and evidence rooms are all stashes: inventories that live somewhere in the world instead of on a player. ox_inventory gives you a data file for fixed stashes and an export for stashes your own scripts create.

Creating stashes with ox_inventory — illustrated with a FiveM-compatible minimap render

#Fixed stashes in stashes.lua

ox_inventory/data/stashes.lua
{
    coords = vec3(452.3, -991.4, 30.7),
    target = {
        loc = vec3(451.25, -994.28, 30.69),
        length = 1.2, width = 5.6, heading = 0,
        minZ = 29.49, maxZ = 32.09,
        label = 'Open personal locker',
    },
    name = 'policelocker',
    label = 'Personal locker',
    owner = true,
    slots = 70,
    weight = 70000,
    groups = { police = 0 },
},

#Stashes from your own resource

server.lua
-- a shared gang safe
exports.ox_inventory:RegisterStash('ballas_safe', 'Ballas Safe', 50, 200000, nil, { ballas = 0 }, vec3(105.2, -1941.6, 20.8))

-- one stash per house, owned by the house owner
local function registerHouseStash(houseId, ownerIdentifier, coords)
    exports.ox_inventory:RegisterStash(('house_%s'):format(houseId), 'House storage', 40, 150000, ownerIdentifier, nil, coords)
end
client.lua — open it (for example from ox_target)
exports.ox_target:addSphereZone({
    coords = vec3(105.2, -1941.6, 20.8),
    radius = 1.0,
    options = {
        {
            name = 'ballas_safe',
            label = 'Open safe',
            icon = 'fa-solid fa-vault',
            groups = { ballas = 0 },
            onSelect = function()
                exports.ox_inventory:openInventory('stash', 'ballas_safe')
            end,
        },
    },
})

#The owner field

ownerResult
nilShared — everyone allowed sees the same items
truePersonal — each player gets their own copy
A string (identifier)Only that owner’s stash

#Temporary stashes

server.lua — loot crate
local id = exports.ox_inventory:CreateTemporaryStash({
    label = 'Supply crate',
    slots = 10,
    maxWeight = 50000,
    items = {
        { 'bandage', 3 },
        { 'water', 2 },
    },
})

exports.ox_inventory:forceOpenInventory(source, 'stash', id)

Temporary stashes are not saved; use them for loot, drops from events and one-off containers.

#Access and security

  • Always set groups or owner on anything valuable — the client can try to open any stash ID.
  • Set coords so the stash only opens near its location.
  • Log or limit what goes in with a swapItems hook — see ox_inventory hooks.
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Questions

How do I create a stash in ox_inventory?
Add it to data/stashes.lua, or call exports.ox_inventory:RegisterStash(...) on the server and open it on the client with openInventory('stash', id).
How do I make a personal stash?
Set owner = true; every player then has their own copy of that stash.
How do I restrict a stash to police?
Set groups = { police = 0 } (or a higher minimum grade).
Are temporary stashes saved?
No. CreateTemporaryStash inventories are for short-lived containers.

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