---
name: "everyBackpack"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Containers"]
arma3_since: "1.04"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/everyBackpack
revid: 376077
updated: 2025-07-28T13:01:43Z
---

# everyBackpack

*Command · Containers · Arma 3 v1.04*

## Description

Returns array of backpacks stored in given crate or vehicle. Used for accessing backpack content of a backpack on ground.

## Syntax

```sqf
everyBackpack box
```

**Parameters:**

- `box`: [Object](../topics/Object.md)

**Returns:** [Array](../topics/Array.md) of [Object](../topics/Object.md)s

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
everyBackpack cursorTarget;
```

### Example 2

```sqf
_vehicleBackpacks = everyBackpack vehicle player;
```

## See also

[firstBackpack](../commands/firstBackpack.md) · [unitBackpack](../commands/unitBackpack.md) · [backpack](../commands/backpack.md) · [backpackCargo](../commands/backpackCargo.md) · [getBackpackCargo](../commands/getBackpackCargo.md) · [backpackItems](../commands/backpackItems.md) · [addBackpack](../commands/addBackpack.md) · [addBackpackCargo](../commands/addBackpackCargo.md) · [addBackpackCargoGlobal](../commands/addBackpackCargoGlobal.md) · [removeBackpack](../commands/removeBackpack.md) · [clearBackpackCargo](../commands/clearBackpackCargo.md) · [clearBackpackCargoGlobal](../commands/clearBackpackCargoGlobal.md) · [clearAllItemsFromBackpack](../commands/clearAllItemsFromBackpack.md) · [loadBackpack](../commands/loadBackpack.md) · [backpackSpaceFor](../commands/backpackSpaceFor.md) · [canAddItemToBackpack](../commands/canAddItemToBackpack.md) · [addItemToBackpack](../commands/addItemToBackpack.md) · [removeItemFromBackpack](../commands/removeItemFromBackpack.md) · [backpackContainer](../commands/backpackContainer.md) · [everyContainer](../commands/everyContainer.md) · [backpacks](../commands/backpacks.md)

## Community notes

**ffur2007slx2_5** — 2014-04-29

(Arma 3 ver 1.16), here's a quick reference to backpack command family.

| Command | Operand type | Return | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| [firstBackpack](../commands/firstBackpack.md) | [Object](../topics/Object.md) (WeaponHolder, AmmoCrate, VehicleCrate) | [Object](../topics/Object.md) (e.g 2bba9d00# 163957: backpack_compact.p3d) | ```sqf<br>firstBackpack (getPos player nearestObject "weaponholder");<br>``` |
| [backpackContainer](../commands/backpackContainer.md) | Unit([Object](../topics/Object.md)) | [Object](../topics/Object.md) (e.g 2bba9d00# 163957: backpack_compact.p3d) | ```sqf<br>backpackContainer player // currently same as [[unitBackpack]]<br>``` |
| [unitBackpack](../commands/unitBackpack.md) | Unit([Object](../topics/Object.md)) | [Object](../topics/Object.md) (e.g 2bba9d00# 163957: backpack_compact.p3d) | ```sqf<br>unitBackpack player // currently same as [[backpackContainer]]<br>``` |
| [backpack](../commands/backpack.md) | Unit([Object](../topics/Object.md)) | [String](../topics/String.md) (e.g 2bba9d00# 163957: backpack_compact.p3d) | ```sqf<br>backpack player // see also ([[typeOf]] [[backpackContainer]] [[player]]) or ([[typeOf]] [[unitBackpack]] [[player]])<br>``` |
| [backpackCargo](../commands/backpackCargo.md) | [Object](../topics/Object.md) (WeaponHolder, AmmoCrate, VehicleCrate) | [Array](../topics/Array.md) of [String](../topics/String.md) (e.g ["Backpack0", "Backpack1"]) | ```sqf<br>backpackCargo _ammoCrate<br>``` |
| [getBackpackCargo](../commands/getBackpackCargo.md) | [Object](../topics/Object.md) (WeaponHolder, AmmoCrate, VehicleCrate) | [Array](../topics/Array.md) of [Array](../topics/Array.md) (e.g [["Backpack0", "Backpack1"], [1, 1]]) | ```sqf<br>getBackpackCargo _ammoCrate<br>``` |
| [everyBackpack](../commands/everyBackpack.md) | [Object](../topics/Object.md) (WeaponHolder, AmmoCrate, VehicleCrate) | [Array](../topics/Array.md) of [Object](../topics/Object.md) (e.g [22504f00# 163960: backpack_fast.p3d...]) | ```sqf<br>everyBackpack _ammoCrate<br>``` |

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — everyBackpack](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/everyBackpack) (revision 376077).</sub>