diff --git a/src/asquare.py b/src/asquare.py
index a097319..6bd106a 100644
--- a/src/asquare.py
+++ b/src/asquare.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ async def get_item_by_id(item_id: str) -> dict:
     """
     Retrieve full item details by Square catalog item ID.
 
-    Searches through catalog with pagination to find item by ID.
+    Uses batch_get API for direct ID lookup.
 
     Args:
         item_id: Square catalog item ID
@@ -67,40 +67,28 @@ async def get_item_by_id(item_id: str) -> dict:
         Exception: If API error
     """
     try:
-        cursor = None
-        page_count = 0
+        # Use batch_get to retrieve item directly by ID
+        result = await client.catalog.batch_get(
+            object_ids=[item_id],
+            include_related_objects=False,
+        )
+        result_json = json.loads(result.model_dump_json())
 
-        while True:
-            page_count += 1
-            print(f"[@DEBUG] Searching for item {item_id} (page {page_count})...")
+        if not result_json.get("objects"):
+            raise ValueError(f"Item {item_id} not found (may have been deleted)")
 
-            result = await client.catalog.search(
-                object_types=["ITEM"],
-                limit=1000,
-                cursor=cursor,
-            )
-            result_json = json.loads(result.model_dump_json())
+        obj = result_json["objects"][0]
+        item_data = obj.get("item_data", {})
 
-            if result_json.get("objects"):
-                for obj in result_json["objects"]:
-                    if obj["id"] == item_id:
-                        item_data = obj.get("item_data", {})
-                        return {
-                            "id": obj["id"],
-                            "name": item_data.get("name", ""),
-                            "description": item_data.get("description", ""),
-                            "category_id": item_data.get("category_id"),
-                            "variations": item_data.get("variations", []),
-                            "updated_at": obj.get("updated_at"),
-                            "version": obj.get("version"),
-                        }
-
-            # Check if there are more pages
-            cursor = result_json.get("cursor")
-            if not cursor:
-                break
-
-        raise ValueError(f"Item {item_id} not found (may have been deleted)")
+        return {
+            "id": obj["id"],
+            "name": item_data.get("name", ""),
+            "description": item_data.get("description", ""),
+            "category_id": item_data.get("category_id"),
+            "variations": item_data.get("variations", []),
+            "updated_at": obj.get("updated_at"),
+            "version": obj.get("version"),
+        }
 
     except ValueError:
         raise