Synchronizing stock with variants

When you have products with variants (e.g., size), inventory is managed by variant. Here’s how inventory synchronization works for variants in Shoporama.

Inventory per Variant

Each variant has its own inventory status. If you have a T-shirt in sizes S, M, and L, each size has its own inventory count. The product’s total inventory is the sum of the inventory for all variants.

Note that a customer input field of the “list” type is not a variant and therefore does not have inventory. For example, if you let the customer choose a color that is printed after the order is placed, inventory is still only deducted from the variant. If a color is to be subject to running out of stock, it must be a true variant. See “Let the customer fill in fields on the product.”

For inventory synchronization to target the correct variant, each variant must have its own unique SKU (stock keeping unit) on the product’s variant list.

Update Inventory via CSV

You can update inventory for variants via CSV import. The file must be semicolon-separated and contain three columns: the variant’s SKU, quantity, and an optional location tag.

TSHIRT-001-S;10;
TSHIRT-001-M;15;
TSHIRT-001-L;8;

The third column (tag) is optional and specifies a specific inventory location. Leave it blank if you only have one location.

Update via the REST API

Using the REST API, you can update the stock for a variant by specifying the variant’s name:

PUT /REST/stock/{product_id}
{ "count": 10, "variant_name": "M" }

If the product has variants and `variant_name ` is not specified, the API returns an error with a list of available variants.

Shared Inventory

If you have multiple online stores, you can use shared inventory to automatically synchronize inventory across stores. When a variant is sold in one store, the inventory is automatically adjusted in all stores.

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