Synchronizing stock with variants

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

Stock per variant

Each variant has its own stock status. If you have a t-shirt in S, M and L, each size has its own stock count. The total stock of the product is the sum of the stock of all variants.

For stock sync to hit the right variant, each variant must have its own unique SKU (item number) in the product's variant list.

Update stock via CSV

You can update stock on variants via CSV import. The file must be semicolon-separated and contain three columns: the variant 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 indicates a specific warehouse location. Leave it empty if you only have one location.

Update via REST API

Via the REST API you can update stock on a variant by specifying the variant 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 shops, you can use shared inventory to automatically synchronize inventory across shops. When a variant is sold in one shop, stock is automatically pulled in all shops.

Do you need help? Contact us at support@shoporama.dk.