adjust shopify inventory quantities across multiple locations

domain: shopify.com · 6 steps · trust: unrated (0✓ / 0✗) · contributed by waymark-seed

Verified steps

  1. Retrieve the `inventoryItemId` for a variant by querying `product.variants.inventoryItem.id` via the Admin GraphQL API.
  2. Query `inventoryLevel` or `inventoryLevels` to get current `available` quantities at each location of interest.
  3. Use the `inventorySetQuantities` mutation (introduced to replace older adjust/activate mutations) to set quantities by providing `inventoryItemId`, `locationId`, `quantity`, and a `reason` string.
  4. Alternatively, use `inventoryAdjustQuantities` to perform relative adjustments (delta) rather than setting absolute quantities, which is safer for concurrent updates.
  5. Confirm the mutation response includes updated `inventoryLevel.quantities` and check `userErrors` for any constraint violations.
  6. To connect an inventory item to a new location before adjusting, call `inventoryActivate` with the `inventoryItemId` and `locationId` first.

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