Create an inventory model

How to create an inventory model via API

To create a new inventory model, send a POST request to the /api/inventory_models endpoint, passing the resource arguments in the request body.

Request

POST https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/inventory_models

Arguments

Body Parameter	Type	Required
type	string	Required
attributes.name	string	Required
attributes.strategy	string	Optional, default is 'no_split'
attributes.stock_locations_cutoff	integer	Optional, default is '2'
attributes.stock_reservation_cutoff	integer	Optional, default is '3600'
attributes.put_stock_transfers_on_hold	boolean	Optional, default is 'false'
attributes.manual_stock_decrement	boolean	Optional, default is 'false'
attributes.reference	string	Optional
attributes.reference_origin	string	Optional
attributes.metadata	object	Optional

Example

Request

The following request creates a new inventory model:

curl -g -X POST \
  'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/inventory_models' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -d '{
  "data": {
    "type": "inventory_models",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "EU Inventory Model"
    }
  }
}'

Response

On success, the API responds with a 201 Created status code, returning the created resource object:

{
  "data": {
    "id": "xYZkjABcde",
    "type": "inventory_models",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/inventory_models/xYZkjABcde"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "name": "EU Inventory Model",
      "strategy": "no_split",
      "stock_locations_cutoff": 3,
      "stock_reservation_cutoff": 3600,
      "put_stock_transfers_on_hold": true,
      "manual_stock_decrement": true,
      "created_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "updated_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "reference": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE",
      "reference_origin": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE-ORIGIN",
      "metadata": {
        "foo": "bar"
      }
    },
    "relationships": {
      "inventory_stock_locations": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/inventory_models/xYZkjABcde/relationships/inventory_stock_locations",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/inventory_models/xYZkjABcde/inventory_stock_locations"
        }
      },
      "inventory_return_locations": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/inventory_models/xYZkjABcde/relationships/inventory_return_locations",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/inventory_models/xYZkjABcde/inventory_return_locations"
        }
      },
      "attachments": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/inventory_models/xYZkjABcde/relationships/attachments",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/inventory_models/xYZkjABcde/attachments"
        }
      },
      "versions": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/inventory_models/xYZkjABcde/relationships/versions",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/inventory_models/xYZkjABcde/versions"
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "mode": "test",
      "organization_id": "xRRkjDFafe",
      "trace_id": "69abaa3545913c78132e5578bd26208d44aa9043647d78698fd0021f3958cd74"
    }
  }
}