Create a stock item
How to create a stock item via API
To create a new stock item, send a POST request to the /api/stock_items endpoint, passing the resource arguments in the request body.
Request
POST https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stock_items
Arguments
Body Parameter
Type
Required
type
string
Required
attributes.sku_code
string
Optional
attributes.quantity
integer
Required
attributes.reference
string
Optional
attributes.reference_origin
string
Optional
attributes.metadata
object
Optional
relationships.stock_location
object
Required
relationships.sku
object
Required, if not set through the sku_code attribute
Example
The following request creates a new stock item:
curl -g -X POST \
  'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stock_items' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -d '{
  "data": {
    "type": "stock_items",
    "attributes": {
      "quantity": 100
    },
    "relationships": {
      "stock_location": {
        "data": {
          "type": "stock_locations",
          "id": "ABCRtyUpBa"
        }
      },
      "sku": {
        "data": {
          "type": "skus",
          "id": "BCDRtyUpBa"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}'On success, the API responds with a 201 Created status code, returning the created resource object:
{
  "data": {
    "id": "XAyRWNUzyN",
    "type": "stock_items",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stock_items/XAyRWNUzyN"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "sku_code": "TSHIRTMM000000FFFFFFXLXX",
      "quantity": 100,
      "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": {
      "stock_location": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stock_items/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/stock_location",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stock_items/XAyRWNUzyN/stock_location"
        }
      },
      "sku": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stock_items/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/sku",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stock_items/XAyRWNUzyN/sku"
        }
      },
      "reserved_stock": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stock_items/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/reserved_stock",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stock_items/XAyRWNUzyN/reserved_stock"
        }
      },
      "stock_reservations": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stock_items/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/stock_reservations",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stock_items/XAyRWNUzyN/stock_reservations"
        }
      },
      "attachments": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stock_items/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/attachments",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stock_items/XAyRWNUzyN/attachments"
        }
      },
      "versions": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stock_items/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/versions",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stock_items/XAyRWNUzyN/versions"
        }
      },
      "event_stores": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stock_items/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/event_stores",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stock_items/XAyRWNUzyN/event_stores"
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "mode": "test",
      "organization_id": "xRRkjDFafe",
      "trace_id": "69abaa3545913c78132e5578bd26208d44aa9043647d78698fd0021f3958cd74"
    }
  }
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