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Shopify Inventory Items API

Manage inventory item records

Shopify Inventory Items API is one of 213 APIs that Shopify publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 8 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Inventory Items. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, a JSON-LD context, API documentation, an API reference, and 8 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 3 operations across 2 paths, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2025-01.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{store}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-01.

3 operations 2 paths 1 schemas 2 GET1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2025-01
Server
https://{store}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-01
Authentication
API Key
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Shopify Inventory Items API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-Shopify-Access-Token (AccessToken). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • AccessToken — Access token obtained via OAuth

Paths & Operations 3

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 2 GET, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Inventory Items 3

Manage inventory item records

GET
/inventory_items.json
Shopify Retrieve a list of inventory items
listInventoryItems 2 params → 200
GET
/inventory_items/{inventory_item_id}.json
Shopify Retrieve a single inventory item
getInventoryItem 1 param → 200
PUT
/inventory_items/{inventory_item_id}.json
Shopify Update an inventory item
updateInventoryItem 1 param body → 200

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is InventoryItem (11 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

InventoryItem
object
An inventory item representing a physical product
11 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

shopify-inventory-items-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Shopify publishes across the network.

Shopify GraphQL Admin API
Shopify Storefront API
Shopify Customer Account API
Shopify Partner API
Shopify Payments Apps API
Shopify Liquid API
Shopify Functions API
Shopify Discount Function API
Shopify Webhooks API
Shopify App Bridge
Shopify App Home API
Shopify Checkout UI Extensions API
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