Physical inventory feature preview

Shopify Releases Physical Inventory Feature Preview for GraphQL Admin API

Shopify has released a feature preview for physical inventory management in the unstable version of the GraphQL Admin API. Developers can now access new inventory APIs on development stores to build and test functionality around bins, counts, and purchase orders.

What’s Available in the Preview

The feature preview introduces API primitives that mirror how merchants organize physical stockrooms. The core components include bin management for location-based inventory tracking, count operations for stock verification, and purchase order handling for incoming inventory. These APIs remain under active development and are available exclusively through the feature preview program in development stores.

Developer Access and Testing

App developers can enable the physical inventory feature preview on development stores to begin integration work. The preview status means the API schema and behavior may change based on developer feedback before general availability. Shopify positions this as an opportunity for developers to influence the final API design while getting early access to build inventory management features.

Impact on Inventory Apps

This release affects developers building inventory management, warehouse operations, or stock tracking applications on Shopify. The new APIs provide standardized methods to handle physical inventory workflows that previously required custom implementations or workarounds. Developers working with multi-location inventory, stockroom management, or purchase order systems should evaluate these APIs for potential integration into their applications.

The feature preview follows Shopify’s pattern of releasing unstable API features for early testing before committing to a stable schema in versioned API releases.

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