Tracking and adjusting inventory
Before you can view or adjust inventory levels for a product, you need to set up inventory tracking for the product. After tracking is set up, an inventory history is available for 90 days.
Set up inventory tracking
From your Shopify admin, go to Products.
Click the name of the product that you want to track.
If the product has variants, then click the variant that you want to track.
In the Inventory section, select Shopify tracks this product's quantity from the Inventory policy list.
Set the quantity.
Click Save.
From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
Tap the product that you want to track.
If the product has variants, then tap the variant that you want to edit. You'll have to set inventory tracking for each variant individually.
Tap Inventory:
On the inventory screen, enable Track quantity.
In Quantity, enter the number of units that you have for the product or variant.
Tap the name of the product to return to its details screen.
Tap Save.
From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
Tap the product that you want to track.
If the product has variants, then tap the variant that you want to edit. You'll have to set inventory tracking for each variant individually.
Tap Inventory:
On the Inventory screen, enable Track quantity.
In Quantity, enter the number of units that you have for the product or variant.
Tap the back arrow to return to the product details screen.
Tap the check mark to save the product.
View your product inventory
You can view the inventory counts for your product variants on the Inventory page.
You can also view product inventory on the Products page, which shows a combined inventory count for all the variants of each product.
Adjust inventory levels
You can change the inventory count for product variants on the Inventory page.
If you manage inventory across multiple locations, then see Changing inventory quantities by location.
Steps:
From your Shopify admin, go to Products > Inventory.
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Under Update quantity, change the inventory count:
- To adjust the count, click Add and enter a number. You can use a negative number to subtract from the inventory.
- To set a new total inventory count, click Set and enter a number.
The new total is shown under Quantity.
- To adjust the count, click Add and enter a number. You can use a negative number to subtract from the inventory.
Click Save.
View a product's inventory history
If you are using Shopify to track a product's inventory, then you can view the history of its inventory adjustments. If the product has variants, then you can view the inventory history for each variant that is being tracked, but you can't view the inventory history for all of the variants at once.
You can view only the last 90 days of inventory history for a product or variant.
When you view the inventory history for a product or variant, you see some information about inventory adjustments:
- Date - the date of each adjustment
- Event - the event that caused the adjustment, such as a transfer or an order
- Adjusted by - the staff member who made the adjustment
- Adjustment - the quantity of the adjustment change, negative or positive
- Quantity - the inventory quantity after the adjustment
Steps:
From your Shopify admin, go to Products.
Click the name of the product.
If the product has variants, then click Edit beside a variant.
In the Inventory section, click View inventory history:
From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
Tap a product.
If the product has variants, then tap a variant.
Tap Inventory.
Tap View inventory history:
From the Shopify app, go to Products > All products.
Tap a product.
If the product has variants, then tap a variant.
Tap Inventory.
Tap VIEW INVENTORY HISTORY:
