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January 12, 2021

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# Quantity remaining no longer returned from Checkout API error message

The [Checkout API](http://shopify.dev/tutorials/sell-through-the-checkout-api) no longer returns the amount of inventory remaining when a checkout is created or updated and there are not enough products in stock. This change was made to protect the privacy of our merchants.

To support older themes, the option `remaining: 1` is returned from the API. However, this number doesn't change, or represent the actual amount of inventory remaining. This option will be removed in a future version of the API.

Learn more about the updated error response by reading our [Checkout API documentation](https://shopify.dev/tutorials/sell-through-the-checkout-api#handling-errors) on Shopify.dev.