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September 10, 2018

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# The checkoutCreate mutation no longer uses inventory validation

We've shipped a change that removes inventory validation from the `checkoutCreate` mutation in the Storefront API. This is part of our effort to remove the risk of bots and crawlers getting access to inventory information on stores.