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October 25, 2018

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# The Order resource now validates the quantity of line items

We're adding validation for line item quantities, which prevents the creation of line items with a quantity of 0. This means that orders created via the Order resource must have a line item quantity greater than or equal to 1.

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If an app attempts to create a line item with a quantity of 0, then the Order resource returns a status of **422** with the error message **Quantity must be greater than or equal to 1**.

We're making this change to ensure consistent behaviour across the platform, since line items with a quantity of 0 can't be fulfilled within Shopify.

To learn more, see [*Order*](https://help.shopify.com/en/api/reference/orders/order#create).