---
title: inventoryMoveQuantities - GraphQL Admin
description: Moves inventory between inventory quantity names at a single location.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: mutation
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/inventoryMoveQuantities
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/inventoryMoveQuantities.md
---

# inventory​Move​Quantities

mutation

Requires `write_inventory` access scope. Also: The user must have a permission to move an inventory.

Moves inventory between inventory quantity names at a single location.

## Arguments

* input

  [Inventory​Move​Quantities​Input!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/InventoryMoveQuantitiesInput)

  required

  The information required to move inventory quantities.

***

## Inventory​Move​Quantities​Payload returns

* inventory​Adjustment​Group

  [Inventory​Adjustment​Group](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/InventoryAdjustmentGroup)

  The group of changes made by the operation.

* user​Errors

  [\[Inventory​Move​Quantities​User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/InventoryMoveQuantitiesUserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

***

## Examples

* ### Move 10 items from available to reserved, with reason damaged.

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation inventoryMoveQuantities($input: InventoryMoveQuantitiesInput!, $quantityNames: [String!]) {
    inventoryMoveQuantities(input: $input) {
      userErrors {
        field
        message
        code
      }
      inventoryAdjustmentGroup {
        createdAt
        reason
        referenceDocumentUri
        changes(quantityNames: $quantityNames) {
          name
          delta
        }
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "input": {
      "reason": "damaged",
      "referenceDocumentUri": "logistics://some.warehouse/take/2023-01-23T13:14:15Z",
      "changes": [
        {
          "quantity": 10,
          "inventoryItemId": "gid://shopify/InventoryItem/30322695",
          "from": {
            "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
            "name": "available",
            "ledgerDocumentUri": null
          },
          "to": {
            "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
            "name": "reserved",
            "ledgerDocumentUri": "logistics://toronto.warehouse/work-orders/2023-01-04/2"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "quantityNames": [
      "committed",
      "reserved",
      "safety_stock",
      "quality_control",
      "damaged",
      "available",
      "on_hand",
      "incoming"
    ]
  }
  ```

  #### cURL

  ```bash
  curl -X POST \
  https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-10/graphql.json \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
  -d '{
  "query": "mutation inventoryMoveQuantities($input: InventoryMoveQuantitiesInput!, $quantityNames: [String!]) { inventoryMoveQuantities(input: $input) { userErrors { field message code } inventoryAdjustmentGroup { createdAt reason referenceDocumentUri changes(quantityNames: $quantityNames) { name delta } } } }",
   "variables": {
      "input": {
        "reason": "damaged",
        "referenceDocumentUri": "logistics://some.warehouse/take/2023-01-23T13:14:15Z",
        "changes": [
          {
            "quantity": 10,
            "inventoryItemId": "gid://shopify/InventoryItem/30322695",
            "from": {
              "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
              "name": "available",
              "ledgerDocumentUri": null
            },
            "to": {
              "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
              "name": "reserved",
              "ledgerDocumentUri": "logistics://toronto.warehouse/work-orders/2023-01-04/2"
            }
          }
        ]
      },
      "quantityNames": [
        "committed",
        "reserved",
        "safety_stock",
        "quality_control",
        "damaged",
        "available",
        "on_hand",
        "incoming"
      ]
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### React Router

  ```javascript
  import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

  export const loader = async ({request}) => {
    const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
    const response = await admin.graphql(
      `#graphql
    mutation inventoryMoveQuantities($input: InventoryMoveQuantitiesInput!, $quantityNames: [String!]) {
      inventoryMoveQuantities(input: $input) {
        userErrors {
          field
          message
          code
        }
        inventoryAdjustmentGroup {
          createdAt
          reason
          referenceDocumentUri
          changes(quantityNames: $quantityNames) {
            name
            delta
          }
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "input": {
              "reason": "damaged",
              "referenceDocumentUri": "logistics://some.warehouse/take/2023-01-23T13:14:15Z",
              "changes": [
                  {
                      "quantity": 10,
                      "inventoryItemId": "gid://shopify/InventoryItem/30322695",
                      "from": {
                          "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
                          "name": "available",
                          "ledgerDocumentUri": null
                      },
                      "to": {
                          "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
                          "name": "reserved",
                          "ledgerDocumentUri": "logistics://toronto.warehouse/work-orders/2023-01-04/2"
                      }
                  }
              ]
          },
          "quantityNames": [
              "committed",
              "reserved",
              "safety_stock",
              "quality_control",
              "damaged",
              "available",
              "on_hand",
              "incoming"
          ]
      },
    },
    );
    const json = await response.json();
    return json.data;
  }
  ```

  #### Ruby

  ```ruby
  session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(
    shop: "your-development-store.myshopify.com",
    access_token: access_token
  )
  client = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(
    session: session
  )

  query = <<~QUERY
    mutation inventoryMoveQuantities($input: InventoryMoveQuantitiesInput!, $quantityNames: [String!]) {
      inventoryMoveQuantities(input: $input) {
        userErrors {
          field
          message
          code
        }
        inventoryAdjustmentGroup {
          createdAt
          reason
          referenceDocumentUri
          changes(quantityNames: $quantityNames) {
            name
            delta
          }
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "input": {
      "reason": "damaged",
      "referenceDocumentUri": "logistics://some.warehouse/take/2023-01-23T13:14:15Z",
      "changes": [
        {
          "quantity": 10,
          "inventoryItemId": "gid://shopify/InventoryItem/30322695",
          "from": {
            "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
            "name": "available",
            "ledgerDocumentUri": null
          },
          "to": {
            "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
            "name": "reserved",
            "ledgerDocumentUri": "logistics://toronto.warehouse/work-orders/2023-01-04/2"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "quantityNames": [
      "committed",
      "reserved",
      "safety_stock",
      "quality_control",
      "damaged",
      "available",
      "on_hand",
      "incoming"
    ]
  }

  response = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)
  ```

  #### Node.js

  ```javascript
  const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
  const data = await client.query({
    data: {
      "query": `mutation inventoryMoveQuantities($input: InventoryMoveQuantitiesInput!, $quantityNames: [String!]) {
        inventoryMoveQuantities(input: $input) {
          userErrors {
            field
            message
            code
          }
          inventoryAdjustmentGroup {
            createdAt
            reason
            referenceDocumentUri
            changes(quantityNames: $quantityNames) {
              name
              delta
            }
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "input": {
              "reason": "damaged",
              "referenceDocumentUri": "logistics://some.warehouse/take/2023-01-23T13:14:15Z",
              "changes": [
                  {
                      "quantity": 10,
                      "inventoryItemId": "gid://shopify/InventoryItem/30322695",
                      "from": {
                          "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
                          "name": "available",
                          "ledgerDocumentUri": null
                      },
                      "to": {
                          "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
                          "name": "reserved",
                          "ledgerDocumentUri": "logistics://toronto.warehouse/work-orders/2023-01-04/2"
                      }
                  }
              ]
          },
          "quantityNames": [
              "committed",
              "reserved",
              "safety_stock",
              "quality_control",
              "damaged",
              "available",
              "on_hand",
              "incoming"
          ]
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "inventoryMoveQuantities": {
      "userErrors": [],
      "inventoryAdjustmentGroup": {
        "createdAt": "2024-09-12T01:06:28Z",
        "reason": "Damaged",
        "referenceDocumentUri": "logistics://some.warehouse/take/2023-01-23T13:14:15Z",
        "changes": [
          {
            "name": "available",
            "delta": -10
          },
          {
            "name": "reserved",
            "delta": 10
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
  ```

* ### inventoryMoveQuantities reference

[Open in GraphiQL](http://localhost:3457/graphiql?query=mutation%20inventoryMoveQuantities\(%24input%3A%20InventoryMoveQuantitiesInput!%2C%20%24quantityNames%3A%20%5BString!%5D\)%20%7B%0A%20%20inventoryMoveQuantities\(input%3A%20%24input\)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20userErrors%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20field%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20message%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20code%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20inventoryAdjustmentGroup%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20createdAt%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20reason%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20referenceDocumentUri%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20changes\(quantityNames%3A%20%24quantityNames\)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20name%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20delta%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D\&variables=%7B%0A%20%20%22input%22%3A%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%22reason%22%3A%20%22damaged%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%22referenceDocumentUri%22%3A%20%22logistics%3A%2F%2Fsome.warehouse%2Ftake%2F2023-01-23T13%3A14%3A15Z%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%22changes%22%3A%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%22quantity%22%3A%2010%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%22inventoryItemId%22%3A%20%22gid%3A%2F%2Fshopify%2FInventoryItem%2F30322695%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%22from%22%3A%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%22locationId%22%3A%20%22gid%3A%2F%2Fshopify%2FLocation%2F124656943%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%22name%22%3A%20%22available%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%22ledgerDocumentUri%22%3A%20null%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%22to%22%3A%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%22locationId%22%3A%20%22gid%3A%2F%2Fshopify%2FLocation%2F124656943%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%22name%22%3A%20%22reserved%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%22ledgerDocumentUri%22%3A%20%22logistics%3A%2F%2Ftoronto.warehouse%2Fwork-orders%2F2023-01-04%2F2%22%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%5D%0A%20%20%7D%2C%0A%20%20%22quantityNames%22%3A%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%22committed%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%22reserved%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%22safety_stock%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%22quality_control%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%22damaged%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%22available%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%22on_hand%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%22incoming%22%0A%20%20%5D%0A%7D)

```javascript
import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";


export const loader = async ({request}) => {
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
  mutation inventoryMoveQuantities($input: InventoryMoveQuantitiesInput!, $quantityNames: [String!]) {
    inventoryMoveQuantities(input: $input) {
      userErrors {
        field
        message
        code
      }
      inventoryAdjustmentGroup {
        createdAt
        reason
        referenceDocumentUri
        changes(quantityNames: $quantityNames) {
          name
          delta
        }
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "input": {
            "reason": "damaged",
            "referenceDocumentUri": "logistics://some.warehouse/take/2023-01-23T13:14:15Z",
            "changes": [
                {
                    "quantity": 10,
                    "inventoryItemId": "gid://shopify/InventoryItem/30322695",
                    "from": {
                        "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
                        "name": "available",
                        "ledgerDocumentUri": null
                    },
                    "to": {
                        "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
                        "name": "reserved",
                        "ledgerDocumentUri": "logistics://toronto.warehouse/work-orders/2023-01-04/2"
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        "quantityNames": [
            "committed",
            "reserved",
            "safety_stock",
            "quality_control",
            "damaged",
            "available",
            "on_hand",
            "incoming"
        ]
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### GQL

```
mutation inventoryMoveQuantities($input: InventoryMoveQuantitiesInput!, $quantityNames: [String!]) {
  inventoryMoveQuantities(input: $input) {
    userErrors {
      field
      message
      code
    }
    inventoryAdjustmentGroup {
      createdAt
      reason
      referenceDocumentUri
      changes(quantityNames: $quantityNames) {
        name
        delta
      }
    }
  }
}
```

##### cURL

```
curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-10/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "mutation inventoryMoveQuantities($input: InventoryMoveQuantitiesInput!, $quantityNames: [String!]) { inventoryMoveQuantities(input: $input) { userErrors { field message code } inventoryAdjustmentGroup { createdAt reason referenceDocumentUri changes(quantityNames: $quantityNames) { name delta } } } }",
 "variables": {
    "input": {
      "reason": "damaged",
      "referenceDocumentUri": "logistics://some.warehouse/take/2023-01-23T13:14:15Z",
      "changes": [
        {
          "quantity": 10,
          "inventoryItemId": "gid://shopify/InventoryItem/30322695",
          "from": {
            "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
            "name": "available",
            "ledgerDocumentUri": null
          },
          "to": {
            "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
            "name": "reserved",
            "ledgerDocumentUri": "logistics://toronto.warehouse/work-orders/2023-01-04/2"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "quantityNames": [
      "committed",
      "reserved",
      "safety_stock",
      "quality_control",
      "damaged",
      "available",
      "on_hand",
      "incoming"
    ]
  }
}'
```

##### React Router

```
import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

export const loader = async ({request}) => {
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
  mutation inventoryMoveQuantities($input: InventoryMoveQuantitiesInput!, $quantityNames: [String!]) {
    inventoryMoveQuantities(input: $input) {
      userErrors {
        field
        message
        code
      }
      inventoryAdjustmentGroup {
        createdAt
        reason
        referenceDocumentUri
        changes(quantityNames: $quantityNames) {
          name
          delta
        }
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "input": {
            "reason": "damaged",
            "referenceDocumentUri": "logistics://some.warehouse/take/2023-01-23T13:14:15Z",
            "changes": [
                {
                    "quantity": 10,
                    "inventoryItemId": "gid://shopify/InventoryItem/30322695",
                    "from": {
                        "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
                        "name": "available",
                        "ledgerDocumentUri": null
                    },
                    "to": {
                        "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
                        "name": "reserved",
                        "ledgerDocumentUri": "logistics://toronto.warehouse/work-orders/2023-01-04/2"
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        "quantityNames": [
            "committed",
            "reserved",
            "safety_stock",
            "quality_control",
            "damaged",
            "available",
            "on_hand",
            "incoming"
        ]
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### Node.js

```
const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `mutation inventoryMoveQuantities($input: InventoryMoveQuantitiesInput!, $quantityNames: [String!]) {
      inventoryMoveQuantities(input: $input) {
        userErrors {
          field
          message
          code
        }
        inventoryAdjustmentGroup {
          createdAt
          reason
          referenceDocumentUri
          changes(quantityNames: $quantityNames) {
            name
            delta
          }
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
        "input": {
            "reason": "damaged",
            "referenceDocumentUri": "logistics://some.warehouse/take/2023-01-23T13:14:15Z",
            "changes": [
                {
                    "quantity": 10,
                    "inventoryItemId": "gid://shopify/InventoryItem/30322695",
                    "from": {
                        "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
                        "name": "available",
                        "ledgerDocumentUri": null
                    },
                    "to": {
                        "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
                        "name": "reserved",
                        "ledgerDocumentUri": "logistics://toronto.warehouse/work-orders/2023-01-04/2"
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        "quantityNames": [
            "committed",
            "reserved",
            "safety_stock",
            "quality_control",
            "damaged",
            "available",
            "on_hand",
            "incoming"
        ]
    },
  },
});
```

##### Ruby

```
session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(
  shop: "your-development-store.myshopify.com",
  access_token: access_token
)
client = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(
  session: session
)

query = <<~QUERY
  mutation inventoryMoveQuantities($input: InventoryMoveQuantitiesInput!, $quantityNames: [String!]) {
    inventoryMoveQuantities(input: $input) {
      userErrors {
        field
        message
        code
      }
      inventoryAdjustmentGroup {
        createdAt
        reason
        referenceDocumentUri
        changes(quantityNames: $quantityNames) {
          name
          delta
        }
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "input": {
    "reason": "damaged",
    "referenceDocumentUri": "logistics://some.warehouse/take/2023-01-23T13:14:15Z",
    "changes": [
      {
        "quantity": 10,
        "inventoryItemId": "gid://shopify/InventoryItem/30322695",
        "from": {
          "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
          "name": "available",
          "ledgerDocumentUri": null
        },
        "to": {
          "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
          "name": "reserved",
          "ledgerDocumentUri": "logistics://toronto.warehouse/work-orders/2023-01-04/2"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "quantityNames": [
    "committed",
    "reserved",
    "safety_stock",
    "quality_control",
    "damaged",
    "available",
    "on_hand",
    "incoming"
  ]
}

response = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)
```

## Input variables

JSON

```json
{
  "input": {
    "reason": "damaged",
    "referenceDocumentUri": "logistics://some.warehouse/take/2023-01-23T13:14:15Z",
    "changes": [
      {
        "quantity": 10,
        "inventoryItemId": "gid://shopify/InventoryItem/30322695",
        "from": {
          "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
          "name": "available",
          "ledgerDocumentUri": null
        },
        "to": {
          "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
          "name": "reserved",
          "ledgerDocumentUri": "logistics://toronto.warehouse/work-orders/2023-01-04/2"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "quantityNames": [
    "committed",
    "reserved",
    "safety_stock",
    "quality_control",
    "damaged",
    "available",
    "on_hand",
    "incoming"
  ]
}
```

## Response

JSON

```json
{
  "inventoryMoveQuantities": {
    "userErrors": [],
    "inventoryAdjustmentGroup": {
      "createdAt": "2024-09-12T01:06:28Z",
      "reason": "Damaged",
      "referenceDocumentUri": "logistics://some.warehouse/take/2023-01-23T13:14:15Z",
      "changes": [
        {
          "name": "available",
          "delta": -10
        },
        {
          "name": "reserved",
          "delta": 10
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```