---
title: inventoryTransferCreate - GraphQL Admin
description: |-
  Creates a draft inventory transfer to move inventory items between [`Location`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Location) objects in your store. The transfer tracks which items to move, their quantities, and the origin and destination locations.

  Use [`inventoryTransferMarkAsReadyToShip`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/inventoryTransferMarkAsReadyToShip) to mark the transfer as ready to ship.

  > Caution:
  > As of version `2026-01`, this mutation supports an optional idempotency key using the `@idempotent` directive.
  > As of version `2026-04`, the idempotency key is required and must be provided using the `@idempotent` directive.
  > For more information, see the [idempotency documentation](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/idempotent-requests).
api_version: 2025-07
api_name: admin
type: mutation
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/mutations/inventorytransfercreate
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/mutations/inventorytransfercreate.md
---

# inventory​Transfer​Create

mutation

Requires `write_inventory_transfers` access scope. Also: The user must have permission to manage inventory.

Creates a draft inventory transfer to move inventory items between [`Location`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Location) objects in your store. The transfer tracks which items to move, their quantities, and the origin and destination locations.

Use [`inventoryTransferMarkAsReadyToShip`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/inventoryTransferMarkAsReadyToShip) to mark the transfer as ready to ship.

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**Caution:** As of version \<code>2026-01\</code>, this mutation supports an optional idempotency key using the \<code>@idempotent\</code> directive. As of version \<code>2026-04\</code>, the idempotency key is required and must be provided using the \<code>@idempotent\</code> directive. For more information, see the \<a href="https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/idempotent-requests">idempotency documentation\</a>.

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## Arguments

* input

  [Inventory​Transfer​Create​Input!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/input-objects/InventoryTransferCreateInput)

  required

  The input fields for the inventory transfer.

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## Inventory​Transfer​Create​Payload returns

* inventory​Transfer

  [Inventory​Transfer](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/objects/InventoryTransfer)

  The created inventory transfer.

* user​Errors

  [\[Inventory​Transfer​Create​User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/objects/InventoryTransferCreateUserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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## Examples

* ### inventoryTransferCreate reference