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inventoryActivate

mutation

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

Activate an inventory item at a location.

Arguments

Anchor to availableavailable •Int: The initial available quantity of the inventory item being activated at the location.
Anchor to inventoryItemIdinventoryItemId •ID!required: The ID of the inventory item to activate.
Anchor to locationIdlocationId •ID!required: The ID of the location of the inventory item being activated.
Anchor to onHandonHand •Int: The initial on_hand quantity of the inventory item being activated at the location.
Anchor to stockAtLegacyLocationstockAtLegacyLocation •BooleanDefault:false: Allow activation at or away from fulfillment service location with sku sharing off. This will deactivate inventory at all other locations.

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Anchor to InventoryActivatePayload returnsInventoryActivatePayload returns

Anchor to inventoryLevelinventoryLevel •InventoryLevel: The inventory level that was activated.
Anchor to userErrorsuserErrors •[UserError!]!non-null: The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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Activate an inventory item at a location with an initial available quantity
Activate an inventory item at a location without setting an available quantity
Connects an inventory item to a location
inventoryActivate reference

Examples

Open in GraphiQL

const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);

const response = await admin.graphql(

`#graphql

mutation ActivateInventoryItem($inventoryItemId: ID!, $locationId: ID!, $available: Int) {

inventoryActivate(inventoryItemId: $inventoryItemId, locationId: $locationId, available: $available) {

inventoryLevel {

quantities(names: ["available"]) {

name

quantity

}

item {

}

location {

}

}`,

{

variables: {

"inventoryItemId": "gid://shopify/InventoryItem/43729076",

"locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/346779380",

"available": 42

);

const data = await response.json();

mutation ActivateInventoryItem($inventoryItemId: ID!, $locationId: ID!, $available: Int) {
  inventoryActivate(inventoryItemId: $inventoryItemId, locationId: $locationId, available: $available) {
    inventoryLevel {
      id
      quantities(names: ["available"]) {
        name
        quantity
      }
      item {
        id
      }
      location {
        id
      }
    }
  }
}

curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-04/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "mutation ActivateInventoryItem($inventoryItemId: ID!, $locationId: ID!, $available: Int) { inventoryActivate(inventoryItemId: $inventoryItemId, locationId: $locationId, available: $available) { inventoryLevel { id quantities(names: [\"available\"]) { name quantity } item { id } location { id } } } }",
 "variables": {
    "inventoryItemId": "gid://shopify/InventoryItem/43729076",
    "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/346779380",
    "available": 42
  }
}'

const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);

const response = await admin.graphql(
  `#graphql
  mutation ActivateInventoryItem($inventoryItemId: ID!, $locationId: ID!, $available: Int) {
    inventoryActivate(inventoryItemId: $inventoryItemId, locationId: $locationId, available: $available) {
      inventoryLevel {
        id
        quantities(names: ["available"]) {
          name
          quantity
        }
        item {
          id
        }
        location {
          id
        }
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
      "inventoryItemId": "gid://shopify/InventoryItem/43729076",
      "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/346779380",
      "available": 42
    },
  },
);

const data = await response.json();

const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `mutation ActivateInventoryItem($inventoryItemId: ID!, $locationId: ID!, $available: Int) {
      inventoryActivate(inventoryItemId: $inventoryItemId, locationId: $locationId, available: $available) {
        inventoryLevel {
          id
          quantities(names: ["available"]) {
            name
            quantity
          }
          item {
            id
          }
          location {
            id
          }
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
      "inventoryItemId": "gid://shopify/InventoryItem/43729076",
      "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/346779380",
      "available": 42
    },
  },
});

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 ActivateInventoryItem($inventoryItemId: ID!, $locationId: ID!, $available: Int) {
    inventoryActivate(inventoryItemId: $inventoryItemId, locationId: $locationId, available: $available) {
      inventoryLevel {
        id
        quantities(names: ["available"]) {
          name
          quantity
        }
        item {
          id
        }
        location {
          id
        }
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "inventoryItemId": "gid://shopify/InventoryItem/43729076",
  "locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/346779380",
  "available": 42
}

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

Input variables

JSON

{

"inventoryItemId": "gid://shopify/InventoryItem/43729076",

"locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/346779380",

"available": 42

}

Response

JSON

{

"inventoryActivate": {

"inventoryLevel": {

"id": "gid://shopify/InventoryLevel/523463154?inventory_item_id=43729076",

"quantities": [

{

"name": "available",

"quantity": 42

}

"item": {

"id": "gid://shopify/InventoryItem/43729076"

"location": {

"id": "gid://shopify/Location/346779380"

}