---
title: inventorySetScheduledChanges - GraphQL Admin
description: >-
  Set up scheduled changes of inventory items.


  > Caution:

  > As of 2026-01, this mutation supports an optional idempotency key using the
  `@idempotent` directive.

  > As of 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: 2026-01
api_name: admin
type: mutation
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/inventorySetScheduledChanges
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/inventorySetScheduledChanges.md
---

# inventory​Set​Scheduled​Changes

mutation

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

Deprecated. Scheduled changes will be phased out in a future version.

Set up scheduled changes of inventory items.

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**Caution:** As of 2026-01, this mutation supports an optional idempotency key using the \<code>@idempotent\</code> directive. As of 2026-04, 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​Set​Scheduled​Changes​Input!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/InventorySetScheduledChangesInput)

  required

  The input fields for setting up scheduled changes of inventory items.

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## Inventory​Set​Scheduled​Changes​Payload returns

* scheduled​Changes

  [\[Inventory​Scheduled​Change!\]](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/InventoryScheduledChange)

  The scheduled changes that were created.

* user​Errors

  [\[Inventory​Set​Scheduled​Changes​User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/InventorySetScheduledChangesUserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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## Examples

* ### inventorySetScheduledChanges reference