---
title: inventoryAdjustQuantity - GraphQL Admin
description: Adjusts the inventory by a certain quantity.
api_version: unstable
api_name: admin
source_url:
  html: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/inventoryAdjustQuantity
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/inventoryAdjustQuantity.md
---

# inventory​Adjust​Quantity

mutation

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

Deprecated. Use [inventoryAdjustQuantities](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/inventoryAdjustQuantities) instead.

Adjusts the inventory by a certain quantity.

## Arguments

* input

  [Inventory​Adjust​Quantity​Input!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/input-objects/InventoryAdjustQuantityInput)

  required

  Provides the input fields required to update an inventory level.

***

## Inventory​Adjust​Quantity​Payload returns

* inventory​Level

  [Inventory​Level](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/InventoryLevel)

  Represents the updated inventory quantity of an inventory item at a specific location.

* user​Errors

  [\[User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/UserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

***

## Examples

* ### Decrease the available inventory of an item at a location by 2

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation AdjustInventoryQuantity($input: InventoryAdjustQuantityInput!) {
    inventoryAdjustQuantity(input: $input) {
      inventoryLevel {
        id
        quantities(names: ["available"]) {
          name
          quantity
        }
        incoming
        item {
          id
          sku
        }
        location {
          id
          name
        }
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "input": {
      "inventoryLevelId": "gid://shopify/InventoryLevel/964427794?inventory_item_id=43729076",
      "availableDelta": -2
    }
  }
  ```

  #### cURL

  ```bash
  curl -X POST \
  https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/unstable/graphql.json \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
  -d '{
  "query": "mutation AdjustInventoryQuantity($input: InventoryAdjustQuantityInput!) { inventoryAdjustQuantity(input: $input) { inventoryLevel { id quantities(names: [\"available\"]) { name quantity } incoming item { id sku } location { id name } } } }",
   "variables": {
      "input": {
        "inventoryLevelId": "gid://shopify/InventoryLevel/964427794?inventory_item_id=43729076",
        "availableDelta": -2
      }
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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 AdjustInventoryQuantity($input: InventoryAdjustQuantityInput!) {
      inventoryAdjustQuantity(input: $input) {
        inventoryLevel {
          id
          quantities(names: ["available"]) {
            name
            quantity
          }
          incoming
          item {
            id
            sku
          }
          location {
            id
            name
          }
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "input": {
              "inventoryLevelId": "gid://shopify/InventoryLevel/964427794?inventory_item_id=43729076",
              "availableDelta": -2
          }
      },
    },
    );
    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 AdjustInventoryQuantity($input: InventoryAdjustQuantityInput!) {
      inventoryAdjustQuantity(input: $input) {
        inventoryLevel {
          id
          quantities(names: ["available"]) {
            name
            quantity
          }
          incoming
          item {
            id
            sku
          }
          location {
            id
            name
          }
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "input": {
      "inventoryLevelId": "gid://shopify/InventoryLevel/964427794?inventory_item_id=43729076",
      "availableDelta": -2
    }
  }

  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 AdjustInventoryQuantity($input: InventoryAdjustQuantityInput!) {
        inventoryAdjustQuantity(input: $input) {
          inventoryLevel {
            id
            quantities(names: ["available"]) {
              name
              quantity
            }
            incoming
            item {
              id
              sku
            }
            location {
              id
              name
            }
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "input": {
              "inventoryLevelId": "gid://shopify/InventoryLevel/964427794?inventory_item_id=43729076",
              "availableDelta": -2
          }
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "inventoryAdjustQuantity": {
      "inventoryLevel": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/InventoryLevel/964427794?inventory_item_id=43729076",
        "quantities": [
          {
            "name": "available",
            "quantity": -1
          }
        ],
        "incoming": 0,
        "item": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/InventoryItem/43729076",
          "sku": "draft-151"
        },
        "location": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
          "name": "Shipping Origin"
        }
      }
    }
  }
  ```

* ### Increase the available inventory of an item at a location by 3

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation AdjustInventoryQuantity($input: InventoryAdjustQuantityInput!) {
    inventoryAdjustQuantity(input: $input) {
      inventoryLevel {
        id
        quantities(names: ["available"]) {
          name
          quantity
        }
        incoming
        item {
          id
          sku
        }
        location {
          id
          name
        }
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "input": {
      "inventoryLevelId": "gid://shopify/InventoryLevel/964427794?inventory_item_id=43729076",
      "availableDelta": 3
    }
  }
  ```

  #### cURL

  ```bash
  curl -X POST \
  https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/unstable/graphql.json \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
  -d '{
  "query": "mutation AdjustInventoryQuantity($input: InventoryAdjustQuantityInput!) { inventoryAdjustQuantity(input: $input) { inventoryLevel { id quantities(names: [\"available\"]) { name quantity } incoming item { id sku } location { id name } } } }",
   "variables": {
      "input": {
        "inventoryLevelId": "gid://shopify/InventoryLevel/964427794?inventory_item_id=43729076",
        "availableDelta": 3
      }
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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 AdjustInventoryQuantity($input: InventoryAdjustQuantityInput!) {
      inventoryAdjustQuantity(input: $input) {
        inventoryLevel {
          id
          quantities(names: ["available"]) {
            name
            quantity
          }
          incoming
          item {
            id
            sku
          }
          location {
            id
            name
          }
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "input": {
              "inventoryLevelId": "gid://shopify/InventoryLevel/964427794?inventory_item_id=43729076",
              "availableDelta": 3
          }
      },
    },
    );
    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 AdjustInventoryQuantity($input: InventoryAdjustQuantityInput!) {
      inventoryAdjustQuantity(input: $input) {
        inventoryLevel {
          id
          quantities(names: ["available"]) {
            name
            quantity
          }
          incoming
          item {
            id
            sku
          }
          location {
            id
            name
          }
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "input": {
      "inventoryLevelId": "gid://shopify/InventoryLevel/964427794?inventory_item_id=43729076",
      "availableDelta": 3
    }
  }

  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 AdjustInventoryQuantity($input: InventoryAdjustQuantityInput!) {
        inventoryAdjustQuantity(input: $input) {
          inventoryLevel {
            id
            quantities(names: ["available"]) {
              name
              quantity
            }
            incoming
            item {
              id
              sku
            }
            location {
              id
              name
            }
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "input": {
              "inventoryLevelId": "gid://shopify/InventoryLevel/964427794?inventory_item_id=43729076",
              "availableDelta": 3
          }
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "inventoryAdjustQuantity": {
      "inventoryLevel": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/InventoryLevel/964427794?inventory_item_id=43729076",
        "quantities": [
          {
            "name": "available",
            "quantity": 4
          }
        ],
        "incoming": 0,
        "item": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/InventoryItem/43729076",
          "sku": "draft-151"
        },
        "location": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
          "name": "Shipping Origin"
        }
      }
    }
  }
  ```

* ### inventoryAdjustQuantity reference

[Open in GraphiQL](http://localhost:3457/graphiql?query=mutation%20AdjustInventoryQuantity\(%24input%3A%20InventoryAdjustQuantityInput!\)%20%7B%0A%20%20inventoryAdjustQuantity\(input%3A%20%24input\)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20inventoryLevel%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20id%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20quantities\(names%3A%20%5B%22available%22%5D\)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20name%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20quantity%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20incoming%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20item%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20id%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20sku%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20location%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20id%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20name%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%22inventoryLevelId%22%3A%20%22gid%3A%2F%2Fshopify%2FInventoryLevel%2F964427794%3Finventory_item_id%3D43729076%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%22availableDelta%22%3A%20-2%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D)

##### GQL

```graphql
mutation AdjustInventoryQuantity($input: InventoryAdjustQuantityInput!) {
  inventoryAdjustQuantity(input: $input) {
    inventoryLevel {
      id
      quantities(names: ["available"]) {
        name
        quantity
      }
      incoming
      item {
        id
        sku
      }
      location {
        id
        name
      }
    }
  }
}
```

##### cURL

```bash
curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/unstable/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "mutation AdjustInventoryQuantity($input: InventoryAdjustQuantityInput!) { inventoryAdjustQuantity(input: $input) { inventoryLevel { id quantities(names: [\"available\"]) { name quantity } incoming item { id sku } location { id name } } } }",
 "variables": {
    "input": {
      "inventoryLevelId": "gid://shopify/InventoryLevel/964427794?inventory_item_id=43729076",
      "availableDelta": -2
    }
  }
}'
```

##### 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 AdjustInventoryQuantity($input: InventoryAdjustQuantityInput!) {
    inventoryAdjustQuantity(input: $input) {
      inventoryLevel {
        id
        quantities(names: ["available"]) {
          name
          quantity
        }
        incoming
        item {
          id
          sku
        }
        location {
          id
          name
        }
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "input": {
            "inventoryLevelId": "gid://shopify/InventoryLevel/964427794?inventory_item_id=43729076",
            "availableDelta": -2
        }
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### Node.js

```javascript
const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `mutation AdjustInventoryQuantity($input: InventoryAdjustQuantityInput!) {
      inventoryAdjustQuantity(input: $input) {
        inventoryLevel {
          id
          quantities(names: ["available"]) {
            name
            quantity
          }
          incoming
          item {
            id
            sku
          }
          location {
            id
            name
          }
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
        "input": {
            "inventoryLevelId": "gid://shopify/InventoryLevel/964427794?inventory_item_id=43729076",
            "availableDelta": -2
        }
    },
  },
});
```

##### 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 AdjustInventoryQuantity($input: InventoryAdjustQuantityInput!) {
    inventoryAdjustQuantity(input: $input) {
      inventoryLevel {
        id
        quantities(names: ["available"]) {
          name
          quantity
        }
        incoming
        item {
          id
          sku
        }
        location {
          id
          name
        }
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "input": {
    "inventoryLevelId": "gid://shopify/InventoryLevel/964427794?inventory_item_id=43729076",
    "availableDelta": -2
  }
}

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

## Input variables

JSON

```json
{
  "input": {
    "inventoryLevelId": "gid://shopify/InventoryLevel/964427794?inventory_item_id=43729076",
    "availableDelta": -2
  }
}
```

## Response

JSON

```json
{
  "inventoryAdjustQuantity": {
    "inventoryLevel": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/InventoryLevel/964427794?inventory_item_id=43729076",
      "quantities": [
        {
          "name": "available",
          "quantity": -1
        }
      ],
      "incoming": 0,
      "item": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/InventoryItem/43729076",
        "sku": "draft-151"
      },
      "location": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Location/124656943",
        "name": "Shipping Origin"
      }
    }
  }
}
```