Inventory

Create and update BigCommerce multi-location inventory records using Shift.

Check out our step-by-step guides for how to import & export.

Quick start

The best way to get started is to run an export and use the file as a guide to the format required.

However, you can also download the inventory template.

Import & export columns

Basic columns

Fields Description
Product Name

The name of the product.

This is provided for informational purposes on exports and is not used during import.

Product SKU

The SKU of the product

The product ID or SKU field is required when updating an in for a product with no variants.

Product ID

The ID of the product.

The product ID or SKU field is required when creating a price for a product with no variants

Variant ID

The ID of the variant.

This is required when updating inventory on a product with variants. The stock level is for a specific variant.

Location Name

The name of the location that the inventory is assigned to.

The Location Name or the Location ID is required upon import

Location ID

The ID of the location.

The Location Name or the Location ID is required upon import

Location Code The code of the location
Total Inventory on Hand The total stock available at the location
Safety Stock The number of units to keep to one side to minimise the chance of overselling.
Available to sell The stock available to sell online. This is the total inventory on hand minus the safety stock.
Is in Stock Is the item considered in stock.
Warning level The stock level at which to trigger low stock warning messaging to admin
Bin Picking Number Internal warehouse stock location identifier.

Export filters

You can filter exports to only include inventory at a specific location.

As you reduce the number of items in your export, or change what data should be included, the estimate of the number of records and duration of the export will be updated

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