---
title: "AddInventoryItem"
method: POST
path: "/api/Inventory/AddInventoryItem"
tags: ["Inventory"]
---

# AddInventoryItem

`POST /api/Inventory/AddInventoryItem`

Use this call to add stock item. Use null for MinimumLevel to use Default Minimum Level from Settings
<b>Permissions Required: </b> GlobalPermissions.Inventory.MyInventoryNode
<b>Rate limit: </b><span style="background-color:#0272d9;color:white;padding:4px 8px;text-align:center;border-radius:5px; font-size: small;"><b>150</b></span> / minute

## Request body

- InventoryAddInventoryItemRequest
  - `inventoryItem` StockItem — Stock Item
    - `ItemDescription` string — Item Description(Metadata)
    - `Quantity` integer — Quantity in stock
    - `InOrder` integer — Quantity in order book
    - `Due` integer — Quantity due in purchase orders
    - `MinimumLevel` integer — Minimum level of stock item. -1 is not tracked. Null value when adding will use user default minimum level
    - `Available` integer — Available level. Quantity - InOrder
    - `IsCompositeParent` boolean — Item is a composite parent
    - `ShippedSeparately` boolean
    - `ItemNumber` string — SKU
    - `ItemTitle` string — Item title
    - `BarcodeNumber` string — Barcode number
    - `MetaData` string — Item description
    - `IsVariationParent` boolean — Is Variation Parent
    - `isBatchedStockType` boolean — Returns true is the stock item is tracked by batch
    - `PurchasePrice` number, double — Default item purchase price
    - `RetailPrice` number, double — Default item retail price
    - `TaxRate` number, double — Default item tax rate. Set -1 to use country tax rate
    - `PostalServiceId` string, uuid — Default postal service id
    - `PostalServiceName` string — Default postal service name
    - `CategoryId` string, uuid — Default category id
    - `CategoryName` string — Default category name
    - `PackageGroupId` string, uuid — Default package group id
    - `PackageGroupName` string — Default package group name
    - `Height` number, double — Item height
    - `Width` number, double — Item width
    - `Depth` number, double — Item depth
    - `Weight` number, double — Item weight
    - `CreationDate` string, date-time — Stock item creation date
    - `InventoryTrackingType` integer — Stock item tracking type. 0 = none. 1 = Ordered by Sell by Date. 2 = Ordered by Priority Sequence
    - `BatchNumberScanRequired` boolean — User must scan batch number when procesing orders
    - `SerialNumberScanRequired` boolean — User must scan item serial number when processing ordesr
    - `StockItemId` string, uuid — Stock Item Id
    - `StockItemIntId` integer — Stock Item interger Id

## Response `204`

No Content

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