Shopify's REST inventory_levels/connect keeps existing quantities instead of resetting them, as of 2026-04
- Provider
- Shopify
- Endpoint
POST /admin/api/{version}/inventory_levels/connect.json- Effective
- 2026-04-01
- Severity
- medium
- Change
- version-sunset
- Status
- unverified (secondary reports only; SHAPI does not open fix PRs for it)
What changed
As of Admin API version 2026-04, POST inventory_levels/connect.json keeps an inventory level's earlier quantities instead of resetting them to zero.
What to do
Set the available quantity explicitly after connecting a location if your app relied on it starting at zero.
Sources
- Provider notice (2026-04-17)
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