createInventoryItem - Inventory Module Reference

This documentation provides a reference to the createInventoryItem method. This belongs to the Inventory Module.

This method is used to create an inventory item.

Example

import { 
  initialize as initializeInventoryModule,
} from "@medusajs/inventory"

async function createInventoryItem (item: {
  sku: string,
  requires_shipping: boolean
}) {
  const inventoryModule = await initializeInventoryModule({})

  const inventoryItem = await inventoryModule.createInventoryItem(
    item
  )

  // do something with the inventory item or return it
}

Parameters

inputCreateInventoryItemInputRequired

The details of the inventory item to create.

contextSharedContext

A context used to share resources, such as transaction manager, between the application and the module.

Returns

PromisePromise<InventoryItemDTO>Required

The created inventory item's details.