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AdminVariantsResource

This class is used to send requests to Admin Product Variant API Routes. All its method are available in the JS Client under the medusa.admin.variants property.

All methods in this class require user authentication.

Product variants are the actual salable item in your store. Each variant is a combination of the different option values available on the product. Product variants can be managed through AdminProductsResource.

Related Guide: How to manage product variants.

Methods

getInventory

Retrieve the available inventory of a product variant.

Example

import Medusa from "@medusajs/medusa-js"
const medusa = new Medusa({ baseUrl: MEDUSA_BACKEND_URL, maxRetries: 3 })
// must be previously logged in or use api token
medusa.admin.variants.getInventory(variantId)
.then(({ variant }) => {
console.log(variant.inventory, variant.sales_channel_availability)
})

Parameters

variantIdstringRequired
The product variant's ID.
customHeadersRecord<string, any>Required
Custom headers to attach to the request.

Default: {}

Returns

ResponsePromiseResponsePromise<AdminGetVariantsVariantInventoryRes>Required
Resolves to the inventory details of the product variant.

list

Retrieve a list of product variants. The product variant can be filtered by fields such as id or title passed in the query parameter. The product variant can also be paginated.

Example

To list product variants:

import Medusa from "@medusajs/medusa-js"
const medusa = new Medusa({ baseUrl: MEDUSA_BACKEND_URL, maxRetries: 3 })
// must be previously logged in or use api token
medusa.admin.variants.list()
.then(({ variants, limit, offset, count }) => {
console.log(variants.length);
})

To specify relations that should be retrieved within the product variants:

import Medusa from "@medusajs/medusa-js"
const medusa = new Medusa({ baseUrl: MEDUSA_BACKEND_URL, maxRetries: 3 })
// must be previously logged in or use api token
medusa.admin.variants.list({
expand: "options"
})
.then(({ variants, limit, offset, count }) => {
console.log(variants.length);
})

By default, only the first 100 records are retrieved. You can control pagination by specifying the limit and offset properties:

import Medusa from "@medusajs/medusa-js"
const medusa = new Medusa({ baseUrl: MEDUSA_BACKEND_URL, maxRetries: 3 })
// must be previously logged in or use api token
medusa.admin.variants.list({
expand: "options",
limit,
offset
})
.then(({ variants, limit, offset, count }) => {
console.log(variants.length);
})

Parameters

Filters and pagination configurations to apply on the retrieved product variants.
customHeadersRecord<string, any>Required
Custom headers to attach to the request.

Default: {}

Returns

ResponsePromiseResponsePromise<AdminVariantsListRes>Required
Resolves to the list of product variants with pagination fields.

retrieve

Retrieve a product variant's details.

Example

A simple example that retrieves a product variant by its ID:

import Medusa from "@medusajs/medusa-js"
const medusa = new Medusa({ baseUrl: MEDUSA_BACKEND_URL, maxRetries: 3 })
// must be previously logged in or use api token
medusa.admin.variants.retrieve(variantId)
.then(({ variant }) => {
console.log(variant.id);
})

To specify relations that should be retrieved:

import Medusa from "@medusajs/medusa-js"
const medusa = new Medusa({ baseUrl: MEDUSA_BACKEND_URL, maxRetries: 3 })
// must be previously logged in or use api token
medusa.admin.variants.retrieve(variantId, {
expand: "options"
})
.then(({ variant }) => {
console.log(variant.id);
})

Parameters

idstringRequired
The product variant's ID.
Configurations to apply on the retrieved product variant.
customHeadersRecord<string, any>Required
Custom headers to attach to the request.

Default: {}

Returns

ResponsePromiseResponsePromise<AdminVariantsRes>Required
Resolves to the product variant's details.
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