Out-of-stock product removal from online store

Purpose

1.1. Ensure real-time removal or hiding of out-of-stock antique furniture items from online storefronts across single or multiple sales channels.
1.2. Prevent overselling, eliminate customer dissatisfaction, and streamline the replenishment process.
1.3. Synchronize physical stock data with online product listings to guarantee inventory accuracy.
1.4. Minimize manual intervention and speed up stock updates for improved business credibility.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Inventory count for a product reaches zero or a user-defined threshold.
2.2. Scheduled inventory sync detects quantity discrepancies.
2.3. Manual warehouse/in-store marking of “Out of Stock” in POS or ERP system.
2.4. Scheduled API call or webhook receives an “out-of-stock” event.

Platform Variants

3.1. Shopify
• API: InventoryLevel API – Configure webhook to update “available: 0” and set product “published: false”.
3.2. WooCommerce
• Hook: woocommerce_update_product_stock – Use DELETE or PUT to update product visibility when stock is zero.
3.3. Magento
• Endpoint: /V1/products/{sku}/stockItems/{itemId} – Set “is_in_stock”: false via REST API.
3.4. BigCommerce
• Resource: /catalog/products/{id} – PATCH request to set “is_visible”: false when "inventory_level" = 0.
3.5. Squarespace
• Inventory Notification: Automatic hiding via “Stock Levels” integration, using Inventory Automation Script Block.
3.6. Wix eCommerce
• Wix Stores API: “updateInventory” – Script triggers on zero stock to hide product via “visible: false”.
3.7. PrestaShop
• Webservice: /api/products/{id} – Update “active” status and set quantity field to “0”.
3.8. OpenCart
• API: /api/product/edit – Set “status” to “0” and “quantity” to “0”.
3.9. Ecwid
• REST API: /products/{productId} – PATCH “enabled”: false, auto-triggered on inventory update webhook.
3.10. Salesforce Commerce Cloud
• OCAPI: /s/-/dw/data/v21_3/products/{product_id} – Update “onlineFlag”: false.
3.11. SAP Commerce Cloud (Hybris)
• FlexibleSearch/Impex: Run cron trigger to set “online” status to false for inventory = 0.
3.12. Square Online Store
• Inventory API: “setInventory” event triggers script to hide product if count = 0.
3.13. Etsy
• Shop API: “updateListingInventory” – PATCH quantity: 0 and active: false on listing.
3.14. Amazon Seller Central
• MWS API: “POST /Listings” Feed – Set quantity to zero, update to “inactive”.
3.15. eBay
• Trading API: ReviseInventoryStatus – Set “Quantity”: 0 and “ListingStatus”: “Ended”.
3.16. NetSuite
• REST Web Services: Edit “item” record, set “isOnline”: false on zero stock by scheduled script.
3.17. Lightspeed Retail
• API: /products/{productID} – PUT request sets “visible”: false when “quantity_on_hand”: 0.
3.18. Vend (now Lightspeed)
• Inventory API: “Product Update” webhook – Script checks and disables product from POS/eCommerce.
3.19. Zoho Inventory
• API: /items/{item_id} – PATCH “status”: “inactive” on stock zero with webhook trigger.
3.20. Webflow eCommerce
• CMS API: Patch “live” field of product to false when stockProp = 0 via webhook.

Benefits

4.1. Eliminates manual product removal, decreasing risk of overselling.
4.2. Boosts customer satisfaction by preventing the purchase of unavailable items.
4.3. Provides real-time, multi-channel inventory accuracy for antique furniture dealers.
4.4. Streamlines operations, reducing manual labor and staff workload.
4.5. Improves online reputation by ensuring only available items are visible to clients.