Automated inventory count updates after each sale

Purpose

1.1. Automatically update inventory counts in real time whenever a sale is made at the POS, reducing manual errors and stock discrepancies.
1.2. Synchronize inventory across multiple sales channels, online ordering platforms, and in-restaurant sales for seamless operations.
1.3. Trigger supplier notifications and reordering workflows based on updated inventory thresholds immediately following a sale.
1.4. Maintain accurate reporting for kitchen staff, management, and suppliers, ensuring the kitchen staff never runs out of ingredients required for African cuisine offerings.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Successful transaction completed at restaurant POS.
2.2. Online order confirmation through digital menu or delivery platform.
2.3. Sales entry within accounting, ERP, or sales-management system.
2.4. Manual stock adjustment or reconciliation detected.

Platform Variants

3.1. Square POS
• Feature/Setting: Inventory Management API — Set webhook on order.complete event; configure API to PATCH item quantities.

3.2. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: Inventory Levels API — Use webhooks (orders/create) and configure POST to inventory_levels/adjust endpoint.

3.3. Toast POS
• Feature/Setting: Toast Orders API — Enable order.updated webhook, configure PATCH request to inventory endpoint for each completed order.

3.4. Revel Systems
• Feature/Setting: Inventory Adjustment API — Use the webhook for Sale Completed and call inventory_quantity_update API.

3.5. Lightspeed Restaurant
• Feature/Setting: Product API — Automate PATCH inventory_quantity on Sale event.

3.6. Micros Oracle Simphony
• Feature/Setting: Inventory Management Module — Configure REST hook after transaction post, call inventory_decrement function.

3.7. Clover POS
• Feature/Setting: Items API — Use Inventory Update endpoint triggered by order.payment webhook.

3.8. Upserve (Breadcrumb)
• Feature/Setting: API Events Stream — Monitor sales and PATCH inventory/ingredients endpoint.

3.9. Vend (now Lightspeed Retail)
• Feature/Setting: Inventory API — Respond to sales.completed webhook with PUT request adjusting item levels.

3.10. SquareSpace Commerce
• Feature/Setting: Commerce Orders API — Webhook on order fulfilled, PATCH inventory_quantity.

3.11. WooCommerce
• Feature/Setting: REST API — orders.updated hook, PUT product stock quantity.

3.12. Magento
• Feature/Setting: Inventory Management API — Sales Order Save After event triggers inventory deduction via POST to inventory endpoint.

3.13. NCR Silver
• Feature/Setting: Inventory API — Order completed webhook, call update_quantity method.

3.14. OpenTable POS Integrations
• Feature/Setting: Integrated POS Inventory Event API — On seat/bill close, PATCH stock in linked inventory solution.

3.15. TouchBistro
• Feature/Setting: Webhook for Order Complete — Use API call to decrement relevant ingredient quantities.

3.16. QuickBooks Commerce
• Feature/Setting: Inventory Adjustment API — Sale event via webhook triggers product quantity update.

3.17. Xero + Vend
• Feature/Setting: Inventory movement webhook in Vend, update stock adjustments in Xero via API integration.

3.18. SAP Business One
• Feature/Setting: DI API — After successful invoice, execute InventoryQuantityChange service call.

3.19. Zoho Inventory
• Feature/Setting: Sales Order API webhook reacts to sales, PATCH product quantity on webhook event.

3.20. SumUp POS
• Feature/Setting: Sales API — Monitor successful charge, call ItemInventory Adjustment endpoint for real-time update.

3.21. Loyverse
• Feature/Setting: API Event for Sale — Trigger inventory PATCH on completed sales.

3.22. Foodics
• Feature/Setting: Inventory Adjustment API — Sale event through webhook adjusts product/ingredient levels automatically.

3.23. Sapaad
• Feature/Setting: Inventory Management Webhook — On order completion, POST quantity decrement to inventory API.

3.24. Deliverect
• Feature/Setting: StockSync API — On every online order from multiple channels, PATCH product/ingredient quantities.

Benefits

4.1. Eliminates manual stock entry errors and reduces labor.
4.2. Provides live inventory accuracy for every sale, avoiding stock-outs or over-ordering.
4.3. Speeds up reordering by sending instant supplier triggers when inventory falls below thresholds.
4.4. Consolidates multi-channel inventory management for African restaurants operating both in-house and online.
4.5. Supports data-driven kitchen and purchasing decisions with reliable, real-time inventory insights.