Automated pricing updates from suppliers to sales channels

Purpose

1.1. Ensure real-time synchronization of supplier price changes with all connected sales channels, eliminating manual updates and maintaining accurate, competitive pricing across platforms.
1.2. Reduce pricing errors, update margins instantly, and automate communication of new rates to both internal systems (ERP, POS) and external eCommerce portals.
1.3. Facilitate compliance with supplier agreements and guarantee up-to-date product offers in response to rapid market shifts in HVAC filter pricing.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Detection of price file upload or API feed update from supplier.
2.2. Scheduled supplier catalog sync event (e.g., daily, hourly) or webhook alert from supplier system.
2.3. Price discrepancy flag within existing ERP or inventory management platform.
2.4. Manual request for price synchronization via dashboard or bulk update form.

Platform Variants

3.1. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: Admin API — Configure “Product Update” endpoint to push new price data to product listings.
• Sample: POST /admin/api/2023-04/products/{product_id}.json

3.2. WooCommerce
• Feature/Setting: REST API v3 — Update “Product Price” via PATCH request.
• Sample: PATCH /wp-json/wc/v3/products/{id} { "regular_price": "new_price" }

3.3. Magento
• Feature/Setting: CatalogProductRepositoryV1 — Use updatePrice call via API integration.
• Sample: POST /V1/products/{sku}/prices

3.4. BigCommerce
• Feature/Setting: v3 Catalog API — Batch update product prices.
• Sample: PUT /stores/{store_hash}/v3/catalog/products

3.5. NetSuite
• Feature/Setting: SuiteTalk Web Services — Use Item Record Update for price changes.
• Sample: on item baselinePrice fields

3.6. SAP Business One
• Feature/Setting: Service Layer API — PATCH ItemPrices for inventory item.
• Sample: PATCH /b1s/v1/Items({ItemCode})

3.7. Salesforce Commerce Cloud
• Feature/Setting: OCAPI Shop API — Product Price Adjustment.
• Sample: PATCH /s/-/dw/data/v21_3/products/{product_id}/prices

3.8. QuickBooks Commerce
• Feature/Setting: API Price Lists Update endpoint.
• Sample: PATCH /price_lists/{price_list_id}

3.9. Zoho Inventory
• Feature/Setting: Update Item Price via API.
• Sample: PUT /api/v1/items/{item_id}

3.10. Oracle NetSuite
• Feature/Setting: RESTlet script for price updates.
• Sample: POST to /app/site/hosting/restlet.nl?script={id}&deploy={id}

3.11. Odoo
• Feature/Setting: XML-RPC price update on product.template model.
• Sample: models.execute_kw(db, uid, password, 'product.template', 'write', [[ids], {'list_price': new_price}])

3.12. Intuit QuickBooks Online
• Feature/Setting: Update Product and Service Items endpoint.
• Sample: POST /v3/company/{companyId}/item

3.13. Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Feature/Setting: OData v4 API — Product Price Update entity.
• Sample: PATCH /api/data/v9.2/products({productid})

3.14. Square
• Feature/Setting: Catalog API — Upsert catalog objects for new prices.
• Sample: POST /v2/catalog/object

3.15. Xero
• Feature/Setting: Update Inventory Item Price endpoint via API.
• Sample: POST /api.xro/2.0/Items

3.16. ChannelAdvisor
• Feature/Setting: Products API — UpdateProduct endpoint.
• Sample: PUT /v1/Products({id})

3.17. Linnworks
• Feature/Setting: InventoryItemUpdate — Update Price Method.
• Sample: POST /api/Inventory/UpdateInventoryItemPrice

3.18. PrestaShop
• Feature/Setting: Webservice API — Product Price Update call.
• Sample: PUT /api/products/{id}

3.19. ShipStation
• Feature/Setting: Products API — PUT Product for price change.
• Sample: PUT /products/{productId}

3.20. Amazon Seller Central
• Feature/Setting: Selling Partner API — Listings Item Patch for price.
• Sample: PATCH /listings/2021-08-01/items/{sellerId}/{sku}

3.21. eBay
• Feature/Setting: Sell Inventory API — Update Item Price.
• Sample: POST /sell/inventory/v1/inventory_item/{sku}

3.22. Cin7
• Feature/Setting: Product API — Update Product Prices endpoint.
• Sample: PUT /api/v1/products/{id}

Benefits

4.1. Synchronizes pricing in seconds across all B2B and B2C sales channels.
4.2. Prevents overselling and pricing disputes caused by outdated price lists.
4.3. Increases agility by reacting instantly to supplier cost changes or promotional opportunities.
4.4. Reduces labor required for manual updates, freeing up team resources for higher-level tasks.
4.5. Enables scalable pricing management even with growing supplier and catalog complexity.