Real-time inventory synchronization across sales channels

Purpose

1. Ensure up-to-minute, error-free stock levels across all e-commerce, POS, marketplace, and ERP platforms.

2. Prevent overselling, missed sales, and manual double entry by automatically updating inventory when changes occur on any channel.

3. Centralize inventory logic for agricultural products, supporting batch numbers, expiry, and customizable inventory splits by product grade or lot.

Trigger Conditions

1. New sales order is confirmed on any integrated channel.

2. Goods received entry updates stock quantities in ERP or warehouse system.

3. Cancellation or refund notification triggers inventory return to stock.

4. Manual inventory adjustment by warehouse staff.

5. API callback or webhook from third-party sales or shipping platform on stock change.

Platform Variants

1. Shopify

• API: InventoryLevel API — Configure webhook on `inventory_levels/update` to push changes to other endpoints
  

2. WooCommerce

• REST API: Products/Stock Endpoint — Hook into `woocommerce_update_product` for quantity changes
  

3. Magento

• API: Inventory Management — Use `inventorySourceDeductionInterface` for sync operations
  

4. BigCommerce

• API: Catalog Inventory — Listen to webhook `store/inventory/updated`
  

5. Avalara

• Integration: Avalara AvaTax — Connect via Transaction API to update taxable stock movement
  

6. QuickBooks Commerce

• API: /stock_adjustments endpoint — Push/receive inventory adjustments
  

7. SAP Business One

• Service Layer API: InventoryTransferRequests — Automated stock transfer sync
  

8. Oracle NetSuite

• SuiteScript: InventoryAdjustment Record — Script triggers on inventory change
  

9. Microsoft Dynamics 365

• Data Entity: InventoryOnHand — Synchronize via data entity push
  

10. TradeGecko

• API: /stock endpoint — Pull and push stock updates in JSON
  

11. JTL-Wawi

• SOAP/REST API: Stock movement — Trigger via “Bestandsänderung” API call
  

12. Linnworks

• API: Inventory/Update — Enable webhook on channel stock update
  

13. Odoo

• API: Inventory Adjustment Model — Use `stock.quant` for inventory events
  

14. Square POS

• Webhook: Inventory.updated event — Integrate through Webhooks v2
  

15. Vend (Lightspeed)

• API: Inventory Endpoint — Configure triggers on stock events
  

16. Salesforce Commerce Cloud

• Data Pipeline: Real-time Inventory Service — Setup synchronization on inventory delta
  

17. Amazon Marketplace (MWS or SP-API)

• Reports API: Inventory Report — Schedule and automate fetch + synchronization on report availability
  

18. eBay

• Trading API: ReviseInventoryStatus call — Automate update posting on sale or update event
  

19. WooPOS

• API: Inventory Update — Use real-time triggers for POS-to-multi-channel update
  

20. Shipsy

• API: Inventory webhook endpoint — Real-time stock update notification to external ERP
  

21. Unleashed

• API: StockOnHandChanged — Webhook to update external systems with real-time quantities
  

22. Xero

• Inventory API: POST /Items — Trigger on item/quantity change for sync
  

Benefits

1. Eliminates overselling and stock-outs by ensuring all platforms reflect accurate quantities.

2. Enhances customer confidence with real-time product availability.

3. Allows unified reporting, simplifying procurement and strategic planning.

4. Minimizes human error and frees up workforce from repetitive stock management.

5. Supports rapid business scaling as new sales channels are added.