Bind a location to one of a sales channel's locations

PUT /locations/{locationId}/bindings/{channelId}

Bind a location to one of a sales channel's locations: channelId is the channel (GET /channels), externalId the channel's own id for its location and externalName its name there.

A site bound by a connected channel cannot be archived while the binding stands. Called by the app that provides the channel, as it pairs the channel's locations with the organization's sites. Appends inventory.location-bound. 404 ChannelNotFound, 409 ChannelNotConnected for a disconnected channel, 409 LocationArchived for an archived site. Idempotent by content: binding the same channel to the same channel location again is acknowledged and appends nothing; a different one replaces it.

Access

Requires locations:write.

How scopes come from roles: Scopes and roles. Getting a token: Authentication and app tokens.

Retries

Idempotent by content: binding the same channel to the same channel location again is acknowledged and appends nothing; a different one replaces it.

Why every write carries a key: Idempotency and retries.

Facts appended

inventory.location-bound

What a fact is: Facts and the journal.

AI agent tool

No agent tool. Called by the app providing a sales channel as it pairs the channel's locations (its location mirror); an agent binds a store location with the channel app's own connection tool instead.

Connecting an agent: AI agents.

Example

The web store's app pairs its second location with the shopfront.

curl

curl -X PUT 'https://inventory.getmanifold.io/locations/loc_019cd06e-3b38-7e92-b496-c92f8184a3aa/bindings/chn_019ce0d8-5d50-7597-8115-9ea4c1b646da' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MANIFOLD_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "externalId": "store-location-2",
  "externalName": "Shopfront"
}'

JavaScript (fetch)

const response = await fetch("https://inventory.getmanifold.io/locations/loc_019cd06e-3b38-7e92-b496-c92f8184a3aa/bindings/chn_019ce0d8-5d50-7597-8115-9ea4c1b646da", {
  method: "PUT",
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.MANIFOLD_TOKEN}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "externalId": "store-location-2",
    "externalName": "Shopfront"
  }),
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`${response.status}: ${await response.text()}`);
const answer = await response.json();

Request body · application/json

{
  "externalId": "store-location-2",
  "externalName": "Shopfront"
}

Response · 200 · application/json

{
  "id": "loc_019cd06e-3b38-7e92-b496-c92f8184a3aa",
  "name": "Shopfront",
  "fulfillable": true,
  "archived": false,
  "note": "Counter stock; restocked from Main twice a week.",
  "address": {
    "company": "Tidewater Supply Co.",
    "address1": "Shop 2, 40 Example Parade",
    "city": "Brookvale",
    "province": "New South Wales",
    "provinceCode": "NSW",
    "country": "Australia",
    "countryCode": "AU",
    "zip": "2100"
  },
  "coordinates": {
    "latitude": -33.7633,
    "longitude": 151.2694
  },
  "rank": 200,
  "bindings": [
    {
      "channelId": "chn_019ce0d8-5d50-7597-8115-9ea4c1b646da",
      "externalId": "store-location-2",
      "externalName": "Shopfront"
    }
  ],
  "createdAt": "2026-03-09T02:30:11.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-22T06:50:00.000Z"
}

The panel writes this call in other languages. It does not send it: Manifold's APIs do not take calls from a web page on another site, so run the call from your own code or terminal. The whole API as OpenAPI: inventory-manager.openapi.json. Base URL https://inventory.getmanifold.io.

Errors

Every refusal is a status and a JSON body whose _tag names it. A refused call changes nothing.

`401`

Refusal	What it means	What to do
`Unauthorized` reason	The token is missing, expired or not one Manifold issued.	Get a fresh token and send the call again.
`TokenAlreadyUsed` tokenId	A single-use app token was already spent.	Mint a new token for this call.

`402`

Refusal	What it means	What to do
`SubscriptionRequired` status	The organization's subscription has lapsed, so writes are refused.	An owner settles billing. Reads still work meanwhile.

`403`

Refusal	What it means	What to do
`TenantRequired` userId	The token names no organization.	Choose the organization, then get a new token.
`ScopeRequired` required	The token's roles do not grant the scope this call needs.	Ask an owner or admin for a role that grants it.

`404`

Refusal	What it means	What to do
`LocationNotFound` locationId	No such record in this organization.	Check the id in the path or the body.
`ChannelNotFound` channelId	No such record in this organization.	Check the id in the path or the body.

`409`

Refusal	What it means	What to do
`LocationArchived` locationId	The location is archived, and an archived location takes no changes or stock.	Use an active location.
`ChannelNotConnected` channelId	The sales channel is disconnected.	Reconnect the channel first.
`MirroredFromSource` source	This area is fed by your source system until the organization goes live.	Make the change in the source system, or go live first.

`503`

Refusal	What it means	What to do
`RequestLogUnavailable` tokenId, reason	The service could not record the request, so it did nothing.	Send the same request again shortly.

How refusals work everywhere: Errors.