Rename a location, re-note it, change whether stock there can be sold, or move it in the…

PATCH /locations/{locationId}

Rename a location, re-note it, change whether stock there can be sold, or move it in the routing order (rank, lowest first).

Appends inventory.location-updated. 409 LastFulfillableLocation if this would leave the organization with nowhere to ship from. Stock already at the site stays put — making a location non-fulfillable withdraws it from sale rather than moving anything. Idempotent by content: a retry that changes nothing is acknowledged and appends nothing.

Access

Requires locations:write.

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

Retries

Idempotent by content: a retry that changes nothing is acknowledged and appends nothing.

Why every write carries a key: Idempotency and retries.

Facts appended

inventory.location-updated

What a fact is: Facts and the journal.

AI agent tool

Agents call this as inventory_update_location (Inventory: Update location), in the locations toolset.

Connecting an agent: AI agents.

Example

Move the shopfront ahead of Main in the routing order.

curl

curl -X PATCH 'https://inventory.getmanifold.io/locations/loc_019cd06e-3b38-7e92-b496-c92f8184a3aa' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MANIFOLD_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "rank": 50
}'

JavaScript (fetch)

const response = await fetch("https://inventory.getmanifold.io/locations/loc_019cd06e-3b38-7e92-b496-c92f8184a3aa", {
  method: "PATCH",
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.MANIFOLD_TOKEN}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "rank": 50
  }),
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`${response.status}: ${await response.text()}`);
const answer = await response.json();

Request body · application/json

{
  "rank": 50
}

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": 50,
  "bindings": [],
  "createdAt": "2026-03-09T02:30:11.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-22T06:40:00.000Z"
}

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.

`409`

Refusal	What it means	What to do
`LastFulfillableLocation` locationId	This is the only location left to ship from.	Set another location to ship 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.

Used in

Running more than one location, step 13: Rename the bay, and let it sell