Replace the organization's stock policy

PUT /settings

Every field is optional and falls back to its default, so a partial body is a whole configuration. transfers is the shape a transfer takes (two-step is the only one that can record a short delivery; off allows none). homeCurrency (ISO 4217) is what valuation, the ledger and analytics are stated in, and what a new purchase order defaults to; it is settled for good when the organization's onboarding completes (homeCurrencyLocked, inventory.home-currency-locked), after which a different one is refused with 409 HomeCurrencyLocked. homeCurrencyLocked itself is read-only: a value sent here is ignored. weightUnit and lengthUnit are display only: every figure is stored in grams and millimetres, so changing a unit never changes a SKU. skuAlphabet is what a new SKU (an item, a kit) may be made of: strict (letters, digits, - and _) or extended (also spaces,. and /, for codes a merchant already prints); existing SKUs are never touched, so going back to strict is refused with 409 SkuAlphabetInUse (naming the SKUs in the way) while any SKU — an item, a variant, a kit — falls outside it. Appends inventory.settings-configured. Idempotent by content: the event is a last-write-wins snapshot of the whole policy, so a retry lands on the same settings. Transfers already open keep the shape they were created under — changing the policy never reshapes one in flight.

Access

Requires settings:write.

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

Retries

Idempotent by content: the event is a last-write-wins snapshot of the whole policy, so a retry lands on the same settings.

Why every write carries a key: Idempotency and retries.

Facts appended

inventory.home-currency-locked
inventory.settings-configured

What a fact is: Facts and the journal.

AI agent tool

Agents call this as inventory_set_settings (Inventory: Set settings), in the locations toolset.

Connecting an agent: AI agents.

Example

Let each transfer choose its shape, and allow spaces, dots and slashes in SKUs.

curl

curl -X PUT 'https://inventory.getmanifold.io/settings' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MANIFOLD_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "transfers": "unrestricted",
  "homeCurrency": "AUD",
  "weightUnit": "kg",
  "lengthUnit": "cm",
  "skuAlphabet": "extended"
}'

JavaScript (fetch)

const response = await fetch("https://inventory.getmanifold.io/settings", {
  method: "PUT",
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.MANIFOLD_TOKEN}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "transfers": "unrestricted",
    "homeCurrency": "AUD",
    "weightUnit": "kg",
    "lengthUnit": "cm",
    "skuAlphabet": "extended"
  }),
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`${response.status}: ${await response.text()}`);
const answer = await response.json();

Request body · application/json

{
  "transfers": "unrestricted",
  "homeCurrency": "AUD",
  "weightUnit": "kg",
  "lengthUnit": "cm",
  "skuAlphabet": "extended"
}

Response · 200 · application/json

{
  "transfers": "unrestricted",
  "homeCurrency": "AUD",
  "homeCurrencyLocked": true,
  "weightUnit": "kg",
  "lengthUnit": "cm",
  "skuAlphabet": "extended"
}

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.

`409`

Refusal	What it means	What to do
`HomeCurrencyLocked` homeCurrency	The home currency cannot change once stock has a cost.	Nothing to do here: it stays as it is.
`SkuAlphabetInUse` alphabet, skus	Existing SKUs use characters the stricter alphabet would refuse. `skus` names them.	Rename those SKUs 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 11: Allow instant moves as well