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Inventory Manager API · stocktakes

Save counts and costs on an open stocktake

PUT /stocktakes/{stocktakeId}/counts

Save counts (counts: SKU, locationId — the default location when omitted — and the units counted) and costs (costs: SKU and unitCostCents, in the home currency) on an open stocktake, each replacing what it held for that pair or SKU; up to 5,000 of each per call.

Nothing moves until it completes, so a organization whose stock is mirrored from a source enters them too. Appends inventory.stocktake-counted with only what changed. 409 StocktakeNotOpen once it is completed or cancelled; 409 StocktakeLineRefused for a location outside its scope or a service. Idempotent by content: saving the same figures again appends nothing.

Access

Requires stock:write or financials:write.

Any one of these scopes is enough.

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

Retries

Idempotent by content: saving the same figures again appends nothing.

Why every write carries a key: Idempotency and retries.

Facts appended

  • inventory.stocktake-counted

What a fact is: Facts and the journal.

AI agent tool

Agents call this as inventory_record_stocktake_counts (Inventory: Record stocktake counts), in the stocktakes toolset.

Connecting an agent: AI agents.

Example

curl 
curl -X PUT 'https://inventory.getmanifold.io/stocktakes/stk_01a16585-57c0-7200-961d-25255f868ed4/counts' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MANIFOLD_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "counts": [
    {
      "sku": "WIDGET-BLUE",
      "locationId": "loc_019cadd3-8330-7e12-aa44-2cd5f05da74a",
      "counted": 137
    },
    {
      "sku": "WIDGET-RED",
      "locationId": "loc_019cadd3-8330-7e12-aa44-2cd5f05da74a",
      "counted": 0
    }
  ]
}'
JavaScript (fetch) 
const response = await fetch("https://inventory.getmanifold.io/stocktakes/stk_01a16585-57c0-7200-961d-25255f868ed4/counts", {
  method: "PUT",
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.MANIFOLD_TOKEN}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "counts": [
      {
        "sku": "WIDGET-BLUE",
        "locationId": "loc_019cadd3-8330-7e12-aa44-2cd5f05da74a",
        "counted": 137
      },
      {
        "sku": "WIDGET-RED",
        "locationId": "loc_019cadd3-8330-7e12-aa44-2cd5f05da74a",
        "counted": 0
      }
    ]
  }),
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`${response.status}: ${await response.text()}`);
const answer = await response.json();
Request body · application/json 
{
  "counts": [
    {
      "sku": "WIDGET-BLUE",
      "locationId": "loc_019cadd3-8330-7e12-aa44-2cd5f05da74a",
      "counted": 137
    },
    {
      "sku": "WIDGET-RED",
      "locationId": "loc_019cadd3-8330-7e12-aa44-2cd5f05da74a",
      "counted": 0
    }
  ]
}
Response · 200 · application/json 
{
  "id": "stk_01a16585-57c0-7200-961d-25255f868ed4",
  "number": "ST-00002",
  "kind": "periodic",
  "status": "open",
  "locationIds": [
    "loc_019cadd3-8330-7e12-aa44-2cd5f05da74a"
  ],
  "counts": [
    {
      "sku": "WIDGET-BLUE",
      "locationId": "loc_019cadd3-8330-7e12-aa44-2cd5f05da74a",
      "counted": 137
    },
    {
      "sku": "WIDGET-RED",
      "locationId": "loc_019cadd3-8330-7e12-aa44-2cd5f05da74a",
      "counted": 0
    }
  ],
  "costs": [],
  "startedAt": "2026-10-22T21:30:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-22T21:55:00.000Z"
}

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

RefusalWhat it meansWhat 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

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

403

RefusalWhat it meansWhat 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

RefusalWhat it meansWhat to do
StocktakeNotFound stocktakeId No such record in this organization.Check the id in the path or the body.
ItemNotFound sku No such record in this organization.Check the id in the path or the body.
LocationNotFound locationId No such record in this organization.Check the id in the path or the body.

409

RefusalWhat it meansWhat to do
StocktakeNotOpen stocktakeId, status The stocktake is completed or cancelled, so it takes no more counts.Start a new stocktake.
StocktakeLineRefused stocktakeId, sku, locationId, reason The SKU or location is outside this stocktake. reason says why.Count only what the stocktake covers.
LocationArchived locationId The location is archived, and an archived location takes no changes or stock.Use an active location.
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

RefusalWhat it meansWhat 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.

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