Clover INVENTORY API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Clover Ecommerce CHARGES INVENTORY API
  description: 'Clover Ecommerce API v1 — online (card-not-present) payments: charges, captures, refunds, tokenization, and hosted checkout. Authentication uses OAuth 2.0 / PAKMS Ecommerce API keys. Schemas and operations are derived from the Clover developer reference at docs.clover.com.'
  version: v1
  contact:
    name: Clover Developer Platform
    url: https://docs.clover.com/dev/reference
  x-generated-from: documentation
  x-last-validated: '2026-06-02'
servers:
- url: https://scl.clover.com
  description: Production Ecommerce
- url: https://scl-sandbox.dev.clover.com
  description: Sandbox Ecommerce
security:
- OAuth2: []
tags:
- name: INVENTORY
paths:
  /v3/merchants/{mId}/items/{itemId}:
    delete:
      summary: Clover Delete an Inventory Item
      description: Delete an inventory item
      operationId: inventoryDeleteItem
      tags:
      - INVENTORY
      parameters:
      - name: mId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Merchant Id
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 9ABCDEF1234567
      - name: itemId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Item Id
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 9ABCDEF1234567
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Item'
              examples:
                InventoryDeleteItem200Example:
                  summary: Default inventoryDeleteItem 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    id: example-value
                    hidden: true
                    available: true
                    autoManage: true
                    itemGroup: {}
                    options:
                    - {}
                    name: example-value
                    alternateName: example-value
                    code: example-value
                    sku: example-value
                    price: 1
                    priceType: FIXED
                    defaultTaxRates: true
                    unitName: example-value
                    cost: 1
                    isRevenue: true
                    stockCount: 1
                    taxRates:
                    - {}
                    modifierGroups:
                    - {}
                    categories:
                    - {}
                    tags:
                    - {}
                    canonical: {}
                    itemStock: {}
                    MenuItem: {}
                    modifiedTime: 1
                    deletedTime: 1
                    priceWithoutVat: 1
                    colorCode: example-value
        '401':
          description: Authentication required or invalid token.
        '429':
          description: Too many requests; rate limit exceeded.
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    get:
      summary: Clover Get a Single Inventory Item
      description: Retrieves an existing inventory item.
      operationId: inventoryGetItem
      tags:
      - INVENTORY
      parameters:
      - name: mId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Merchant idenitifier.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 9ABCDEF1234567
      - name: itemId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Inventory item identifier.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 9ABCDEF1234567
      - name: expand
        in: query
        required: false
        description: 'Additional information provided as an expanded response: [tags, categories, taxRates, modifierGroups, itemStock, options]'
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example-expand
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Item'
              examples:
                InventoryGetItem200Example:
                  summary: Default inventoryGetItem 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    id: example-value
                    hidden: true
                    available: true
                    autoManage: true
                    itemGroup: {}
                    options:
                    - {}
                    name: example-value
                    alternateName: example-value
                    code: example-value
                    sku: example-value
                    price: 1
                    priceType: FIXED
                    defaultTaxRates: true
                    unitName: example-value
                    cost: 1
                    isRevenue: true
                    stockCount: 1
                    taxRates:
                    - {}
                    modifierGroups:
                    - {}
                    categories:
                    - {}
                    tags:
                    - {}
                    canonical: {}
                    itemStock: {}
                    MenuItem: {}
                    modifiedTime: 1
                    deletedTime: 1
                    priceWithoutVat: 1
                    colorCode: example-value
        '401':
          description: Authentication required or invalid token.
        '429':
          description: Too many requests; rate limit exceeded.
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /v3/merchants/{mId}/categories:
    post:
      summary: Clover Create an Item Category
      description: Create an item category
      operationId: categoryCreateCategory
      tags:
      - INVENTORY
      parameters:
      - name: mId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Merchant Id
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 9ABCDEF1234567
      - name: expand
        in: query
        required: false
        description: 'Expandable field: [items]'
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example-expand
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Category'
            examples:
              CategoryCreateCategoryRequestExample:
                summary: Default categoryCreateCategory request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  id: example-value
                  name: example-value
                  sortOrder: 1
                  items:
                  - {}
                  colorCode: example-value
                  deleted: true
                  modifiedTime: 1
                  canonical: {}
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Category'
              examples:
                CategoryCreateCategory200Example:
                  summary: Default categoryCreateCategory 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    id: example-value
                    name: example-value
                    sortOrder: 1
                    items:
                    - {}
                    colorCode: example-value
                    deleted: true
                    modifiedTime: 1
                    canonical: {}
        '401':
          description: Authentication required or invalid token.
        '429':
          description: Too many requests; rate limit exceeded.
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    get:
      summary: Clover Get All Categories
      description: Retrieves all categories. Items display on the Register app within categories in the order in which they are added to a category. Items may be associated with one or more categories or may not be associated with any category. Categories display in the Register app based on the sort order value for each category.
      operationId: categoryGetCategories
      tags:
      - INVENTORY
      parameters:
      - name: mId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Merchant identifier.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 9ABCDEF1234567
      - name: filter
        in: query
        required: false
        description: 'Filter fields to display search results: [modifiedTime, deleted, sortOrder, name, colorCode, id]'
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example-filter
      - name: expand
        in: query
        required: false
        description: 'Additional information provided as an expanded response: [items]'
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example-expand
      - name: offset
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Position of the first line item returned in the search results. Indicates the number of line items that are excluded from the search results.
        schema:
          type: integer
        example: 1
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        description: "Maximum number of line items returned in the search result.\n Default: 100 \n Maximum limit: 1000"
        schema:
          type: integer
        example: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  elements:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Category'
              examples:
                CategoryGetCategories200Example:
                  summary: Default categoryGetCategories 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    elements:
                    - {}
        '401':
          description: Authentication required or invalid token.
        '429':
          description: Too many requests; rate limit exceeded.
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /v3/merchants/{mId}/items:
    get:
      summary: Clover Get All Inventory Items
      description: Displays line items for each category in the inventory for an order.
      operationId: inventoryGetItems
      tags:
      - INVENTORY
      parameters:
      - name: mId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Merchant identifier.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 9ABCDEF1234567
      - name: filter
        in: query
        required: false
        description: 'Filter fields to display search results: [lowStock, modifiedTime, hidden, itemCode, available, option.id, modifierGroup.id, autoManage, price, id, sku, defaultTaxRates, tags.id, alternateName, isRevenue, tags.name, deleted, item.id, name, itemStock.quantity, itemGroup.id, isAgeRestricted, ageRestrictedType, minimumAge]'
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example-filter
      - name: expand
        in: query
        required: false
        description: 'Additional information provided as an expanded response: [tags, categories, taxRates, modifierGroups, itemStock, options, ageRestricted]'
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example-expand
      - name: offset
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Position of the first line item returned in the search results. Indicates the number of line items that are excluded from the search results.
        schema:
          type: integer
        example: 1
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        description: "Maximum number of line items returned in the search result.\n Default: 100 \n Maximum limit: 1000"
        schema:
          type: integer
        example: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  elements:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Item'
              examples:
                InventoryGetItems200Example:
                  summary: Default inventoryGetItems 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    elements:
                    - {}
        '401':
          description: Authentication required or invalid token.
        '429':
          description: Too many requests; rate limit exceeded.
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      summary: Clover Create an Inventory Item
      description: Creates an inventory item.
      operationId: inventoryCreateItem
      tags:
      - INVENTORY
      parameters:
      - name: mId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Merchant identifier.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 9ABCDEF1234567
      - name: expand
        in: query
        required: false
        description: 'Expandable fields to display additional nested information: [tags, categories, taxRates, modifierGroups, itemStock, options, ageRestricted]'
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example-expand
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Item'
            examples:
              InventoryCreateItemRequestExample:
                summary: Default inventoryCreateItem request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  id: example-value
                  hidden: true
                  available: true
                  autoManage: true
                  itemGroup: {}
                  options:
                  - {}
                  name: example-value
                  alternateName: example-value
                  code: example-value
                  sku: example-value
                  price: 1
                  priceType: FIXED
                  defaultTaxRates: true
                  unitName: example-value
                  cost: 1
                  isRevenue: true
                  stockCount: 1
                  taxRates:
                  - {}
                  modifierGroups:
                  - {}
                  categories:
                  - {}
                  tags:
                  - {}
                  canonical: {}
                  itemStock: {}
                  MenuItem: {}
                  modifiedTime: 1
                  deletedTime: 1
                  priceWithoutVat: 1
                  colorCode: example-value
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Item'
              examples:
                InventoryCreateItem200Example:
                  summary: Default inventoryCreateItem 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    id: example-value
                    hidden: true
                    available: true
                    autoManage: true
                    itemGroup: {}
                    options:
                    - {}
                    name: example-value
                    alternateName: example-value
                    code: example-value
                    sku: example-value
                    price: 1
                    priceType: FIXED
                    defaultTaxRates: true
                    unitName: example-value
                    cost: 1
                    isRevenue: true
                    stockCount: 1
                    taxRates:
                    - {}
                    modifierGroups:
                    - {}
                    categories:
                    - {}
                    tags:
                    - {}
                    canonical: {}
                    itemStock: {}
                    MenuItem: {}
                    modifiedTime: 1
                    deletedTime: 1
                    priceWithoutVat: 1
                    colorCode: example-value
        '401':
          description: Authentication required or invalid token.
        '429':
          description: Too many requests; rate limit exceeded.
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /v3/merchants/{mId}/categories/{catId}:
    get:
      summary: Clover Get a Category
      description: Get a category
      operationId: categoryGetCategory
      tags:
      - INVENTORY
      parameters:
      - name: mId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Merchant Id
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 9ABCDEF1234567
      - name: catId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Category Id
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 9ABCDEF1234567
      - name: expand
        in: query
        required: false
        description: 'Expandable field: [items]'
        schema:
          type: string
        example: example-expand
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Category'
              examples:
                CategoryGetCategory200Example:
                  summary: Default categoryGetCategory 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    id: example-value
                    name: example-value
                    sortOrder: 1
                    items:
                    - {}
                    colorCode: example-value
                    deleted: true
                    modifiedTime: 1
                    canonical: {}
        '401':
          description: Authentication required or invalid token.
        '429':
          description: Too many requests; rate limit exceeded.
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /v3/merchants/{mId}/bulk_items:
    post:
      summary: Clover Create Multiple Inventory Items
      description: Creates multiple inventory items in a single request. Use the PUT HTTP method to [update existing inventory items](https://docs.clover.com/reference/inventorybulkpatchinventoryitems).
      operationId: inventoryBulkCreateInventoryItems
      tags:
      - INVENTORY
      parameters:
      - name: mId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Merchant identifier.
        schema:
          type: string
        example: 9ABCDEF1234567
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response.
        '401':
          description: Authentication required or invalid token.
        '429':
          description: Too many requests; rate limit exceeded.
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    Category:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier
          example: 9ABCDEF1234567
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the category which will appear in Clover Register App.
          example: Example name
        sortOrder:
          type: integer
          description: Integer used to determine how this category is sorted against other categories.
          example: 1
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
          example: []
        colorCode:
          type: string
          description: 'Hex code representation of the color assigned to this category and its items, in the form of #fff, #ffffff, or #ffffffff'
          example: ABC123
        deleted:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the category has been deleted.
          example: true
        modifiedTime:
          type: integer
          description: The time this category was last modified
          example: 1718153645000
        canonical:
          type: object
          example: {}
      description: Clover Category resource. Schema derived from the Clover Platform REST API v3 reference.
      x-schema-source: documentation
      x-source-url: https://docs.clover.com/dev/reference/categorygetcategory
    Item:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier of the inventory item.
          example: 9ABCDEF1234567
        hidden:
          type: boolean
          description: "Indicates whether the inventory item is hidden on the Register app.\n Default: False"
          example: true
        available:
          type: boolean
          description: "Indicates whether the inventory item is available for sale across all channels.\n Default: True"
          example: true
        autoManage:
          type: boolean
          description: "Indicates whether the inventory item's availability is automatically or manually managed.\n Values:\n True - Item availability is automatically managed.\n False(default) - Item availability is manually managed. "
          example: true
        itemGroup:
          type: object
          example: {}
        options:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
          example: []
        name:
          type: string
          description: Item name.
          example: Example name
        alternateName:
          type: string
          description: Alternate name of the item.
          example: Example alternateName
        code:
          type: string
          description: Item product code, such as Universal Product Code (UPC) or European Article Number (EAN).
          example: ABC123
        sku:
          type: string
          description: Stock keeping unit (SKU).
          example: SKU-001
        price:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: "Price of the item based on the merchant's local currency and price type, such as fixed, variable, or per unit price.\n For non-VAT merchants who do not pay value-added tax, this field is exclusive of tax.\n For VAT merchants, this field is inclusive of tax.\n Format: Cents"
          example: 1099
        priceType:
          type: string
          description: Price type, such as fixed, variable, or per unit price.
          enum:
          - FIXED
          - VARIABLE
          - PER_UNIT
          example: FIXED
        defaultTaxRates:
          type: boolean
          description: "Indicates whether or not to use the default tax rate. \n Default: True"
          example: true
        unitName:
          type: string
          description: Unit of measurement for the item, such as pound or meter.
          example: Example unitName
        cost:
          type: integer
          description: 'Cost of the item to a merchant as compared to the price payable by the customer, for example: wholesale versus retail price.'
          example: 1099
        isRevenue:
          type: boolean
          description: "Indicates whether this item is counted as revenue, for example: gift cards and donations are not counted as revenue.\n Default: False"
          example: true
        stockCount:
          type: integer
          description: Deprecated. Use itemStock.
          example: 1
        taxRates:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
          example: []
        modifierGroups:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
          example: []
        categories:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
          example: []
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
          example: []
        canonical:
          type: object
          example: {}
        itemStock:
          type: object
          example: {}
        MenuItem:
          type: object
          example: {}
        modifiedTime:
          type: integer
          description: Time when the item was modified.
          example: 1718153645000
        deletedTime:
          type: integer
          description: Time when the item was deleted.
          example: 1718153645000
        priceWithoutVat:
          type: integer
          description: "Item price without value-added tax (VAT).\n For non-VAT merchants, this field is not used.\n For VAT merchants, this field is the base price of an item."
          example: 1099
        colorCode:
          type: string
          description: "Hex code of the color assigned to the category and its items.\n Format: #fff, #ffffff, or #ffffffff."
          example: ABC123
      description: Clover Item resource. Schema derived from the Clover Platform REST API v3 reference.
      x-schema-source: documentation
      x-source-url: https://docs.clover.com/dev/reference/inventorygetitem
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://www.clover.com/oauth/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://api.clover.com/oauth/token
          scopes: {}
      description: OAuth 2.0 token or Ecommerce (PAKMS) API key.