Quartzy Inventory Items API

Lab inventory items and their physical instances.

Business capability
Inventory Management BC-530

Operations 4

GET /inventory-items List inventory items #
GET /inventory-items/{id} Retrieve an inventory item #
PUT /inventory-items/{id} Update an inventory item quantity (deprecated) #
PUT /inventory-items/{itemId}/instances/{itemInstanceId} Update an item instance quantity #

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OpenAPI Specification

quartzy-inventory-items-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Quartzy Public Inventory Items API
  description: The Quartzy Public API lets life science teams manage lab inventory and ordering programmatically.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Quartzy Support
    url: https://docs.quartzy.com/api/
    email: support@quartzy.com
  x-endpointsConfirmed: true
  x-endpointsModeled: true
servers:
- url: https://api.quartzy.com
  description: Quartzy Public API
security:
- accessToken: []
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Inventory Items
  description: Lab inventory items and their physical instances.
paths:
  /inventory-items:
    get:
      operationId: listInventoryItems
      tags:
      - Inventory Items
      summary: List inventory items
      description: Lists and filters inventory items, optionally scoped to a lab.
      parameters:
      - name: lab_id
        in: query
        description: Filter inventory items to a specific lab.
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Page'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated list of inventory items.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/InventoryItem'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /inventory-items/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getInventoryItem
      tags:
      - Inventory Items
      summary: Retrieve an inventory item
      description: Retrieves a single inventory item, including its instances.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IdPath'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested inventory item.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InventoryItem'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    put:
      operationId: updateInventoryItem
      deprecated: true
      tags:
      - Inventory Items
      summary: Update an inventory item quantity (deprecated)
      description: Updates the remaining quantity of an inventory item. Deprecated in favor of updating a specific item instance via PUT /inventory-items/{itemId}/instances/{itemInstanceId}.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IdPath'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/InventoryItemUpdate'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated inventory item.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InventoryItem'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /inventory-items/{itemId}/instances/{itemInstanceId}:
    put:
      operationId: updateInventoryItemInstance
      tags:
      - Inventory Items
      summary: Update an item instance quantity
      description: Updates the remaining quantity of a specific instance of an inventory item as stock is consumed.
      parameters:
      - name: itemId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The identifier of the inventory item.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: itemInstanceId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The identifier of the item instance to update.
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ItemInstanceUpdate'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated item instance.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ItemInstance'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  schemas:
    InventoryItemUpdate:
      type: object
      properties:
        remaining_quantity:
          type: number
          description: The updated remaining quantity for the item.
    ItemInstance:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        remaining_quantity:
          type: number
        lot_number:
          type: string
        expiration_date:
          type: string
          format: date
        location:
          type: string
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    ItemInstanceUpdate:
      type: object
      required:
      - remaining_quantity
      properties:
        remaining_quantity:
          type: number
          description: The updated remaining quantity for the instance.
    Price:
      type: object
      properties:
        amount:
          type: string
          example: '129.00'
        currency:
          type: string
          example: USD
    Type:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
          example: Antibody
        lab_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
    InventoryItem:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Type'
        vendor_name:
          type: string
        catalog_number:
          type: string
        serial_number:
          type: string
        unit_size:
          type: string
        price:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Price'
        lab_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        instances:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ItemInstance'
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
        code:
          type: string
  parameters:
    IdPath:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier of the resource.
      schema:
        type: string
    Page:
      name: page
      in: query
      description: The page number for paginated results.
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        default: 1
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: The AccessToken is missing or invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    accessToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Access-Token
      description: Per-user AccessToken generated in Quartzy under Profile > Access Tokens and sent in the Access-Token header.
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: OAuth2 authorization for Quartzy API access.
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://app.quartzy.com/oauth/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://api.quartzy.com/oauth/token
          scopes: {}