Getting stock information using the stock API

You can use the stock API to retrieve stock inventory information for menu items and modifiers (via their underlying menu item references).

The stock API has the following endpoints for retrieving inventory information:

  • /inventory retrieves inventory information for all menu items in a restaurant that have an stock status of OUT_OF_STOCK or QUANTITY. This endpoint ignores menu items that have a stock status of IN_STOCK because these items are not considered at risk of going out of stock.

    An optional status query parameter lets you retrieve inventory information for menu items that have a specified stock status of either OUT_OF_STOCK or QUANTITY.

  • /inventory/search retrieves inventory information for the menu items in a list that you provide in the request body. The returned information for each menu item in the list will have a stock status of OUT_OF_STOCK, QUANTITY, or IN_STOCK.

The inventory information for each menu item is returned in a MenuItemInventory object, which has the following properties:

  • guid: The unique GUID assigned to the menu item by the Toast platform.

  • status: The stock status of the menu item. This value is one of the following:

    • OUT_OF_STOCK: The menu item is not in stock in the restaurant.

    • QUANTITY: The menu item is in limited supply (1 or more items left).

    • IN_STOCK: The menu item is in stock in the restaurant. Note that no quantity is associated with the menu item but it is considered available and not at risk of going out of stock.

  • quantity: The amount of stock remaining for the menu item.

    • For menu items with a stock status of QUANTITY, the quantity value is a number that is greater than 0 (such as 0.5, 7.0, or 10.75).

    • For menu items with a stock status of IN_STOCK or OUT_OF_STOCK, the quantity value is null.

      The null value for IN_STOCK items indicates that there is no specific quantity associated with the item but it is assumed to be available.

  • multiLocationId: A consistent identifier that applies to all versions of a menu item that is shared across locations.

    Toast support recommends that requests sent to Toast APIs use a combination of a restaurant location's GUID and the multiLocationId to identify a menu item (instead of the menu item's guid value). Integration clients can extract the multiLocationId from menus API or stock API responses and use it in subsequent requests to Toast APIs. See Toast identifiers for more information.

  • itemGuidValidity: This value is only returned in the MenuItemInventory object when an API client queries the /inventory/search endpoint. It indicates whether the menu item GUID is valid or not. A menu item GUID is invalid if it does not exist or has been archived at the restaurant being queried. itemGuidValidity is VALID if the menu item GUID is valid or INVALID if the menu item GUID is invalid. If a menu item GUID is invalid, the status for that menu item is set to OUT_OF_STOCK.

  • versionId: This value is reserved for future use.

The following sections provide more information about retrieving inventory information for menu items.

Note

For more information on how to change a menu item's inventory information using the stock API's /inventory/update endpoint, see Updating stock. For more information on how to change a menu item's inventory status using Toast Web, see Menu item inventory overview.

Getting all stock information for a location

Send a GET request to the /inventory endpoint of the stock API to get inventory information for the menu items of a restaurant. The request returns a JSON array of MenuItemInventory objects containing information on the stock status and quantity of the menu items.

Information is returned only for menu items that have an inventory status of QUANTITY or OUT_OF_STOCK.

Inventory information is not returned for menu items that have an IN_STOCK status, because these items are not considered at risk for going out of stock.

The following example curl command sends a GET request to the /inventory endpoint.

Get all menu item inventory for a location

curl -X GET \
-H "Authorization: Bearer eyJzI1NiJ9hbGciOiJSU.eyJhd9yaXR5Ij
oiQ1JVTkNIVElNRSIsInJzR3VpZCI6IjE4YzQ5YWJlLWFlODItNGFlYy04ND
M1LWJhYTRjMjVlYTY2MiIsInNjb3BlIjpbImxWQiOlsidG9hc3QiXSwibmFt
aW5nQXV0aGhYm9yIiwib3JkZXJzIiwidXNlcm1nbXQiXSwiZXhwIjoxNDg0M
zg5ODUwLCJqdGkiOiJlMDYzZjJkMy1jNGYyLTRiZjItODJmNi01MTg1NWMzZ
DAxM2YiLCJjbGllbnRfaWQiOiJjcnVuY2h0aW1lIn0.X1_0y9Hzj5F9gdOw2
o6VSYTyZwooAJiFMDmNakbZrtiUdYwLzuLwLpCMQzX5pKYtOqDUz_cetGJL3
txKL1L-K2j1Enoq8An8hEM6e8J0KdAiwrYFO3W3CmWedaoz95K9ghNZVCs28
Td2Sp3Ix3fObxbrvanocx9_OT8S9uM8hdSXmBI_ykTWvOVgK4hO24V3DJy4b
9bz1FtgOvrClhELxCe8dJy7jiwAR60xczlCF5rna98RMLN6zY4ffjmljKFZ6
QV0KkVppWjEiJn7oFHiIylCX1sSg7sddrGatj0xJzts3GJ8u8_lryUNHaEvJ
dWq4Yzwo007AMgxjH9d241Y-g" \
-H "Toast-Restaurant-External-ID: 4622e7a9-b4be-3fef-9220-b3dad273e0b4" \1
https://[toast-api-hostname]/stock/v1/inventory

1

Use the Toast-Restaurant-External-ID request parameter to specify the GUID of the restaurant from which to retrieve menu item inventories. The GUID must be for an individual restaurant, not the GUID for a restaurant group or management group.


The following example shows the JSON response data for a GET request to the /inventory endpoint.

Get all inventory return data

[1
    {
        "guid": "79977142-e076-4727-9b69-9176726b1603",2
        "status": "OUT_OF_STOCK",3
        "quantity": null,
        "multiLocationId": "100000000171238879",4
        "versionId": "79977142-e076-4727-9b69-9176726b1603"
    },
    {
        "guid": "a4ccc387-912a-4b1d-8062-26b44eed7216",
        "status": "QUANTITY",
        "quantity": 25.0,5
        "multiLocationId": "100000000171239701",
        "versionId": "a4ccc387-912a-4b1d-8062-26b44eed7216"
    },
    {
        "guid": "8a2f952d-4dca-4eb0-b867-445f3a674bad",
        "status": "QUANTITY",
        "quantity": 10.75,
        "multiLocationId": "100000000171239569",
        "versionId": "8a2f952d-4dca-4eb0-b867-445f3a674bad"
    }
]

1

The GET request returns a JSON array of menu item inventory objects containing information on menu items with a status of QUANTITY or OUT_OF_STOCK.

2

The guid value contains the unique Toast platform identifier for the menu item.

3

The status value is QUANTITY or OUT_OF_STOCK. The /inventory endpoint only returns information for menu items that have a stock status of QUANTITY or OUT_OF_STOCK. The endpoint does not return information for menu items that have an IN_STOCK status.

4

The multiLocationId value for the menu item.

Toast support recommends using a combination of a menu item's multiLocationId and a restaurant location's GUID, instead of the menu item's guid, to identify menu items in subsequent requests. See Toast identifiers for more information.

5

The quantity value indicates the amount of stock remaining for menu items with an inventory status of QUANTITY. The quantity value is null for menu items with an OUT_OF_STOCK inventory status.


Getting inventory by status

You can restrict menu items in the response to those with either a QUANTITY or OUT_OF_STOCK status by using the status query parameter of the /inventory endpoint. The format of the status request parameter is one of the following:

  • Use a value of QUANTITY to get all menu items with an inventory status of QUANTITY: 

    https://[toast-api-hostname]/stock/v1/inventory?status=QUANTITY

  • Use a value of OUT_OF_STOCK to get all menu items with an inventory status of OUT_OF_STOCK: 

    https://[toast-api-hostname]/stock/v1/inventory?status=OUT_OF_STOCK

The request returns a JSON array of MenuItemInventory objects containing inventory information for the menu items. Information is returned only for menu items that have the requested inventory status.

The following example curl command sends a GET request to the /inventory endpoint with a status query parameter of OUT_OF_STOCK.

Get inventory by status

curl -X GET \
-H "Authorization: Bearer eyJzI1NiJ9hbGciOiJSU.eyJhd9yaXR5Ij
oiQ1JVTkNIVElNRSIsInJzR3VpZCI6IjE4YzQ5YWJlLWFlODItNGFlYy04ND
M1LWJhYTRjMjVlYTY2MiIsInNjb3BlIjpbImxWQiOlsidG9hc3QiXSwibmFt
aW5nQXV0aGhYm9yIiwib3JkZXJzIiwidXNlcm1nbXQiXSwiZXhwIjoxNDg0M
zg5ODUwLCJqdGkiOiJlMDYzZjJkMy1jNGYyLTRiZjItODJmNi01MTg1NWMzZ
DAxM2YiLCJjbGllbnRfaWQiOiJjcnVuY2h0aW1lIn0.X1_0y9Hzj5F9gdOw2
o6VSYTyZwooAJiFMDmNakbZrtiUdYwLzuLwLpCMQzX5pKYtOqDUz_cetGJL3
txKL1L-K2j1Enoq8An8hEM6e8J0KdAiwrYFO3W3CmWedaoz95K9ghNZVCs28
Td2Sp3Ix3fObxbrvanocx9_OT8S9uM8hdSXmBI_ykTWvOVgK4hO24V3DJy4b
9bz1FtgOvrClhELxCe8dJy7jiwAR60xczlCF5rna98RMLN6zY4ffjmljKFZ6
QV0KkVppWjEiJn7oFHiIylCX1sSg7sddrGatj0xJzts3GJ8u8_lryUNHaEvJ
dWq4Yzwo007AMgxjH9d241Y-g" \
-H "Toast-Restaurant-External-ID: 4622e7a9-b4be-3fef-9220-b3dad273e0b4" \1
https://[toast-api-hostname]/stock/v1/inventory?status=OUT_OF_STOCK2

1

Use the Toast-Restaurant-External-ID request parameter to specify the GUID of the restaurant from which you want to retrieve menu item inventories by status. The GUID must be for an individual restaurant, not the GUID for a restaurant group or management group.

2

Specify status=OUT_OF_STOCK to retrieve menu items that are not in stock.


The following example shows the JSON response for the GET request.

Get inventory by status return data

[1
    {
        "guid": "88521da5-198e-435b-a5ba-a09983525cf9",2
        "status": "OUT_OF_STOCK",3
        "quantity": null,4
        "multiLocationId": "100000000171238879",5
        "versionId": "88521da5-198e-435b-a5ba-a09983525cf9"
    },
    {
        "guid": "79977142-e076-4727-9b69-9176726b1603",
        "status": "OUT_OF_STOCK",
        "quantity": null,
        "multiLocationId": "100000000171239701",
        "versionId": "79977142-e076-4727-9b69-9176726b1603"
    }
]

1

This GET request returns a JSON array of menu item inventory objects for menu items with a status of OUT_OF_STOCK.

2

The guid value contains the unique Toast platform identifier for the menu item.

3

The status value is OUT_OF_STOCK for the menu item. The status value would be QUANTITY if you had specified status=QUANTITY as the request parameter.

4

The quantity value indicates the amount of stock remaining for menu items with an inventory status of QUANTITY, and is null for menu items with an OUT_OF_STOCK inventory status.

5

The multiLocationId value for the menu item.

Toast support recommends using a combination of a menu item's multiLocationId and a restaurant location's GUID, instead of the menu item's guid, to identify menu items in subsequent requests. See Toast identifiers for more information.


Searching inventory for specific menu items

To retrieve inventory information for a list of menu items, you send a PUT request to the /inventory/search endpoint. The request must include a message body that contains an InventorySearchRequest object with one or both of these values:

  • A multiLocationIds value that contains an array of menu item multi-location IDs to search for.

  • A guids value that contains an array of menu item GUIDs to search for.

For information on these two identifier types, see Toast identifiers.

The following example shows the message body for a POST request to the /inventory/search endpoint using both multiLocationIds and guids.

JSON message body content to search inventory by menu items

{
    "multiLocationIds": [
        "100000000171238879",
        "100000000171239701"
    ]
    "guids": [
        "88521da5-198e-435b-a5ba-a09983525cf9"
    ]
}

The resource returns a JSON array of MenuItemInventory objects containing inventory information for the requested menu items. Inventory information is returned for all menu items on the list, regardless of their inventory status (QUANTITY, OUT_OF_STOCK, or IN_STOCK).

When using the /inventory/search endpoint, the MenuItemInventory object includes an itemGuidValidity value that indicates whether the menu item GUID is valid or not. A menu item GUID is invalid if it does not exist or has been archived at the restaurant being queried. itemGuidValidity is set to VALID if the menu item GUID is valid or INVALID if the menu item GUID is invalid. If a menu item GUID is invalid, the status for that menu item is set to OUT_OF_STOCK.

Also, if a valid menu item went out of stock and then came back in stock, its inventory status will be returned as IN_STOCK.

The following example curl command sends a POST request to the /inventory/search endpoint.

Search inventory by menu items

curl -X POST \
-H "Authorization: Bearer eyJzI1NiJ9hbGciOiJSU.eyJhd9yaXR5Ij
oiQ1JVTkNIVElNRSIsInJzR3VpZCI6IjE4YzQ5YWJlLWFlODItNGFlYy04ND
M1LWJhYTRjMjVlYTY2MiIsInNjb3BlIjpbImxWQiOlsidG9hc3QiXSwibmFt
aW5nQXV0aGhYm9yIiwib3JkZXJzIiwidXNlcm1nbXQiXSwiZXhwIjoxNDg0M
zg5ODUwLCJqdGkiOiJlMDYzZjJkMy1jNGYyLTRiZjItODJmNi01MTg1NWMzZ
DAxM2YiLCJjbGllbnRfaWQiOiJjcnVuY2h0aW1lIn0.X1_0y9Hzj5F9gdOw2
o6VSYTyZwooAJiFMDmNakbZrtiUdYwLzuLwLpCMQzX5pKYtOqDUz_cetGJL3
txKL1L-K2j1Enoq8An8hEM6e8J0KdAiwrYFO3W3CmWedaoz95K9ghNZVCs28
Td2Sp3Ix3fObxbrvanocx9_OT8S9uM8hdSXmBI_ykTWvOVgK4hO24V3DJy4b
9bz1FtgOvrClhELxCe8dJy7jiwAR60xczlCF5rna98RMLN6zY4ffjmljKFZ6
QV0KkVppWjEiJn7oFHiIylCX1sSg7sddrGatj0xJzts3GJ8u8_lryUNHaEvJ
dWq4Yzwo007AMgxjH9d241Y-g" \
-H "Toast-Restaurant-External-ID: 4622e7a9-b4be-3fef-9220-b3dad273e0b4" \1
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \2
-d @my-item-search-data.json \3
https://[toast-api-hostname]/stock/v1/inventory/search

1

Use the Toast-Restaurant-External-ID request parameter to specify the GUID of the restaurant from which you want to retrieve menu item inventories by status. The GUID must be for an individual restaurant location, not the GUID for a restaurant group or management group.

2

Specify the data type of the message body in the Content-Type header field. The value must be application/json.

3

Include the menu item list in the message body of the POST request. This example curl command sends message body data from the contents of the my-item-search-data.json file.


The following example shows the JSON response data for a POST request to the /inventory/search resource.

Search inventory by menu items response

[1
    {
        "guid": "2f91e217-ec31-4659-a7ba-dc66d76a1b5b",2
        "itemGuidValidity": "VALID",
        "status": "IN_STOCK",3
        "quantity": null,
        "multiLocationId": "100000000171238879",4
        "versionId": "2f91e217-ec31-4659-a7ba-dc66d76a1b5b"
    },
    {
        "guid": "ad4d928d-0740-4617-96db-bd2a4b1ae1e5",
        "itemGuidValidity": "VALID",
        "status": "QUANTITY",
        "quantity": 100.0,5
        "multiLocationId": "100000000171239701",
        "versionId": "ad4d928d-0740-4617-96db-bd2a4b1ae1e5"
    },
    {
        "guid": "88521da5-198e-435b-a5ba-a09983525cf9",
        "itemGuidValidity": "INVALID",6
        "status": "OUT_OF_STOCK",
        "quantity": null,
        "multiLocationId": "100000000171239569",
        "versionId": "88521da5-198e-435b-a5ba-a09983525cf9"
    }
]

1

The GET request returns a JSON array of menu item inventory objects for the requested menu items.

2

The guid value contains the unique Toast platform identifier for the menu item.

3

The status value is one of QUANTITY, OUT_OF_STOCK, or IN_STOCK.

4

The multiLocationId value for the menu item.

Toast support recommends using a combination of a menu item's multiLocationId and a restaurant location's GUID, instead of the menu item's guid, to identify menu items in subsequent requests. See Toast identifiers for more information.

5

The quantity value indicates the amount of stock remaining for menu items with an inventory status of QUANTITY, and is null for OUT_OF_STOCK and IN_STOCK menu items.

6

An itemGuidValidity of INVALID indicates that the menu item GUID does not exist at the restaurant being queried or it has been archived. The status of INVALID menu item GUIDs is always OUT_OF_STOCK.