update_inventory_item
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Patch an existing inventory item. Only provided fields change.
Authenticated. Required OAuth scope: inventory:write. Caller must
own the item (404 otherwise — we don't leak existence).
Idempotent: calling twice with the same input yields the same final
state. For lifecycle convenience, see mark_for_sale and
mark_sold which set the right combination of fields atomically.
Args:
item_id: ID of the inventory row to update. Get from
get_my_inventory or add_inventory_item's return value.
(every other param matches add_inventory_item; omit any field
you don't want changed.)
api_key: Optional API key (pk_*, generate at /account).
Used when there is no OAuth token, and also when the OAuth
token lacks the required scope — an explicitly passed key
overrides an ambient token that is scoped too narrowly.
An invalid or revoked token still fails regardless.
Returns:
The updated inventory row, or `{"error": ...}` on auth /
not-found / validation failure.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| item_id | integer | yes | |
| name | any | no | |
| product_id | any | no | |
| status | any | no | |
| quantity | any | no | |
| notes | any | no | |
| acquisition_price | any | no | |
| acquisition_currency | any | no | |
| purchased_at | any | no | |
| asking_price | any | no | |
| asking_currency | any | no | |
| condition | any | no | |
| external_link | any | no | |
| external_id | any | no | |
| project | any | no | |
| api_key | any | no |
Raw JSON schema
{
"properties": {
"item_id": {
"title": "Item Id",
"type": "integer"
},
"name": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Name"
},
"product_id": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Product Id"
},
"status": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Status"
},
"quantity": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Quantity"
},
"notes": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Notes"
},
"acquisition_price": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Acquisition Price"
},
"acquisition_currency": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Acquisition Currency"
},
"purchased_at": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Purchased At"
},
"asking_price": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "number"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Asking Price"
},
"asking_currency": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Asking Currency"
},
"condition": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Condition"
},
"external_link": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "External Link"
},
"external_id": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "External Id"
},
"project": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Project"
},
"api_key": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Api Key"
}
},
"required": [
"item_id"
],
"title": "update_inventory_itemArguments",
"type": "object"
}