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Inventories API

Inventories API allows you to retrieve the list of inventories.

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Written by Peter Virly
Updated over 3 years ago

LIST (GET /inventories.xml)


Retrieve list of inventories. Each call returns only 1 page worth of records. The default and maximum page size is 50. If you have multiple branches, you can pass the parameter branch_id; otherwise, only the home branch inventories will be returned.

Example 1: Listing of Inventories

Retrieve list of inventories. Only page 1 or first 50 records will be returned. You can use page parameter to return more pages.

curl -u 4acc660ce98b9d38d7fea10705aa1ebd7d836fe0:X \
-H "Accept: application/xml" \
-H "Content-Type: application/xml" \
"https://test_account.imonggo.com/api/inventories.xml"

Sample Result:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<inventories type="array">
  <inventory>
    ...
  </inventory>
  <inventory>
    ....
  </inventory>
  ...
</inventories>

Sample result (when empty):
<inventories/>

Example 2: Listing with page and per_page parameter

To retrieve page 1 of inventories with default page size of 50.

curl -u 4acc660ce98b9d38d7fea10705aa1ebd7d836fe0:X \
-H "Accept: application/xml" -H "Content-Type: application/xml" \
"https://test_account.imonggo.com/api/inventories.xml?page=1"

To retrieve page 2 of the inventories list:

curl -u 4acc660ce98b9d38d7fea10705aa1ebd7d836fe0:X \
-H "Accept: application/xml" -H "Content-Type: application/xml" \
"https://test_account.imonggo.com/api/inventories.xml?page=2

Parameters for LIST (GET /inventories.xml)


Page Filters

Page filters are used in LIST to limit the inventories to be retrieved. You can combined page filter with date Filters (_before_, after, from and to).

  • page: default of 1 (eg. page=1)

  • per_page: any number between 1 to 50 (e.g. per_page=10)

Date Filters

Date filtered are used in LIST to limit the inventories to be retrieved. Date format must be given in UTC date/time format ("YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ").

  • before: updated date < given date

  • after: updated date > given date

  • from: updated date >= give date

  • to: updated date <= give date

Inquiry

  • q=count - returns a number of inventories

  • q=last_updated_at - returns the last updated date for your inventory database

More Examples


Example 1: Counting Inventories

To count on the total number of records in the inventories

curl -u 4acc660ce98b9d38d7fea10705aa1ebd7d836fe0:X \
-H "Accept: application/xml" -H "Content-Type: application/xml" \
"https://test_account.imonggo.com/api/inventories.xml?q=count"

Sample Result:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<hash>
  <count type="integer">7</count>
</hash>

To count on the total number of active inventories updated after Jan 1, 2011.

curl -u 4acc660ce98b9d38d7fea10705aa1ebd7d836fe0:X \
-H "Accept: application/xml" -H "Content-Type: application/xml" \
"https://test_account.imonggo.com/api/inventories.xml?q=count&after=2011-01-01T00:00:00Z"

Example 2: Limiting Inventories Listing with Last updated date

To inquire on the total number of inventories updated after April 1, 2011

curl -u 4acc660ce98b9d38d7fea10705aa1ebd7d836fe0:X \
-H "Accept: application/xml" -H "Content-Type: application/xml" \
"https://test_account.imonggo.com/api/inventories.xml?q=count&after=2011-04-1T00:00:00Z"

Sample Result:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<hash>
  <count type="integer">1</count>
</hash>

Retrieve list of inventories updated after Dec 31, 2010.

curl -u 4acc660ce98b9d38d7fea10705aa1ebd7d836fe0:X \
-H "Accept: application/xml" -H "Content-Type: application/xml" \
"https://test_account.imonggo.com/api/inventories.xml?after=2010-12-31T23:59:00Z"

Sample Result:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<inventories type="array">
  <inventory>
    ...
  </inventory>
  <inventory>
    ....
  </inventory>
  ...
</inventories>

Example 3: Last Updated At

To inquire on the last updated date, use q=last_updated_at

curl -u 4acc660ce98b9d38d7fea10705aa1ebd7d836fe0:X \
-H "Accept: application/xml" -H "Content-Type: application/xml" \
"https://test_account.imonggo.com/api/inventories.xml?q=last_updated_at"

Sample Result:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<hash>
  <last-updated-at>2011-04-13 04:37:45</last-updated-at>
</hash>

Proposed Algorithm for synchronizing inventory incrementally

  1. Keep a local persistent variable: previous_last_updated_date (which is initially nil)

  2. GET last_updated_date from server

  3. GET inventories after previous_last_updated_date to last_updated_date

  4. Start with page 1 until inventories return contains an empty array

  5. Override local variable pervious_last_updated_date with last_updated_date

Multiple Branch Operation


If you have multiple branches, you should pass the parameter branch_id; otherwise, only the home branch inventories will be returned.

Example: Retrieving inventories with branch_id parameter

curl -u 4acc660ce98b9d38d7fea10705aa1ebd7d836fe0:X \
-H "Accept: application/xml" \
-H "Content-Type: application/xml" \
"https://test_account.imonggo.com/api/inventories.xml?branch_id=99"
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