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## Resource: Inventory



## Article: Introduction

## Article Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/apis/wix-stores-v2/inventory/introduction.md

## Article Content:

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title: Introduction
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# Introduction

 

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This service allows you to query and modify the inventory for your store's products.

## Terminology
* **Item:** a product from the catalog.
* **Variant:** a product variant. The inventory is managed per variant.

A variant can override the following values from the parent product:
* Price
* SKU
* Weight
* Inventory

## Permissions information

Functions in the Inventory API are restricted and only run if you elevate permissions using the `wix-auth` [`elevate()`](https://www.wix.com/velo/reference/wix-auth/elevate) function.

<blockquote class='warning'>
<p><strong>Warning:</strong> Elevating a function allows it to be called by any site visitor. Exercise caution to prevent security vulnerabilities.</p>
</blockquote>

## Events

Inventory API events are fired on your site’s backend when certain events occur with Inventory.
See [`wix-stores-backend` events](https://www.wix.com/velo/reference/wix-stores-backend/events)
for more information related to these events.


To use the Inventory API,
import `inventory` from wix-stores.v2:

```js
import { inventory } from 'wix-stores.v2';
```