Work with inventory
Clover merchants manage merchandise inventory, restaurant menu items, and services using Clover devices and the Merchant Dashboard. Each item in the merchant’s inventory is represented by an items object. Clover merchants create and manage inventory items with the Clover Inventory app. Merchants can also bulk import their inventory into their sandbox merchant account.
As a developer, you can build custom solutions to help merchants manage their inventory, including item stock, modifiers, discounts, and taxes. Example: You can create a custom solution to remove an out-of-stock item from the ordering process until the item is available for ordering again. This solution improves order accuracy because customers can order only the available items in the stock.
Get started
- Sample inventory—Download and use the sample inventory file.
- Clover Platform API—Use the Clover REST API—Inventory endpoints to build solutions that address specific inventory needs in different merchant verticals.
Inventory tutorials and endpoints
Complete standard inventory operations using the Inventory tutorials and endpoints.
Import inventory
Bulk import inventory items using a Microsoft (MS) Excel sheet.
Manage items and item groups
Build custom solutions to create and manage items, stock quantities, and item groups.
Manage item availability
View item stock count, availability, and auto-manage status.
Manage modifiers and modifier groups
Create and use modifier groups and modifiers for customizing orders.
Manage categories
Use to group similar items into categories.
Manage tags
Build custom solutions for creating, managing, and querying tags.
Terminology
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Clover Inventory app | App to help merchants manage their inventory, including menus, merchandise, and service offerings. It allows for easy updates, bulk editing, and tracking of inventory levels, making it simpler to manage both online and in-store transactions. |
| Clover Register app | App used for processing transactions and customizing the point-of-sale (POS) experience. It allows merchants to organize items, apply discounts, and manage orders efficiently. |
| Inventory | Collection of items that a merchant sells, manages, and tracks using the Clover system. |
| Item | Individual product or service that is part of the merchant's inventory. |
| Item group | Groups of related items, such as different sizes or colors of a product, managed together. |
| Variants | Different versions of an item, such as sizes or colors, managed under the same item group. |
| Attributes | Characteristics of an item group, like size or color, that define its variants. |
| Options | Specific values for an attribute, such as Small or Large for the size attribute. |
| Item stock | Quantity of a specific item available in the inventory. |
| Modifier | Option added to an item to customize it, such as extra toppings on a pizza. |
| Modifier groups | Collections of related modifiers that can be applied to items, such as a group of salad add-ins. |
| Categories | Used to visually organize items in the Clover Register app, like grouping all appetizers together. |
| Tags | Labels used for identifying and organizing items within the inventory. Also known as item labels, tags are used to keep track of these items in reports. Tags associated with the printer work as a printer label. Example: If a tag is associated with an item and a printer, the tagged items are printed only on the associated printer when the order is printed. |
| Association | Relationship between different objects within the inventory system, such as by linking items to categories, modifier groups, options, tax rates, or labels. |
| Revenue class | Categories used to track and compare revenue streams and sales of items taxed at variable rates. Items tagged with a revenue class can be monitored as part of a specific revenue stream. |
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