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Inventory Delay when using API?

BricklantaBricklanta
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Is there a delay in posting the inventory when using the API? I know that sometimes after I make API updates, the webpage will tell me that not all changes will be visible instantly there. However I'm wondering if I make a change via API then pull my inventory using GET inventory/list, if I should expect everything to show up immediately?

I'm asking because I'm having a weird duplication of items in my store and I suspect it's happening when I make multiple changes one after another. Often I'll pull a new inventory/list to validate in between, but I now suspect that may be causing my issue.

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  • LawrenceLawrence
    edited December 4 Vote Up0Vote Down
    Possibly, those are slightly different things. The message you see on the website, that is in relation to search indexing, and only affects the user interface.

    Separately, when you do inventory create/update via the API, this should be immediate in terms of the database. However, some things like updating the final display price and some other bits of information go into a queue. I don't believe this queueing should have any noticeable effect from an API point of view. The queue has been in place for many years, and this hasn't been reported to be an issue previously.
  • BricklantaBricklanta
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    That's what I had assumed, so I felt comfortable immediately pulling a new inventory after making changes.

    I'm experimenting now - I thought maybe I could find a quick explanation instead of doing the work :)
  • LawrenceLawrence
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    If it helps, remember you can switch to the history view on an inventory item, that may give timestamps and a bit of history to help you diagnose the issue
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