Inventory settings

Inventory Settings

Alpaca’s inventory controls help ensure you only offer pickup, delivery, or shipping when products are actually available.

Key Settings

  • Show options if products are out of stock:
    Show or hide fulfillment methods if items are unavailable at a location.
  • Require inventory at location:
    Only show locations/rates if the products are physically stocked there.
  • Automatically move inventory:
    After an order, Alpaca can automatically update inventory in Shopify to reflect fulfillment location.
  • Hide irrelevant options:
    Hide delivery rates if pickup is selected, and vice versa, to keep checkout clean.

Where to Adjust

  • Go to Settings → Orders & Checkout in Alpaca.
  • Update inventory behavior, reservation expiration, and more.

Best Practices

  • Enable “require inventory at location” for strict inventory tracking.
  • Use “automatically move inventory” unless your store manages inventory elsewhere.

Questions about inventory? Contact [email protected].