2024-07’s products/update webhooks are removing these fields (Product Variant Field Cleanup — Shopify developer changelog):
Could we please add this “inventory_management” removed field to the webhooks, so that we don’t need make a separate GraphQL API call to retrieve these field ?
This field help understand if the product quantity is being manage by shopify or not
@Liam-Shopify Could you kindly share your thoughts on this?
Completely agree with this request. We’re experiencing the exact same issue with our Back in stock app.
The removal of inventory_management from the products/update webhook in API 2024-07+ is forcing us to make individual GraphQL calls for every variant just to check if inventory is tracked. This creates:
Significant performance overhead (N+1 query problem)
Increased API call usage against rate limits
Complex migration path for existing installations
Potential reliability issues for real-time inventory updates
For apps that need to react immediately to stock changes (back-in-stock notifications, low inventory alerts, etc.), the webhook was the perfect solution. Now we’re forced into a polling-heavy architecture that’s less efficient for everyone.
@Liam-Shopify - Adding inventory_management back to the webhook payload would solve this without breaking existing functionality. This field is crucial for determining if a variant’s quantity should be tracked at all.
Would really appreciate Shopify reconsidering this change or providing a migration path that doesn’t require fundamental architecture changes for existing apps.