> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.conductor.is/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create an inventory adjustment > Creates an inventory adjustment to correct on-hand quantities or values. QuickBooks requires single-user mode unless you're on Enterprise with Advanced Inventory enabled. ## OpenAPI ````yaml POST /quickbooks-desktop/inventory-adjustments openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Conductor API version: 0.0.1 servers: - url: https://api.conductor.is/v1 security: - BearerAuth: [] paths: /quickbooks-desktop/inventory-adjustments: post: summary: Create an inventory adjustment description: >- Creates an inventory adjustment to correct on-hand quantities or values. QuickBooks requires single-user mode unless you're on Enterprise with Advanced Inventory enabled. parameters: - in: header name: Conductor-End-User-Id description: The ID of the End-User to receive this request. schema: type: string description: The ID of the End-User to receive this request. example: end_usr_1234567abcdefg x-stainless-naming: typescript: method_argument: conductorEndUserId mcp: method_argument: conductorEndUserId required: true requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: accountId: type: string description: >- The account to which this inventory adjustment is posted for tracking inventory value changes. example: 80000001-1234567890 transactionDate: type: string format: date description: >- The date of this inventory adjustment, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD). example: '2024-10-01' refNumber: type: string description: >- The case-sensitive user-defined reference number for this inventory adjustment, which can be used to identify the transaction in QuickBooks. This value is not required to be unique and can be arbitrarily changed by the QuickBooks user. When left blank in this create request, this field will be left blank in QuickBooks (i.e., it does *not* auto-increment). example: INVADJ-1234 inventorySiteId: type: string description: >- The site location where inventory for the item associated with this inventory adjustment is stored. example: 80000001-1234567890 customerId: type: string description: >- The customer or customer-job associated with this inventory adjustment. example: 80000001-1234567890 classId: type: string description: >- The inventory adjustment's class. Classes can be used to categorize objects into meaningful segments, such as department, location, or type of work. In QuickBooks, class tracking is off by default. A class defined here is automatically used in this inventory adjustment's line items unless overridden at the line item level. example: 80000001-1234567890 memo: type: string description: A memo or note for this inventory adjustment. example: Adjusted quantity due to physical count discrepancy externalId: type: string format: uuid description: >- A globally unique identifier (GUID) you, the developer, can provide for tracking this object in your external system. This field is immutable and can only be set during object creation. **IMPORTANT**: This field must be formatted as a valid GUID; otherwise, QuickBooks will return an error. example: 12345678-abcd-1234-abcd-1234567890ab lines: type: array items: type: object properties: itemId: type: string description: >- The inventory item associated with this inventory adjustment line. example: 80000001-1234567890 adjustQuantity: type: object properties: newQuantity: type: number description: >- The new quantity for the inventory item associated with this inventory adjustment line. example: 10 quantityDifference: type: number description: >- Either a positive or negative number that shows the change in quantity for the inventory item associated with this inventory adjustment line. A positive number increases the quantity, while a negative number decreases it. example: 5 serialNumber: type: string description: >- The serial number of the item associated with this inventory adjustment line. This is used for tracking individual units of serialized inventory items. example: SN1234567890 lotNumber: type: string description: >- The lot number of the item associated with this inventory adjustment line. Used for tracking groups of inventory items that are purchased or manufactured together. example: LOT2023-001 expirationDate: type: string format: date description: >- The expiration date for the serial number or lot number of the item associated with this inventory adjustment line, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD). This is particularly relevant for perishable or time-sensitive inventory items. Note that this field is only supported on QuickBooks Desktop 2023 or later. example: '2025-12-31' inventorySiteLocationId: type: string description: >- The specific location (e.g., bin or shelf) within the inventory site where the item associated with this inventory adjustment line is stored. example: 80000001-1234567890 additionalProperties: false description: >- Adjusts the inventory quantity of this inventory item either by setting a new quantity or by adjusting the current quantity up or down. adjustValue: type: object properties: newQuantity: type: number description: >- The new quantity for the inventory item associated with this inventory adjustment line. example: 10 quantityDifference: type: number description: >- Either a positive or negative number that shows the change in quantity for the inventory item associated with this inventory adjustment line. A positive number increases the quantity, while a negative number decreases it. example: 5 newValue: type: string description: >- The new total value of the entire stock of the inventory item associated with this inventory adjustment line. **NOTE**: The new value does _not_ have to equal `quantityOnHand` times `purchaseCost`. example: '100.00' valueDifference: type: number description: >- Either a positive or negative number that shows the change in the total value of the entire stock of the inventory item associated with this inventory adjustment line. A positive number increases the value, while a negative number decreases it. example: 7 additionalProperties: false description: >- Adjusts the total value of the entire stock of this inventory item by setting a new monetary value, and optionally by setting a new quantity. adjustSerialNumber: type: object properties: addSerialNumber: type: string description: >- The serial number, which represents a unique unit of the inventory item associated with this inventory adjustment line, to add to inventory. example: '123456' removeSerialNumber: type: string description: >- The serial number, which represents a unique unit of the inventory item associated with this inventory adjustment line, to remove from inventory. example: '123456' expirationDate: type: string format: date description: >- The expiration date for the serial number or lot number of the item associated with this inventory adjustment line, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD). This is particularly relevant for perishable or time-sensitive inventory items. Note that this field is only supported on QuickBooks Desktop 2023 or later. example: '2025-12-31' inventorySiteLocationId: type: string description: >- The specific location (e.g., bin or shelf) within the inventory site where the item associated with this inventory adjustment line is stored. example: 80000001-1234567890 additionalProperties: false description: >- Adjusts the serial number of this inventory adjustment line. This is used for tracking individual units of serialized inventory items. adjustLotNumber: type: object properties: lotNumber: type: string description: >- The lot number of the item associated with this inventory adjustment line. Used for tracking groups of inventory items that are purchased or manufactured together. example: LOT2023-001 adjustCount: type: number description: >- The amount to adjust the count of the inventory item associated with this inventory adjustment line. example: 2 expirationDate: type: string format: date description: >- The expiration date for the serial number or lot number of the item associated with this inventory adjustment line, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD). This is particularly relevant for perishable or time-sensitive inventory items. Note that this field is only supported on QuickBooks Desktop 2023 or later. example: '2025-12-31' inventorySiteLocationId: type: string description: >- The specific location (e.g., bin or shelf) within the inventory site where the item associated with this inventory adjustment line is stored. example: 80000001-1234567890 additionalProperties: false description: >- Adjusts the lot number of this inventory adjustment line. required: - itemId additionalProperties: false minItems: 1 description: >- The inventory adjustment's item lines, each representing the adjustment of an inventory item's quantity, value, serial number, or lot number. required: - accountId - transactionDate additionalProperties: false responses: '200': description: Returns the newly created inventory adjustment. headers: Conductor-Request-Id: schema: type: string description: The unique identifier for this API request. example: req_1234567abcdefg required: true content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/qbd_inventory_adjustment' security: - BearerAuth: [] x-codeSamples: - lang: JavaScript source: >- import Conductor from 'conductor-node'; const conductor = new Conductor({ apiKey: process.env['CONDUCTOR_SECRET_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted }); const inventoryAdjustment = await conductor.qbd.inventoryAdjustments.create({ accountId: '80000001-1234567890', transactionDate: '2024-10-01', conductorEndUserId: 'end_usr_1234567abcdefg', }); console.log(inventoryAdjustment.id); - lang: Python source: |- import os from datetime import date from conductor import Conductor conductor = Conductor( api_key=os.environ.get("CONDUCTOR_SECRET_KEY"), # This is the default and can be omitted ) inventory_adjustment = conductor.qbd.inventory_adjustments.create( account_id="80000001-1234567890", transaction_date=date.fromisoformat("2024-10-01"), conductor_end_user_id="end_usr_1234567abcdefg", ) print(inventory_adjustment.id) components: schemas: qbd_inventory_adjustment: type: object properties: id: type: string description: >- The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this inventory adjustment. This ID is unique across all transaction types. example: 123ABC-1234567890 objectType: type: string const: qbd_inventory_adjustment description: >- The type of object. This value is always `"qbd_inventory_adjustment"`. example: qbd_inventory_adjustment createdAt: type: string description: >- The date and time when this inventory adjustment was created, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss±hh:mm), which QuickBooks Desktop interprets in the local timezone of the end-user's computer. example: '2025-01-01T12:34:56.000Z' updatedAt: type: string description: >- The date and time when this inventory adjustment was last updated, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss±hh:mm), which QuickBooks Desktop interprets in the local timezone of the end-user's computer. example: '2025-02-01T12:34:56.000Z' revisionNumber: type: string description: >- The current QuickBooks-assigned revision number of this inventory adjustment object, which changes each time the object is modified. When updating this object, you must provide the most recent `revisionNumber` to ensure you're working with the latest data; otherwise, the update will return an error. example: '1721172183' account: type: object properties: id: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this object. This ID is unique across all objects of the same type, but not across different QuickBooks object types. example: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The fully-qualified unique name for this object, formed by combining the names of its parent objects with its own `name`, separated by colons. Not case-sensitive. example: Parent:Child:Grandchild required: - id - fullName additionalProperties: false description: >- The account to which this inventory adjustment is posted for tracking inventory value changes. example: id: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: Inventory Shrinkage inventorySite: type: - object - 'null' properties: id: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this object. This ID is unique across all objects of the same type, but not across different QuickBooks object types. example: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The fully-qualified unique name for this object, formed by combining the names of its parent objects with its own `name`, separated by colons. Not case-sensitive. example: Parent:Child:Grandchild required: - id - fullName additionalProperties: false description: >- The site location where inventory for the item associated with this inventory adjustment is stored. example: id: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: Main Warehouse transactionDate: type: string format: date description: >- The date of this inventory adjustment, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD). example: '2024-10-01' refNumber: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The case-sensitive user-defined reference number for this inventory adjustment, which can be used to identify the transaction in QuickBooks. This value is not required to be unique and can be arbitrarily changed by the QuickBooks user. example: INVADJ-1234 customer: type: - object - 'null' properties: id: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this object. This ID is unique across all objects of the same type, but not across different QuickBooks object types. example: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The fully-qualified unique name for this object, formed by combining the names of its parent objects with its own `name`, separated by colons. Not case-sensitive. example: Parent:Child:Grandchild required: - id - fullName additionalProperties: false description: >- The customer or customer-job associated with this inventory adjustment. example: id: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: Acme Corporation class: type: - object - 'null' properties: id: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this object. This ID is unique across all objects of the same type, but not across different QuickBooks object types. example: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The fully-qualified unique name for this object, formed by combining the names of its parent objects with its own `name`, separated by colons. Not case-sensitive. example: Parent:Child:Grandchild required: - id - fullName additionalProperties: false description: >- The inventory adjustment's class. Classes can be used to categorize objects into meaningful segments, such as department, location, or type of work. In QuickBooks, class tracking is off by default. A class defined here is automatically used in this inventory adjustment's line items unless overridden at the line item level. example: id: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: Inventory Adjustment memo: type: - string - 'null' description: A memo or note for this inventory adjustment. example: Adjusted quantity due to physical count discrepancy externalId: type: - string - 'null' description: >- A globally unique identifier (GUID) you, the developer, can provide for tracking this object in your external system. This field is immutable and can only be set during object creation. example: 12345678-abcd-1234-abcd-1234567890ab lines: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/qbd_inventory_adjustment_line' description: >- The inventory adjustment's item lines, each representing the adjustment of an inventory item's quantity, value, serial number, or lot number. customFields: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/qbd_custom_field' description: >- The custom fields for the inventory adjustment object, added as user-defined data extensions, not included in the standard QuickBooks object. required: - id - objectType - createdAt - updatedAt - revisionNumber - account - inventorySite - transactionDate - refNumber - customer - class - memo - externalId - lines - customFields additionalProperties: false title: The Inventory Adjustment object x-conductor-object-type: transaction summary: >- An inventory adjustment records changes to inventory item quantities and values in QuickBooks Desktop, typically used to correct discrepancies between physical counts and system records, or to account for damage, theft, or other inventory changes that aren't related to purchases or sales. qbd_inventory_adjustment_line: type: object properties: id: type: string description: >- The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this inventory adjustment line. This ID is unique across all transaction line types. example: 456DEF-1234567890 objectType: type: string const: qbd_inventory_adjustment_line description: >- The type of object. This value is always `"qbd_inventory_adjustment_line"`. example: qbd_inventory_adjustment_line item: type: - object - 'null' properties: id: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this object. This ID is unique across all objects of the same type, but not across different QuickBooks object types. example: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The fully-qualified unique name for this object, formed by combining the names of its parent objects with its own `name`, separated by colons. Not case-sensitive. example: Parent:Child:Grandchild required: - id - fullName additionalProperties: false description: The inventory item associated with this inventory adjustment line. example: id: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: Widget A serialNumber: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The serial number of the item associated with this inventory adjustment line. This is used for tracking individual units of serialized inventory items. example: SN1234567890 serialNumberAction: type: - string - 'null' enum: - added - removed - null description: >- Indicates whether this inventory adjustment line's serial number was added or removed from the inventory. example: added lotNumber: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The lot number of the item associated with this inventory adjustment line. Used for tracking groups of inventory items that are purchased or manufactured together. example: LOT2023-001 expirationDate: type: - string - 'null' format: date description: >- The expiration date for the serial number or lot number of the item associated with this inventory adjustment line, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD). This is particularly relevant for perishable or time-sensitive inventory items. Note that this field is only supported on QuickBooks Desktop 2023 or later. example: '2025-12-31' inventorySiteLocation: type: - object - 'null' properties: id: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this object. This ID is unique across all objects of the same type, but not across different QuickBooks object types. example: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: type: - string - 'null' description: >- The fully-qualified unique name for this object, formed by combining the names of its parent objects with its own `name`, separated by colons. Not case-sensitive. example: Parent:Child:Grandchild required: - id - fullName additionalProperties: false description: >- The specific location (e.g., bin or shelf) within the inventory site where the item associated with this inventory adjustment line is stored. example: id: 80000001-1234567890 fullName: Aisle 3, Shelf B quantityDifference: type: - number - 'null' description: >- Either a positive or negative number that shows the change in quantity for the inventory item associated with this inventory adjustment line. A positive number increases the quantity, while a negative number decreases it. example: 5 valueDifference: type: - number - 'null' description: >- Either a positive or negative number that shows the change in the total value of the entire stock of the inventory item associated with this inventory adjustment line. A positive number increases the value, while a negative number decreases it. example: 7 required: - id - objectType - item - serialNumber - serialNumberAction - lotNumber - expirationDate - inventorySiteLocation - quantityDifference - valueDifference additionalProperties: false title: The Inventory Adjustment Line object x-conductor-object-type: nested qbd_custom_field: type: object properties: ownerId: type: string description: >- The identifier of the owner of the custom field, which QuickBooks internally calls a "data extension". For public custom fields visible in the UI, such as those added by the QuickBooks user, this is always "0". For private custom fields that are only visible to the application that created them, this is a valid GUID identifying the owning application. Internally, Conductor always fetches all public custom fields (those with an `ownerId` of "0") for all objects. example: '0' name: type: string description: >- The name of the custom field, unique for the specified `ownerId`. For public custom fields, this name is visible as a label in the QuickBooks UI. example: Customer Rating type: type: string enum: - amount_type - date_time_type - integer_type - percent_type - price_type - quantity_type - string_1024_type - string_255_type description: The data type of this custom field. example: string_1024_type value: type: string description: >- The value of this custom field. The maximum length depends on the field's data type. example: Premium required: - ownerId - name - type - value additionalProperties: false title: The Custom Field object x-conductor-object-type: nested securitySchemes: BearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer description: >- Your Conductor secret key using Bearer auth (e.g., `"Authorization: Bearer {{YOUR_SECRET_KEY}}"`). ```` Built with [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com).