Challenge with Inventory Management using Square API

Hello Square Developer Community,

I hope this message finds you well. I’m currently facing a bit of a roadblock in developing an application that integrates with Square API for inventory management, and I was hoping to tap into the collective expertise of this community for some insights.

Here’s a brief overview of the issue I’m encountering:

I am working on an application that utilizes the Square API to manage inventory for a retail business. The main functionalities include adding new items, updating quantities, and retrieving inventory information. While most of the API interactions are working smoothly, I’ve encountered a challenge when trying to update the quantity of an existing item.

Here are some key details:

1. I’m using the Square Connect API, specifically the Catalog and Inventory endpoints.
2. Adding new items and retrieving inventory information work without any issues.
3. However, when I attempt to update the quantity of an existing item using the BatchChangeInventory endpoint, the changes don’t seem to take effect, and I receive a success response without any errors.
4. I have verified that the item IDs and location IDs used in the request are accurate.

I’ve gone through the Square API documentation multiple times, but I can’t seem to identify what might be causing this discrepancy. Has anyone else faced a similar challenge when updating inventory quantities via the Square API? Are there any nuances or best practices that I might be missing?

I would greatly appreciate any insights or suggestions from the Square developer community to help me troubleshoot and resolve this issue.

Thank you so much for your time and assistance!

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