---
title: "Create an Inventory Type"
method: POST
path: "/inventory_types"
tags: ["Inventory"]
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# Create an Inventory Type

`POST /inventory_types`

Create an inventory type

### Parameters

**name** `REQUIRED`

The name or primary label for this type of inventory

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**unit** `REQUIRED`

The unit that inventory is stored in.

> "Bales", "Barrels", "Bunches", "Bushels", "Dozen", "Fluid Ounces", "Gallons", "Grams", "Head", "Kilograms", "Kiloliter", "Liter", "Milliliter", "Ounces", "Pounds", "Quantity", "Quarts", "Tonnes", "Tons" 
  

Defaults to `Quantity`

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**alert_amount** `OPTIONAL`

Numeric value that when inventory level goes below will trigger an inventory alert notices in app and to the `alert_email` specified.

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**alert_email** `OPTIONAL`

The email address to send inventory alerts to.

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**days_expires** `OPTIONAL`

Optional numeric value for the number of days that new inventory is valid for storage before triggering an expired inventory alert.

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**description** `OPTIONAL`

Text description or summary of the inventory type

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**internal_id** `OPTIONAL`

Custom identification number or SKU used to identify this inventory item

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**electronic_id** `OPTIONAL`

Electronic ID - useful to set if using an RFID or barcode scanner to search for for sync data with Farmbrite.

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**product_id** `OPTIONAL`

Optional Farmbrite product ID to allow you to link this inventory type to a product in your shop

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**track_lots** `OPTIONAL`

Boolean value to indicate if new inventory added should create a new lot number. Defaults to `false`.

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**type** `OPTIONAL`

Inventory type, variety or other attribute to specify details about this inventory type.

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**unit_value** `OPTIONAL`

Numeric value used to indicate the approximate value (in your account currency) for each unit of inventory.

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**unit_weight** `OPTIONAL`

Numeric value for the weight of each inventory item in pounds or kilograms (based on your account settings).

## Headers

- `Content-Type` string

## Request body

- object

## Response `200`

Successful response

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