How to use API to update stock

[StormTrooper]

I'm busy trying to build some automation in that involves reading and updating stock quantities.

Read the current stock I can do with /api/part/{number} and then pull out the in_stock value.

If I want to change the stock quantities then this is where the confusion comes in. Maybe I'm not understanding how the stock system work.
Currently when adding a new part to the system I add "new stock item" and enter the quantities. If I need to reduce the stock for what ever reason (sold via another platform) I go to stock actions / count part stock and update the value.

Looking at the API document I need to use stock / update
/api/stock/{id}/.*
and provide id, part and quantity. How do I know what the id should be for a particular part.

Another query based off this is when I do find out how to use the quantity, if I want to reduce it by 2 using a API, I guess I first need to read the current stock, then subtract, and then write the new value back?

[matmair]

@StormTrooper you need to query the API for the stock you want - one Part can have many StockItems in many StockLocations. You could filter by part for example.

You can also call /api/stock/remove/ or /api/stock/add/ to decrease or increase the quantity by a set amount. Please look at the API docs for more detail https://demo.inventree.org/api-doc/#stock-add-create

[matmair]

On an administrative note: please post questions into the Q&A section

[StormTrooper]

Thanks. Will do.

The add/remove looks like it will do the job.