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How to Set Up Automatic Inventory Updates

How to set AliDrop's automatic rules for out-of-stock products, missing variants and inventory updates.

Written by Arsalan Ali

Supplier stock changes constantly. AliDrop's automatic rules decide what happens to your listings when it does, so you are not checking manually — and not selling something the supplier can no longer send.

1. When a product goes out of stock

Choose what AliDrop does when a product is out of stock or no longer available:

  • Do nothing — the product status is left unchanged.

  • Set as draft — the product is hidden from customers until it is restocked.

  • Set quantity to zero on store — the product stays listed but shows as out of stock.

Choosing what happens when a product is no longer available in AliDrop

2. When a variant goes out of stock

Choose what happens to an individual variant, such as one size or color:

  • Do nothing — the variant is left unchanged.

  • Remove variant — the variant is removed from your store entirely.

  • Set quantity to zero on store — the variant stays visible but shows as unavailable.

Choosing what happens when a variant goes out of stock in AliDrop

3. When variant stock changes

Choose what happens when a variant's quantity changes and is still above zero:

  • Do nothing — your store inventory is left as it is.

  • Update to store automatically — your store inventory is updated to match the supplier's new quantity.

Choosing how variant stock changes update your store in AliDrop

Recommended: set out-of-stock products to Set quantity to zero rather than Remove or Do nothing. Removing loses the listing and its SEO history; doing nothing means customers can still order something you cannot fulfill.

Got questions? Use the chat button at the bottom right of your AliDrop dashboard, or email support@alidrop.co.

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