# Availability Service Manages the availability and physical location of a product. ### Key features and benefits * Manages availability and stock at hand of a product in a physical location * Manages the exact location of products inside a warehouse/store — zones, racks, shelves, bins * Searches for a product's location in a physical place * Displays the availability of a product on either a virtual site (website, mobile site) or physical site (warehouse, store) * Tracks stock levels of products at a site * Identifies the physical location of a product, such as a rack, shelf, or bin, to guide packers to it * Turns stores into mini DCs * Enables Click & Collect from a store * Runs dark stores or fulfillment from a warehouse * Uses location information to optimize the pick-pack process * Uses stock level information in local stores to feed Google Search and other digital product discovery services * Understands availability in different locations * Provides buyers with stock information before they buy * Shows stock levels/availability based on stores, for example, nearby to a customer * Offers customers accurate information about the availability of a product in a store, for example, when a customer chooses Click & Collect --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://developer.emporix.io/api-references/api-guides/orders/availability.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.