Availability Service

Manages the availability and physical location of a product.

The Locations endpoints of the Availability Service are deprecated as of 28 May 2026 and will be removed from the Emporix platform on 01 September 2026.

If you currently use these endpoints, plan an alternative workflow before the removal date. For assistance, contact Emporix Support.

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