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Overview
This FAQ reviews the various eCommerce platforms and the inventory update process/frequency between Marketplaces.
Frequency of Inventory Sync
From The eCommerce Store: The inventory sync time between from your eCommerce store varies depending on which eCommerce store you use.
Shopify and BigCommerce inventory changes in almost 'real time' - if a product's inventory changes in your Shopify or BigCommerce store, we will receiving that change and send it to the marketplace. This is triggered via a webhook that tell us of a stock quantity change.
Magento inventory is updated every 20 minutes or sometimes longer if there is a large number of products. Magento 2 sellers can also have webhooks for inventory updating, this depends on if you have a webhook plugin in your Magento Store. More information below
WooCommerce inventory updates in the same way that Shopify and Bigcommerce do.
Maropost inventory is updated every 20 minutes or sometimes longer if there is a large number of products.
To The Marketplace: For every marketplace except eBay Australia and Trade Me (NZ) Omnivore combines all single product updates into one file and uploads them to the marketplace every 15 minutes. eBay Australia and Trade Me update inventory in near real time.
Additional Reading
General info on feeds and syncing
Shopify do not track inventory
Bigcommerce do not track inventory