How do you set reorder points in Shopify?

Shopify admin has no reorder point or low stock field on a product. To get the same result, work out a reorder point for each variant yourself, then build a Shopify Flow workflow that emails you when a variant's available inventory falls to that number. You can also sort the Inventory page by Available to spot low items.

Does Shopify have a reorder point field?

No. Shopify's help for the Inventory page (Products > Inventory) describes quantity columns, filters and sorting, but no reorder point, minimum or low stock threshold on a product or variant. Shopify tracks quantities; deciding when a quantity is too low is left to you, to Shopify Flow, or to an app.

What Shopify does give you is a clear picture of stock. Each variant at each location shows Unavailable, Committed, Available, On hand and Incoming. For reordering, the two that matter most are Available (what you can still sell) and Incoming (what is on its way from transfers, including purchase order transfers).

Shopify's notes for merchants moving off Stocky, its retired inventory app, also point to Sidekick, the AI assistant in Shopify admin. Shopify says you can ask Sidekick "What should I reorder?" and it recommends items based on sales data and drafts the purchase order or transfer.

How do you get a low stock alert in Shopify?

Use Shopify Flow, Shopify's automation app. Shopify lists Flow as included on the Basic, Grow, Advanced and Plus plans, and recommends it for low stock alerts.

1. Open the Shopify Flow app from your admin.
2. Start from the template Get notified by email when product variant inventory is low, or build a workflow on the Product variant inventory quantity changed trigger.
3. In the condition, compare the variant's available inventory with the reorder point you chose.
4. Set the email action to go to whoever does your buying, then turn the workflow on.

The trigger fires whenever a variant's quantity changes, whether from an order, a manual adjustment or an app. Flow's templates also include Initiate reorder with vendor when inventory gets low and Merchandise low stock products by adding to a collection, which are worth a look if email is not enough.

One limit: a single workflow condition with one number treats every variant the same. If your products sell at very different speeds, you need several thresholds, for example one workflow per product type or tag.

How do you see which products are low right now?

Go to Products > Inventory and sort by Available, lowest first. You can filter by vendor, product type, tags and quantity amounts, so a filter such as one vendor with Available at or below a number gives you a quick reorder list for that supplier.

Check the Incoming column before ordering. A variant can look low while a purchase order transfer for it is already on the way. For how long stock will last, the Inventory remaining per product report under Analytics > Reports shows days of inventory remaining based on the last 28 days of sales; our Shopify inventory reports guide covers it.

How do you choose the reorder point number?

Multiply how many units a variant sells each day by the number of days you need to cover: the supplier's lead time plus a cushion for late deliveries or a busy week.

Example, using made-up data: Brightline Supply sells a canvas tote bought from Ironwell Goods.

• It sells about 3 units a day.
• Ironwell Goods takes about 12 days to deliver.
• Brightline wants 6 days of cushion.

Reorder point = daily sales x (lead time + cushion) = 3 x (12 + 6) = 54 units. Brightline sets its Flow condition to alert when the tote's available inventory is at or below 54. The Inventory sold daily by product report gives the daily sales figure. Our Shopify demand forecasting guide covers seasonal and slow-moving items.

What mistakes should you avoid?

• One threshold for everything. A variant that sells 10 a day and one that sells 2 a month need very different reorder points.
• Ignoring Incoming. Subtracting nothing for open purchase orders leads to ordering twice.
• Inaccurate counts. An alert is only as good as the quantities behind it, so keep stock counts and adjustments up to date.
• Set and forget. Demand and lead times change, so review the numbers behind your alerts at least each quarter.

Can something calculate reorder quantities for you?

Yes. Besides Sidekick and the many inventory apps in the Shopify App Store, ReorderOwl works from three CSV files you export from Shopify admin (products, inventory and orders). Today it works in ChatGPT; Claude setup is coming shortly. It forecasts each product from your order history and returns a reorder workbook, free to start.

When you ask, it builds the purchase order for you to send to your supplier. Nothing is installed in or written to Shopify. See ReorderOwl for Shopify for the exports and how it works.

Frequently asked questions

Can you set a reorder point on a Shopify product?

Not in Shopify admin itself. Shopify's product and inventory pages have no reorder point field, so you choose the number and use Shopify Flow or an app to alert you.

How do I get low stock emails from Shopify?

Use the Shopify Flow template Get notified by email when product variant inventory is low, set your threshold in the condition, and turn the workflow on.

Which Shopify plans include Shopify Flow?

Shopify lists Flow as included on the Basic, Grow, Advanced and Plus plans.

Does Shopify suggest what to reorder?

Shopify says its Sidekick assistant can recommend items to reorder based on sales data and draft the purchase order or transfer.

Where do I see stock that is already on order?

In the Incoming column on the Inventory page. It shows units on their way from transfers, including those created from purchase orders.

Sources

1. Viewing inventory, Shopify Help Center, accessed 2026-10-01
2. Inventory states, Shopify Help Center, accessed 2026-10-01
3. Shopify Flow, Shopify Help Center, accessed 2026-10-01
4. Product variant inventory quantity changed, Shopify Help Center, accessed 2026-10-01
5. Transitioning from Stocky, Shopify Help Center, accessed 2026-10-01
6. Inventory reports, Shopify Help Center, accessed 2026-10-01