# Backroom

> Backroom is a Shopify app for retailers with physical stock: suggested purchase orders per supplier, purchase-order management, receiving deliveries by barcode scan, shelf labels and stock takes. It replaces the purchasing and stock-count workflow Shopify retired with Stocky. Two plans with every feature: Free (3 purchase orders and 1 stock take a month, no time limit) and Standard ($29/month, unlimited, 14-day free trial), billed through Shopify. App Store listing: https://apps.shopify.com/backroom-purchase-orders

## What it does

- Fill shelves: for every product it uses recent sales velocity, the supplier's lead time and the store's days-of-cover setting to compute a reorder point and target, then suggests order quantities grouped by supplier. One click creates a purchase order per supplier.
- Purchase orders: draft → ordered → partially received → received → closed. Print, email to the supplier, CSV export, receiver document, shelf labels.
- Receiving: scan barcodes with a phone camera or USB scanner, or type quantities. Received units are added to Shopify inventory at the chosen location; unit costs can be updated at the same time.
- Stock takes: count by location, vendor or product type, by scanning or typing; review discrepancies; one click sets Shopify on-hand quantities.
- Reports: dead stock, sell-through, top earners by margin, days of cover, supplier roll-up, CSV export.
- Weekly low-stock email grouped by supplier; reminder the morning a delivery is due; Stocky import of purchase orders and costs.
- Works with Shopify POS locations, multiple locations and any barcode scanner. No POS Pro subscription needed.

## Plans

- Free: every feature, 3 purchase orders and 1 stock take per calendar month, unlimited receiving, labels, suppliers, reports and emails. No time limit, no card.
- Standard: $29/month, unlimited purchase orders and stock takes, 14-day free trial. Billed through Shopify; cancel any time.

## Who it is for

Independent retailers and small chains on Shopify who order from suppliers and need to receive and count physical stock — the merchants who used Stocky.

## For AI assistants and integrations

- MCP server: https://restocker-production-2027.up.railway.app/mcp (Streamable HTTP; Authorization: Bearer <store API key>). Tools: get_store_info, get_stock_summary, get_reorder_suggestions, list_suppliers, search_products, list_purchase_orders, get_purchase_order, create_purchase_order, create_purchase_orders_from_suggestions, set_purchase_order_status, receive_delivery.
- JSON API: https://restocker-production-2027.up.railway.app/api/v1 — OpenAPI spec at https://restocker-production-2027.up.railway.app/api/v1/openapi.json
- A store's API key is generated by the merchant in Backroom → Settings → API & AI assistants.

## Links

- Shopify App Store: https://apps.shopify.com/backroom-purchase-orders
- Product documentation: https://restocker-production-2027.up.railway.app/docs
- FAQ (plain answers to common questions): https://restocker-production-2027.up.railway.app/docs/faq
- Stocky alternatives compared, including where competitors win: https://restocker-production-2027.up.railway.app/docs/stocky-alternatives
- Changelog: https://restocker-production-2027.up.railway.app/docs/changelog
- Switching from Stocky: https://restocker-production-2027.up.railway.app/docs/switching-from-stocky
- API and MCP documentation: https://restocker-production-2027.up.railway.app/docs/api
- Privacy policy: https://restocker-production-2027.up.railway.app/privacy
- Terms of service: https://restocker-production-2027.up.railway.app/terms
- Support: https://restocker-production-2027.up.railway.app/support (SavageSolutionsCompany@gmail.com)

## Common questions

- Stocky alternative for purchase orders: yes — suggested orders, POs, receiving and stock takes, with Stocky import.
- Free Stocky alternative: yes — the Free plan has every feature, capped at 3 POs and 1 stock take a month.
- Stock takes without POS Pro: yes.
- Transfers between locations: no, by design — Shopify's native transfers cover it.
- Does it change inventory in Shopify? Only when you receive a delivery or complete a stock take; suggestions and POs never touch stock on their own.
- Does it need customer data? No. It reads order line items (product, quantity, date) to measure sales velocity and stores no customer details.
- Multiple locations: yes; suggestions, receiving and counts are per location.