Merge Variants | ShipBob Developer API

import requests
url = "https://api.shipbob.com/2026-01/variant/variantId:merge"
payload = [{ "id": 0 }]
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

{
  "created_on": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "id": 0,
  "name": "string",
  "taxonomy": {
    "id": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "parent_id": 0,
    "parent_name": "string",
    "path": "string"
  },
  "type": "string",
  "updated_on": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "user_id": 0,
  "variants": [
    {
      "barcodes": [
        {
          "sticker_url": "string",
          "value": "string"
        }
      ],
      "channel_metadata": [
        {
          "channel_id": 0,
          "channel_name": "string",
          "currency": "string",
          "id": 0,
          "is_inventory_sync_enabled": true,
          "legacy_product_id": 0,
          "platform": "string",
          "platform_identifier": "string",
          "platform_inventory_item_id": "string",
          "price": 0.1,
          "seller_sku": "string"
        }
      ],
      "additional_hazmat_attributes": {
        "charge_state_percentage": 0.1,
        "container_metal": true,
        "container_type": "string",
        "lithium_battery_packaging": "string",
        "lithium_battery_type": "string",
        "magnet": true,
        "net_volume": 0.1,
        "net_weight": 0.1
      },
      "associated_bundles": [
        {
          "product_id": 0,
          "product_name": "string",
          "quantity": 0,
          "variant_id": 0,
          "variant_sku": "string"
        }
      ],
      "bundle_definition": [
        {
          "product_id": 0,
          "quantity": 0,
          "variant_id": 0,
          "variant_name": "string",
          "variant_sku": "string"
        }
      ],
      "created_on": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "customs": {
        "country_code_of_origin": "string",
        "currency": "string",
        "description": "string",
        "hs_tariff_code": "string",
        "is321_eligible": true,
        "value": 0
      },
      "dimension": {
        "height": 0.1,
        "is_locked": true,
        "length": 0.1,
        "source": "string",
        "unit": "string",
        "width": 0.1
      },
      "fulfillment_settings": {
        "dangerous_goods": true,
        "is_bpm_parcel": true,
        "is_case_pick": true,
        "msds_url": "string",
        "requires_prop65": true,
        "serial_scan": {
          "exact_character_length": 0,
          "is_enabled": true,
          "prefix": "string",
          "suffix": "string"
        }
      },
      "gtin": "string",
      "id": 0,
      "inventory": {
        "inventory_id": 0,
        "on_hand_qty": 0
      },
      "is_digital": true,
      "is_image_uploaded": true,
      "lot_information": {
        "is_lot": true,
        "minimum_shelf_life_days": 0
      },
      "merge_children": [
        {
          "channel_ids": [
            0
          ],
          "completed_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
          "inventory_id": 0,
          "variant_id": 0,
          "variant_name": "string"
        }
      ],
      "name": "string",
      "packaging_material_type": {
        "id": 0,
        "name": "string"
      },
      "packaging_requirement": {
        "id": 0,
        "name": "string"
      },
      "return_preferences": {
        "backup_action": {
          "id": 0,
          "name": "string"
        },
        "instructions": "string",
        "primary_action": {
          "id": 0,
          "name": "string"
        },
        "return_to_sender_backup_action": {
          "id": 0,
          "name": "string"
        },
        "return_to_sender_primary_action": {
          "id": 0,
          "name": "string"
        }
      },
      "reviews_pending": [
        "string"
      ],
      "sku": "string",
      "status": "string",
      "upc": "string",
      "updated_on": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "weight": {
        "unit": "string",
        "weight": 0.1
      }
    }
  ]
}

Merges multiple product variants into a target variant. Provide an array of variant IDs to merge into the target variant specified in the path. Inventory from the merged variants will be consolidated into the target variant.

Authentication

AuthorizationBearer

Authentication using Personal Access Token (PAT) token or OAuth2

Path parameters

variantIdstringRequiredformat: "int64"

The ID of the variant to use as the merge target

Request

The variants that should be merged to the target variant

idlongOptional

Response

Created

created_ondatetime or null

Timestamp when the product was created

idlong or null

Unique identifier for the product

namestring or null

Product name

taxonomyobject or null

Product categorization information including category hierarchy

typestring or null

Product type (e.g., ‘Regular’ or ‘Bundle’)

updated_ondatetime or null

Timestamp when the product was last updated

user_idlong or null

ID of the user who owns this product

variantslist of objects or null

List of variants belonging to this product. Each variant represents a specific SKU.