diff --git a/packages/generated/client-types/src/lib/models/AdminPostInventoryItemsReq.ts b/packages/generated/client-types/src/lib/models/AdminPostInventoryItemsReq.ts
index e4a8b54eff..1292108028 100644
--- a/packages/generated/client-types/src/lib/models/AdminPostInventoryItemsReq.ts
+++ b/packages/generated/client-types/src/lib/models/AdminPostInventoryItemsReq.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 import { SetRelation, Merge } from "../core/ModelUtils"
 
 export interface AdminPostInventoryItemsReq {
+  /**
+   * The ID of the variant to create the inventory item for.
+   */
+  variant_id: string
   /**
    * The unique SKU of the associated Product Variant.
    */
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/inventory-items/create-inventory-item.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/inventory-items/create-inventory-item.ts
index aab654b574..229143a867 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/inventory-items/create-inventory-item.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/inventory-items/create-inventory-item.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { validator } from "../../../../utils/validator"
  * @oas [post] /admin/inventory-items
  * operationId: "PostInventoryItems"
  * summary: "Create an Inventory Item"
- * description: "Create an Inventory Item."
+ * description: "Create an Inventory Item for a product variant."
  * x-authenticated: true
  * parameters:
  *   - (query) expand {string} Comma-separated relations that should be expanded in the returned inventory item.
@@ -130,7 +130,12 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
 /**
  * @schema AdminPostInventoryItemsReq
  * type: object
+ * required:
+ *   - variant_id
  * properties:
+ *   variant_id:
+ *     description: The ID of the variant to create the inventory item for.
+ *     type: string
  *   sku:
  *     description: The unique SKU of the associated Product Variant.
  *     type: string