medusa-store/docs/content/advanced/backend/sales-channels/manage-admin.mdx

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# How to Use SalesChannels APIs

In this document, you’ll learn how to manage sales channels and their products and orders using the Admin APIs.

:::note

If you’re looking to learn more in-depth about what Sales Channels are and how they work, check out [this documentation](./index.md) instead.

:::

## Overview

Using Medusa’s Admin APIs, you can manage Sales Channels including creating, retrieving, updating, and deleting sales channels. You can also manage their products and orders.

This guide explains how to perform all these operations using the Admin APIs.

---

## Prerequisites

### Medusa Components

It's assumed that you already have a Medusa server installed and set up. If not, you can follow our [quickstart guide](../../../quickstart/quick-start.md) to get started.

### Enabled Feature Flags

The Sales Channels feature is currently in beta mode and guarded by a feature flag. To use sales channels either:

1. Enable the `MEDUSA_FF_SALES_CHANNELS` environment variable;
2. Or enable the `sales_channels` key in the Medusa server's settings.

You can learn more about enabling it in the [feature flags](../feature-flags/toggle.md) documentation.

### JS Client

This guide includes code snippets to send requests to your Medusa server using Medusa’s JS Client, JavaScript’s Fetch API, or cURL.

If you follow the JS Client code blocks, it’s assumed you already have [Medusa’s JS Client installed](../../../js-client/overview.md) and [have created an instance of the client](../../../js-client/overview.md#configuration).

### Authenticated Admin User

You must be an authenticated admin user before following along with the steps in this guide.

You can learn more about [authenticating as an admin user in the API reference](https://docs.medusajs.com/api/admin/#section/Authentication).

---

## Create Sales Channels

You can create a sales channel by sending a request to the Create a Sales Channel endpoint:

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<TabItem value="client" label="Medusa JS Client" default>

```jsx
medusa.admin.salesChannels.create({
  name: 'App',
  description: 'Mobile app'
})
.then(({ sales_channel }) => {
  console.log(sales_channel.id);
});
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="fetch" label="Fetch API">

```jsx
fetch(`<SERVER_URL>/admin/sales-channels`, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    name: 'App',
	  description: 'Mobile app'
  })
})
.then((response) => response.json())
.then(({ sales_channel }) => {
  console.log(sales_channel.id)
});
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="curl" label="cURL">

```bash
curl --location --request POST '<SERVER_URL>/admin/sales-channels' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <API_TOKEN>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    name: 'App',
	  description: 'Mobile app'
}'
```

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</Tabs>

This request requires the request body parameters `name`, and optionally accepts the `description` and `is_disabled` request body parameters.

It returns the created sales channel.

---

## List Sales Channels

You can list all sales channels by sending a request to the List Sales Channels endpoint:

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<TabItem value="client" label="Medusa JS Client" default>

```jsx
medusa.admin.salesChannels.list()
.then(({ sales_channels, limit, offset, count }) => {
  console.log(sales_channels.length);
});
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="fetch" label="Fetch API">

```jsx
fetch(`<SERVER_URL>/admin/sales-channels`)
.then((response) => response.json())
.then(({ sales_channels, limit, offset, count }) => {
  console.log(sales_channels.length)
});
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="curl" label="cURL">

```bash
curl --location --request GET '<SERVER_URL>/admin/sales-channels' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <API_TOKEN>'
```

</TabItem>
</Tabs>

This request returns an array of all sales channels in your store. You can also pass query parameters to filter or customize the pagination of the results. Check out [the API Reference for a full list of query parameters.](https://docs.medusajs.com/api/admin/#tag/Sales-Channel/operation/GetSalesChannels)

---

## Retrieve a Sales Channel

You can retrieve a sales channel’s details by its ID using the Get Sales Channel endpoint:

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```jsx
medusa.admin.salesChannels.retrieve(salesChannelId)
.then(({ sales_channel }) => {
  console.log(sales_channel.id);
});
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="fetch" label="Fetch API">

```jsx
fetch(`<SERVER_URL>/admin/sales-channels/${salesChannelId}`)
.then((response) => response.json())
.then(({ sales_channels, limit, offset, count }) => {
  console.log(sales_channels.length)
});
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="curl" label="cURL">

```bash
curl --location --request GET '<SERVER_URL>/admin/sales-channels/<SALES_CHANNEL_ID>' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <API_TOKEN>'
```

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</Tabs>

This request returns the sales channel with the specified ID.

---

## Update a Sales Channel

You can update a Sales Channel’s details and attributes by sending a request to the Update Sales Channel endpoint:

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```jsx
medusa.admin.salesChannels.update(salesChannelId, {
  is_disabled: false
})
.then(({ sales_channel }) => {
  console.log(sales_channel.id);
});
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="fetch" label="Fetch API">

```jsx
fetch(`<SERVER_URL>/admin/sales-channels/${salesChannelId}`, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    is_disabled: false
  })
})
.then((response) => response.json())
.then(({ sales_channel }) => {
  console.log(sales_channel.id)
});
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="curl" label="cURL">

```bash
curl --location --request POST '<SERVER_URL>/admin/sales-channels/<SALES_CHANNEL_ID>' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <API_TOKEN>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "is_disabled": false
}'
```

</TabItem>
</Tabs>

In this example, you enable a sales channel by changing the value of the `is_disabled` attribute.

This request returns the updated sales channel.

You can check out [the API Reference for a full list of body parameters](https://docs.medusajs.com/api/admin/#tag/Sales-Channel/operation/PostSalesChannelsSalesChannel) that you can pass to this request.

---

## Delete a Sales Channel

You can delete a sales channel by sending a request to the Delete Sales Channel endpoint with the ID of the sales channel to delete:

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```jsx
medusa.admin.salesChannels.delete(salesChannelId)
.then(({ id, object, deleted }) => {
  console.log(id);
});
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="fetch" label="Fetch API">

```jsx
fetch(`<SERVER_URL>/admin/sales-channels/${salesChannelId}`, {
  method: 'DELETE'
})
.then((response) => response.json())
.then(({ id, object, deleted }) => {
  console.log(id)
});
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="curl" label="cURL">

```bash
curl --location --request DELETE '<SERVER_URL>/admin/sales-channels/<SALES_CHANNEL_ID>' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <API_TOKEN>'
```

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</Tabs>

The ID of the deleted sales channel is returned in the response.

---

## Manage Products

### Add Product to a Sales Channel

To add a product to a sales channel, send a request to the Sales Channel’s Add Products endpoint:

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```jsx
medusa.admin.salesChannels.addProducts(salesChannelId, {
  product_ids: [
    {
      id: productId
    }
  ]
})
.then(({ sales_channel }) => {
  console.log(sales_channel.id);
});
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="fetch" label="Fetch API">

```jsx
fetch(`<SERVER_URL>/admin/sales-channels/${salesChannelId}/products/batch`, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    product_ids: [
	    {
	      id: productId
	    }
	  ]
  })
})
.then((response) => response.json())
.then(({ sales_channel }) => {
  console.log(sales_channel.id)
});
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="curl" label="cURL">

```bash
curl --location --request POST '<SERVER_URL>/admin/sales-channels/<SALES_CHANNEL_ID>/products/batch' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <API_TOKEN>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "product_ids": [
      {
        "id": "<PRODUCT_ID>"
      }
    ]
}'
```

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This request accepts the `product_ids` body parameter, which is an array of objects. Each object in the array must have an `id` property with the ID of the product to add as a value.

This request returns the sales channel.

### List Products Available in a Sales Channel

You can list the products available in a sales channel by sending a request to the List Products endpoint and passing the `sales_channel_id` query parameter to filter by a specific sales channel:

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```jsx
medusa.admin.products.list({
  sales_channel_id: [
    salesChannelId
  ]
})
.then(({ products, limit, offset, count }) => {
  console.log(products.length);
});
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="fetch" label="Fetch API">

```jsx
fetch(`<SERVER_URL>/admin/products?sales_channel_id[0]=${salesChannelId}`)
.then((response) => response.json())
.then(({ products, limit, offset, count }) => {
  console.log(products.length)
});
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="curl" label="cURL">

```bash
curl --location --request GET '<SERVER_URL>/admin/products?sales_channel_id[0]=<SALES_CHANNEL_ID>' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <API_TOKEN>'
```

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</Tabs>

The request returns an array of products that are available in the specified sales channel.

### Delete Products from a Sales Channel

:::info

Deleting a product from a sales channel doesn't delete it completely. It only makes it unavailable in that sales channel.

:::

You can delete a product from a sales channel by sending a request to the Sales Channel’s Delete Products endpoint:

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```jsx
medusa.admin.salesChannels.removeProducts(salesChannelId, {
  product_ids: [
    {
      id: productId
    }
  ]
})
.then(({ sales_channel }) => {
  console.log(sales_channel.id);
});
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="fetch" label="Fetch API">

```jsx
fetch(`<SERVER_URL>/admin/sales-channels/${salesChannelId}/products/batch`, {
  method: 'DELETE',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    product_ids: [
	    {
	      id: productId
	    }
	  ]
  })
})
.then((response) => response.json())
.then(({ sales_channel }) => {
  console.log(sales_channel.id)
});
```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="curl" label="cURL">

```jsx
curl --location --request DELETE '<SERVER_URL>/admin/sales-channels/<SALES_CHANNEL_ID>/products/batch' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <API_TOKEN>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "product_ids": [
      {
        "id": "<PRODUCT_ID>"
      }
    ]
}'
```

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This request accepts the `product_ids` body parameter, which is an array of objects. Each object in the array must have an `id` property with the ID of the product to delete as a value.

This request returns the sales channel.

---

## List Orders by Sales Channels

You can filter orders by a specific sales channel by sending a request to the List Orders endpoint and passing the `sales_channel_id` query parameter to filter by a specific sales channel:

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```jsx
medusa.admin.orders.list({
  sales_channel_id: [
    salesChannelId
  ],
  limit: 50,
  offset: 0
})
.then(({ orders, limit, offset, count }) => {
  console.log(orders.length);
});
```

</TabItem>
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```jsx
fetch(`<SERVER_URL>/admin/orders?sales_channel_id[0]=${salesChannelId}`)
.then((response) => response.json())
.then(({ orders, limit, offset, count }) => {
  console.log(orders.length)
});
```

</TabItem>
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```jsx
curl --location --request GET '<SERVER_URL>/admin/orders?sales_channel_id[0]=<SALES_CHANNEL_ID>' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <API_TOKEN>'
```

</TabItem>
</Tabs>

The request returns an array of orders that are associated with the specified sales channel.

---

## What’s Next

- Learn more about [Sales Channels and how they work](./index.md).