How to use POS or Mobile Barcode Scanner

You can scan items using your mobile device's camera or barcode scanner connected to your Shopify POS.

  1. Open the Shopify App for Android or iOS.
  2. Navigate to Stock take app. You can navigate from the menu located at the bottom of the screen. 

Shopify App interface on a mobile device

  3. Locate the Stock Take app from the app list.
  4. Click New Stock Take.

Creating a new stock take

  5. Or select your location. (If you have only single location, this step will automatically skip.)
  6. On the Stock take screen, tap "Scan" button to open barcode scanner. Begin scanning barcodes. When you scan an item multiple times, it will automatically update the quantity.

Scan


  7. Review and click Complete Scan to finalize.

Complete Scan

  8. To complete stock take, choose action. You can add stock or perform a stock count. If you choose stock count, it will override quantities in your Shopify store.
Adjusting or overriding the inventory