---
title: stock.setLevel | Doing Work API
description: Track stock for a price book material, or correct its count after a physical count: sets the count on hand and the low point (stock.low is sent when the co
url: https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/stock-setlevel/
---

# stock.setLevel

Track stock for a price book material, or correct its count after a physical count: sets the count on hand and the low point (stock.low is sent when the count falls to or below it; null for none). Owner or office.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Who | Agents can call this |
| REST | `POST /v1/stock/level` |
| MCP tool | `stock_setLevel` |
| Writes | yes, send an Idempotency-Key |
| Area | [Shop](https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/#shop) |

## When to use it

Track stock for a price book material, or correct its count after a physical count: sets the count on hand and the low point (stock.low is sent when the count falls to or below it; null for none). Owner or office.

## What to tell the owner

Say what you did in plain words and what happens next.

## Input

| Field | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| `shop_id` | string (uuid) | yes |
| `pricebook_item_id` | string (uuid) | yes |
| `on_hand` | number | yes |
| `low_at` | ['number', 'null'] | no |
| `note` | string | no |

## Example

```http
POST https://doingwork.work/v1/stock/level
content-type: application/json
Idempotency-Key: 3f1c...

{
  "shop_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
  "pricebook_item_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
  "on_hand": "..."
}
```

## Output

JSON. The response shape isn't published yet; read the fields you need and ignore the rest. Errors are `{code, message, status}`.

## Errors

| Code | Status | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| `invalid_input`, `invalid_token`, `rate_limited` |  | Can happen on any call. See [errors](https://doingwork.work/docs/errors/). |