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Shopify Query a variant for its inventory item ID

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Query a product variant to find the ID of its inventory item.

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CkPython
import sys
import chilkat

success = False

# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

http = chilkat.CkHttp()

http.put_Login("SHOPIFY_PRIVATE_API_KEY")
http.put_Password("SHOPIFY_PRIVATE_API_KEY")

http.put_Accept("application/json")

resp = chilkat.CkHttpResponse()
success = http.HttpNoBody("GET","https://{shop}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2020-04/products/{product_id}/variants/{variant_id}.json",resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

print("Response Status Code: " + str(resp.get_StatusCode()))

jsonResponse = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
jsonResponse.Load(resp.bodyStr())
jsonResponse.put_EmitCompact(False)
print(jsonResponse.emit())

if (resp.get_StatusCode() != 200):
    print("Failed.")
    sys.exit()

# Sample output...
# (See the parsing code below..)
# 
# Use the this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

# {
#   "id": 12195009364024,
#   "product_id": 1321541042232,
#   "title": "xs",
# ...
#   "inventory_item_id": 12250274365496,
# ...
#   "admin_graphql_api_id": "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/12195009364024"
# }
# 

id = jsonResponse.IntOf("id")
product_id = jsonResponse.IntOf("product_id")
title = jsonResponse.stringOf("title")
inventory_item_id = jsonResponse.IntOf("inventory_item_id")
admin_graphql_api_id = jsonResponse.stringOf("admin_graphql_api_id")