Shopify Stocky Is Gone: How to Export Your Purchase Orders and Stocktake History Before Read-Only Access Ends
Shopify retired Stocky on August 31, 2026, and by our count read-only access runs to at least November 29. Here are the dates, the exact clicks, and what to save before it ends.
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Published by Peasy, which makes inventory software for CPG brands. Peasy is one option near the end of this guide. Stocky and Shopify facts below come from Shopify's own help pages, read November 9, 2026. Where a line is our reading and not Shopify's, we say so.
Shopify retired Stocky on August 31, 2026. Shopify says you keep read-only access to export your data for at least 90 days after that date, which by our count is at least until November 29, 2026. Export your completed purchase order reports as CSV, your stocktake history and your historical cost data now: old purchase orders can't be imported into Shopify, and suppliers can't be exported at all.
Nobody plans a data-export weekend in November, but this one has a clock on it. Below: the dates, the clicks, what to keep, what Shopify's admin takes over, and how to choose what comes next.
When did Stocky stop working, and how long do I have to export?
Stocky stopped being available on August 31, 2026, and by our count your read-only window runs to at least November 29, 2026. Shopify's Help Center says: "Stocky is no longer available as of August 31, 2026." It also says you'll have read-only access to export your data for at least 90 days after that date (Shopify Help Center, Migrating from Stocky to Shopify inventory management).
Shopify gives no end date. August 31 plus 90 days is November 29, 2026. That arithmetic is ours, not Shopify's, and "at least" means the window could run longer but isn't promised. Treat November 29 as the deadline.
Three more facts from Shopify:
Stocky was delisted from the Shopify App Store on February 2, 2026, and Shopify says "you can't reinstall Stocky" (same page).
Stocky's APIs "stopped working on August 31, 2026." Any third-party tool that read Stocky data through them needs updating (same page).
Shopify's Stocky overview advises you to "avoid uninstalling the Stocky app, unless explicitly advised by a Shopify Support agent, or if you no longer require use of the app," because "Data from the uninstalled Stocky app might not be retrievable upon reinstallation of the app" (Shopify Help Center, Stocky). Leave it installed until your files are saved. If you already uninstalled it, that page says to contact Shopify Support as soon as possible.
What can I export from Stocky, and what can't I?
Shopify names three things to export: your completed purchase order reports as CSV files, your stocktake history, and your historical cost data. Suppliers are the exception: "Suppliers can't be exported from Stocky" (Shopify Help Center).
This table is ours, built from Shopify's Stocky and Shopify admin help pages (links under Sources), read November 9, 2026.
What you can save, where it goes, what you lose
Data | How to export it | What does not carry into the Shopify admin |
|---|---|---|
Completed purchase orders | Our reading: Stocky's Purchase orders report, or Download > CSV on each purchase order (steps below) | Historical purchase orders can't be imported into Shopify. Shopify's own purchase order CSV upload "only adds product line items to a new draft purchase order," so past statuses, received quantities and supplier links stay behind. |
Stocktake history | One CSV per stocktake, from Apps > Stocky, then Inventory > Stocktakes | Stocky's stocktakes don't move into Shopify, and you can't reference a specific one there. |
Historical cost data | Stocky reports that show cost, such as the Stock on hand reports and SKU/Variant (Shopify doesn't name the exact report) | "Average unit costs are unique to Stocky and don't display in Shopify." The Shopify admin has "a single static Cost per item field" for each variant. |
Suppliers | Not exportable | The supplier list. Re-enter suppliers by hand in the Shopify admin, where you can "maintain supplier records." |
Purchase orders still open | Not on Shopify's export list; we'd save them with the rest | Shopify lists no transfer path. Its instruction for a purchase order still open at cutover: "recreate only the remaining quantities as a purchase order or transfer in Shopify." |
How do I export my Stocky data, step by step?
Open Stocky, run each report, download the file, and save it somewhere that isn't Stocky. These are Shopify's own paths, quoted as Shopify shows them.
Check first: Shopify's Stocky pages say reports and stocktakes are available only for locations on the Shopify POS Pro subscription, and that stock on hand history starts only after that reporting was activated. An empty historical report may mean it was never switched on.
Open Stocky. "In your Shopify admin, go to Apps > Stocky." (Shopify Help Center, Stocky report types). Don't uninstall it.
Save your purchase order history. Shopify asks for "All completed purchase order reports, as CSV files," but doesn't say which report that is or how it downloads. Our reading: the Purchase orders report, which Shopify says shows "details about each of your purchase orders, such as arrival destination, delivery status, and payment status." Open it from the Reports menu: "From the Reports drop-down menu, click the report that you want to run." The one report download Shopify spells out is for the SKU/Variant report: "Click either CSV or PDF to download the report in the file format that you want" (Shopify Help Center, Supplier reports). If the Purchase orders report offers no CSV, download each purchase order instead: go to Apps > Stocky, "Click Purchases," open the purchase order, then "Click Download, and choose your preferred option." CSV is one of the choices (Shopify Help Center, Purchase orders).
Save every stocktake. Go to Apps > Stocky, then "Click Inventory > Stocktakes." Shopify says Stocky doesn't save historical inventory data, so download each stocktake as a CSV: "Click CSV, or Download > CSV during a stock adjustment." The file lists product name, SKU, barcode, Shopify ID, retail and cost price, expected and actual stock, and adjustment totals and costs (Shopify Help Center, Stocktakes). That page describes the button during a stocktake and doesn't say whether finished stocktakes keep it in read-only mode, so check each one.
Save your cost data. Shopify says "Your historical cost data" without naming a report. The Stocky reports it documents that carry cost are the Stock on hand reports, current and historical, and the SKU/Variant report, which shows "each variant's cost per unit" (Shopify Help Center, Stocky report types). Download each.
Average unit cost is Stocky-only, with one catch. If Automatic Cost Price Syncing was on, Shopify's Cost per item may already hold Stocky's average. To save the averages, "Click Reports > SKU/Variants," then "Select the Columns, and then select Average Cost," click Update, and download (Shopify Help Center, Average unit cost). Don't switch syncing on now: Shopify says it overwrites the Cost per item value and can't be undone.
Write down your suppliers. Shopify says they can't be exported. Copy names, contacts and terms by hand from Stocky's supplier screens and your email.
Snapshot your Shopify counts. Shopify's path: "From your Shopify admin, go to Products > Inventory." Then "Export your on-hand inventory to CSV." This gives you a dated starting point for whatever you move to.
Store the files outside Shopify, with the date in each file name. Shopify says to "export anything that you need for your tax or audit records." Ask your accountant what else they want.
What do I do with my old purchase orders now that Shopify can't import them?
Keep the CSVs as your record and start new purchase orders fresh in whatever you move to. Shopify is direct about it: "You can report on inventory activity in Shopify, but you can't reference specific historic Stocky purchase orders or stocktakes in Shopify, so export this data if you want to keep it" (Shopify Help Center).
Two habits make the files usable later. Keep one folder per year, one file per report, the date in the name. And keep a one-tab sheet with each supplier's last price paid, minimum order and lead time, copied from your most recent purchase order.
Checklist: what to keep
Purchase order reports, as CSV, for every purchase order you can see
One stocktake CSV per stocktake
Cost reports: Stock on hand (current and historical) and SKU/Variant
Average unit cost for your top items, if your margins depend on it
The Adjustments report (our suggestion, not on Shopify's list): Shopify says it shows the date, the reason and the employee for each stock adjustment
A hand-copied supplier list: names, contacts, terms, lead times
A list of purchase orders still open, with the quantities still on order
Shopify's on-hand inventory CSV from Products > Inventory, dated
A list of any third-party tools that read Stocky, each one checked or replaced
Everything stored outside Shopify, and your accountant's yes
What moves to the Shopify admin, and what doesn't?
Five jobs move to the Shopify admin, and Shopify lists them. After August 31, 2026, you complete these in the admin instead of Stocky:
Move inventory across locations with transfers
Track and receive purchase orders from suppliers
Adjust inventory quantities
Perform stock counts
Report on all historical inventory changes
Shopify also says "Some Stocky-specific features might work differently or might not yet be available in Shopify." Some of the differences it lists on the same page, read November 9, 2026:
You can't email a purchase order from the admin. Shopify: "Download a purchase order as a PDF and send it by email or procurement tools."
Each variant has "a single static Cost per item field." For weighted-average costing or landed cost, Shopify points to a third-party inventory app.
"There isn't a dedicated native report for total purchase order spend by supplier."
Each product has "a single Vendor field." Tracking several suppliers, supplier SKUs or lead times takes variant metafields or metaobjects.
Case packs: Shopify's admin stores them as reference data, "so your staff convert case packs into individual units manually when they create or receive an order."
(Shopify Help Center, Migrating from Stocky to Shopify inventory management.) None of that makes the built-in tools wrong for you. That is our read, not Shopify's: if you resell finished goods and your purchasing is simple, the five jobs above may cover you, and you can stop here.
How do I choose a Stocky alternative for a food brand?
This comparison is published by Peasy. We obviously make one of the products here, so we've tried to keep the facts straight and cite our sources, you can judge for yourself.
Shopify says "You now need to manage inventory in the Shopify admin and Shopify POS." Beyond that there are two routes: an app from Shopify's App Store inventory category, which is where Shopify's page points for third-party inventory apps, or a separate inventory system that connects to your store. Peasy has a Shopify App Store listing, so it fits the first route as well. We rank none of them. Ask any of them these six questions:
Do you track finished goods only, or ingredients and packaging too? If you make what you sell, what you buy and what you ship are two different lists. Ask to see both in one view.
Do you need lot codes? A retailer, a certifier or a recall can ask which batch went where. Ask how a lot is created when stock arrives and what the trace looks like.
How does it cost your stock? Shopify's admin keeps one static cost per variant, and Stocky kept an average. Decide which your margin math needs.
Does it read from your store or write to it? Ask what the tool changes in Shopify, and test with a few products first.
What does it cost, and what triggers the charge? Seats, SKUs, orders or payments: get the answer in writing.
How do you get your data out? Stocky is the lesson. Ask for the export steps and file formats before you commit.
How would I move my items and counts into Peasy?
This comparison is published by Peasy. We obviously make one of the products here, so we've tried to keep the facts straight and cite our sources, you can judge for yourself.
Peasy's Shopify import is a read-only pull from your store. Everything below is from Peasy's own pages, read November 9, 2026, and you should check it against the live page.
The path. "Go to Configure > Integrations > Shopify." Then "Click Sync to pull the latest products from your store." The sync brings in "product names, variants, prices, images, and inventory levels" (Peasy Help Center, Importing from Shopify, updated September 13, 2026).
You choose what comes in. Products land in a staging area where you review and select. You can import some now and the rest later.
Matching. "Peasy matches incoming Shopify products by SKU."
Check units. Each new variant needs a unit before it can be saved. If the variant title doesn't state a pack size, Peasy leaves it at one-to-one, which "can make a case look like a single unit and throw off your counts." Review this step before you rely on any count.
Counts. "If Shopify-to-Peasy inventory sync is enabled when you import, Peasy can use Shopify counts as starting inventory for new items."
Your store. "The import is read-only from Shopify to Peasy." After import, linked items follow the inventory sync direction you choose in Shopify settings.
Illustrative mockup
Peasy doesn't need your old purchase orders to start: bring your items and current counts, and keep the Stocky CSVs as your record. For new purchase orders, Peasy's buying page describes "Ingredients, packaging, and labels, across all of your suppliers, in one Peasy universal cart."
On cost: free. No subscription, no per-seat fee, no SKU cap. We earn only when you move money through Peasy: 2.99% on card invoices, 1% on ACH invoices and ACH bill payments. Your business pays the fee. If you collect and pay another way, Peasy costs you nothing (Peasy pricing, read November 9, 2026).
To start, see Peasy's steps for importing from Shopify.
FAQ
Can I still use Stocky? Only to read and export. Shopify: "As of August 31, 2026, you can no longer use the Stocky app to manage inventory. You'll have read-only access to export your data for at least 90 days after that date."
Can I reinstall Stocky? Not from the App Store. Shopify: "On February 2, 2026, Stocky was delisted from the Shopify App Store. This means you can't reinstall Stocky." If you already uninstalled it, Shopify's Stocky page says to contact Shopify Support as soon as possible, and that data "might not be retrievable upon reinstallation of the app."
What happens to my Stocky purchase orders? Shopify says you keep read-only access to export your data for at least 90 days, so they should still be there to export. They don't move into Shopify. Shopify: "Historical purchase orders can't be imported into Shopify." Export them as CSV and keep the files.
Can I export my suppliers? No. Shopify: "Suppliers can't be exported from Stocky." Copy them by hand into your new system.
What about tools that connected to Stocky? Shopify says the Stocky APIs stopped working on August 31, 2026, so any integration that depended on them needs to be updated.
Is Shopify's built-in inventory enough for a food brand? It depends on your purchasing. Shopify lists five jobs the admin covers and several differences from Stocky, both above. Run the six questions against what you do today.
Sources
All read November 9, 2026. Shopify and Stocky are Shopify's names, used here to point to Shopify's own instructions. This guide was written by Peasy from Shopify's published help pages. Peasy has a listing in the Shopify App Store, and this guide is not endorsed or sponsored by Shopify.
Shopify Help Center, Migrating from Stocky to Shopify inventory management: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/inventory-and-locations/transitioning-from-stocky (the older address /manual/products/inventory/getting-started/transitioning-from-stocky redirects here)
Shopify Help Center, Stocky: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/inventory-management/stocky
Shopify Help Center, Stocky report types: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/inventory-management/stocky/reporting/report-types
Shopify Help Center, Supplier reports: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/inventory-management/stocky/reporting/supplier-reports
Shopify Help Center, Stocktakes: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/inventory-management/stocky/inventory-management/stocktakes
Shopify Help Center, Purchase orders: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/inventory-management/stocky/inventory-management/purchase-orders
Shopify Help Center, Average unit cost: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/inventory-management/stocky/reporting/average-unit-cost
Peasy Help Center, Importing from Shopify (updated September 13, 2026): https://peasyos.com/help/importing-from-shopify
Peasy, Pricing: https://peasyos.com/pricing
Peasy, Buying: https://peasyos.com/product/buy
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