DEAR Inventory + Magento

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Why Connect DEAR Inventory to Magento?

Online orders in DEAR Inventory and in-store inventory in Magento are never in sync, frustrating customers

Production order data in DEAR Inventory and inventory levels in Magento are reconciled manually, risking stock-outs

New team members take longer to onboard because they must learn manual workarounds to keep DEAR Inventory and Magento aligned

Manually copying data between DEAR Inventory and Magento wastes hours every week that could be spent on revenue-generating work

DEAR Inventory limitations compound the integration challenge: reporting customisation is limited compared to dedicated BI tools, and some businesses need to export data for deeper analysis

No single source of truth when products live in two disconnected tools, so staff second-guess which system has the correct information

Reporting across DEAR Inventory and Magento requires painful manual exports and spreadsheet merges

Product and pricing data diverges between DEAR Inventory and Magento, causing order errors and customer complaints

How We Help

For Manufacturing and Retail & E-commerce businesses across Australia, the disconnect between DEAR Inventory and Magento is a daily frustration. Our custom integration bridges your e-commerce and e-commerce systems, ensuring products and purchase-orders flow seamlessly without manual intervention. On the technical side, DEAR Inventory uses a REST API with API key authentication, and Magento authenticates via OAuth, which our team handles as part of the build.

Scalable Without Extra Headcount

As your data volume grows, the integration scales with you. No need to hire additional admin staff to keep DEAR Inventory and Magento in sync, even as your business doubles.

Built-In Error Handling and Alerts

Our integrations include automatic retries, error queuing, and real-time notifications. If something fails between DEAR Inventory and Magento, your team knows immediately and the system self-recovers where possible.

Amplify DEAR Inventory Strengths

DEAR Inventory excels because comprehensive inventory management with multi-location warehousing, batch/serial tracking, and Bill of Materials for manufacturing. Connecting it to Magento ensures that advantage flows through your entire workflow rather than staying siloed in one tool.

Real-Time Visibility Across Teams

When a record updates in DEAR Inventory, every team member working in Magento sees the change instantly. No lag, no stale dashboards, no conflicting reports.

DEAR Inventory to Magento Use Cases

Synchronise products catalogue between DEAR Inventory and Magento

Product data, pricing, and stock levels stay consistent across both platforms. When a product is added, updated, or discontinued in DEAR Inventory, Magento reflects the change within seconds.

Scheduled reconciliation between DEAR Inventory and Magento

A daily or weekly reconciliation job compares records across both platforms, flags discrepancies, and generates a mismatch report. Catches sync gaps before they become accounting headaches.

Automated error handling and retry for DEAR Inventory/Magento sync

When a sync between DEAR Inventory and Magento fails due to a rate limit, network issue, or validation error, the integration retries automatically with exponential backoff. Your team is alerted only when intervention is genuinely needed.

Data Mapping

How data flows between DEAR Inventory and Magento

DEAR Inventory	→	Magento	Notes
DEAR Inventory Products -> ID	→	Magento Products -> id	Unique identifier stored as cross-reference for record linking
DEAR Inventory Products -> SKU	→	Magento Products -> sku	Field data synchronised with type validation
DEAR Inventory Owner/Assignee	→	Magento Owner/Assignee	Record ownership mapped between platforms using email address as the matching key
DEAR Inventory Timestamps	→	Magento Audit Log	Created and modified timestamps preserved for sync conflict resolution and compliance
DEAR Inventory Record IDs	→	Magento External References	Cross-reference identifiers stored on both records for bidirectional lookups and deduplication
DEAR Inventory Purchase-orders	→	Magento Custom Fields	Purchase-orders data from DEAR Inventory stored in Magento custom fields for reference
DEAR Inventory Bom	→	Magento Custom Fields	Bom data from DEAR Inventory stored in Magento custom fields for reference
DEAR Inventory Stock-transfers	→	Magento Custom Fields	Stock-transfers data from DEAR Inventory stored in Magento custom fields for reference
DEAR Inventory Sales-orders	→	Magento Custom Fields	Sales-orders data from DEAR Inventory stored in Magento custom fields for reference
DEAR Inventory Products	→	Magento Products	Products records synchronised when created or updated in either platform

DEAR Inventory + Magento Integration FAQ

Yes, every integration includes 3 months of post-launch support. We monitor sync health, troubleshoot issues, and make adjustments as your workflow evolves. Ongoing maintenance plans are available for businesses that want continuous optimisation.

Absolutely. Custom field mapping is a core part of every integration we build. Whether it is custom properties in DEAR Inventory or user-defined fields in Magento, we map them precisely to your requirements. We can also transform data formats, apply business rules, and handle conditional mappings.

Absolutely. We design integrations with growth in mind, whether you are syncing 100 records or 100,000. Our architecture handles rate limiting (DEAR Inventory's API allows 60 requests per minute), pagination, and queuing to ensure reliable performance at any scale.

Our integrations include retry logic and error queuing. If Magento is temporarily down, changes are queued and replayed once the system recovers. You will receive alerts for any sync failures that need attention. No data is lost during outages.

By default, we configure DEAR Inventory to Magento as a one-way sync, but bi-directional sync is possible if your workflow requires it. We will assess the best approach during the discovery session.

Yes, we handle one-time historical data migrations alongside ongoing sync. We map your existing products, validate data quality, and run test migrations before the final cutover. Most migrations complete within 4-8 weeks depending on volume.

Our integrations include comprehensive error handling: automatic retries for transient failures (respecting API rate limits), error queuing for system outages, data validation before writes, and real-time alerts for issues that need human attention. We also provide a dashboard where you can monitor sync health and review error logs.