Nventory Docs
Seller Mode

Order Flow

How orders placed on your store are routed to the supplier.

When a customer purchases a supplier product on your WooCommerce store, the order is automatically sent to the supplier for fulfillment through Nventory.

How It Works

Customer visits your store


Places order for supplier product(s)


WooCommerce creates the order


Nventory detects the order


Order is sent to the supplier


Supplier fulfills & ships


Tracking info syncs back to your store


Customer receives shipping notification

Order Data Sent to Supplier

DataSentNotes
Products & quantitiesYesMapped to supplier's product IDs
Shipping addressYesCustomer's delivery address
Customer nameYesFor shipping purposes
Order notesYesSpecial instructions

Order Status Updates

When the supplier updates the order status, it syncs back to your WooCommerce store:

Supplier ActionYour Store Status
Accepts orderProcessing
Ships orderCompleted / Shipped
Adds trackingTracking number visible
Cancels orderCancelled

Your customer sees order updates on your store as normal. They don't need to know about the supplier — the experience is seamless.

Mixed Orders

If a customer places an order containing both supplier products and your own products:

  • Supplier products are routed to the supplier via Nventory
  • Your own products remain for you to fulfill
  • The customer sees one unified order on your store

Pricing & Margins

  • The supplier charges you their wholesale/supplier price
  • You set your own retail price for customers
  • The difference is your margin
  • Pricing details are managed through your Nventory account settings