A minimum value of position is not 1.

Topic summary

A customer’s product API is returning unexpected variant position values—starting at numbers like 43 or 2 instead of the expected minimum of 1.

Key Points:

  • The issue affects product variant positioning through the API
  • Position values do not follow the expected sequential numbering from 1
  • A screenshot was shared illustrating the problem

Status:

  • Confirmed as a known issue by support
  • The team is currently working on a resolution
  • No timeline or workaround mentioned yet
Summarized with AI on November 17. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Hi.

I got some weird response from out customer’s product API, which is a minimum value of variants position of product is not 1, but is 43 or 2 or something else.

So, I thought that minimum value of position replaces position 1. Is that true?

Or, Is this a bug?

X-Request-Id = 48675d8c-ba5d-4171-848c-2b06892a20f9

Thanks.

Hi there :waving_hand:

This is a known issue that the team is working to resolve.

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