Can we access inventory history beyond 90 days in Shopify?

Shopify Discussion

Topic summary

Shopify’s inventory history limitation has sparked significant frustration among merchants. The platform initially restricted inventory adjustment history to just 90 days, which users found inadequate for seasonal ordering, inventory audits, and investigating discrepancies.

Core Issues:

  • Merchants need per-order quantity details, not just aggregate totals
  • Seasonal businesses order 6-9 months in advance, making 90-day history useless
  • No API access exists for historical inventory data
  • Third-party apps cannot retrieve data beyond Shopify’s imposed limits

User Impact:

  • Unable to audit inventory discrepancies from previous quarters
  • Forced to maintain manual records (printed packing slips, email archives)
  • Some merchants considering switching to competitors like Lightspeed
  • Security concerns raised about untracked inventory adjustments after the retention period

Shopify’s Response:
After 4+ years and nearly 12K thread views, Shopify doubled the history window from 90 to 180 days. However, users remain dissatisfied, requesting 3-5 years of history or unlimited retention from product creation date.

Workarounds:

  • Third-party app “Inventory History Guardian” created to address this gap
  • Manual exports using tools like Matrixify
  • Custom reports through Shopify Analytics (requires technical knowledge)

Current Status: Discussion remains open with users demanding further improvements and better inventory security controls.

Summarized with AI on October 28. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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I have a feeling this does not post the inventory results in the actual product “adjustments” however?

Is this correct? Having a report of inventory changes does not really help in this situation. What merchants are looking for are the entire list of adjustments since day 1 of the item being first received in its entirety.

See attached which shows one of my products for last 90 days only. Soon, all this information will disappear.