Error: "Product Already Sold Out" Message When Adding to Cart

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Hi everyone,

I’m encountering an issue on my Shopify store where I get the following error when trying to add any product to the cart:
The product ‘…’ is already sold out.

Browser Console Messages:

Network Details:

  • Request URL: https://xxx.myshopify.com/cart/add

  • Request Method: POST

  • Status Code: 422 Unprocessable Content

  • Response:
    {"status":422,"message":"The product 'Test Product' is already sold out.","description":"The product 'Test Product' is already sold out."}

Troubleshooting Steps Taken:

  • I’ve tested using the Dawn theme with no customizations.

  • I’ve tried in Incognito mode to rule out cache issues.

  • The product/variant and inventory settings seem to be correct.

Even though the product settings are fine, it still shows as sold out when attempting to add to the cart. Has anyone encountered this before, and if so, what steps should I take to fix it?

Any help or insights would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

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There is a bunch of similar themes on the forum.
Most probably the cause is that there is no location or delivery method which can fulfil this purchase.

3

Make sure your submitting the variant not the product and that is the actual ID you think it is.
If you need debugging services you can reach out to me.

Otherwise http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
We do not magically have the same exact setup as you, you MUST provide accessible urls of the problem.
Even though you put effort into a writeup it’s missing key detail AND location location location:
Look first :eyes: for more relevant forums e.g Technical Q&A or the actual dev forums if this is a replicable bug https://community.shopify.dev/

5

I’ve found the error. It’s because the shipping services aren’t being recognized. I had to tick them manually in the Shopify admin.

6

You’ll want to contact shopify directly and complain about the error message The product ‘…’ is already sold out. not being clear or helpful in regards to shipping configuration.

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