Links between Sales Channel Module and Other Modules

This document showcases the module links defined between the Sales Channel Module and other commerce modules.

Summary#

The Sales Channel Module has the following links to other modules:

TipRead-only links are used to query data across modules, but the relations aren't stored in a pivot table in the database.

First Data Model

Second Data Model

Type

Description

ApiKey in API Key Module

SalesChannel

Stored

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Cart in Cart Module

SalesChannel

Read-only

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Order in Order Module

SalesChannel

Read-only

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Product in Product Module

SalesChannel

Stored

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SalesChannel

StockLocation in Stock Location Module

Stored

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API Key Module#

A publishable API key allows you to easily specify the sales channel scope in a client request.

Medusa defines a link between the ApiKey and the SalesChannel data models.

A diagram showcasing an example of how resources from the Sales Channel and API Key modules are linked

Retrieve with Query#

To retrieve the API keys associated with a sales channel with Query, pass publishable_api_keys.* in fields:

To manage the sales channels of an API key, use Link:


Cart Module#

Medusa defines a read-only link between the Cart Module's Cart data model and the SalesChannel data model. Because the link is read-only from the Cart's side, you can only retrieve the sales channel of a cart, and not the other way around.

Retrieve with Query#

To retrieve the sales channel of a cart with Query, pass sales_channel.* in fields:


Order Module#

Medusa defines a read-only link between the Order Module's Order data model and the SalesChannel data model. Because the link is read-only from the Order's side, you can only retrieve the sales channel of an order, and not the other way around.

Retrieve with Query#

To retrieve the sales channel of an order with Query, pass sales_channel.* in fields:


Product Module#

A product has different availability for different sales channels. Medusa defines a link between the Product and the SalesChannel data models.

A diagram showcasing an example of how resources from the Sales Channel and Product modules are linked

A product can be available in more than one sales channel. You can retrieve only the products of a sales channel.

Retrieve with Query#

To retrieve the products of a sales channel with Query, pass products.* in fields:

To manage the sales channels of a product, use Link:


Stock Location Module#

A stock location is associated with a sales channel. This scopes inventory quantities associated with that stock location by the associated sales channel.

Medusa defines a link between the SalesChannel and StockLocation data models.

A diagram showcasing an example of how resources from the Sales Channel and Stock Location modules are linked

Retrieve with Query#

To retrieve the stock locations of a sales channel with Query, pass stock_locations.* in fields:

To manage the stock locations of a sales channel, use Link:

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