- Short answer
- Yes, via Shopify Flow rather than a notification setting: its free templates email you when a variant runs low, on Basic and higher plans.
- Staff notifications
- Six email events, none about stock levels
- Plans
- Flow is free on Basic, Grow, Advanced and Plus; Starter isn't listed
- Repeat emails
- Check that the condition compares current and prior quantity; checking only current repeats the email until you restock
- Stocky
- No longer available as of August 31, 2026
Is there a built-in low stock alert in Shopify?
Not as a setting. Staff notifications in Settings > Notifications cover six email events — orders, returns, sales attribution and disputes — none about stock levels. None of the Help Center pages we read on October 8, 2026 on notifications, inventory, Flow and inventory reports describes a built-in low-stock alert.
Stocky is no longer available as of August 31, 2026, and Shopify's migration guide points to Flow instead:
Automation for accuracy and peace of mind: Set up automated low-stock alerts using Shopify Flow so you can react before items run out.
How does the Shopify Flow low stock template work?
Shopify Flow is a free App Store app on the Basic, Grow, Advanced and Plus plans; Starter isn't listed (which plans run Flow).
The template Get notified by email when product variant inventory is low runs whenever a variant's quantity changes — by order, manual edit or app — and emails staff when the variant's inventory becomes low. To watch a single location, check that location's available quantity in the template's condition.
Sibling templates alert via Slack, Trello or Asana, or email your vendor to reorder. Shopify's Send internal email reference also lists a template that runs on a schedule, such as weekly, and emails a list of low-stock variants.
What else shows low stock in Shopify?
These routes help you spot low stock without a Flow workflow:
- The Inventory remaining per product report estimates how long each variant's tracked stock lasts, based on the last 28 days of sales.
- Sidekick can help you forecast demand and identify which products need replenishing.
- For reorder quantities and forecasting, compare apps in our forecasting and purchase-order apps guide.
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