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# Supplier
> A vendor a merchant buys inventory from, with contacts and purchase orders.
**Required scopes:**
[`inventory_read`](/docs/api-reference/v3/reference/scopes#scope-inventory_read)
[SupplierContact!]!} required>
The contact people at this supplier.
DateTime!} required>
When the record was created.
The contact's email address.
The id of this contact.
The contact's name.
The contact's phone number.
DateTime!} required>
When the record was last updated.
DateTime!} required>
When the record was created.
The ISO 4217 currency code the supplier transacts in.
The id of this supplier.
The supplier's typical lead time, in days.
The supplier's name.
The supplier's phone number.
Product vendor names associated with this supplier.
PurchaseOrderConnection!} required>
Purchase orders placed with this supplier.
**Requires:**
[`inventory_read`](/docs/api-reference/v3/reference/scopes#scope-inventory_read)
**Arguments**
Forward pagination cursor — returns items after it. Pass an `edges[].cursor` or `pageInfo.endCursor` from a previous page.
Backward pagination cursor — returns items before it. Pass an `edges[].cursor` or `pageInfo.startCursor` from a previous page.
Forward pagination: returns the first N items (max 100, default 25). Use with `after`; mutually exclusive with `last`/`before`.
Backward pagination: returns the last N items (max 100, default 25). Use with `before`; mutually exclusive with `first`/`after`.
**Fields**
[PurchaseOrderEdge!]!} required>
The list of edges (each a node plus its pagination `cursor`).
Opaque cursor for this item; pass to `after`/`before` to page from here.
PurchaseOrder!} required>
The item at this edge.
[PurchaseOrder!]!} required>
The nodes in this page, without the edge/cursor wrapper — a convenience over `edges`.
DateTime}>
When the purchase order was closed.
DateTime!} required>
When the record was created.
The id of this purchase order.
PurchaseOrderItemConnection!} required>
A paginated list of the order's line items.
**Requires:** [`inventory_read`](/docs/api-reference/v3/reference/scopes#scope-inventory_read)
**Arguments**
Forward pagination cursor — returns items after it. Pass an `edges[].cursor` or `pageInfo.endCursor` from a previous page.
Backward pagination cursor — returns items before it. Pass an `edges[].cursor` or `pageInfo.startCursor` from a previous page.
Forward pagination: returns the first N items (max 100, default 25). Use with `after`; mutually exclusive with `last`/`before`.
Backward pagination: returns the last N items (max 100, default 25). Use with `before`; mutually exclusive with `first`/`after`.
Location}>
The location the order's inventory is destined for.
**Requires:** [`locations_read`](/docs/api-reference/v3/reference/scopes#scope-locations_read)
An internal note on the purchase order.
Date}>
The date the order was placed with the supplier.
The merchant-facing purchase order number.
An external reference for the purchase order.
InboundShipmentConnection!} required>
Inbound shipments fulfilling this purchase order.
**Requires:** [`inventory_read`](/docs/api-reference/v3/reference/scopes#scope-inventory_read)
**Arguments**
Forward pagination cursor — returns items after it. Pass an `edges[].cursor` or `pageInfo.endCursor` from a previous page.
Backward pagination cursor — returns items before it. Pass an `edges[].cursor` or `pageInfo.startCursor` from a previous page.
Forward pagination: returns the first N items (max 100, default 25). Use with `after`; mutually exclusive with `last`/`before`.
Backward pagination: returns the last N items (max 100, default 25). Use with `before`; mutually exclusive with `first`/`after`.
PurchaseOrderStatus!} required>
The current lifecycle status of the purchase order.
Supplier}>
The supplier the order was placed with.
**Requires:** [`inventory_read`](/docs/api-reference/v3/reference/scopes#scope-inventory_read)
A note shared with the supplier.
Free-form tags applied to the purchase order.
DateTime!} required>
When the record was last updated.
PageInfo!} required>
Pagination metadata for the current page.
Cursor of the last edge in this page; pass to `after` to page forward.
Whether more items exist after this page (drives forward pagination with `first`/`after`).
Whether more items exist before this page (drives backward pagination with `last`/`before`).
Cursor of the first edge in this page; pass to `before` to page backward.
DateTime!} required>
When the record was last updated.
The supplier's website URL.