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The Stocky migration checklist

Everything the move actually needs, in the order that matters — the irreversible parts first. Loading… Your ticks save in this browser, so you can close the tab and pick up where you left off.

17 August 2026Stop raising new purchase orders in Stocky. Shopify's own advice — about 14 days out, so in-transit stock can still land.
31 August 2026Stocky and the Stocky API both stop. The last day anything can read your supplier list automatically.
29 November 2026Read-only access ends. Shopify commits to at least 90 days for downloading your data by hand.
AI automation

Paste this into Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini. It briefs your assistant on the real deadlines and the constraints most merchants miss, then has it build a dated plan around your own store rather than a generic one.

You are helping me migrate my Shopify store off the Stocky app before it shuts down on 31 August 2026. Act as a careful migration planner, not a cheerleader.
First, ask me these one at a time and wait for each answer: how many suppliers I have in Stocky; how many purchase orders are currently open or in transit; whether I rely on Stocky's demand forecasting; roughly how many product vendors exist in my Shopify catalogue; and who else on my team touches Stocky day to day.
Then build me a dated plan working backwards from 31 August 2026. Mark clearly which steps must happen before that date because they depend on the Stocky API, and which can slip.
Hold these constraints as facts and do not contradict them: (1) Suppliers cannot be exported from Stocky at all - no CSV, no report. They are reachable only through the Stocky API, which switches off with the app, so any automated supplier migration must finish before 31 August. (2) Shopify's read-only window of at least 90 days after that date is for downloading files by hand only; it does not keep the API alive. (3) Historical purchase orders cannot be imported into Shopify - its purchase order CSV upload only adds product line items to a new draft order, losing statuses, received quantities and supplier links.
Finish with two things: what I stand to lose permanently if I do nothing, and what the cheapest acceptable version of this migration looks like if I only have one working day to spend on it.

That's the whole move, done.

Every step ticked. Your suppliers are out, your records are archived, and someone other than you can run a normal day on the new setup. Worth printing this page for the file.

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Stop the bleeding

by 17 August

Nothing else on this list works if stock is still moving through Stocky in the final fortnight.

Get your suppliers out

by 31 August — hard deadline

Do this before the CSV exports. It is the only part of the move with no manual safety net once Stocky is gone.

Shopify's own migration guide puts it plainly: “Suppliers can't be exported from Stocky.” No CSV, no report, no bulk download. Every name, contact and address sits behind the Stocky API — which switches off with the app.

Export your records

by 31 August

This is your tax, audit and buying history. Treat it as an archive you are keeping — not a file you will re-import later.

Worth knowing: historical purchase orders cannot be imported into Shopify. Shopify's PO CSV upload only adds product line items to a new draft order — past statuses, received quantities and supplier links do not survive the trip. These exports are records, not a restore point.

Close the loop in Stocky

by 31 August

Leave Stocky tidy. Half-received orders are the thing that causes arguments in September.

Set up your replacement

weeks before, not days

These steps describe EasyScan, because it reads the Stocky API directly. The shape is the same wherever you land: connect, import, rebuild, then test with real stock.

A useful bridge: while Stocky is still running, EasyScan can print barcode labels directly from your Stocky purchase orders and stock transfers — open Reports and pick the order. No re-keying during the changeover.

One honest limit worth planning around: a single draft purchase order caps at 500 products, splitting into up to five drafts and 2,500 items in total. Ample for most catalogues — but if Stocky's demand forecasting was the whole reason you used it, price a dedicated planning tool alongside rather than assuming a like-for-like swap.

Prove it works

before 31 August

A migration is not done when the data is in. It is done when someone who is not you can run a normal day on it.

After the lights go out

1 September onwards

Working through this list is a few evenings of admin. The supplier import is the part with a deadline on it — and the part EasyScan can do for you in a single pass while Stocky is still awake. Want the full picture first? See how EasyScan replaces Stocky feature by feature →

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Questions

What merchants ask about the Stocky shutdown

When exactly does Stocky stop working?

Stocky is unavailable after 31 August 2026, and the Stocky API stops on the same day. Shopify keeps read-only access for at least 90 days after that, to roughly 29 November 2026, but that window is for downloading files by hand only — it does not keep the API running.

Can I export my suppliers from Stocky?

No. Shopify's own migration guide states that suppliers cannot be exported from Stocky. There is no CSV and no report. Supplier records are reachable only through the Stocky API, so any tool that moves them for you has to finish before 31 August 2026.

Will my purchase order history move to Shopify?

No. Historical purchase orders cannot be imported into Shopify. Its purchase order CSV upload only adds product line items to a new draft order, so past statuses, received quantities and supplier links do not carry across. Export them as records for tax and audit instead.

What should I do first?

Stop raising new purchase orders in Stocky around 17 August 2026, about 14 days before shutdown, so in-transit stock can still land. Then move your suppliers out, because that is the only step with no manual fallback. Exports and setup can follow.

How long does a Stocky migration take?

For most stores it is a few evenings of admin spread over a fortnight. The supplier import is the only part with a hard deadline attached; exports, rebuilding labels and training the team can happen either side of it.

Is this checklist free?

Yes. No sign-up, no email required, and nothing is uploaded. Your ticks are stored in your own browser, so you can close the tab and pick up where you left off on the same device.

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