The InventoryItem resource now indicates whether it requires shipping instead of the Product Variant

The InventoryItem resource now includes a field requires_shipping to indicate whether the item requires shipping, deprecating the corresponding field on the ProductVariant resource.

Who is affected by this change?

Any app that reads requires_shipping off of the ProductVariant.

How do I prepare for this change?

Start consuming and reading checks for requires_shipping on the InventoryItem resource instead of the ProductVariant.

What happens if I do nothing?

As the ProductVariant equivalent for requires_shipping gets deprecated, any app that consumes that field will no longer be able to.

Where can I learn more?

InventoryItem ProductVariant