Direct Management

Direct Management offers full control over your menu items via the API. You create, update, and delete items directly by managing their identifiers on your side. This method is ideal if you want fine-grained control over how your products appear on Weedmaps.

How Direct Management Works

Create new menu items using a POST request.
Store the returned id to update or delete the item later.
Manage all related entities, including:

This approach ensures the most customizable experience, with your system serving as the source of truth for menu data.

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You can see the request schema, response schema, error schemas, and run live examples with menu items through the API Examples

Method	Description	Try It!
POST	Create a Menu Item	Create a Menu Item
GET	Retrieve a single Menu Item	Retrieve a Menu Item
PATCH	Update a Menu Item	Update a Menu Item
DELETE	Delete a Menu Item	Delete a Menu Item
GET	List all Menu Items by Menu ID	Retrieve a Menu's Menu Items

Important Notes

Always store the id from the creation response for future updates and deletions.
Use external_id and external_product_id to help Weedmaps link data across locations or sync systems.
Include Categories, Cannabinoids, Strains, Discovery Tags, and Terpenes to improve searchability and classification.

Summary

Use Case	Direct Management Benefit
Full customization	✅ Manage every attribute directly
Complex pricing & sales	✅ Handle detailed pricing, discounts, and sales
Data sync from POS	✅ POS remains the source of truth
Inventory updates	✅ Adjust quantities and stock statuses in real-time

How Direct Management Works

📘You can see the request schema, response schema, error schemas, and run live examples with menu items through the API Examples

Important Notes

Summary

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You can see the request schema, response schema, error schemas, and run live examples with menu items through the API Examples