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Automate your manufacturing business with an e-commerce API

Transfer data between your e-commerce platforms and tools with API integrations that streamline operations. Katana’s open API is designed for developers and businesses who want to take their manufacturing software to the next level.

Unite your e-commerce platforms and business apps with Katana’s open API

Align your manufacturing, production, and sales with custom API workflows. Katana’s open API gives you access to apps and tools beyond our list of native integrations for total control.

Create custom workflows that boost accuracy and free up your time

Katana API allows you to build custom solutions that integrate your production operations with your e-commerce systems. Automation allows you to save time spent on repetitive tasks and reduce human error, giving you the accuracy and focus you need to scale your business.

  • Sync your inventory data with hundreds of e-commerce, shipping, accounting, and reporting platforms
  • Automate sales order import from multiple e-commerce platforms for a unified overview

Align your team with real-time data

Managers, sales teams, and shop floor employees need access to the same information to keep their operations in sync. E-commerce APIs connect all your tools to give everyone in your organization access to the live data they need in a single, unified platform. No more miscommunication or mistakes when it comes to deadlines, scheduling, or stock counting.

  • Get task-level control for effective shop floor management
  • Specify user access and permissions for different team members using your manufacturing software
Features

Getting your products to customers faster

Katana supports your workflows no matter your industry with the features and seamless integrations you need to manage your business how you want.

Katana inventory management system showing item table with stock, committed, expected quantities, and highlighted 143 in-stock badge with location filter

Take control of your inventory in real time

Katana’s Smart Inventory provides live, connected insights across all channels and locations — helping you maintain the correct stock levels. Track items in real-time, forecast demand with confidence, and manage costs without end-of-month surprises.

  • Real time visibility
  • Barcode workflows
  • Expiry dates
  • Batch/lot and serial number tracking
  • Automated stock movements
  • Multilocation support
  • Omnichannel order sync
  • Planning and forecasting
  • User permissions
Purchasing widgets including stock row, purchase order card, and status selector to balance supply with demand and avoid overstocking

Stay ahead with demand-led purchasing

Track everything that’s purchased and trace its journey from supplier to production. Katana maintains a comprehensive record to support compliance, simplify audits, and facilitate prompt responses to recalls, strengthening trust in your company.

  • Multicurrency support
  • Purchasing insights
  • Reorder recommendations
  • Receiving
  • Contract manufacturing
  • Multilocation support
Katana manufacturing system showing production order table with tasks, deadlines, and statuses plus task card view to track shop floor progress in real time

Manufacturing you can see, control, and deliver

Gain complete visibility into your entire production process. Plan capacity, allocate resources, and ensure materials are ready when needed. Live shop floor updates enable you to identify and resolve issues promptly, keeping production on track.

  • Shop Floor App
  • Insights and planning
  • Contract manufacturing
  • BOM and subassemblies
  • Barcode scanning
  • Manufacturing cost calculations
  • Real-time inventory management
  • Role-based access
  • MTS and MTO workflows
Order management software interface showing product stock levels, purchase orders, and real-time updates for seamless multi-channel fulfillment

Manage orders seamlessly across all of your channels

Connect sales channels, such as Shopify, Amazon, or WooCommerce, to Katana to ensure that all orders sync automatically. Eliminate worrying about double entries, lost orders, or messy spreadsheets — just accurate, up-to-date data across every channel.

  • Return management
  • Kits and bundles
  • Partial order fulfillment
  • Sell goods and services
  • Omnichannel sales order sync
  • Custom fields and internal notes
  • AI-powered assistant
Katana warehousing UI elements showing stock table, purchase order widget, and status menu to manage receiving, picking, and packing

Reliably move stock in and out of warehouses

Supply your team with mobile access to real-time tasks, barcode scanning, and role-based views. The Warehouse App ensures that receiving, picking, packing, and transfers are completed accurately and on time, keeping inventory reliable and customers happy.

  • Warehouse app
  • Bin locations
  • Barcode scanning
  • Multilocation support
  • Pick and pack
  • Receiving and partial receiving
  • 3PL & WMS support

Want to see Katana in action?

Book a demo to get all your questions answered regarding Katana’s features, integrations, pricing, and more.

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Create custom API integrations

Use Katana’s open API to create custom workflows and connect to apps beyond our list of integrations. Automate data transfers between the services you use to level up efficiency. Take a look at our API documentation to learn more.

Katana integrates everything, making for effective company-wide resource planning and control.”

Danielle Louw
Production Manager at CT LAB

We needed help with Shopify inventory management for raw materials, and Katana exceeded our expectations.”

Pablo Baque
Walk With Me CEO

Having the shop floor know what they can or can’t make on a given day is amazing, and replaces our previous “system” of spreadsheets.”

Sara Varela
Founder and Designer at Sara Gabriel

As an organic food processor, traceability is critical and our records must be meticulously kept. Katana fulfills all our needs in a simple, easy solution.”

Irah Vet
Founder and Production Manager at Hornby Organic

Get visibility over your sales and stock

Wave goodbye to uncertainty with Katana Cloud Inventory — AI-powered for total inventory control