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Connect Hive to Katana

Map Hive warehouses to Katana locations, import products by SKU, and see Hive stock and inbounds in Katana.

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Written by Argo Ohvril

What the Katana–Hive integration does

Hive is an integrated logistics and fulfillment platform for ecommerce brands. It combines inventory, order management, warehousing, picking, packing, delivery, and returns.

By connecting Katana with Hive, you can:

  • Map Hive warehouses to Katana locations: Each Hive warehouse links to its own dedicated Katana location, and only mapped warehouses sync.

  • Import products by SKU: Existing Katana products are matched by SKU, unknown SKUs create new products, and SKU aliases bridge mismatched SKUs.

  • See Hive stock levels in Katana: Hive's stock numbers appear as read-only external inventory at each warehouse's mapped location.

  • Turn inbound shipments into stock transfers: Each Hive inbound shipment becomes a Katana stock transfer that tracks its status and received quantities.

sync diagram showing data flowing one way from Hive into Katana: Hive warehouses to Katana locations, Hive products to Katana products (matched by SKU or SKU alias), Hive stock levels to read-only external inventory at mapped Katana locations, and Hive inbound shipments to Katana stock transfers

Before you start

  • An active Hive account.

  • An API Token from Hive. Contact your Hive representative to set up API access, and they will provide the token.

  • A Katana account with permission to manage integrations.

Connect Hive to Katana

  1. In Katana, open the Integrations page and find the Hive tile.

  2. Click Connect.

  3. Enter your API Token in the connection form and confirm.

    the Katana connection form for Hive showing a single API Token input field and a confirm button

  4. After Hive approves the connection, the configuration screen opens on the Location tab. The integration status shows Connected with Sync inactive, and an Activate sync button appears in the header. Map each Hive warehouse to a Katana location. Click Add to Katana to create a dedicated location for a warehouse.

    the Hive configuration screen in Katana on the Location tab, listing Hive warehouses with their mapping status (Not mapped, mapped to a Katana location, or Unlinked), Add to Katana buttons, and the Activate sync button in the header next to the Connected / Sync inactive status

  5. Click Activate sync to start syncing data with Hive. Nothing syncs until you do this.

How your daily workflow looks

  1. Hive products are imported into Katana by SKU, and new SKUs create products as they appear.

  2. Inbound shipments created in Hive appear in Katana as stock transfers into the mapped location.

  3. As Hive receives the goods, the stock transfer's quantities and status update in Katana.

  4. Hive's stock levels show as read-only external inventory at each mapped location.

  5. Reconciliation compares Katana's in-stock quantities with Hive's on hand quantities, either on a schedule or on demand, and creates stock adjustments for any differences.

  6. You plan production and purchasing in Katana using up-to-date stock figures.

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