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# Merge a duplicate product into a canonical product

> Re-points all foreign key references from the duplicate product to the canonical product, then deactivates the duplicate. Used when a barcode scan reveals two products are the same.



## OpenAPI

````yaml api-reference/v1/openapi.yaml post /v1/receiving/products/{productId}/merge-into/{canonicalId}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Goods API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    API for Goods grocery operations - scanner app, admin dashboard, and
    customer features
  contact:
    name: Goods Team
    url: https://goods.app
servers:
  - url: http://localhost:3000
    description: Local development
  - url: https://dev.api.switchyard.run
    description: Development
  - url: https://api.switchyard.run
    description: Production
security: []
tags:
  - name: v1
    description: API v1 - unified domain-based endpoints
  - name: Scanner
    description: Scanner app endpoints for drivers and pickers
  - name: Sweeps
    description: Sweep management - retail store pickup operations
  - name: RFC Picks
    description: Ready-for-checkout picking operations
  - name: Inventory
    description: Inventory management and barcode lookup
  - name: Admin
    description: Admin dashboard endpoints
  - name: Orders
    description: Order management
  - name: Products
    description: Product catalog management
  - name: Notifications
    description: Push, email, SMS, and Slack notification management
paths:
  /v1/receiving/products/{productId}/merge-into/{canonicalId}:
    post:
      tags:
        - Sweeps
      summary: Merge a duplicate product into a canonical product
      description: >-
        Re-points all foreign key references from the duplicate product to the
        canonical product, then deactivates the duplicate. Used when a barcode
        scan reveals two products are the same.
      parameters:
        - schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
            description: The duplicate scraped product ID (will be deactivated)
          required: true
          name: productId
          in: path
        - schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
            description: The canonical scraped product ID (will be kept)
          required: true
          name: canonicalId
          in: path
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Products merged successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                  canonical_product_id:
                    type: string
                  merged_product_id:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - success
                  - canonical_product_id
                  - merged_product_id
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - error
        '404':
          description: Product not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - error

````