--- title: Purchase Limit On Specific Products description: Limiting the amount of an item a customer can buy when it is hard to find can help ensure that more customers have access to the item and prevent hoarding or reselling at inflated prices. --- [Skip to content](https://support.cityhive.net/portal/en/kb/articles/purchase-limit-on-specific-products#main-content) [Contact Us](https://support.cityhive.net/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [Customer portal](https://support.cityhive.net/tickets-view?hsLang=en) ![City Hive Logo-2.png\]](https://support.cityhive.net/hs-fs/hubfs/City%20Hive%20Logo-2.png?width=62&height=60&name=City%20Hive%20Logo-2.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Contact Us](https://support.cityhive.net/kb-tickets/new) - [Customer portal](https://support.cityhive.net/tickets-view) We're here to help! - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [City Hive Support](https://support.cityhive.net/?hsLang=en) 2. [Inventory Management](https://support.cityhive.net/inventory-management?hsLang=en) 3. [Standard Inventory Management](https://support.cityhive.net/inventory-management?hsLang=en#standard-inventory-management) # Purchase Limit On Specific Products ## Limiting the amount of an item a customer can buy when it is hard to find can help ensure that more customers have access to the item and prevent hoarding or reselling at inflated prices. Add a purchase limit on a product 1. **Begin on your [Inventory section](https://merchants.cityhive.net/#!/fffff/inventory) of the dashboard** 2. **Search for the desired product** in the search bar at the top right of your screen 3. **Click on the arrow on the top left of the product** to view the full page   ![](https://support.cityhive.net/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/edbsn0c4e3cc0bccd1b8526111009d6c94a746c79a36a09ea422dcca82a3b32a24f8ec7f54f70b27f303b3f110638b5530f97-1.png) 4. Scroll down under the Stock Info to where you see Max Purchase Quantity then **click on the pencil to edit** ![Screenshot 2024-07-30 at 5.00.11 PM](https://support.cityhive.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-07-30%20at%205.00.11%20PM.png?width=554&height=86&name=Screenshot%202024-07-30%20at%205.00.11%20PM.png) 5. **Type in the number** you would like to limit the product to **then click the checkmark to save** your changes #### Call for availability option If you would like to have customers call in for a product to see if it's available, **set the max purchase quantity to zero** which would mark the product as "Call for Availability" as seen below.  ![Screenshot 2024-07-30 at 4.57.34 PM](https://support.cityhive.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202024-07-30%20at%204.57.34%20PM.png?width=511&height=370&name=Screenshot%202024-07-30%20at%204.57.34%20PM.png) #### Views - Max Purchase Quantity  If you would like to filter out products that only have a purchase limit, you can also create a product group and choose the field as Max Purchase Quantity as shown below.  ![](https://support.cityhive.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/edbsn8cfd09f1a620150a657bf678ded041c27d26b49fb89bd042a0d77d61ff893f088d971c2e7aaab1bf4c781a62716fe711-1.png?width=553&height=287&name=edbsn8cfd09f1a620150a657bf678ded041c27d26b49fb89bd042a0d77d61ff893f088d971c2e7aaab1bf4c781a62716fe711-1.png)   - 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