# MarketMan and Volty > Kitchen managers ask Volty what is below par in MarketMan and approve the purchase order it drafts, and suppliers email to confirm an order. Kitchen managers on MarketMan ask Volty what is below par before an order cutoff, and Volty drafts the purchase order from MarketMan counts and vendor items for approval. Talk to Volty · Free trial Updated 2 Nov 2026 ## Low before the weekend A kitchen manager asks what to reorder. Volty reads MarketMan and proposes the order. Kitchen Volty · Team chat IB Isaiah Brooks What's below par for the weekend at the Midtown kitchen? Checked MarketMan · Midtown · 4 items below par VoltyAPP Four items: chicken thighs (18 lb, par 40), heavy cream (3 qt, par 8), brioche buns (2 dozen, par 6) and limes (half a case, par 2). Shall I propose the reorder? IB Isaiah Brooks Yes, from the usual suppliers Proposed by Volty Google Sheets MarketMan · Midtown on hand | | Item | On hand | Par | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | Chicken thighs | 18 lb | 40 lb | | 3 | Heavy cream | 3 qt | 8 qt | | 4 | Brioche buns | 2 dz | 6 dz | | 5 | Limes | 0.5 cs | 2 cs | Row 2 added by Volty ## What Volty does with MarketMan MarketMan is the inventory management and purchasing software many restaurants use to count stock and order from suppliers. MarketMan issues API partner credentials, and Volty uses them to read inventory counts, items, vendors and orders for the locations you authorize. A kitchen manager asks Volty in team chat what is below par and Volty proposes the purchase order, and a supplier emailing about an order hears what was ordered and when it is due. - What is below par · Volty reads on-hand counts against par levels by item. - Purchase orders proposed · A reorder becomes a MarketMan order for a manager to approve. - Supplier questions · A supplier asking about an order hears its items and date. - Isaiah signs off the quantities · Volty drafts each supplier's order, and it is placed in MarketMan only after the kitchen manager approves. Connects with MarketMan API V3 with partner credentials Volty reads Inventory counts, items, vendors, orders, invoices Volty can change Purchase orders, approved by the kitchen manager Setup Our team, with your MarketMan customer manager Category Hospitality, food & events Chicken thighs at 18 of 40 pounds going into a Saturday. ### Confirming a supplier order A supplier writes in about an order. Volty reads it from MarketMan. LP Linda Park Gmail · Supplier Confirming your order for Thursday delivery. Was it 4 or 6 cases of San Marzano tomatoes? Checked MarketMan · PO 7742 · Bella Foods · Thu Nov 5 · San Marzano 6 cs Volty Hi Linda, purchase order 7742 has 6 cases of San Marzano tomatoes for Thursday Nov 5. Thanks for checking. ## As an automation Describe it to Volty in a sentence; it drafts the automation and an admin turns it on. Before the order cutoff - When · Thursday 3pm · After the weekly count - Step 1 · Compares counts to par · Midtown and Uptown kitchens - Step 2 · Splits it by supplier · Sysco, Golden Crust, Valley Produce - Step 3 · Places the approved orders · Before the 5pm supplier cutoff Six cases, not four, read straight off PO 7742. ## How Volty connects to MarketMan MarketMan issues API partner credentials rather than a self-serve key, and its docs tell customers to contact their MarketMan customer manager for access. Our team builds the custom connection on those, and an admin approves it in Volty. - 01 · Request partner credentials · We ask your MarketMan customer manager, with you, for an API key and password for Volty. - 02 · Authorize the locations · MarketMan lists the accounts the credentials can reach, so you choose which kitchens Volty sees. - 03 · Approve in Volty · An admin approves the connection once. Create purchase order starts Off. - 04 · Keep within the daily limit · MarketMan allows 500 API calls a day per consumer, so Volty reads counts in batches, not item by item. ### The tools Volty gets Each one is a switch on the Sources page in Volty. - Read counts against par · Reads - Look up a purchase order · Reads - Read vendor item prices · Reads - Draft a purchase order · Changes Reading tools can be turned on straight away. Anything that changes MarketMan starts Off, and once on it can be set to check with staff, so each change waits for a colleague. ## Common questions ### How does MarketMan grant API access? MarketMan issues an API partner key and password, and its docs tell customers without access to contact their MarketMan customer manager. We arrange that with you, set up the custom connection for the locations agreed, and an admin approves it in Volty. ### Does Volty send the purchase order to the vendor? Volty can draft the order in MarketMan from the items below par. Creating it is a change, so the tool starts Off, and most kitchens keep it on Check with staff so the manager approves the quantities before the order is placed. ### Can a supplier ask Volty about an invoice? If documents are shared, Volty reads the invoice MarketMan holds for that location and says what it shows. Disputes and credits go to the person who handles purchasing. ### How much does it cost to connect MarketMan with Volty? 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