Getting Started

BinHQ installs directly from the Shopify App Store. Search for "BinHQ" or follow the install link from our website. The installation process takes less than a minute.

Once you approve the app permissions, BinHQ automatically creates your account and begins syncing your products and orders from Shopify. You do not need to create a separate account or enter any credentials beyond your Shopify login.

After installation, you will be redirected to the BinHQ dashboard where you can start setting up your warehouse bins. Your products and recent orders will begin appearing within a few minutes as the initial sync completes.

BinHQ requires access to your products, orders, inventory, and fulfillment data in Shopify. These permissions are requested during installation and are necessary for the app to function correctly.

Bins are the physical storage locations in your warehouse -- shelves, racks, cubbies, or any spot where products are stored. In BinHQ, each bin has a name and a sort order that determines the walking path for pickers.

To create bins, navigate to the Bins page in your dashboard. You can sync locations from Shopify if you already have them configured, or create bins manually. We recommend a naming convention like "A-01-01" where A is the aisle, 01 is the rack, and 01 is the shelf position.

Set the sort order for each bin to match the physical walking path through your warehouse. Pickers will follow this order when fulfilling pick lists, reducing the time spent walking back and forth.

Once your bins are created, assign products to them from the Bins page. Each product variant can be assigned to one or more bins. The primary bin is used for pick list sorting.

A pick list is a consolidated list of items to collect from your warehouse bins. Instead of picking one order at a time, BinHQ groups items across multiple orders so pickers can collect everything in a single walk through the warehouse.

To generate your first pick list, go to the Orders page and select the orders you want to include. Click "Create Batch" to generate the pick list. BinHQ will sort the items by bin location to create the most efficient walking path.

Share the pick list with your picker by giving them access to the mobile picker interface. Pickers can log in with their PIN and see the items they need to collect, organized by bin location.

As the picker collects items and checks them off, the batch status updates in real time. Once all items are picked, the batch moves to the packing stage where you can fulfill the orders.