Retail integration

Lowe's EDI integration and automation

A guide for vendors connecting with Lowe's, covering the documents involved, LowesLink resources, labeling and ERP integration.

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Overview

Understanding Lowe's integration

Who this is for: Manufacturers and distributors supplying Lowe's stores, distribution centers and online channels.

Lowe's exchanges orders, shipment information and invoices with its vendors electronically and publishes implementation guides for each transaction through its LowesLink vendor portal. The core flow is a purchase order from Lowe's, an acknowledgment, an advance ship notice for each shipment and an invoice, with functional acknowledgments confirming receipt. Additional documents, such as application advice, may apply depending on product category.

Third-party guides note that vendors above a certain order volume are generally expected to use EDI, while smaller vendors may start with portal-based webforms. Ship notices need to align with GS1-128 carton labels so that distribution centers can receive efficiently, and testing is coordinated before vendors move to production.

Because document versions and requirements vary by division and vendor category, the guides on LowesLink are the authoritative source. A maintainable integration keeps Lowe's-specific rules in maps that can be updated as those guides change.

Workflows

Typical Lowe's business workflows

Lowe's order-to-cash

1Receive 850 purchase order
2Send 855 acknowledgment
3Ship with GS1-128 labels
4Send 856 ship notice
5Send 810 invoice

Documents and APIs

Common Lowe's transactions

Documents commonly exchanged with Lowe's, based on the public sources listed below. Exact requirements depend on your program, so always confirm against Lowe's's current implementation guide.

Document	Name	Direction	Purpose
850	Purchase Order	From Lowe's	Lowe's orders products.
855	Purchase Order Acknowledgment	To Lowe's	The vendor confirms or adjusts the order.
856	Advance Ship Notice	To Lowe's	Describes each shipment and its cartons.
810	Invoice	To Lowe's	Requests payment.
824	Application Advice	From Lowe's	Reports document errors where used.
997	Functional Acknowledgment	Both directions	Confirms documents were received.

Connectivity

How companies connect

VAN or AS2
Vendors connect through a value-added network or direct internet protocols such as AS2.
LowesLink
The LowesLink portal provides implementation guides and webforms for smaller vendors.

Challenges

Common integration challenges

Category-specific requirements
Document sets can vary by product category and division.
Label alignment
Carton labels must carry identifiers that match the ship notice.
Moving from webforms to EDI
Vendors that grow beyond portal webforms need to transition to integrated EDI.

How ECOM helps

How ECOM can support your Lowe's integration

Solution

EDI Integration

Integrate Lowe's documents with your ERP and warehouse systems.

Product

PRISM-WebEDI

Handle Lowe's documents in a browser while volumes are low.

Product

PRISM-SCV

Monitor acknowledgments, ship notices and errors across Lowe's orders.

ERP integration options

ECOM integrates Lowe's documents with ERP and warehouse systems so orders post automatically and ship notices and invoices are built from shipping and billing data.

Visibility and exception management

PRISM-SCV, ECOM's supply chain visibility product, is designed to follow each Lowe's document from receipt to response and flag late or missing documents and mismatches, so your team can resolve exceptions before they affect the relationship.

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Lowe's integration FAQs

Where do Lowe's vendors find EDI specifications?

Lowe's provides implementation guides for each transaction through its LowesLink vendor portal.

Which EDI documents does Lowe's use?

Third-party guides commonly cite the 850, 855, 856, 810 and 997, with documents such as the 824 depending on product category. Confirm on LowesLink.

Can small vendors avoid full EDI?

Third-party sources indicate smaller vendors may begin with LowesLink webforms. As volumes grow, integrated EDI becomes more efficient.

Is ECOM an approved Lowe's provider?

This page is an integration guide and does not indicate an approval or partnership with Lowe's. ECOM builds integrations to Lowe's published requirements.

Sources and accuracy

This guide summarizes publicly available information as of October 2026. Lowe's sets its own requirements and can change them at any time; your Lowe's implementation guide, supplier portal or account contact is the authoritative source for your program.