How to Create Virtual Product Programmatically in Magento 2

Hello Magento Friends,

Welcome to Magento 2 Tutorial series for creating the product programmatically. This is the comprehensive guide on How to Create Virtual Product Programmatically in Magento 2.

To handle a wide range of product catalogs, Magento 2 supports different product types.

Mainly we can create 6 types of products Programmatically in Magento 2:

• Simple Product
• Configurable Product
• Grouped Product
• Virtual Product
• Bundle Product
• Downloadable Product

Virtual products are abstract products that do not have a physical presence. Subscriptions, membership, services, warranties are the types of virtual products. Virtual products do not involve shipment and delivery. 

Here, is the full-fledged solution to Create Virtual Product Programmatically in Magento 2. 

Steps to Create Virtual Product Programmatically in Magento 2:

Step 1: Create a virtual_product.php file in the Magento root directory and add the below code

<?php

use Magento\Framework\AppInterface;

try {

    require_once __DIR__ . '/app/bootstrap.php';

} catch (\Exception $e) {

    echo 'Autoload error: ' . $e->getMessage();

    exit(1);

}

try {

    $bootstrap = \Magento\Framework\App\Bootstrap::create(BP, $_SERVER);

    $objectManager = $bootstrap->getObjectManager();

    $appState = $objectManager->get('Magento\Framework\App\State');

    $appState->setAreaCode('frontend');




    $virtual_product = $objectManager->create('Magento\Catalog\Model\Product');

    $virtual_product->setStatus(1); // status enabled/disabled 1/0

    $virtual_product->setName('Virtual Product Name'); // Set Your Virtual Product Name

    $virtual_product->setSku('virtual_product_sku'); // Set Virtual Product SKU

    $virtual_product->setTypeId('virtual');  // Set Product Type Id (simple/virtual/downloadable/configurable/grouped/bundle)

    $virtual_product->setAttributeSetId(4); // Set Attribute Set ID

    $virtual_product->setWebsiteIds(array(1)); // Set Website Ids

    $virtual_product->setTaxClassId(0); // Set Tax class ID

    $virtual_product->setVisibility(4); // visibility of product (Not Visible Individually (1) / Catalog (2)/ Search (3)/ Catalog, Search(4))

    $category_id = array(2, 3);

    $virtual_product->setCategoryIds($category_id); // Assign your to category using category Id

    $virtual_product->setPrice(199); // Set Virtual Product Price

    $virtual_product->setStockData(

        [

            'use_config_manage_stock' => 0,

            'manage_stock' => 1,

            'min_sale_qty' => 1,

            'max_sale_qty' => 2,

            'is_in_stock' => 1,

            'qty' => 1000,

        ]

    );

    $virtual_product->save();

    if ($virtual_product->getId()) {

        echo "Virtual Product Created Successfully.";

    }

}

catch(\Exception $e) {

    print_r($e->getMessage());

}

After adding the above code, run the below URL

https://yourdomain.com/virtual_product.php

That’s it!

Conclusion:

This way, you can Create Virtual Product Programmatically in Magento 2. Besides this, make your store feature-rich with custom extension development according to the requirements of your store. Share the article further to help out your friends and stay in touch with us!

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