Create product category

POST/api/products/categories

Creates a new product category.

Request Body

application/json

Request payload for Create product category.

name*string

Display name for the category.

Length1 <= length

handle*string

Stable category handle used in URLs and references.

Length1 <= length

parentId?||

Parent category identifier when creating a nested category.

externalId?||

External system identifier for the category when synced.

metadata?|

Additional metadata stored with the category.

[key: string]?never

Response Body

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curl -X POST "https://loading/api/products/categories" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "name": "Hydraulics",    "handle": "hydraulics"  }'

null

{
  "_tag": "ApiBadRequestError",
  "code": "PRICE_IMPORT_DUPLICATE_SKUS",
  "message": "The request payload is invalid.",
  "description": "Remove duplicate SKU rows before importing the file.",
  "details": {}
}

{
  "_tag": "Unauthorized"
}

{
  "_tag": "ApiForbiddenError",
  "message": "You do not have permission to perform this action."
}

{
  "_tag": "ApiNotFoundError",
  "message": "The requested resource was not found."
}

{
  "_tag": "ApiConflictError",
  "message": "A resource with this handle already exists."
}

{
  "_tag": "ApiUnprocessableEntityError",
  "message": "The order cannot be submitted without items."
}

{
  "_tag": "ServiceUnavailable"
}

{
  "_tag": "ApiTimeoutError",
  "message": "The upstream operation timed out."
}

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