Create product category

POST/api/products/categories

Creates a new product category.

Request Body

application/json

Request payload for Create product category.

TypeScript Definitions

Use the request body type in TypeScript.

name*string

Display name for the category.

Length1 <= length

handle?|

Optional stable category handle; generated from name by default.

Example"hydraulics"

taxonomyId?||

Taxonomy identifier; defaults to the workspace taxonomy.

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.

Response Body

`application/json`

curl -X POST "https://example.com/api/products/categories" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "name": "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": null}

{  "_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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