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  1. Product Categories
  • Auth
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  • Product Categories
    • Create a Product Category
      POST
    • List Product Categories
      GET
    • Update a Product Category
      POST
    • Delete a Product Category
      DELETE
    • Get a Product Category
      GET
    • Add Products to a Category
      POST
    • Remove Products from Category
      DELETE
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  • Store
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    • Get a Swap
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    • Add to Shipping Options
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  • Users
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  1. Product Categories

Create a Product Category

POST
/admin/product-categories
Product Categories
Create a Product Category.
Request Request Example
Shell
JavaScript
Java
Swift
curl --location --request POST 'https://api.medusa-commerce.com/admin/product-categories' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw ''
Response Response Example
200 - Example 1
{
  "product_category": {
    "id": "pcat_01G2SG30J8C85S4A5CHM2S1NS2",
    "name": "Regular Fit",
    "handle": "regular-fit",
    "mpath": "pcat_id1.pcat_id2.pcat_id3",
    "is_internal": false,
    "is_active": false,
    "rank": 0,
    "parent_category_id": null,
    "parent_category": {},
    "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
    "updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
    "category_children": [
      {}
    ],
    "products": [
      {}
    ]
  }
}

Request

Query Params
expand
string 
optional
Comma-separated relations that should be expanded in the returned product category.
fields
string 
optional
Comma-separated fields that should be included in the returned product category.
Body Params application/json
name
string 
required
The name of the product category
description
string 
optional
The description of the product category.
handle
string 
optional
The handle of the product category. If none is provided, the kebab-case version of the name will be used. This field can be used as a slug in URLs.
is_internal
boolean 
optional
If set to true, the product category will only be available to admins.
is_active
boolean 
optional
If set to false, the product category will not be available in the storefront.
parent_category_id
string 
optional
The ID of the parent product category
Examples

Responses

🟢200OK
application/json
Body
product_category
object (Product Category) 
required
A product category can be used to categorize products into a hierarchy of categories.
id
string 
required
The product category's ID
Example:
pcat_01G2SG30J8C85S4A5CHM2S1NS2
name
string 
required
The product category's name
Example:
Regular Fit
handle
string 
required
A unique string that identifies the Product Category - can for example be used in slug structures.
Example:
regular-fit
mpath
string  | null 
required
A string for Materialized Paths - used for finding ancestors and descendents
Example:
pcat_id1.pcat_id2.pcat_id3
is_internal
boolean 
required
A flag to make product category an internal category for admins
Default:
false
is_active
boolean 
required
A flag to make product category visible/hidden in the store front
Default:
false
rank
integer 
optional
An integer that depicts the rank of category in a tree node
Default:
0
parent_category_id
string  | null 
required
The ID of the parent category.
Default:
null
parent_category
object  | null 
optional
The details of the parent of this category.
created_at
string <date-time>
required
The date with timezone at which the resource was created.
updated_at
string <date-time>
required
The date with timezone at which the resource was updated.
category_children
array [object] 
required
The details of the category's children.
products
array [object] 
optional
The details of the products that belong to this category.
🟠400Client Error or Multiple Errors
🟠401User is not authorized. Must log in first
🟠404Not Found Error
🟠409Invalid State Error
🟠422Invalid Request Error
🔴500Server Error
Modified at 2023-10-10 11:56:36
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