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    • Create a Product Category
      POST
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      GET
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      POST
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      DELETE
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      GET
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      POST
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      DELETE
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  1. Product Categories

Update a Product Category

POST
/admin/product-categories/{id}
Product Categories
Updates 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

Path Params
id
string 
required
The ID of the Product Category.
Query Params
expand
string 
optional
(Comma separated) Which fields should be expanded in each product category.
fields
string 
optional
(Comma separated) Which fields should be retrieved in each product category.
Body Params application/json
name
string 
optional
The name to identify the Product Category by.
description
string 
optional
An optional text field to describe the Product Category by.
handle
string 
optional
A handle to be used in slugs.
is_internal
boolean 
optional
A flag to make product category an internal category for admins
is_active
boolean 
optional
A flag to make product category visible/hidden in the store front
parent_category_id
string 
optional
The ID of the parent product category
rank
number 
optional
The rank of the category in the tree node (starting from 0)
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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