Create a Category

POST Create a Category

https://api.moltin.com/v2/categories

Request

Response

Headers:

Name	Required	Type	Description
Authorization	Required	string	The Bearer token to grant access to the API

Body:

Name	Required	Type	Description
type	Required	string	Represents the type of the object being returned
name	Required	string	The name of the category
slug	Required	string	A unique slug identifier for the category
description	Optional	string	Any description for this category
status	Optional	string	live or draft depending on the category status. (defaults to draft)

201 Created

{
    "data": {
        "id": "9dd56fc2-5746-46a2-bdf6-fe396bb6b7af",
        "type": "category",
        "status": "live",
        "name": "Clothing",
        "slug": "clothing",
        "description": "Browse our clothing line",
        "relationships": {}
    }
}

cURL

JavaScript SDK

curl -X POST https://api.moltin.com/v2/categories \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer XXXX" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d $'{
     "data": {
        "type": "category",
        "name": "Clothing",
        "slug": "clothing",
        "description": "Browse our clothing line",
        "status": "live"
     }
   }'

const MoltinGateway = require('@moltin/sdk').gateway
const Moltin = MoltinGateway({
  client_id: 'X',
  client_secret: 'X'
})
const category = {
  name: 'Clothing',
  slug: 'clothing',
  description: 'Browse our clothing line',
  status: 'live'
}
Moltin.Categories.Create(category).then(category => {
  // Do something
})