Create Category - Venddor API

POST {{baseUrl}}/Categories

This endpoint allows you to create a new product category in the marketplace.

Request Headers

Header	Value	Description
Authorization	Basic Auth	Base64 encoded username:password combination

Request Body Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
category*	string	Yes	Name of the category
company_id*	string	Yes	Always set to `"0"` to make the category available to all sellers
status*	string	Yes	Set to `"A"` for activated or `"D"` for deactivated
parent_id	string	No	ID of the parent category if this is a subcategory. If omitted, the category will be created as a top-level category.

Example Request

{
  "category": "Category name",
  "company_id": "0",
  "status": "A"
}

Response

The endpoint returns the ID of the newly created category.

Example Response

{
  "category_id": "1825"
}

Tip: When creating hierarchical categories, first create the parent category, then create the child categories by setting the parent_id parameter to the ID of the parent category.