Create a Category

Create a Category

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

Headers

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

Request Body

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

201

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

cURL

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"
     }
   }'

JavaScript SDK

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
})