Create a new category. Fields `id`, `createdAt`, `updatedAt` are auto-generated. Triggers `categories.created` webhook.

Bearer token required

Response examples

201Category created

application/json example derived from schema

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "Electronics",
  "slug": "electronics",
  "description": "Gadgets, devices, and electronic accessories",
  "image": "https://picsum.photos/seed/cat1/300/200",
  "productCount": 5,
  "createdAt": "2022-01-06T04:19:58.076Z"
}

400400 — invalid input or malformed JSON

application/json

{
  "error": {
    "status": 400,
    "message": "Request body required"
  }
}

413413 — body exceeds 64 KB

application/json

{
  "error": {
    "status": 413,
    "message": "Request body too large",
    "details": {
      "maxSize": "64 KB"
    }
  }
}

429429 — rate limit exceeded (120/60s)

application/json

{
  "error": {
    "status": 429,
    "message": "Too many requests",
    "details": {
      "retryAfter": 45
    }
  }
}

Code examples

curl -X POST -H 'Authorization: Bearer <TOKEN>' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{
  "name": "Electronics",
  "slug": "electronics"
}' 'https://api.rodin.dev/mock/categories'

fetch("https://api.rodin.dev/mock/categories", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
      "Authorization": "Bearer <TOKEN>",
      "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
  body: "{\n  \"name\": \"Electronics\",\n  \"slug\": \"electronics\"\n}",
})
  .then((response) => response.json())
  .then((data) => console.log(data))

import requests

url = "https://api.rodin.dev/mock/categories"
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <TOKEN>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}
data = "{\n  \"name\": \"Electronics\",\n  \"slug\": \"electronics\"\n}"

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=data)
print(response.json())

Authentication

AuthenticationBearer token

Paste cURL