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POST
/
v1
/
categories
Create Category
curl --request POST \
  --url https://{cluster}.voucherify.io/v1/categories \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'X-App-Id: <api-key>' \
  --header 'X-App-Token: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "Eighth",
  "hierarchy": 8
}
'
{
  "id": "cat_0b8b5a427a0283c854",
  "name": "Eighth",
  "hierarchy": 8,
  "created_at": "2022-08-16T11:45:54.171Z",
  "object": "category"
}

Authorizations

​
X-App-Id
string
header
required
​
X-App-Token
string
header
required
​
Authorization
string
header
required

The access token received from the authorization server in the OAuth 2.0 flow.

Body

application/json

Specify the details of the category that you would like to create.

Request body schema for POST v1/categories.

​
name
string
required

Category name.

​
hierarchy
integer
required

Category hierarchy. Categories with lower hierarchy are processed before categories with higher hierarchy value.

Required range: x >= 0

Response

Returns a newly created category object.

Response body schema for POST v1/categories.

​
id
string
required

Unique category ID assigned by Voucherify.

​
name
string
required

Category name.

​
hierarchy
integer
required

Category hierarchy. Categories with lower hierarchy are processed before categories with higher hierarchy value.

Required range: x >= 0
​
object
enum<string>
default:category
required
Available options:
category
​
created_at
string<date-time>
required

Timestamp representing the date and time when the category was created. The value is shown in the ISO 8601 format.

Example:

"2022-07-14T10:45:13.156Z"

Last modified on December 3, 2025