---
title: "Create a Meta product catalog — estimate"
method: POST
path: "/v1/messaging/ads/catalogs/estimate"
tags: ["Product Catalogs"]
---

# Create a Meta product catalog — estimate

`POST /v1/messaging/ads/catalogs/estimate`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://apihub.co.il`
- URL: `https://apihub.co.il/v1/messaging/ads/catalogs/estimate`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Price the request without executing it. Same body as `POST /v1/messaging/ads/catalogs`.

## Request body

- object
  - `name` string, required
  - `vertical` 'commerce' | 'vehicles' | 'hotels' | 'flights' | 'destinations' | 'home_listings' | 'local_service_business' | 'offline_commerce' | 'ticketed_experiences' | 'transactable_items'
  - `accountId` string, required: A facebook, instagram, metaads or whatsapp account ID
  - `businessId` string: Business portfolio that owns the catalog
  - `adAccountId` string: Ad account whose owner business creates the catalog
  - `catalogAccountId` string: Account whose Meta login token performs the call (see GET)

## Response `200`

Estimate

- Estimate
  - `operation` string
  - `estimated_credits` number
  - `credits_to_reserve` number
  - `estimated_usage` object
  - `note` string, nullable
  - `balance` object
    - `available` number
  - `sufficient` boolean

---

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