---
title: "Create a category"
method: POST
path: "/categories"
tags: ["Categories"]
---

# Create a category

`POST /categories`

## Request body

- CreateCategory
  - `name` string, required
  - `slug` string
  - `description` string
  - `parent` string

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `message` string, required
  - `status` boolean, required
  - `error` boolean, required
  - `data` object
    - `category` Category — Expense category
      - `code` string
      - `name` string
      - `description` string, nullable
      - `slug` string, nullable
      - `status` string
      - `isSubCategory` boolean
      - `parent` Category — recursive
      - `children` Category[]

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request
- `401` — Unauthorized

---

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