---
title: "POST /api/task_categories"
method: POST
path: "/api/task_categories"
tags: ["Practice Management"]
---

# POST /api/task_categories

`POST /api/task_categories`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.drchrono.com`
- URL: `https://app.drchrono.com/api/task_categories`
- Auth: OAuth 2
  - Authorization code: `https://app.drchrono.com/o/authorize/`
  - Token URL: `https://app.drchrono.com/o/token/` scopes: `tasks:read`, `tasks:write`

Create a task category

## Query parameters

- `since` string

## Response `201`

Created

- TaskCategory
  - `archived` boolean
  - `is_global` string: Indicates that the category is a system wide (pre-defined) category
  - `name` string, required
  - `practice_group` integer, required
  - `created_at` string
  - `updated_at` string
  - `id` integer

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Permission Denied
- `404`: Not Found
- `405`: Method Not Allowed
- `500`: Internal Server Error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/drchrono/apis/drchrono-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/drchrono/apis/drchrono-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/drchrono/apis/drchrono-api/revisions/98cabe79d150?raw)