---
title: "Create Trait Category"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/traits/categories"
tags: ["traits"]
---

# Create Trait Category

`POST /api/v1/traits/categories`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.gnosari.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.gnosari.com/api/v1/traits/categories`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in header `X-AUTH-TOKEN`

Create new trait category.

## Request body

- TraitCategoryCreate: Schema for creating trait category.
  - `name` string, required: Category name
  - `description` string, nullable: Category description

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- TraitCategoryRead
  - `id` integer, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string, nullable, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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