---
title: "POST /v1/{+parent}/apicategories"
method: POST
path: "/v1/{+parent}/apicategories"
tags: ["organizations"]
---

# POST /v1/{+parent}/apicategories

`POST /v1/{+parent}/apicategories`

Creates a new API category.

## Path parameters

- `parent` string, required

## Request body

- GoogleCloudApigeeV1ApiCategory — `ApiCategory` represents an API category. [Catalog items](/apigee/docs/reference/apis/apigee/rest/v1/organizations.sites.apidocs) can be tagged with API categories; users viewing the API catalog in the portal will have the option to browse the catalog by category.
  - `name` string — Name of the category.
  - `id` string — ID of the category (a UUID).
  - `siteId` string — Name of the portal.
  - `updateTime` string, int64 — Time the category was last modified in milliseconds since epoch.

## Response `200`

Successful response

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