---
title: "Adds a Knowledge Article Category"
method: POST
path: "/KnowledgeArticleCategory"
tags: ["KnowledgeArticleCategories"]
---

# Adds a Knowledge Article Category

`POST /KnowledgeArticleCategory`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.insightly.com/v3.1`
- URL: `https://api.insightly.com/v3.1/KnowledgeArticleCategory`
- Auth: none declared. Required headers: `Authorization`

If you have trouble with creating a Knowledge Article Category, try creating Knowledge Article Categories via the web interface, and then access those Knowledge Article Categories via the API. This way you            can see examples of the fields and sub-elements attached to the Knowledge Article Category. A common source of problems during write/update request is caused when users omit            required fields, or insert invalid data in a field (e.g. reference a CATEGORY_ID that does not exist in the user's Insightly instance.

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `CATEGORY_ID` integer
  - `CATEGORY_NAME` string, string, required
  - `DESCRIPTION` string, string

## Response `201`

Request succeeded.

- object
  - `CATEGORY_ID` integer
  - `CATEGORY_NAME` string, string, required
  - `DESCRIPTION` string, string
  - `CREATED_USER_ID` integer
  - `DATE_CREATED_UTC` string, date-time
  - `DATE_UPDATED_UTC` string, date-time

## Other responses

- `400`: Data validation error.
- `401`: Authentication failed.
- `402`: Record limit reached.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/insightly/apis/insightly-api-v3-1.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/insightly/apis/insightly-api-v3-1/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/insightly/apis/insightly-api-v3-1/revisions/e7df0c3b65fb?raw)