---
title: "UpdateCategory"
method: POST
path: "/api/Inventory/UpdateCategory"
tags: ["Inventory"]
---

# UpdateCategory

`POST /api/Inventory/UpdateCategory`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://eu-ext.linnworks.net`
- URL: `https://eu-ext.linnworks.net/api/Inventory/UpdateCategory`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Use this call to update category name
<b>Permissions Required: </b> GlobalPermissions.Inventory.Stock.StockWrite.ChangeStockItemDetailsNode
<b>Rate limit: </b><span style="background-color:#0272d9;color:white;padding:4px 8px;text-align:center;border-radius:5px; font-size: small;"><b>150</b></span> / minute

## Request body

- InventoryUpdateCategoryRequest
  - `category` LinnworksCategory
    - `CategoryId` string, uuid: Category ID
    - `CategoryName` string: Category name
    - `StructureCategoryId` integer: Structure Category Id to which this product category is assigned to, nullable if not available
    - `ProductCategoryId` integer

## Response `204`

No Content

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/linnworks/apis/inventory-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/linnworks/apis/inventory-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/linnworks/apis/inventory-api/revisions/3d2d6f37b533?raw)