---
title: "Request an additional business category"
method: POST
path: "/v1/owner/category-requests"
tags: ["Business Owner"]
---

# Request an additional business category

`POST /v1/owner/category-requests`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://loppee.com`
- URL: `https://loppee.com/v1/owner/category-requests`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Request an additional business category. The response is scoped and validated by the runtime repository; unknown or unauthorized resources use the canonical error envelope.

## Request body

- object
  - `business_id` string
  - `category_aliases` string[], required
  - `license_number` string, required
  - `note` string

## Response `200`

Request an additional business category response

- object: Pending category request. Nothing changes publicly before admin review.

## Other responses

- `400`: ErrorResponse
- `401`: ErrorResponse
- `403`: ErrorResponse
- `404`: ErrorResponse
- `409`: ErrorResponse
- `413`: ErrorResponse
- `429`: RateLimitError
- `default`: ErrorResponse

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/loppee/apis/loppee-business-registry-api-for-external-agents.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/loppee/apis/loppee-business-registry-api-for-external-agents/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/loppee/apis/loppee-business-registry-api-for-external-agents/revisions/37285f7cddcd?raw)