---
title: "Create a new appCategory"
method: POST
path: "/appcategories"
tags: ["appcategories"]
---

# Create a new appCategory

`POST /appcategories`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://pmp-demo.privateplatform.mendix.com/marketplaceservice/v1`
- URL: `https://pmp-demo.privateplatform.mendix.com/marketplaceservice/v1/appcategories`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP basic
  - API key in header `Authorization`

Create a new appCategory

## Request body

- AppCategoryInput: AppCategory creation request
  - `parentCategoryId` integer, required: The parent id of appCategory.
  - `appCategoryName` string, required: AppCategory name.

## Response `201`

App Category

- object
  - `id` integer
  - `name` string
  - `customized` boolean

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid input parameters
- `401`: Authentication information missing or invalid
- `403`: No permission for this operation
- `404`: Resource not found

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/mendix/apis/marketplace-service.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/mendix/apis/marketplace-service/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/mendix/apis/marketplace-service/revisions/8b2faa028606?raw)