---
title: "POST /orders/categories"
method: POST
path: "/orders/categories"
---

# POST /orders/categories

`POST /orders/categories`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://www.rcac.purdue.edu/api`
- URL: `https://www.rcac.purdue.edu/api/orders/categories`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/purdue/apis/rcac-api/docs/orders/categories/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Create a new entry

## Request body `*/*`

- object
  - `name` string, required: Category name.
  - `description` string: Longer description of the category
  - `sequence` integer: Category order
  - `parentordercategoryid` integer: Parent category ID

## Response `201`

Successful entry creation

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized
- `409`: Invalid data

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