---
title: "/api/product-categories"
method: POST
path: "/api/product-categories"
---

# /api/product-categories

`POST /api/product-categories`

## Response `201`

Created

- object
  - `data` object, required
    - `id` integer, required
    - `uuid` string, uuid, required
    - `name` string
    - `description` string
    - `slug` string
    - `image_url` string
    - `is_active` boolean
    - `parent_category_id` string
    - `display_order` number
    - `created_at` string, date-time
    - `updated_at` string, date-time

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation failed
- `500` — Server error

## Changes

> 37 revisions in range; 2 not diffed.

- **2026-08-16** `57aeb5fbc48c` — 1 breaking, 1 info
  - removed the success response with the status `200`
  - added the success response with the status `201`
- **2026-07-29** `603f23fe9545` — 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/stacksjs/apis/stacks-api/changes/api/product-categories/post.md)

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