---
title: "Create a category"
method: POST
path: "/accounting/{connection_id}/category"
tags: ["accounting", "category"]
---

# Create a category

`POST /accounting/{connection_id}/category`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://api.unified.to`
- URL: `http://api.unified.to/accounting/{connection_id}/category`
- Auth: API key in header `authorization`

## Path parameters

- `connection_id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `fields` string[]
- `raw` string

## Request body

- AccountingCategory
  - `id` string
  - `created_at` string, date-time: (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `updated_at` string, date-time: (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `name` string
  - `description` string
  - `is_active` boolean
  - `parent_id` string
  - `type` 'CLASS' | 'DEPARTMENT' | 'LOCATION' | 'PROJECT' | 'TASK' | 'CUSTOM' | 'EXPENSE' | 'INCOME': The kind of dimension
  - `code` string: platform-side tracking code
  - `organization_id` string
  - `metadata` AccountingMetadata[]
    - `id` string
    - `slug` string
    - `value` unknown
    - `namespace` string
    - `format` 'TEXT' | 'NUMBER' | 'DATE' | 'BOOLEAN' | 'FILE' | 'TEXTAREA' | 'SINGLE_SELECT' | 'MULTIPLE_SELECT' | 'MEASUREMENT' | 'PRICE' | 'YES_NO' | 'CURRENCY' | 'URL'
    - `extra_data` unknown
  - `raw` unknown

## Response `200`

Successful

- AccountingCategory
  - `id` string
  - `created_at` string, date-time: (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `updated_at` string, date-time: (ISO-8601 / YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ format)
  - `name` string
  - `description` string
  - `is_active` boolean
  - `parent_id` string
  - `type` 'CLASS' | 'DEPARTMENT' | 'LOCATION' | 'PROJECT' | 'TASK' | 'CUSTOM' | 'EXPENSE' | 'INCOME': The kind of dimension
  - `code` string: platform-side tracking code
  - `organization_id` string
  - `metadata` AccountingMetadata[]
    - `id` string
    - `slug` string
    - `value` unknown
    - `namespace` string
    - `format` 'TEXT' | 'NUMBER' | 'DATE' | 'BOOLEAN' | 'FILE' | 'TEXTAREA' | 'SINGLE_SELECT' | 'MULTIPLE_SELECT' | 'MEASUREMENT' | 'PRICE' | 'YES_NO' | 'CURRENCY' | 'URL'
    - `extra_data` unknown
  - `raw` unknown

---

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