---
title: "Associate SKU specification using specification name and group name"
method: PUT
path: "/api/catalog/pvt/stockkeepingunit/{skuId}/specificationvalue"
tags: ["SKU specification"]
---

# Associate SKU specification using specification name and group name

`PUT /api/catalog/pvt/stockkeepingunit/{skuId}/specificationvalue`

Associates a specification to an SKU using specification name and group name. Automatically creates the informed group, specification and values if they had not been created before.

## Permissions

Any user or [API key](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/guides/api-authentication-using-api-keys) must have at least one of the appropriate [License Manager resources](https://help.vtex.com/en/tutorial/license-manager-resources--3q6ztrC8YynQf6rdc6euk3) to be able to successfully run this request. Otherwise they will receive a status code `403` error. These are the applicable resources for this endpoint:

| **Product** | **Category** | **Resource** |
| --------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- |
| Catalog | Content | **SKUs** |

There are no applicable [predefined roles](https://help.vtex.com/en/tutorial/predefined-roles--jGDurZKJHvHJS13LnO7Dy) for this resource list. You must [create a custom role](https://help.vtex.com/en/tutorial/roles--7HKK5Uau2H6wxE1rH5oRbc#creating-a-role) and add at least one of the resources above in order to use this endpoint. To learn more about machine authentication at VTEX, see [Authentication overview](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/guides/authentication).

>❗ To prevent integrations from having excessive permissions, consider the [best practices for managing API keys](https://help.vtex.com/en/tutorial/best-practices-api-keys--7b6nD1VMHa49aI5brlOvJm) when assigning License Manager roles to integrations.

## Path parameters

- `skuId` integer, required

## Headers

- `Content-Type` string, required
- `Accept` string, required

## Request body

- object
  - `FieldName` string, required — Specification name. Limited to 100 characters.
  - `GroupName` string, required — Group name.
  - `RootLevelSpecification` boolean, required — Root level specification.
  - `FieldValues` string[], required — Array of specification values. SKU specifications must contain only one value.

## Response `200`

OK

- object[] — Array with information of all SKU specifications.
  - `Id` integer — ID of the association of the SKU and the specification.
  - `SkuId` integer — SKU ID.
  - `FieldId` integer — Specification field ID.
  - `FieldValueId` integer — Current specification value ID.
  - `Text` string — Current specification value text.

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