VTEX Catalog icon

VTEX Catalog

Interact with VTEX Catalog API

Actions13

Category → Create

AI-generated

Summary

Creates a new category in the VTEX Catalog.

Inputs

  • additionalFields — Optional JSON object containing extra fields to include in the request body for category creation.

Output shape

object representing the created category (returned as JSON) or no body on success; errors may return an error object

The operation sends a POST request to /pvt/category; success typically returns no response body, while failures return an error payload.

Examples

Example 1: Create a new category with a name and description

Additional Fields: {"name":"Home Decor","description":"Home decoration items"}

Discussion