Create Category

Create a new product category

POST /categories

{
  "name": "Electronics"
}

201

{
  "id": "1",
  "name": "Electronics",
  "createdAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
}

This endpoint creates a new category. Requires authentication and admin role.

Authentication

Authorization · string · required

Bearer token for authentication. Must have admin role.

Request Body

name · string · required

Name of the category to create

{
  "name": "Electronics"
}

Response

201

{
  "id": "1",
  "name": "Electronics",
  "createdAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
}

Response Fields

id · string · required

Unique identifier for the newly created category

name · string · required

Name of the category

createdAt · string · required

ISO 8601 timestamp of when the category was created

Error Responses

401

{
  "message": "Unauthorized"
}