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POST
/
products
Create Product
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.example.com/products \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "<string>",
  "description": "<string>",
  "price": 123,
  "stock": 123,
  "categoryId": 123
}
'
{
  "id": 123,
  "name": "<string>",
  "description": "<string>",
  "price": 123,
  "imageUrl": "<string>",
  "stock": 123,
  "categoryId": 123,
  "createdAt": {},
  "updatedAt": {}
}

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Overview

This endpoint allows administrators to create a new product in the catalog. It requires admin authentication and a product image upload.

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Endpoint

POST /products

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Authentication

Required: Admin role This endpoint requires a valid JWT token with admin privileges. Include the token in the Authorization header: 
Authorization: Bearer <your_token>

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Request Body

This endpoint accepts multipart/form-data format due to the required image upload.
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name
string
required
Product name
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description
string
required
Product description
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price
number
required
Product price (maximum 2 decimal places)
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stock
integer
required
Available stock quantity (minimum: 0)
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categoryId
integer
ID of the category this product belongs to (must be >= 1 if provided)
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image
file
required
Product image file (uploaded as multipart/form-data with field name ‘image’)

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Validation Rules

  • name: Must be a valid string
  • description: Must be a valid string
  • price: Must be a number with maximum 2 decimal places
  • stock: Must be an integer with minimum value of 0
  • categoryId: If provided, must be an integer >= 1
  • image: Required file field - the endpoint will return a 400 error if missing

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Response

Returns the created product object.
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id
integer
Unique identifier for the newly created product
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name
string
Product name
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description
string
Product description
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price
decimal
Product price (decimal with 2 decimal places)
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imageUrl
string
URL to the uploaded product image
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stock
integer
Available stock quantity
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categoryId
integer
ID of the category this product belongs to
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createdAt
datetime
Timestamp when the product was created
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updatedAt
datetime
Timestamp when the product was last updated

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Example Request

curl -X POST https://api.example.com/products \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <your_admin_token>" \
  -F "name=Laptop" \
  -F "description=High-performance laptop for professionals" \
  -F "price=1299.99" \
  -F "stock=15" \
  -F "categoryId=2" \
  -F "image=@/path/to/laptop.jpg"

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Example Response

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "Laptop",
  "description": "High-performance laptop for professionals",
  "price": "1299.99",
  "imageUrl": "https://example.com/uploads/laptop-1234567890.jpg",
  "stock": 15,
  "categoryId": 2,
  "createdAt": "2026-03-06T10:30:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-06T10:30:00.000Z"
}
Status Code: 201 Created

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Error Responses

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Missing Image

{
  "error": "La imagen del producto es obligatoria (campo 'image')"
}
Status Code: 400 Bad Request

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Validation Error

{
  "error": "Validation failed",
  "details": [
    {
      "field": "price",
      "message": "El precio debe ser un número válido con máximo 2 decimales"
    }
  ]
}
Status Code: 400 Bad Request

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Unauthorized

{
  "error": "Unauthorized"
}
Status Code: 401 Unauthorized

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Forbidden (Non-Admin User)

{
  "error": "Admin access required"
}
Status Code: 403 Forbidden