Create category

POST/api/v1/products/categories

Creates a top-level category. Staff-only.

Requires Authorization

ADMIN, SUPPORT only

Authenticated action

Body parameters

`name`stringrequired	2–60 characters, unique.
`sortOrder`number	Display order, ascending. Defaults to 0.

Request

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.swiftgoma.com/api/v1/products/categories \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <access_token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "name": "Aline Mapendo",
  "sortOrder": "<sortOrder>"
}'

201Example response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "cat_9f1e2a3b",
    "name": "Alimentation & Boissons",
    "slug": "alimentation-boissons",
    "sortOrder": 0,
    "isActive": true,
    "subcategories": []
  }
}