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# CreateVariant

# Package: items

# Namespace: VariantsService

# Method link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/restaurants/menus/items/item-variants/create-variant.md

## Permission Scopes:
Manage Restaurants - all permissions: SCOPE.RESTAURANTS.MEGA-SCOPES

## Introduction

> **Note:** The Item Variants API only works with the Wix Restaurants Menus app. Make sure you have installed this app from the [Wix App Market](https://www.wix.com/app-market/wix-restaurants-menus-new).

Creates an item variant.

To create multiple item variants at once, use [Bulk Create Variants](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/restaurants/menus/item-variant/bulk-create-variants.md).

---

## REST API

### Schema

```
 Method: createVariant
 Description: > **Note:** The Item Variants API only works with the Wix Restaurants Menus app. Make sure you have installed this app from the [Wix App Market](https://www.wix.com/app-market/wix-restaurants-menus-new).  Creates an item variant.  To create multiple item variants at once, use [Bulk Create Variants](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/restaurants/menus/item-variant/bulk-create-variants.md).
 URL: https://www.wixapis.com/restaurants/menus/v1/variants
 Method: POST
 # Note: If the parameter `a.b` is listed under required parameters, `b` is only required if `a` is also present.
 Required parameters:  variant, variant.name
 Method parameters: 
   param name: variant | type: Variant   | required: true
        - name: name | type: string | description: Item variant name. | required: true
        - name: extendedFields | type: ExtendedFields | description: Extended fields. 
           - name: namespaces | type: object | description: Extended field data. Each key corresponds to the namespace of the app that created the extended fields. The value of each key is structured according to the schema defined when the extended fields were configured.  You can only access fields for which you have the appropriate permissions.  Learn more about [extended fields](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/articles/getting-started/extended-fields.md). 
 Return type: CreateVariantResponse
  - name: variant | type: Variant | description: Item variant. 
     - name: id | type: string | description: Item variant GUID. 
     - name: revision | type: string | description: Revision number, which increments by 1 each time the item variant is updated. To prevent conflicting changes, the current revision must be passed when updating the item variant. Ignored when creating an item variant. 
     - name: createdDate | type: string | description: Date and time the item variant was created. 
     - name: updatedDate | type: string | description: Date and time the item variant was updated. 
     - name: name | type: string | description: Item variant name. 
     - name: extendedFields | type: ExtendedFields | description: Extended fields. 
        - name: namespaces | type: object | description: Extended field data. Each key corresponds to the namespace of the app that created the extended fields. The value of each key is structured according to the schema defined when the extended fields were configured.  You can only access fields for which you have the appropriate permissions.  Learn more about [extended fields](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/articles/getting-started/extended-fields.md). 
     - name: businessLocationIds | type: array | description: IDs of the business locations ([SDK](https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/backend-modules/restaurants/wix-restaurants-new/about-business-locations.md) | [REST](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/restaurants/wix-restaurants-new/about-business-locations.md)) where these item variants are available. 


```

### Examples

### Create a variant
```curl
curl -X POST https://www.wixapis.com/restaurants/item-variants/v1/restaurants-menus-item-variant \
  -H 'Authorization: <AUTH>' \
  --data-binary '{
    "variant": {
      "name": "Small"
  }'
```

---

## JavaScript SDK

### Schema

```
 Method: wixClientAdmin.items.VariantsService.createVariant(variant)
 Description: > **Note:** The Item Variants API only works with the Wix Restaurants Menus app. Make sure you have installed this app from the [Wix App Market](https://www.wix.com/app-market/wix-restaurants-menus-new).  Creates an item variant.  To create multiple item variants at once, use [Bulk Create Variants](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/restaurants/menus/item-variant/bulk-create-variants.md).
 # Note: If the parameter `a.b` is listed under required parameters, `b` is only required if `a` is also present.
 Required parameters:  variant, variant.name
 Method parameters: 
   param name: variant | type: Variant   | required: true
        - name: name | type: string | description: Item variant name. | required: true
        - name: extendedFields | type: ExtendedFields | description: Extended fields. 
           - name: namespaces | type: object | description: Extended field data. Each key corresponds to the namespace of the app that created the extended fields. The value of each key is structured according to the schema defined when the extended fields were configured.  You can only access fields for which you have the appropriate permissions.  Learn more about [extended fields](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/articles/getting-started/extended-fields.md). 
 Return type: PROMISE<Variant>
  - name: _id | type: string | description: Item variant GUID. 
  - name: revision | type: string | description: Revision number, which increments by 1 each time the item variant is updated. To prevent conflicting changes, the current revision must be passed when updating the item variant. Ignored when creating an item variant. 
  - name: _createdDate | type: Date | description: Date and time the item variant was created. 
  - name: _updatedDate | type: Date | description: Date and time the item variant was updated. 
  - name: name | type: string | description: Item variant name. 
  - name: extendedFields | type: ExtendedFields | description: Extended fields. 
     - name: namespaces | type: object | description: Extended field data. Each key corresponds to the namespace of the app that created the extended fields. The value of each key is structured according to the schema defined when the extended fields were configured.  You can only access fields for which you have the appropriate permissions.  Learn more about [extended fields](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/articles/getting-started/extended-fields.md). 
  - name: businessLocationIds | type: array | description: IDs of the business locations ([SDK](https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/backend-modules/restaurants/wix-restaurants-new/about-business-locations.md) | [REST](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/restaurants/wix-restaurants-new/about-business-locations.md)) where these item variants are available. 


```

### Examples

### Create a variant
```javascript
import { itemVariants } from "@wix/restaurants";

const variant = {
  name: "Small"
};

async function createVariant() {
  const response = await itemVariants.createVariant(variant);
}

/* Promise resolves to:
 * {
 *   "_id": "72738b5d-9a28-4ab8-b390-0e248550f708",
 *   "revision": "1",
 *   "name": "Small"
 * }
 */

```

### createVariant (self-hosted)
Self-hosted SDK calls require you to [create a client](https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/articles/work-with-the-sdk/about-the-wix-client.md).

```javascript
import { createClient } from '@wix/sdk';
import { itemVariants } from '@wix/restaurants';
// Import the auth strategy for the relevant access type
// Import the relevant host module if needed

const myWixClient = createClient ({
  modules: { itemVariants },
  // Include the auth strategy and host as relevant
});


async function createVariant(variant) {
  const response = await myWixClient.itemVariants.createVariant(variant);
};
```

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