createCategory( )

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Creates a category.

Authentication
  • When developing websites or building an app with Blocks, this method may require elevated permissions, depending on the identity of the user calling it and the calling user’s permissions.
  • When building apps without Blocks or for headless projects, you can only call this method directly when authenticated as a Wix app or Wix user identity. When authenticated as a different identity, you can call this method using elevation.
  • Elevation permits users to call methods they typically cannot access. Therefore, you should only use it intentionally and securely.
Permissions
Category write
Manage Stores - all permissions
Manage Products
Manage v3 catalog
Learn more about app permissions.
Method Declaration
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function createCategory(
  category: Category,
  options: CreateCategoryOptions,
): Promise<Category>;
Method Parameters
categoryCategoryRequired

Category to create.

optionsCreateCategoryOptions
Returns
Return Type:Promise<Category>
JavaScript
import { categories } from "@wix/categories";

async function createCategory(category, options) {
  const response = await categories.createCategory(category, options);
}
Errors
404Not Found

There is 1 error with this status code.

409Already Exists

There is 1 error with this status code.

428Failed Precondition

There are 5 errors with this status code.

This method may also return standard errors. Learn more about standard Wix errors.

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