Medusa Product Categories API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Medusa Product Categories API
  version: 2.19.0
  description: 'Operations tagged Product Categories across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: medusa-admin-openapi.yaml, medusa-store-openapi.yaml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: http://localhost:9000
- url: https://api.medusajs.com
tags:
- name: Product Categories
  description: 'Products can be categorized into categories.


    Categories are nested and their heirarchy can be managed, giving admin users flexibility in how they categorize their products.


    These API routes allow admin users to manage categories and the products in them.

    '
  externalDocs:
    description: Learn more about the Product Module
    url: https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/commerce-modules/product
  x-associatedSchema:
    $ref: '#/components/schemas/AdminProductCategory'
paths:
  /admin/product-categories:
    get:
      operationId: GetProductCategories
      summary: List Product Categories
      description: Retrieve a list of product categories. The product categories can be filtered by fields such as `id`. The product categories can also be sorted or paginated.
      x-authenticated: true
      parameters:
      - name: fields
        in: query
        description: Comma-separated fields that should be included in the returned data. if a field is prefixed with `+` it will be added to the default fields, using `-` will remove it from the default fields. without prefix it will replace the entire default fields. This API route restricts the fields that can be selected. Learn how to override the retrievable fields in the [Retrieve Custom Links](https://docs.medusajs.com/learn/fundamentals/api-routes/retrieve-custom-links) documentation.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          title: fields
          description: Comma-separated fields that should be included in the returned data. if a field is prefixed with `+` it will be added to the default fields, using `-` will remove it from the default fields. without prefix it will replace the entire default fields. This API route restricts the fields that can be selected. Learn how to override the retrievable fields in the [Retrieve Custom Links](https://docs.medusajs.com/learn/fundamentals/api-routes/retrieve-custom-links) documentation.
          externalDocs:
            url: '#select-fields-and-relations'
      - name: offset
        in: query
        description: The number of items to skip when retrieving a list.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: number
          title: offset
          description: The number of items to skip when retrieving a list.
          externalDocs:
            url: '#pagination'
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Limit the number of items returned in the list.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: number
          title: limit
          description: Limit the number of items returned in the list.
          externalDocs:
            url: '#pagination'
      - name: order
        in: query
        description: The field to sort the data by. By default, the sort order is ascending. To change the order to descending, prefix the field name with `-`.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          title: order
          description: The field to sort the data by. By default, the sort order is ascending. To change the order to descending, prefix the field name with `-`.
      - name: q
        in: query
        description: Search term to filter on the product category's searchable properties.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          title: q
          description: Search term to filter on the product category's searchable properties.
      - name: id
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          oneOf:
          - type: string
            title: id
            description: Filter by a product category's ID.
          - type: array
            description: Filter by product category IDs.
            items:
              type: string
              title: id
              description: A product category ID.
      - name: description
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          oneOf:
          - type: string
            title: description
            description: Filter by the category's description. This performs a full-text search. To do keyword search, use the `q` parameter instead.
          - type: array
            description: Filter by category descriptions. This performs a full-text search. To do keyword search, use the `q` parameter instead.
            items:
              type: string
              title: description
              description: The category's description.
      - name: handle
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          oneOf:
          - type: string
            title: handle
            description: Filter by a category's handle.
          - type: array
            description: Filter by category handles.
            items:
              type: string
              title: handle
              description: A category's handle.
      - name: parent_category_id
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          oneOf:
          - type: string
            title: parent_category_id
            description: Filter by a parent category's ID to retrieve its child categories.
          - type: array
            description: Filter by parent category IDs to retrieve their child categories.
            items:
              type: string
              title: parent_category_id
              description: A parent category's ID.
      - name: include_ancestors_tree
        in: query
        description: Whether to include the parent category of each category. If you enable this, add to the `fields` query parameter `parent_category` to set the parent of a category in this field. You can either pass `*parent_category` to retreieve the fields of all parent categories, or select specific fields to make the response size smaller. For example, `fields=parent_category.id,parent_category.name`.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
          title: include_ancestors_tree
          description: Whether to include the parent category of each category. If you enable this, add to the `fields` query parameter `parent_category` to set the parent of a category in this field. You can either pass `*parent_category` to retreieve the fields of all parent categories, or select specific fields to make the response size smaller. For example, `fields=parent_category.id,parent_category.name`.
      - name: include_descendants_tree
        in: query
        description: Whether to include the child categories of each category. If you enable this, add to the `fields` query parameter `category_children` to set the children of a category in this field. You can either pass `*category_children` to retreieve the fields of all child categories, or select specific fields to make the response size smaller. For example, `fields=category_children.id,category_children.name`.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
          title: include_descendants_tree
          description: Whether to include the child categories of each category. If you enable this, add to the `fields` query parameter `category_children` to set the children of a category in this field. You can either pass `*category_children` to retreieve the fields of all child categories, or select specific fields to make the response size smaller. For example, `fields=category_children.id,category_children.name`.
      - name: is_internal
        in: query
        description: Filter by whether the category is internal.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
          title: is_internal
          description: Filter by whether the category is internal.
      - name: is_active
        in: query
        description: Filter by whether the category is active.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
          title: is_active
          description: Filter by whether the category is active.
      - name: created_at
        in: query
        description: Filter by the category's creation date.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: object
          description: Filter by the category's creation date.
          properties:
            $and:
              type: array
              description: Join query parameters with an AND condition. Each object's content is the same type as the expected query parameters.
              items:
                type: object
              title: $and
            $or:
              type: array
              description: Join query parameters with an OR condition. Each object's content is the same type as the expected query parameters.
              items:
                type: object
              title: $or
            $eq:
              oneOf:
              - type: string
                title: $eq
                description: Filter by an exact match.
              - type: array
                description: Filter by an exact match.
                items:
                  type: string
                  title: $eq
                  description: Filter by an exact match.
            $ne:
              type: string
              title: $ne
              description: Filter by values not equal to this parameter.
            $in:
              type: array
              description: Filter by values in this array.
              items:
                type: string
                title: $in
                description: Filter by values in this array.
            $nin:
              type: array
              description: Filter by values not in this array.
              items:
                type: string
                title: $nin
                description: Filter by values not in this array.
            $not:
              oneOf:
              - type: string
                title: $not
                description: Filter by values not matching the conditions in this parameter.
              - type: object
                description: Filter by values not matching the conditions in this parameter.
              - type: array
                description: Filter by values not matching the conditions in this parameter.
                items:
                  type: string
                  title: $not
                  description: Filter by values not matching the conditions in this parameter.
            $gt:
              type: string
              title: $gt
              description: Filter by values greater than this parameter. Useful for numbers and dates only.
            $gte:
              type: string
              title: $gte
              description: Filter by values greater than or equal to this parameter. Useful for numbers and dates only.
            $lt:
              type: string
              title: $lt
              description: Filter by values less than this parameter. Useful for numbers and dates only.
            $lte:
              type: string
              title: $lte
              description: Filter by values less than or equal to this parameter. Useful for numbers and dates only.
            $like:
              type: string
              title: $like
              description: Apply a `like` filter. Useful for strings only.
            $re:
              type: string
              title: $re
              description: Apply a regex filter. Useful for strings only.
            $ilike:
              type: string
              title: $ilike
              description: Apply a case-insensitive `like` filter. Useful for strings only.
            $fulltext:
              type: string
              title: $fulltext
              description: Filter to apply on full-text properties.
            $overlap:
              type: array
              description: Filter arrays that have overlapping values with this parameter.
              items:
                type: string
                title: $overlap
                description: Filter arrays that have overlapping values with this parameter.
            $contains:
              type: array
              description: Filter arrays that contain some of the values of this parameter.
              items:
                type: string
                title: $contains
                description: Filter arrays that contain some of the values of this parameter.
            $contained:
              type: array
              description: Filter arrays that contain all values of this parameter.
              items:
                type: string
                title: $contained
                description: Filter arrays that contain all values of this parameter.
            $exists:
              type: boolean
              title: $exists
              description: Filter by whether a value for this parameter exists (not `null`).
          title: created_at
      - name: updated_at
        in: query
        description: Filter by the category's update date.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: object
          description: Filter by the category's update date.
          properties:
            $and:
              type: array
              description: Join query parameters with an AND condition. Each object's content is the same type as the expected query parameters.
              items:
                type: object
              title: $and
            $or:
              type: array
              description: Join query parameters with an OR condition. Each object's content is the same type as the expected query parameters.
              items:
                type: object
              title: $or
            $eq:
              oneOf:
              - type: string
                title: $eq
                description: Filter by an exact match.
              - type: array
                description: Filter by an exact match.
                items:
                  type: string
                  title: $eq
                  description: Filter by an exact match.
            $ne:
              type: string
              title: $ne
              description: Filter by values not equal to this parameter.
            $in:
              type: array
              description: Filter by values in this array.
              items:
                type: string
                title: $in
                description: Filter by values in this array.
            $nin:
              type: array
              description: Filter by values not in this array.
              items:
                type: string
                title: $nin
                description: Filter by values not in this array.
            $not:
              oneOf:
              - type: string
                title: $not
                description: Filter by values not matching the conditions in this parameter.
              - type: object
                description: Filter by values not matching the conditions in this parameter.
              - type: array
                description: Filter by values not matching the conditions in this parameter.
                items:
                  type: string
                  title: $not
                  description: Filter by values not matching the conditions in this parameter.
            $gt:
              type: string
              title: $gt
              description: Filter by values greater than this parameter. Useful for numbers and dates only.
            $gte:
              type: string
              title: $gte
              description: Filter by values greater than or equal to this parameter. Useful for numbers and dates only.
            $lt:
              type: string
              title: $lt
              description: Filter by values less than this parameter. Useful for numbers and dates only.
            $lte:
              type: string
              title: $lte
              description: Filter by values less than or equal to this parameter. Useful for numbers and dates only.
            $like:
              type: string
              title: $like
              description: Apply a `like` filter. Useful for strings only.
            $re:
              type: string
              title: $re
              description: Apply a regex filter. Useful for strings only.
            $ilike:
              type: string
              title: $ilike
              description: Apply a case-insensitive `like` filter. Useful for strings only.
            $fulltext:
              type: string
              title: $fulltext
              description: Filter to apply on full-text properties.
            $overlap:
              type: array
              description: Filter arrays that have overlapping values with this parameter.
              items:
                type: string
                title: $overlap
                description: Filter arrays that have overlapping values with this parameter.
            $contains:
              type: array
              description: Filter arrays that contain some of the values of this parameter.
              items:
                type: string
                title: $contains
                description: Filter arrays that contain some of the values of this parameter.
            $contained:
              type: array
              description: Filter arrays that contain all values of this parameter.
              items:
                type: string
                title: $contained
                description: Filter arrays that contain all values of this parameter.
            $exists:
              type: boolean
              title: $exists
              description: Filter by whether a value for this parameter exists (not `null`).
          title: updated_at
      - name: deleted_at
        in: query
        description: Filter by the category's deletion date.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: object
          description: Filter by the category's deletion date.
          properties:
            $and:
              type: array
              description: Join query parameters with an AND condition. Each object's content is the same type as the expected query parameters.
              items:
                type: object
              title: $and
            $or:
              type: array
              description: Join query parameters with an OR condition. Each object's content is the same type as the expected query parameters.
              items:
                type: object
              title: $or
            $eq:
              oneOf:
              - type: string
                title: $eq
                description: Filter by an exact match.
              - type: array
                description: Filter by an exact match.
                items:
                  type: string
                  title: $eq
                  description: Filter by an exact match.
            $ne:
              type: string
              title: $ne
              description: Filter by values not equal to this parameter.
            $in:
              type: array
              description: Filter by values in this array.
              items:
                type: string
                title: $in
                description: Filter by values in this array.
            $nin:
              type: array
              description: Filter by values not in this array.
              items:
                type: string
                title: $nin
                description: Filter by values not in this array.
            $not:
              oneOf:
              - type: string
                title: $not
                description: Filter by values not matching the conditions in this parameter.
              - type: object
                description: Filter by values not matching the conditions in this parameter.
              - type: array
                description: Filter by values not matching the conditions in this parameter.
                items:
                  type: string
                  title: $not
                  description: Filter by values not matching the conditions in this parameter.
            $gt:
              type: string
              title: $gt
              description: Filter by values greater than this parameter. Useful for numbers and dates only.
            $gte:
              type: string
              title: $gte
              description: Filter by values greater than or equal to this parameter. Useful for numbers and dates only.
            $lt:
              type: string
              title: $lt
              description: Filter by values less than this parameter. Useful for numbers and dates only.
            $lte:
              type: string
              title: $lte
              description: Filter by values less than or equal to this parameter. Useful for numbers and dates only.
            $like:
              type: string
              title: $like
              description: Apply a `like` filter. Useful for strings only.
            $re:
              type: string
              title: $re
              description: Apply a regex filter. Useful for strings only.
            $ilike:
              type: string
              title: $ilike
              description: Apply a case-insensitive `like` filter. Useful for strings only.
            $fulltext:
              type: string
              title: $fulltext
              description: Filter to apply on full-text properties.
            $overlap:
              type: array
              description: Filter arrays that have overlapping values with this parameter.
              items:
                type: string
                title: $overlap
                description: Filter arrays that have overlapping values with this parameter.
            $contains:
              type: array
              description: Filter arrays that contain some of the values of this parameter.
              items:
                type: string
                title: $contains
                description: Filter arrays that contain some of the values of this parameter.
            $contained:
              type: array
              description: Filter arrays that contain all values of this parameter.
              items:
                type: string
                title: $contained
                description: Filter arrays that contain all values of this parameter.
            $exists:
              type: boolean
              title: $exists
              description: Filter by whether a value for this parameter exists (not `null`).
          title: deleted_at
      - name: $and
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: array
          description: Join query parameters with an AND condition. Each object's content is the same type as the expected query parameters.
          items:
            type: object
          title: $and
      - name: $or
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: array
          description: Join query parameters with an OR condition. Each object's content is the same type as the expected query parameters.
          items:
            type: object
          title: $or
      - name: with_deleted
        in: query
        description: Whether to include deleted records in the result.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
          title: with_deleted
          description: Whether to include deleted records in the result.
      - name: external_id
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          oneOf:
          - type: string
            title: external_id
            description: Filter by an external ID.
          - type: array
            description: Filter by multiple external IDs.
            items:
              type: string
              title: external_id
              description: An external ID.
      security:
      - api_token: []
      - cookie_auth: []
      - jwt_token: []
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: JavaScript
        label: JS SDK
        source: "import Medusa from \"@medusajs/js-sdk\"\n\nexport const sdk = new Medusa({\n  baseUrl: import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_URL || \"/\",\n  debug: import.meta.env.DEV,\n  auth: {\n    type: \"session\",\n  },\n})\n\nsdk.admin.productCategory.list()\n.then(({ product_categories, count, limit, offset }) => {\n  console.log(product_categories)\n})"
      - lang: Shell
        label: cURL
        source: 'curl ''{backend_url}/admin/product-categories'' \

          -H ''Authorization: Bearer {jwt_token}'''
      tags:
      - Product Categories
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AdminProductCategoryListResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/400_error'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/not_found_error'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/invalid_state_error'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/invalid_request_error'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/500_error'
    post:
      operationId: PostProductCategories
      summary: Create Product Category
      description: Create a product category.
      x-authenticated: true
      parameters:
      - name: fields
        in: query
        description: Comma-separated fields that should be included in the returned data. if a field is prefixed with `+` it will be added to the default fields, using `-` will remove it from the default fields. without prefix it will replace the entire default fields. This API route restricts the fields that can be selected. Learn how to override the retrievable fields in the [Retrieve Custom Links](https://docs.medusajs.com/learn/fundamentals/api-routes/retrieve-custom-links) documentation.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          title: fields
          description: Comma-separated fields that should be included in the returned data. if a field is prefixed with `+` it will be added to the default fields, using `-` will remove it from the default fields. without prefix it will replace the entire default fields. This API route restricts the fields that can be selected. Learn how to override the retrievable fields in the [Retrieve Custom Links](https://docs.medusajs.com/learn/fundamentals/api-routes/retrieve-custom-links) documentation.
          externalDocs:
            url: '#select-fields-and-relations'
      - name: include_ancestors_tree
        in: query
        description: Whether to retrieve the category's parent. If you enable this, add to the `fields` query parameter `parent_category` to set the parent of a category in this field. You can either pass `*parent_category` to retreieve the fields of all parent categories, or select specific fields to make the response size smaller. For example, `fields=parent_category.id,parent_category.name`.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
          title: include_ancestors_tree
          description: Whether to retrieve the category's parent. If you enable this, add to the `fields` query parameter `parent_category` to set the parent of a category in this field. You can either pass `*parent_category` to retreieve the fields of all parent categories, or select specific fields to make the response size smaller. For example, `fields=parent_category.id,parent_category.name`.
      - name: include_descendants_tree
        in: query
        description: Whether to retrieve a list of child categories. If you enable this, add to the `fields` query parameter `category_children` to set the child of a category in this field. You can either pass `*category_children` to retreieve the fields of all child categories, or select specific fields to make the response size smaller. For example, `fields=category_children.id,category_children.name`.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
          title: include_descendants_tree
          description: Whether to retrieve a list of child categories. If you enable this, add to the `fields` query parameter `category_children` to set the child of a category in this field. You can either pass `*category_children` to retreieve the fields of all child categories, or select specific fields to make the response size smaller. For example, `fields=category_children.id,category_children.name`.
      security:
      - api_token: []
      - cookie_auth: []
      - jwt_token: []
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AdminCreateProductCategory'
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: JavaScript
        label: JS SDK
        source: "import Medusa from \"@medusajs/js-sdk\"\n\nexport const sdk = new Medusa({\n  baseUrl: import.meta.env.VITE_BACKEND_URL || \"/\",\n  debug: import.meta.env.DEV,\n  auth: {\n    type: \"session\",\n  },\n})\n\nsdk.admin.productCategory.create({\n  name: \"Shirts\"\n})\n.then(({ product_category }) => {\n  console.log(product_category)\n})"
      - lang: Shell
        label: cURL
        source: "curl -X POST '{backend_url}/admin/product-categories' \\\n-H 'Authorization: Bearer {jwt_token}' \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n--data-raw '{\n  \"name\": \"Vesta\",\n  \"parent_category_id\": \"{value}\",\n  \"metadata\": {}\n}'"
      tags:
      - Product Categories
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AdminProductCategoryResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/400_error'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/not_found_error'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/invalid_state_error'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/invalid_request_error'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/500_error'
      x-workflow: createProductCategoriesWorkflow
      x-events:
      - name: product-category.created
        payload: "```ts\n{\n  id, // The ID of the product category\n}\n```"
        description: Emitted when product categories are created.
        deprecated: false
    servers:
    - url: http://localhost:9000
    - url: https://api.medusajs.com
  /admin/product-categories/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: GetProductCategoriesId
      summary: Get a Product Category
      description: Retrieve a product category by its ID. You can expand the product category's relations or select the fields that should be returned.
      x-authenticated: true
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: The product category's ID.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: fields
        in: query
        description: Comma-separated fields that should be included in the returned data. if a field is prefixed with `+` it will be added to the default fields, using `-` will remove it from the default fields. without prefix it will replace the entire default fields. This API route restricts the fields that can be selected. Learn how to override the retrievable fields in the [Retrieve Custom Links](https://docs.medusajs.com/learn/fundamentals/api-routes/retrieve-custom-links) documentation.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          title: fields
          description: Comma-separated fields that should be included in the returned data. if a field is prefixed with `+` it will be added to the default fields, using `-` will remove it from the default fields. without prefix it will replace the entire default fields. This API route restricts the fields that can be selected. Learn how to override the retrievable fields in the [Retrieve Custom Links](https://docs.medusajs.com/learn/fundamentals/api-routes/retrieve-custom-links) documentation.
          externalDocs:
            url: '#select-fields-and-relations'
      - name: include_ancestors_tree
        in: query
        description: Whether to retrieve the category's parent. If you enable this, add to the `fields` query parameter `parent_category` to set the parent of a category in this field. You can eithe

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