# Medusa Product Categories API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/medusa/medusa-product-categories-api/  
**Provider:** Medusa — https://apis.io/providers/medusa/  
**Base URL:** https://{medusa-backend-domain}  
**Documentation:** https://docs.medusajs.com/api/store

Medusa Product Categories API is one of 82 APIs that [Medusa](https://apis.io/providers/medusa/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Product Categories. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, and authentication docs.

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.

## Operations (8)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/admin/product-categories` | List Product Categories |
| POST | `/admin/product-categories` | Create Product Category |
| GET | `/admin/product-categories/{id}` | Get a Product Category |
| POST | `/admin/product-categories/{id}` | Update a Product Category |
| DELETE | `/admin/product-categories/{id}` | Delete a Product Category |
| POST | `/admin/product-categories/{id}/products` | Manage Products in Product Category |
| GET | `/store/product-categories` | List Product Categories |
| GET | `/store/product-categories/{id}` | Get a Product Category |

## Machine-readable artifacts (9)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/medusa/refs/heads/main/openapi/medusa-product-categories-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://docs.medusajs.com/api/store
- **APIReference** — https://docs.medusajs.com/api/store
- **OpenAPI Source** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/medusajs/medusa/develop/www/apps/api-reference/specs/store/openapi.full.yaml
- **Authentication** — https://docs.medusajs.com/api/store#authentication
- **Documentation** — https://docs.medusajs.com/api/admin
- **APIReference** — https://docs.medusajs.com/api/admin
- **OpenAPI Source** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/medusajs/medusa/develop/www/apps/api-reference/specs/admin/openapi.full.yaml
- **Authentication** — https://docs.medusajs.com/api/admin#authentication

## Other Medusa APIs (12)

- [Medusa GraphQL API](https://apis.io/apis/medusa/medusa-graphql-api/)
- [Medusa MCP Remote Server](https://apis.io/apis/medusa/medusa-mcp-server/)
- [Medusa Api Keys API](https://apis.io/apis/medusa/medusa-api-keys-api/)
- [Medusa Auth API](https://apis.io/apis/medusa/medusa-auth-api/)
- [Medusa [auth Provider] API](https://apis.io/apis/medusa/medusa-auth-provider-api/)
- [Medusa Campaigns API](https://apis.io/apis/medusa/medusa-campaigns-api/)
- [Medusa Carts API](https://apis.io/apis/medusa/medusa-carts-api/)
- [Medusa Claims API](https://apis.io/apis/medusa/medusa-claims-api/)
- [Medusa Collections API](https://apis.io/apis/medusa/medusa-collections-api/)
- [Medusa Currencies API](https://apis.io/apis/medusa/medusa-currencies-api/)
- [Medusa Customer Groups API](https://apis.io/apis/medusa/medusa-customer-groups-api/)
- [Medusa Customers API](https://apis.io/apis/medusa/medusa-customers-api/)

## Tags

Product Categories

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