Create Category

Creates a new record.

POSThttps://api.tracksales.co/v1/categories

Required scope: categories:create

Request URL: https://api.tracksales.co/v1/categories

Body Params

namestringrequired

Category name

displayOnSalesGridboolean

Show category on the POS sales grid (default true)

Responses

201Created

Request succeeded.

401Unauthorized

API key is missing or invalid.

403Forbidden

API key lacks the required scope.

404Not Found

Categories was not found.

422Validation Error

Request validation failed.

curl -X POST 'https://api.tracksales.co/v1/categories' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer ts_live_YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"name":"Electronics","displayOnSalesGrid":true}'

{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "id": "770e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440003",
        "name": "Electronics",
        "displayOnSalesGrid": true,
        "lastModified": "2026-07-14"
    }
}

{
    "success": false,
    "error": {
        "code": "unauthenticated",
        "message": "Invalid or revoked API key."
    }
}

{
    "success": false,
    "error": {
        "code": "forbidden",
        "message": "API key lacks required scope."
    }
}

{
    "success": false,
    "message": "Categories not found"
}

{
    "success": false,
    "message": "Validation failed",
    "errors": {
        "field": [
            "The field is required."
        ]
    }
}