POST

Categories.Add

Create a product category in ec_categories. Matches the product-report Categories tab add form. Use parent=0 for a main category, or a parent category id for a subcategory. Child categories inherit the parent type.

Permissions

User must be logged in with a valid bearer token.
The user must be from the same company domain as the request Host (call the API on that account subdomain or allowed custom domain). A token from another company returns success=0, error user_not_in_company.
Returned or changed records are limited by the user permissions, team access, folder access, and account settings.

Action

Creates a Categories record or sends the requested data after validation.

Push Service

Pushes event categories.created to users who should see this change.

Automation

No automation is run for this function.

Special Instructions

Send the bearer token on protected calls with Authorization: Bearer YOUR TOKEN.
On a company subdomain (e.g. https://{user_domain}.bull36.com) the user must match that Host — Login and protected APIs reject another company with success=0, error user_not_in_company. On a main brand host (bull36.com, biz1.co.il, mastrocrm.com, …) the company domain gate is skipped.
Send parameters as POST body fields exactly as documented.
Send date/time values in UTC Y-m-d H:i:s format when a date or datetime field is used.

Required Parameters

Name	Type	Sample	Explanation
`category` post	string	`Membership`	Category title. Aliases: name, category_name, title.

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Sample	What it gives
`description` post	string	`Membership products`	Category description.
`parent` post	int	`0`	Parent category id. 0 creates a top-level category.
`image` post	string	`biz1upload/site/demo.png`	Stored image path. Upload files with Files.Upload first when needed.
`type` post	string	`products`	products or insurance. Alias: insurance_prod_cate=1 sets insurance.
`in_stock` post	int	`1`	In-stock flag. Defaults to 1.
`team_member` post	json	`[47,48]`	JSON array of team member ids.
`custom_field_list` post	json	`[]`	JSON custom field definitions for this category.
`discount` post	int	`0`	Max-discount enabled flag. Alias: max_discount_val.
`max_discount` post	number	`10`	Max discount amount/percent. Alias: discount_val.
`discount_type` post	string	`percentage`	Discount type when max discount is enabled.
`invoice_israel_category` post	string	`00000`	Israel invoice category code when localization supports it.
`order_cat` post	int	`1`	Optional display order. Server sets next order when omitted.

Authentication

Send the bearer token returned by Login in the request header. The user must be from the same company domain as this Host — a token from another company is rejected (user_not_in_company).

Authorization: Bearer YOUR TOKEN

Sample Request

{
    "url": "\/app\/Categories.Add",
    "method": "POST",
    "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR TOKEN"
    },
    "body": {
        "category": "Membership",
        "description": "Membership products",
        "parent": "0",
        "type": "products"
    },
    "url_user": "https:\/\/{user}.bull36.com\/app\/Categories.Add",
    "url_domain": "https:\/\/{domain}\/app\/Categories.Add"
}

Endpoint

POST /app/Categories.Add
POST https://{user}.bull36.com/app/Categories.Add
POST https://{domain}/app/Categories.Add

Sample Output

{
    "success": 1,
    "id": "123",
    "category_id": "123",
    "message": "Category added successfully.",
    "automation_event": null,
    "socket_event": "categories.created"
}

JavaScript Example

const token = 'YOUR TOKEN';
const body = new URLSearchParams({
  category: 'Membership',
  description: 'Membership products',
  parent: '0',
  type: 'products'
});
const res = await fetch('/app/Categories.Add', { method: 'POST', headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer ' + token }, body });
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Error Example

{
    "success": "0",
    "message": "Missing required parameter: category"
}