Create a Product Category

Endpoint Overview

This API endpoint provides a detailed overview of the endpoint responsible for creating a product category within the Inventory module of the Juleb ERP.

Endpoint Details

• Method: POST
• URL: /api/v1/inventory/product-category

Parameters

• Path Parameters: None
• Query Parameters: None

Request Body

{
  "name": string,
  "parent_id": integer,
  "removal_strategy_id": integer,
  "sync_with_pos_category": boolean,
  "pos_categ_id": integer,
  "j_category_ar": string,
  "j_category_num": string,
  "j_category_code": string
}

Field Reference

Field	Type	Required	Description
name	string	Yes	Category name.
parent_id	integer	No	Parent category ID, for nested category hierarchies.
removal_strategy_id	integer	No	Removal strategy ID (e.g. FIFO/FEFO) applied to stock in this category.
sync_with_pos_category	boolean	No	Automation field. When true, keeps this category linked/in sync with the POS category given in pos_categ_id.
pos_categ_id	integer	No	Related POS Category ID, used together with sync_with_pos_category.
j_category_ar	string	No	Arabic category name.
j_category_num	string	No	Category number.
j_category_code	string	No	Category code.

Response

• 201 OK: Successfully created the record.
• 400 Bad Request: Bad request.
• 401 Unauthorized: Unauthorized.

Response Body

{
  "data": {
    ...record fields
  }
}

Example

Request

NodeJS

const axios = require('axios');
const accountName = process.env.ACCOUNT_NAME;
const apiKey = process.env.API_KEY;

axios.post(`https://${accountName}.juleb.com/api/v1/inventory/product-category`, {
  name: 'Pain Relief',
  parent_id: 3,
  sync_with_pos_category: true,
  pos_categ_id: 8
}, {
  headers: {
    accept: '*/*',
    Authorization: `TOKEN`,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
})
.then(response => {
  console.log(response.data);
})
.catch(error => {
  console.error('Error:', error);
});

curl

curl -X POST \
-H "accept: */*" \
-H "Authorization: ******" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
  "name": "Pain Relief",
  "parent_id": 3,
  "sync_with_pos_category": true,
  "pos_categ_id": 8
}' \
"https://$ACCOUNT_NAME.juleb.com/api/v1/inventory/product-category"

python

import os
import requests

account_name = os.getenv('ACCOUNT_NAME')
api_key = os.getenv('API_KEY')

url = f'https://{account_name}.juleb.com/api/v1/inventory/product-category'
headers = {
    'accept': '*/*',
    'Authorization': f'******',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}
data = {
    'name': 'Pain Relief',
    'parent_id': 3,
    'sync_with_pos_category': True,
    'pos_categ_id': 8
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
if response.status_code == 201:
    print(response.json())
else:
    print(f'Error: {response.status_code}', response.text)

java

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse.BodyHandlers;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        String accountName = System.getenv("ACCOUNT_NAME");
        String apiKey = System.getenv("API_KEY");

        String json = "{"
            + "\"name\": \"Pain Relief\","
            + "\"parent_id\": 3,"
            + "\"sync_with_pos_category\": true,"
            + "\"pos_categ_id\": 8"
            + "}";

        HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
            .uri(new URI("https://" + accountName + ".juleb.com/api/v1/inventory/product-category"))
            .header("accept", "*/*")
            .header("Authorization", "Bearer " + apiKey)
            .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
            .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(json))
            .build();

        HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, BodyHandlers.ofString());
        if (response.statusCode() == 201) {
            System.out.println(response.body());
        } else {
            System.out.println("Error: " + response.statusCode() + ", " + response.body());
        }
    }
}

Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": 12,
    "name": "Pain Relief",
    "parent_id": 3,
    "pos_categ_id": 8
  }
}