Assign Category to Product
POST/api/categories/assign-category-to-product
Assign a category to a product and optionally set it as the primary category. Uses updateOrCreate so re-posting changes is_primary.
products:writeGrant this scope to your token under Settings → Developer → Personal Access Tokens.
Authentication: Requires Bearer token.
Request body fields:
category_id(required) — must be a leaf categoryproduct_id(required) — must exist in products tableis_primary(optional, boolean) — if true, unsets primary from all other categories for this product
Returns 201 on creation, 200 on update.
Requires permission: categories.update
Request
Responses
- 201
- 401
- 403
- 422
- 429
Created
Response Headers
Unauthenticated — the bearer token is missing, revoked, expired, or malformed. Never retry automatically; fix the credential. See the Errors guide.
Forbidden — the token lacks a required scope, the endpoint is not available to API tokens, or the user behind the token lacks the permission. A human must adjust the token scopes or user permissions; do not retry.
Unprocessable Entity
Response Headers
Rate limited — platform limit is 1,000 requests/min; individual tokens may carry lower limits. Honor the Retry-After header before retrying. See the Rate Limits guide.