# Create product category
You can create a product category.
POST /product-categories/
| Attributes | Type | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|
| custom_id | string | no | A unique identifier for the product which is provided by the client. | 
| description | string | no | A product category description. | 
| name | string | yes | A category name. | 
# Request
- CURL
- JavaScript
- PHP
- Python
curl -X POST
  "https://<your_app_subdomain>.user.com/api/public/product-categories/"
  -H 'authorization: Token <your_64_char_api_key>'
  -H 'content-type: application/json'
  -d '{
  "name": "my category",
  "custom_id": "my_id",
  "description": "category description"
}'
# Response
{
    "id": 30,
    "name": "my category",
    "custom_id": "my_id",
    "description": "category description"
}