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Update Category
PUT/categories/{category}This endpoint allows you to update category details by passing the category as a path parameter.
Request
The Category ID. List of Category ID can be found here
The title or label assigned to a specific grouping or classification of items, products, or content, often used to organize and categorize them for easier navigation or identification. 🌐 Support multi-language
The status of the category, whether or not it is active or hidden
Category display image
Category SEO Metadata Title which is a concise label used to optimize search engine results and enhance the visibility of a category page.
A succinct summary crafted to enhance search engine optimization and spotlight a brand's attributes within a category.
Metadata URL is a web address that contains information designed to improve a webpage's search engine visibility and shareability on social platforms.
Category channels that will be displayed to them
Salla Merchant App
Category translations are based on the store's enabled language locale. For instance, if the store supports both Arabic and English, the translations object will return two entries: ar for Arabic and en for English.
A unique identifier that references the parent or higher-level category to which a specific category belongs, establishing a hierarchical relationship within a categorization system.
Sort order dictates the sequence or arrangement of categories when displayed to users. It determines the order in which categories are presented, often using numerical values to assign priority, allowing for controlled and organized navigation.
Assign products and specify the sort order.
an Integer number signifying the sort order of the product inside the category
{
"name": "طعام قطط",
"image": "https://salla-dev.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/Mvyk/dBmLWHOfKm3tRfQ3Txqs3l96SjI6jdbf6rCsYYQu.jpg",
"status": "hidden",
"metadata_title": "Dress",
"metadata_description": "Amazing Dress",
"metadata_url": "cat-food",
"show_in": {
"app": true
},
"products": [
{
"id": 1212,
"sort": 1
}
],
"translations": {
"en": {
"name": "cat food",
"metadata_title": "cat food",
"metadata_description": "welcome",
"metadata_url": "cat-food"
}
}
}Request samples
[api.label.responses]
Response status code, a numeric or alphanumeric identifier used to convey the outcome or status of a request, operation, or transaction in various systems and applications, typically indicating whether the action was successful, encountered an error, or resulted in a specific condition.
Response flag, boolean indicator used to signal a particular condition or state in the response of a system or application, often representing the presence or absence of certain conditions or outcomes.
Category ID, is a unique identifier assigned to a specific product category, facilitating organized classification and efficient management of products within a similar group. List of categories can be found here.
Category name is a descriptive label assigned to a product category, aiding in clear identification and organization of related products. 🌐 Support multi-language
The category image
To help companies and merchants, Salla provides a “urls” attribute that has been added to different modules to guide the merchants to have the full URL of this module from both scopes, the dashboard scope as a store admin, and as a customer.
Category Parent ID refers to the unique identifier assigned to the parent category of a subcategory, establishing a hierarchical relationship between different levels of product classification.
The sequence or arrangement of categories when displayed to users.
The category status indicates whether the category is currently visible and accessible to users active or intentionally concealed from view hidden. It essentially controls whether the category is publicly displayed or kept private within the system.
Whether or not the category has hidden products.
The date where the category is updated in.
The subcategories list of the main category.
You will get this object in the response if you use with=translations query parameter.
Category translations are based on the store's enabled language locale. For instance, if the store supports both Arabic and English, the translations object will return two entries: ar for Arabic and en for English.
You will get this array in the response if you use with=items query parameter.
{
"status": 201,
"success": true,
"data": {
"id": 707972603,
"name": "Dress 101",
"urls": {
"customer": "https://shtara.com/profile",
"admin": "https://shtara.com/profiles"
},
"sort_order": 0,
"items": [],
"parent_id": 516861512,
"status": "hidden",
"metadata": {
"title": "Dress",
"description": "Amazing Dress",
"url": "https://dress.com"
}
}
}