item_category


Changelog

December 16, 2025
  • New POST method to create a category.

GET /item_category

To get a specific item category.

/item_category?token=XXXXX&item_category_code_365=SAN1

field description
token Credentials provided by Powersoft that allow access to the API
item_category_code_365 365 item category code

Returns

POST /item_category

To create a new category in 365 as main (root) category.


To create a new category in 365 as child categroy.

field type description
api_credentials
token string Credentials provided by Powersoft that allow access to the API
item_category
item_category_parent_code_365 string 365 item root (main) category code. If the value is empty string then the new category will be created as main (root).
item_category_code string The new item category code.
item_category_name string Item category name.
item_category_other_name string Item category other name.
excluded_from_ecommerce boolean Whether the item category is displayed on the e-commerce site.
excluded_from_pos boolean Whether the item category is displayed on the POS machine.
excluded_from_app boolean Whether the item category is displayed on the applications devices.
is_law_11E boolean Whether the item category complies with Law 11E.
unit_of_measure_code_365 string 365 unit of measure.
category_factor decimal Factor that defines the number of units per unit of measure.
colour_html string HTML color code.

Returns

Returns the standard api_response object. The Powersoft365 item category code is returned in the response_id field.