---
title: Creates the catalog.
slug: commerce-connect-15/service-api/NYCC-creates-the-catalog
docTags: 
createdAt: 2026-10-09T17:33:30.457Z
---

{
  "id": "-mda9vsmnAaOIDLT51Nln",
  "type": "api-oas-v2",
  "data": {
    "method": "POST",
    "url": "/episerverapi/commerce/catalogs",
    "servers": [],
    "name": "Creates the catalog.",
    "description": "",
    "contentType": "application/json",
    "request": {
      "pathParameters": [],
      "headerParameters": [
        {
          "name": "accept",
          "type": "string",
          "kind": "optional",
          "description": "Generated from available response content types",
          "enum": [
            "text/plain",
            "application/json",
            "text/json"
          ],
          "default": "text/plain"
        }
      ],
      "queryParameters": [],
      "bodyDataParameters": [
        {
          "kind": "optional",
          "name": "body",
          "type": "object",
          "description": "The catalog.",
          "customType": "Catalog",
          "schema": [
            {
              "name": "endDate",
              "kind": "optional",
              "type": "string<date-time>",
              "description": "Gets or sets the end date.",
              "format": "date-time"
            },
            {
              "name": "startDate",
              "kind": "optional",
              "type": "string<date-time>",
              "description": "Gets or sets the start date.",
              "format": "date-time"
            },
            {
              "name": "isPrimary",
              "kind": "optional",
              "type": "boolean",
              "description": "Gets or sets a value indicating whether this instance is primary."
            },
            {
              "name": "owner",
              "kind": "optional",
              "type": "string",
              "nullable": true,
              "description": "Gets or sets the owner."
            },
            {
              "name": "sortOrder",
              "kind": "optional",
              "type": "integer<int32>",
              "description": "Gets or sets the sort order.",
              "format": "int32"
            },
            {
              "name": "name",
              "kind": "optional",
              "type": "string",
              "nullable": true,
              "description": "Gets or sets the name."
            },
            {
              "name": "defaultCurrency",
              "kind": "optional",
              "type": "string",
              "nullable": true,
              "description": "Gets or sets the default currency."
            },
            {
              "name": "defaultLanguage",
              "kind": "optional",
              "type": "string",
              "nullable": true,
              "description": "Gets or sets the default language."
            },
            {
              "name": "weightBase",
              "kind": "optional",
              "type": "string",
              "nullable": true,
              "description": "Gets or sets the weight base."
            },
            {
              "name": "lengthBase",
              "kind": "optional",
              "type": "string",
              "nullable": true,
              "description": "Gets or sets the length base."
            },
            {
              "name": "isActive",
              "kind": "optional",
              "type": "boolean",
              "description": "Gets or sets a value indicating whether this instance is active."
            },
            {
              "name": "languages",
              "kind": "optional",
              "type": "array",
              "nullable": true,
              "description": "Gets or sets the languages.",
              "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/CatalogLanguage",
              "customType": "CatalogLanguage[]",
              "schema": [
                {
                  "name": "languageCode",
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "type": "string",
                  "nullable": true,
                  "description": "Gets or sets the language code."
                },
                {
                  "name": "catalog",
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "type": "string",
                  "nullable": true,
                  "description": "Gets or sets the catalog."
                },
                {
                  "name": "uriSegment",
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "type": "string",
                  "nullable": true,
                  "description": "Gets or sets the URI segment."
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "nodes",
              "kind": "optional",
              "type": "array",
              "nullable": true,
              "description": "Gets or sets the nodes.",
              "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/ResourceLink",
              "customType": "ResourceLink[]",
              "schema": [
                {
                  "name": "title",
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "type": "string",
                  "nullable": true,
                  "description": "Gets or sets the title."
                },
                {
                  "name": "type",
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "type": "string",
                  "nullable": true,
                  "description": "Gets or sets the type."
                },
                {
                  "name": "href",
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "type": "string",
                  "nullable": true,
                  "description": "Gets or sets the uri."
                },
                {
                  "name": "properties",
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "type": "array",
                  "nullable": true,
                  "description": "Gets or sets the properties.",
                  "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/NameValue",
                  "customType": "NameValue[]",
                  "schema": [
                    {
                      "name": "name",
                      "kind": "optional",
                      "type": "string",
                      "nullable": true,
                      "description": "Gets or sets the name."
                    },
                    {
                      "name": "value",
                      "kind": "optional",
                      "type": "string",
                      "nullable": true,
                      "description": "Gets or sets the type."
                    }
                  ]
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "entries",
              "kind": "optional",
              "type": "array",
              "nullable": true,
              "description": "Gets or sets the entries.",
              "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/ResourceLink",
              "customType": "ResourceLink[]",
              "schema": [
                {
                  "name": "title",
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "type": "string",
                  "nullable": true,
                  "description": "Gets or sets the title."
                },
                {
                  "name": "type",
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "type": "string",
                  "nullable": true,
                  "description": "Gets or sets the type."
                },
                {
                  "name": "href",
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "type": "string",
                  "nullable": true,
                  "description": "Gets or sets the uri."
                },
                {
                  "name": "properties",
                  "kind": "optional",
                  "type": "array",
                  "nullable": true,
                  "description": "Gets or sets the properties.",
                  "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/NameValue",
                  "customType": "NameValue[]",
                  "schema": [
                    {
                      "name": "name",
                      "kind": "optional",
                      "type": "string",
                      "nullable": true,
                      "description": "Gets or sets the name."
                    },
                    {
                      "name": "value",
                      "kind": "optional",
                      "type": "string",
                      "nullable": true,
                      "description": "Gets or sets the type."
                    }
                  ]
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/Catalog",
          "isExpanded": true
        }
      ],
      "formDataParameters": [],
      "oAuthParameters": [],
      "cookieParameters": []
    },
    "responses": [
      {
        "statusCode": "200",
        "description": "The catalog is saved.",
        "jsonExample": "",
        "isExpanded": true,
        "schema": [
          {
            "kind": "optional",
            "type": "object",
            "description": "The catalog model.",
            "customType": "Catalog",
            "schema": [
              {
                "name": "endDate",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "string<date-time>",
                "description": "Gets or sets the end date.",
                "format": "date-time"
              },
              {
                "name": "startDate",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "string<date-time>",
                "description": "Gets or sets the start date.",
                "format": "date-time"
              },
              {
                "name": "isPrimary",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "boolean",
                "description": "Gets or sets a value indicating whether this instance is primary."
              },
              {
                "name": "owner",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "string",
                "nullable": true,
                "description": "Gets or sets the owner."
              },
              {
                "name": "sortOrder",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "integer<int32>",
                "description": "Gets or sets the sort order.",
                "format": "int32"
              },
              {
                "name": "name",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "string",
                "nullable": true,
                "description": "Gets or sets the name."
              },
              {
                "name": "defaultCurrency",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "string",
                "nullable": true,
                "description": "Gets or sets the default currency."
              },
              {
                "name": "defaultLanguage",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "string",
                "nullable": true,
                "description": "Gets or sets the default language."
              },
              {
                "name": "weightBase",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "string",
                "nullable": true,
                "description": "Gets or sets the weight base."
              },
              {
                "name": "lengthBase",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "string",
                "nullable": true,
                "description": "Gets or sets the length base."
              },
              {
                "name": "isActive",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "boolean",
                "description": "Gets or sets a value indicating whether this instance is active."
              },
              {
                "name": "languages",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "array",
                "nullable": true,
                "description": "Gets or sets the languages.",
                "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/CatalogLanguage",
                "customType": "CatalogLanguage[]",
                "schema": [
                  {
                    "name": "languageCode",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "nullable": true,
                    "description": "Gets or sets the language code."
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "catalog",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "nullable": true,
                    "description": "Gets or sets the catalog."
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "uriSegment",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "nullable": true,
                    "description": "Gets or sets the URI segment."
                  }
                ]
              },
              {
                "name": "nodes",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "array",
                "nullable": true,
                "description": "Gets or sets the nodes.",
                "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/ResourceLink",
                "customType": "ResourceLink[]",
                "schema": [
                  {
                    "name": "title",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "nullable": true,
                    "description": "Gets or sets the title."
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "type",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "nullable": true,
                    "description": "Gets or sets the type."
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "href",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "nullable": true,
                    "description": "Gets or sets the uri."
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "properties",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "array",
                    "nullable": true,
                    "description": "Gets or sets the properties.",
                    "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/NameValue",
                    "customType": "NameValue[]",
                    "schema": [
                      {
                        "name": "name",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "string",
                        "nullable": true,
                        "description": "Gets or sets the name."
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "value",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "string",
                        "nullable": true,
                        "description": "Gets or sets the type."
                      }
                    ]
                  }
                ]
              },
              {
                "name": "entries",
                "kind": "optional",
                "type": "array",
                "nullable": true,
                "description": "Gets or sets the entries.",
                "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/ResourceLink",
                "customType": "ResourceLink[]",
                "schema": [
                  {
                    "name": "title",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "nullable": true,
                    "description": "Gets or sets the title."
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "type",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "nullable": true,
                    "description": "Gets or sets the type."
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "href",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "string",
                    "nullable": true,
                    "description": "Gets or sets the uri."
                  },
                  {
                    "name": "properties",
                    "kind": "optional",
                    "type": "array",
                    "nullable": true,
                    "description": "Gets or sets the properties.",
                    "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/NameValue",
                    "customType": "NameValue[]",
                    "schema": [
                      {
                        "name": "name",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "string",
                        "nullable": true,
                        "description": "Gets or sets the name."
                      },
                      {
                        "name": "value",
                        "kind": "optional",
                        "type": "string",
                        "nullable": true,
                        "description": "Gets or sets the type."
                      }
                    ]
                  }
                ]
              }
            ],
            "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/Catalog",
            "isExpanded": true
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "statusCode": "400",
        "description": "If the catalog model is not valid.",
        "jsonExample": "",
        "isExpanded": true
      },
      {
        "statusCode": "401",
        "description": "If user does not have enough permission for this request.",
        "jsonExample": "",
        "isExpanded": true
      }
    ],
    "hasXCodeSamples": false,
    "examples": {
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        {
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          "language": "curl",
          "label": "cURL",
          "code": "curl --request POST \\\n     --url /episerverapi/commerce/catalogs \\\n     --header 'accept: text/plain'"
        },
        {
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          "language": "javascript",
          "label": "javascript",
          "code": "var myHeaders = new Headers();\nmyHeaders.append(\"accept\", \"text/plain\");\nmyHeaders.append(\"content-type\", \"application/json\");\n\nvar requestOptions = {\n   method: 'POST',\n   headers: myHeaders,\n   redirect: 'follow'\n};\n\nfetch(\"/episerverapi/commerce/catalogs\", requestOptions)\n   .then(response => response.text())\n   .then(result => console.log(result))\n   .catch(error => console.log('error', error));"
        },
        {
          "id": "QZXi3jM3v1NmcvM-rO1JG",
          "language": "ruby",
          "label": "Ruby",
          "code": "require \"uri\"\nrequire \"json\"\nrequire \"net/http\"\n\nurl = URI(\"/episerverapi/commerce/catalogs\")\n\nhttp = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port);\nrequest = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)\nrequest[\"accept\"] = \"text/plain\"\nrequest[\"content-type\"] = \"application/json\"\n\nresponse = http.request(request)\nputs response.read_body\n"
        },
        {
          "id": "-bUkv6BQ_DtR44caI7_YS",
          "language": "python",
          "label": "Python",
          "code": "import requests\nimport json\n\nurl = \"/episerverapi/commerce/catalogs\"\n\npayload = {}\nheaders = {\n   'accept': 'text/plain',\n   'content-type': 'application/json'\n}\n\nresponse = requests.request(\"POST\", url, headers=headers, data=payload)\n\nprint(response.text)\n"
        }
      ],
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    },
    "results": {
      "languages": [
        {
          "id": "response-0-200",
          "language": "200",
          "code": "// The catalog is saved.\n{\n  \"endDate\": \"\",\n  \"startDate\": \"\",\n  \"isPrimary\": false,\n  \"owner\": \"\",\n  \"sortOrder\": \"\",\n  \"name\": \"\",\n  \"defaultCurrency\": \"\",\n  \"defaultLanguage\": \"\",\n  \"weightBase\": \"\",\n  \"lengthBase\": \"\",\n  \"isActive\": false,\n  \"languages\": [\n    {\n      \"languageCode\": \"\",\n      \"catalog\": \"\",\n      \"uriSegment\": \"\"\n    }\n  ],\n  \"nodes\": [\n    {\n      \"title\": \"\",\n      \"type\": \"\",\n      \"href\": \"\",\n      \"properties\": [\n        {\n          \"name\": \"\",\n          \"value\": \"\"\n        }\n      ]\n    }\n  ],\n  \"entries\": [\n    {\n      \"title\": \"\",\n      \"type\": \"\",\n      \"href\": \"\",\n      \"properties\": [\n        {\n          \"name\": \"\",\n          \"value\": \"\"\n        }\n      ]\n    }\n  ]\n}"
        },
        {
          "id": "response-1-400",
          "language": "400",
          "code": "// If the catalog model is not valid.\n"
        },
        {
          "id": "response-2-401",
          "language": "401",
          "code": "// If user does not have enough permission for this request.\n"
        }
      ],
      "selectedLanguageId": "response-0-200"
    }
  },
  "children": [
    {
      "text": ""
    }
  ]
}