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# Create category



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/ai-cms/openapi.json post /categories/create
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Blog API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.octaviatech.app/cms
    description: Production
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Tags
    description: Tag management endpoints
paths:
  /categories/create:
    post:
      tags:
        - Categories
      summary: Create category
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: false
              required:
                - name
                - slug
              properties:
                name:
                  type: object
                  description: Category name in multiple languages
                  additionalProperties: false
                  properties:
                    en:
                      type: string
                    es:
                      type: string
                slug:
                  type: string
                  description: URL-friendly unique identifier
                thumbnail:
                  type: string
                  format: uri
                  description: Optional thumbnail URL
                description:
                  type: object
                  description: Optional description in multiple languages
                  additionalProperties: false
                  properties:
                    en:
                      type: string
                    es:
                      type: string
                isPrivate:
                  type: boolean
                  description: If true, hides the category from public listings
                  example: false
                isActive:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Whether category is active
            examples:
              Create Category:
                value:
                  name:
                    en: Surgery
                    es: Cirugía
                  slug: surgery
                  description: '{ en: "Surgical topics", es: "Temas quirúrgicos" }'
                  thumbnail: https://cdn.example.com/thumbnails/surgery.jpg
                  isPrivate: false
                  isActive: true
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Created:
                  value:
                    success: true
                    statusCode: 201
                    message: Category created successfully
                    data:
                      category:
                        _id: '{{objectId}}'
                        slug: surgery
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Unauthorized:
                  value:
                    success: false
                    statusCode: 401
                    message: Unauthorized
                    data: null
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Forbidden:
                  value:
                    success: false
                    statusCode: 403
                    message: Forbidden
                    data: null
        '409':
          description: Conflict (slug exists)
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Conflict:
                  value:
                    success: false
                    statusCode: 409
                    message: Slug already exists
                    data: null
        '500':
          description: >-
            Server error (validation failures are reported as 406 internally and
            coerced to 500)
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                ServerError:
                  value:
                    success: false
                    statusCode: 500
                    message: Internal server error
                    data: null
      security:
        - ApiKeyAuth: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key

````