POST

Categories.Edit

Update a product category in ec_categories. Matches the product-report Categories tab edit form. Send category_id plus only the fields to change.

Permissions

User must be logged in with a valid bearer token.
Returned or changed records are limited by the user permissions, team access, folder access, and account settings.

Action

Updates the requested Categories record after validating permissions and input fields.

Push Service

Pushes event categories.updated to users who should see this change.

Automation

No automation is run for this function.

Special Instructions

Send the bearer token on protected calls with Authorization: Bearer YOUR TOKEN.
Send parameters as POST body fields exactly as documented.
Send date/time values in UTC Y-m-d H:i:s format when a date or datetime field is used.

Required Parameters

Name	Type	Sample	Explanation
`category_id` post	int	`123`	Category id. Aliases: id, update_id, data_id, cat_id.

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Sample	What it gives
`category` post	string	`Membership`	Updated category title.
`description` post	string	`Membership products`	Updated description.
`parent` post	int	`0`	Updated parent category id.
`image` post	string	`biz1upload/site/demo.png`	Updated image path.
`type` post	string	`products`	products or insurance.
`in_stock` post	int	`1`	In-stock flag.
`team_member` post	json	`[47]`	JSON array of team member ids.
`custom_field_list` post	json	`[]`	JSON custom field definitions.
`discount` post	int	`0`	Max-discount enabled flag.
`max_discount` post	number	`10`	Max discount value.
`discount_type` post	string	`percentage`	Discount type.
`invoice_israel_category` post	string	`00000`	Israel invoice category code.
`order_cat` post	int	`1`	Display order.

Authentication

Send the bearer token returned by Login in the request header.

Authorization: Bearer YOUR TOKEN

Sample Request

{
    "url": "\/app\/Categories.Edit",
    "method": "POST",
    "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR TOKEN"
    },
    "body": {
        "category_id": "123",
        "category": "Membership Updated"
    },
    "url_user": "https:\/\/{user}.bull36.com\/app\/Categories.Edit",
    "url_domain": "https:\/\/{domain}\/app\/Categories.Edit"
}

Endpoint

POST /app/Categories.Edit
POST https://{user}.bull36.com/app/Categories.Edit
POST https://{domain}/app/Categories.Edit

Sample Output

{
    "success": 1,
    "id": "123",
    "category_id": "123",
    "message": "Category updated successfully.",
    "automation_event": null,
    "socket_event": "categories.updated"
}

JavaScript Example

const token = 'YOUR TOKEN';
const body = new URLSearchParams({ category_id: '123', category: 'Membership Updated' });
const res = await fetch('/app/Categories.Edit', { method: 'POST', headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer ' + token }, body });
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Error Example

{
    "success": 0,
    "message": "Missing required parameter: category_id"
}