POST

Categories.Update

Update a product category. Alias of Categories.Edit.

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.
`type` post	string	`products`	products or insurance.

Authentication

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

Authorization: Bearer YOUR TOKEN

Sample Request

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

Endpoint

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

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.Update', { method: 'POST', headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer ' + token }, body });
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Error Example

{
    "success": 0,
    "message": "Category was not found."
}