Create catalog item
post
/catalogs/{catalog_name}/items/{item_id}
Use this endpoint to create an item in your catalog.
Prerequisites
To use this endpoint, you’ll need an API key with the catalogs.create_item
permission.
Rate limit
This endpoint has a shared rate limit of 50 requests per minute between all synchronous catalog item endpoints, as documented in API rate limits.
Path parameters
Parameter | Required | Data Type | Description |
---|---|---|---|
catalog_name |
Required | String | Name of the catalog. |
item_id |
Required | String | The ID of the catalog item. |
Request parameters
Parameter | Required | Data Type | Description |
---|---|---|---|
items |
Required | Array | An array that contains item objects. The item objects should contain all of the fields in the catalog except for the id field. Only one item object is allowed per request. |
Example Request
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curl --location --request POST 'https://rest.iad-03.braze.com/catalogs/restaurants/items/restaurant1' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR-REST-API-KEY' \
--data-raw '{
"items": [
{
"Name": "Restaurant1",
"City": "New York",
"Cuisine": "American",
"Rating": 5,
"Loyalty_Program": true,
"Location": {
"Latitude": 33.6112,
"Longitude": -117.8711
},
"Top_Dishes": [
"Hamburger",
"Deluxe Cheeseburger"
],
"Created_At": "2022-11-01T09:03:19.967+00:00"
}
]
}'
Response
There are three status code responses for this endpoint: 201
, 400
, and 404
.
Example success response
The status code 201
could return the following response body.
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{
"message": "success"
}
Example error response
The status code 400
could return the following response body. Refer to Troubleshooting for more information about errors you may encounter.
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{
"errors": [
{
"id": "invalid-fields",
"message": "Some of the fields given do not exist in the catalog",
"parameters": [
"id"
],
"parameter_values": [
"restaurant1"
]
}
],
"message": "Invalid Request"
}
Troubleshooting
The following table lists possible returned errors and their associated troubleshooting steps.
Error | Troubleshooting |
---|---|
arbitrary-error |
An arbitrary error occurred. Please try again or contact Support. |
catalog-not-found |
Check that the catalog name is valid. |
filtered-set-field-too-long |
The field value is being used in a filtered set that exceeds the character limit for an item. |
id-in-body |
Remove any item IDs in the request body. |
ids-too-large |
Character limit for each item ID is 250 characters. |
invalid-ids |
Supported characters for item ID names are letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores. |
invalid-fields |
Confirm that all fields you are sending in the API request already exist in the catalog. This is not related to the ID field mentioned in the error. |
invalid-keys-in-value-object |
Item object keys can’t include . or $ . |
item-already-exists |
The item already exists in the catalog. |
item-array-invalid |
items must be an array of objects. |
items-too-large |
Character limit for each item is 5,000 characters. |
request-includes-too-many-items |
You can only create one catalog item per request. |
too-deep-nesting-in-value-object |
Item objects can’t have more than 50 levels of nesting. |
unable-to-coerce-value |
Item types can’t be converted. |
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