AddCategory

Endpoint URL https://www.yournetosite.com.au/do/WS/NetoAPI
Method POST
XML Headers
NETOAPI_ACTION AddCategory
NETOAPI_USERNAME Your Neto Username (generate this in your Neto control panel)
NETOAPI_KEY Your Neto API Secure Key (generate this in your Neto control panel)
JSON Headers
NETOAPI_ACTION AddCategory
NETOAPI_USERNAME Your Neto Username (generate this in your Neto control panel)
NETOAPI_KEY Your Neto API Secure Key (generate this in your Neto control panel)
Accept application/json
Description Use this call to add a new product category.
XSD Schema AddCategory XSD   |   AddCategory Response XSD

AddCategory Post

Advanced (All Fields)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AddCategory>
  <Category>
    <CategoryName>Shirts</CategoryName>
    <ParentCategoryID>10</ParentCategoryID>
    <SortOrder>1</SortOrder>
    <Active>True</Active>
    <OnSiteMap>True</OnSiteMap>
    <OnMenu>True</OnMenu>
    <AllowReviews>True</AllowReviews>
    <RequireLogin>True</RequireLogin>
  </Category>
</AddCategory>

Basic (Only Required Fields)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AddCategory>
  <Category>
    <CategoryName>Shirts</CategoryName>
  </Category>
</AddCategory>

Sample AddCategory Response (Success)

Category Added

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AddCategoryResponse>
  <Category>
    <CategoryID>12</CategoryID>
  </Category>
  <CurrentTime>2014-01-03 02:31:27</CurrentTime>
</AddCategoryResponse>

Sample AddCategory Response (Error)

Required field missing, category not added

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AddCategoryResponse>
   <Category />
   <CurrentTime>2014-01-03 02:31:27</CurrentTime>
   <Ack>Error</Ack>
   <Messages>
      <Error>
     <Message>CategoryName is a required field and is missing</Message>
         <SeverityCode>Error</SeverityCode>
      </Error>
   </Messages>
</AddCategoryResponse>

Sample Add Multiple Categories in a Single Call Post

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AddCategory>
     <Category>
        <CategoryName>Shirts</CategoryName>
    </Category>
     <Category>
        <CategoryName>Shorts</CategoryName>
    </Category>
     <Category>
        <CategoryName>Pants</CategoryName>
    </Category>        
</AddCategory>

AddCategory Response Elements

Element Name Type Description Example
`` integer The unique ID for the category. System generated. 34
`` datetime The time the request was made. 2014-04-20 06:02:30
`` string The acknowledgement message. Success, Error or Warning
`` Contains the child elements below.
`` string The error message returned. Request Error
`` string The severity code. Error
`` string The description of the error. Internal server error.

AddCategory Post

You must specify at least one filter and one OutputSelector in your AddCategory request. These will determine the results returned.

XML POST

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AddCategory>
   <Category> 
    <CategoryName>(String)</CategoryName>    
    <CategoryReference>(String)</CategoryReference>    
    <ShortDescription1>(String)</ShortDescription1>    
    <ShortDescription2>(String)</ShortDescription2>    
    <ShortDescription3>(String)</ShortDescription3>    
    <Description1>(String)</Description1>    
    <Description2>(String)</Description2>    
    <Description3>(String)</Description3>    
    <ParentCategoryID>(Integer)</ParentCategoryID>    
    <SortOrder>(Integer)</SortOrder>    
    <Active>(Boolean)</Active>    
    <OnSiteMap>(Boolean)</OnSiteMap>    
    <OnMenu>(Boolean)</OnMenu>    
    <AllowReviews>(Boolean)</AllowReviews>    
    <RequireLogin>(Boolean)</RequireLogin>    
    <DatePosted>(DateTime)</DatePosted>    
   </Category>  

</AddCategory>

JSON POST

{
  "Category": [ {
    "CategoryName":"String",
    "CategoryReference":"String",
    "ShortDescription1":"String",
    "ShortDescription2":"String",
    "ShortDescription3":"String",
    "Description1":"String",
    "Description2":"String",
    "Description3":"String",
    "ParentCategoryID":"Integer",
    "SortOrder":"Integer",
    "Active":"Boolean",
    "OnSiteMap":"Boolean",
    "OnMenu":"Boolean",
    "AllowReviews":"Boolean",
    "RequireLogin":"Boolean",
    "DatePosted":"DateTime" 
} ] 
}

<Category>

Element Name Required Field Type / Options
CategoryName Required String(100)
CategoryReference Required String(50)
ShortDescription1 Required String(255)
ShortDescription2 Required String(255)
ShortDescription3 Required String(255)
Description1 Required String(5000)
Description2 Required String(5000)
Description3 Required String(5000)
ParentCategoryID Optional Integer
SortOrder Optional Integer
Active Optional Boolean(True, False)
OnSiteMap Optional Boolean(True, False)
OnMenu Optional Boolean(True, False)
AllowReviews Optional Boolean(True, False)
RequireLogin Optional Boolean(True, False)
DatePosted Optional DateTime

AddCategory Responses

XML Response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<AddCategory>
   <Category> 
    <CategoryID>(Integer)</CategoryID>    
   </Category>  
   <Messages> 
     <Error> 
      <Message>(String)</Message>      
      <SeverityCode>(String)</SeverityCode>      
      <Description>(String)</Description>      
     </Error>    
     <Warning> 
      <Message>(String)</Message>      
      <SeverityCode>(String)</SeverityCode>      
     </Warning>    
   </Messages>
</AddCategory>

JSON Response

{
  "Category": [ {
    "CategoryID":"Integer" 
} ] ,  "Messages": {
    "Error": [ {
      "Message":"String",
      "SeverityCode":"String",
      "Description":"String" 
} ] ,    "Warning": [ {
      "Message":"String",
      "SeverityCode":"String" 
} ]  
} 
}

<Category>

Element Name Field Type
CategoryID Integer

<Messages>

Element Name Field Type
Error ErrorType
Warning WarningType

<Error>

Element Name Field Type
Message String
SeverityCode String
Description String

<Warning>

Element Name Field Type
Message String
SeverityCode String

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