Medusa API
  1. Product Categories
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      • Create a Product Category
        POST
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        GET
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        POST
      • Delete a Product Category
        DELETE
      • Get a Product Category
        GET
      • Add Products to a Category
        POST
      • Remove Products from Category
        DELETE
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  1. Product Categories

Delete a Product Category

Prod Env
{{baseURL}}
Prod Env
{{baseURL}}
DELETE
/admin/product-categories/{id}
Delete a Product Category. This does not delete associated products.
Request Request Example
Shell
JavaScript
Java
Swift
curl --location -g --request DELETE '{{baseURL}}/admin/product-categories/'
Response Response Example
200 - Example 1
{
    "id": "string",
    "object": "product-category",
    "deleted": true
}

Request

Path Params

Responses

🟢200OK
application/json
Body

🟠400Client Error or Multiple Errors
🟠401User is not authorized. Must log in first
🟠404Not Found Error
🟠409Invalid State Error
🟠422Invalid Request Error
🔴500Server Error
Modified at 2025-07-23 05:41:28
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