Categories

Categories

List categories

get

https://api.flowretail.com/v2https://api.stage.flowretail.com/v2

/tenants/{tenantUid}/categories

List all root categories

Required permission: TENANT.ACCESS

Authorizations

accessTokenauthTokenintegrationToken

AuthorizationstringRequired

Accesstoken recevied after user login with a deviceToken

Path parameters

tenantUidstringRequired

Reference to a tenant.

Pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-_]+

Query parameters

withProductsbooleanOptional

Include Product list

categoryParentUidstringOptional

Filter on category parent uid

Pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-_]+

categoryExternalIdstringOptional

External reference to a category.

pageNumberintegerOptional

Reference to a specific page in a result set.

pageSizeintegerOptional

The number of items per page in a result set.

sortBystringOptional

Defines which field the resource list is sorted by.

sortDirectionstring · enumOptional

ENUM	Description
ASC	Sort in ascending order
DESC	Sort in descending order

Possible values:

Responses

200

Example response

application/json

get/tenants/{tenantUid}/categories

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

GET /v2/tenants/{tenantUid}/categories HTTP/1.1
Host: api.flowretail.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Accept: */*

200

Example response

{
  "items": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "categoryUid": "text",
          "createdAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
          "externalId": "text",
          "lastModifiedAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
          "name": "text"
        }
      ],
      "categoryUid": "text",
      "createdAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
      "externalId": "text",
      "lastModifiedAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
      "name": "text",
      "parentUid": "text",
      "products": [
        {
          "storeProductDetails": {
            "grossProfitAmount": 1,
            "grossProfitPercentage": 1,
            "costPrice": 1,
            "price": 1,
            "campaignPrice": 1,
            "campaignName": "text",
            "quantityReserved": 1,
            "quantityStock": 1,
            "quantityOrdered": 1
          },
          "allowAddon": true,
          "allowCredit": true,
          "allowPurchase": true,
          "allowQuantity": true,
          "allowSale": "YES",
          "allowSaleDate": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
          "allowDelivery": "YES",
          "allowDeliveryDate": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
          "availableForWeb": true,
          "brandUid": "text",
          "brandName": "text",
          "calculationFactor": 1,
          "categoryUids": [
            "text"
          ],
          "createdAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
          "customerAgeRestriction": 1,
          "description": "text",
          "discontinuedFrom": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
          "externalId": "text",
          "externalInfo": "text",
          "externalUrl": "text",
          "gtins": [
            {
              "gtin": "text",
              "primary": true,
              "type": "text"
            }
          ],
          "height": 1,
          "internalInfo": "text",
          "lastModifiedAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
          "ledgerNumber": "text",
          "length": 1,
          "name": "text",
          "optionProperties": [
            {
              "productPropertyUid": "text",
              "propertyName": "text",
              "propertyOptionName": "text",
              "propertyType": "TEXT",
              "propertyText": "text",
              "propertyUid": "text",
              "propertyOptionUid": "text",
              "required": true
            }
          ],
          "priceOverride": true,
          "productGroupUid": "text",
          "productGroupPath": [
            {
              "name": "text",
              "parentUid": "text",
              "productGroupUid": "text"
            }
          ],
          "productUid": "text",
          "productType": "STOCK",
          "recommendedRetailPrice": 1,
          "requiredVariantPropertyUids": [
            "text"
          ],
          "serialNoRequired": "NO",
          "shortDescription": "text",
          "sku": "text",
          "manufacturerSku": "text",
          "suppliers": [
            {
              "name": "text",
              "supplierUid": "text"
            }
          ],
          "textProperties": [
            {
              "productPropertyUid": "text",
              "propertyName": "text",
              "propertyOptionName": "text",
              "propertyType": "TEXT",
              "propertyText": "text",
              "propertyUid": "text",
              "propertyOptionUid": "text",
              "required": true
            }
          ],
          "unitLabel": "text",
          "variantProductUids": [
            "text"
          ],
          "variantParentProductUid": "text",
          "vatCodeUid": "text",
          "weight": 1,
          "width": 1,
          "links": [
            {
              "productLinkUid": "text",
              "linkType": "INSURANCE",
              "productUid": "text"
            }
          ],
          "parents": [
            {
              "productLinkUid": "text",
              "linkType": "INSURANCE",
              "productUid": "text"
            }
          ],
          "requirements": {
            "requireCustomer": true,
            "requireCustomerMobile": true,
            "requireCustomerEmail": true,
            "requireCustomerDeliveryAddress": true
          },
          "coverImage": {
            "productMediaUid": "text",
            "mainUrl": "text",
            "thumbnailUrl": "text"
          },
          "imageCount": 1,
          "relevance": 1,
          "visibility": "ALWAYS_VISIBLE",
          "commission": 1,
          "productWarrantyUid": "text",
          "excludeFromStatistics": true,
          "purchasePrice": 1,
          "numberOfPieces": 1,
          "limitToStoreUids": [
            "text"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "paging": {
    "pageNumber": 1,
    "pageSize": 1,
    "totalCount": 1
  }
}

Create a new category

post

https://api.flowretail.com/v2https://api.stage.flowretail.com/v2

/tenants/{tenantUid}/categories

Create a new category.

Required permission: TENANT.BACKOFFICE

Authorizations

accessTokenauthTokenintegrationToken

AuthorizationstringRequired

Accesstoken recevied after user login with a deviceToken

Path parameters

tenantUidstringRequired

Reference to a tenant.

Pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-_]+

Body

application/json

externalIdstringOptional

namestringRequired

parentUidstringOptionalPattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-_]*

categoryUidstringOptionalPattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-_]+

Responses

200

Example response

application/json

categoryUidstringRequiredPattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-_]+

createdAtstring · date-timeRequired

externalIdstringRequired

lastModifiedAtstring · date-timeRequired

namestringRequired

parentUidstringRequiredPattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-_]*

post/tenants/{tenantUid}/categories

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

POST /v2/tenants/{tenantUid}/categories HTTP/1.1
Host: api.flowretail.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 75

{
  "externalId": "text",
  "name": "text",
  "parentUid": "text",
  "categoryUid": "text"
}

200

Example response

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "categoryUid": "text",
      "createdAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
      "externalId": "text",
      "lastModifiedAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
      "name": "text"
    }
  ],
  "categoryUid": "text",
  "createdAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
  "externalId": "text",
  "lastModifiedAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
  "name": "text",
  "parentUid": "text",
  "products": [
    {
      "storeProductDetails": {
        "grossProfitAmount": 1,
        "grossProfitPercentage": 1,
        "costPrice": 1,
        "price": 1,
        "campaignPrice": 1,
        "campaignName": "text",
        "quantityReserved": 1,
        "quantityStock": 1,
        "quantityOrdered": 1
      },
      "allowAddon": true,
      "allowCredit": true,
      "allowPurchase": true,
      "allowQuantity": true,
      "allowSale": "YES",
      "allowSaleDate": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
      "allowDelivery": "YES",
      "allowDeliveryDate": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
      "availableForWeb": true,
      "brandUid": "text",
      "brandName": "text",
      "calculationFactor": 1,
      "categoryUids": [
        "text"
      ],
      "createdAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
      "customerAgeRestriction": 1,
      "description": "text",
      "discontinuedFrom": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
      "externalId": "text",
      "externalInfo": "text",
      "externalUrl": "text",
      "gtins": [
        {
          "gtin": "text",
          "primary": true,
          "type": "text"
        }
      ],
      "height": 1,
      "internalInfo": "text",
      "lastModifiedAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
      "ledgerNumber": "text",
      "length": 1,
      "name": "text",
      "optionProperties": [
        {
          "productPropertyUid": "text",
          "propertyName": "text",
          "propertyOptionName": "text",
          "propertyType": "TEXT",
          "propertyText": "text",
          "propertyUid": "text",
          "propertyOptionUid": "text",
          "required": true
        }
      ],
      "priceOverride": true,
      "productGroupUid": "text",
      "productGroupPath": [
        {
          "name": "text",
          "parentUid": "text",
          "productGroupUid": "text"
        }
      ],
      "productUid": "text",
      "productType": "STOCK",
      "recommendedRetailPrice": 1,
      "requiredVariantPropertyUids": [
        "text"
      ],
      "serialNoRequired": "NO",
      "shortDescription": "text",
      "sku": "text",
      "manufacturerSku": "text",
      "suppliers": [
        {
          "name": "text",
          "supplierUid": "text"
        }
      ],
      "textProperties": [
        {
          "productPropertyUid": "text",
          "propertyName": "text",
          "propertyOptionName": "text",
          "propertyType": "TEXT",
          "propertyText": "text",
          "propertyUid": "text",
          "propertyOptionUid": "text",
          "required": true
        }
      ],
      "unitLabel": "text",
      "variantProductUids": [
        "text"
      ],
      "variantParentProductUid": "text",
      "vatCodeUid": "text",
      "weight": 1,
      "width": 1,
      "links": [
        {
          "productLinkUid": "text",
          "linkType": "INSURANCE",
          "productUid": "text"
        }
      ],
      "parents": [
        {
          "productLinkUid": "text",
          "linkType": "INSURANCE",
          "productUid": "text"
        }
      ],
      "requirements": {
        "requireCustomer": true,
        "requireCustomerMobile": true,
        "requireCustomerEmail": true,
        "requireCustomerDeliveryAddress": true
      },
      "coverImage": {
        "productMediaUid": "text",
        "mainUrl": "text",
        "thumbnailUrl": "text"
      },
      "imageCount": 1,
      "relevance": 1,
      "visibility": "ALWAYS_VISIBLE",
      "commission": 1,
      "productWarrantyUid": "text",
      "excludeFromStatistics": true,
      "purchasePrice": 1,
      "numberOfPieces": 1,
      "limitToStoreUids": [
        "text"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Category details

get

https://api.flowretail.com/v2https://api.stage.flowretail.com/v2

/tenants/{tenantUid}/categories/{categoryUid}

Get category details

If storeUid is supplied prices and stock from the store will be returned, if no storeUid is supplied the quantityStock will always be 0 and the price will be the reccommended retail price

Required permission: TENANT.ACCESS

Authorizations

accessTokenauthTokenintegrationToken

AuthorizationstringRequired

Accesstoken recevied after user login with a deviceToken

Path parameters

tenantUidstringRequired

Reference to a tenant.

Pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-_]+

categoryUidstringRequired

Reference to a Category.

Pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-_]+

Query parameters

storeUidstringOptional

Reference to a store uid

Pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-_]+

Responses

200

Example response

application/json

categoryUidstringRequiredPattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-_]+

createdAtstring · date-timeRequired

externalIdstringRequired

lastModifiedAtstring · date-timeRequired

namestringRequired

parentUidstringRequiredPattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-_]*

get/tenants/{tenantUid}/categories/{categoryUid}

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

GET /v2/tenants/{tenantUid}/categories/{categoryUid} HTTP/1.1
Host: api.flowretail.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Accept: */*

200

Example response

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "categoryUid": "text",
      "createdAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
      "externalId": "text",
      "lastModifiedAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
      "name": "text"
    }
  ],
  "categoryUid": "text",
  "createdAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
  "externalId": "text",
  "lastModifiedAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
  "name": "text",
  "parentUid": "text",
  "products": [
    {
      "storeProductDetails": {
        "grossProfitAmount": 1,
        "grossProfitPercentage": 1,
        "costPrice": 1,
        "price": 1,
        "campaignPrice": 1,
        "campaignName": "text",
        "quantityReserved": 1,
        "quantityStock": 1,
        "quantityOrdered": 1
      },
      "allowAddon": true,
      "allowCredit": true,
      "allowPurchase": true,
      "allowQuantity": true,
      "allowSale": "YES",
      "allowSaleDate": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
      "allowDelivery": "YES",
      "allowDeliveryDate": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
      "availableForWeb": true,
      "brandUid": "text",
      "brandName": "text",
      "calculationFactor": 1,
      "categoryUids": [
        "text"
      ],
      "createdAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
      "customerAgeRestriction": 1,
      "description": "text",
      "discontinuedFrom": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
      "externalId": "text",
      "externalInfo": "text",
      "externalUrl": "text",
      "gtins": [
        {
          "gtin": "text",
          "primary": true,
          "type": "text"
        }
      ],
      "height": 1,
      "internalInfo": "text",
      "lastModifiedAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
      "ledgerNumber": "text",
      "length": 1,
      "name": "text",
      "optionProperties": [
        {
          "productPropertyUid": "text",
          "propertyName": "text",
          "propertyOptionName": "text",
          "propertyType": "TEXT",
          "propertyText": "text",
          "propertyUid": "text",
          "propertyOptionUid": "text",
          "required": true
        }
      ],
      "priceOverride": true,
      "productGroupUid": "text",
      "productGroupPath": [
        {
          "name": "text",
          "parentUid": "text",
          "productGroupUid": "text"
        }
      ],
      "productUid": "text",
      "productType": "STOCK",
      "recommendedRetailPrice": 1,
      "requiredVariantPropertyUids": [
        "text"
      ],
      "serialNoRequired": "NO",
      "shortDescription": "text",
      "sku": "text",
      "manufacturerSku": "text",
      "suppliers": [
        {
          "name": "text",
          "supplierUid": "text"
        }
      ],
      "textProperties": [
        {
          "productPropertyUid": "text",
          "propertyName": "text",
          "propertyOptionName": "text",
          "propertyType": "TEXT",
          "propertyText": "text",
          "propertyUid": "text",
          "propertyOptionUid": "text",
          "required": true
        }
      ],
      "unitLabel": "text",
      "variantProductUids": [
        "text"
      ],
      "variantParentProductUid": "text",
      "vatCodeUid": "text",
      "weight": 1,
      "width": 1,
      "links": [
        {
          "productLinkUid": "text",
          "linkType": "INSURANCE",
          "productUid": "text"
        }
      ],
      "parents": [
        {
          "productLinkUid": "text",
          "linkType": "INSURANCE",
          "productUid": "text"
        }
      ],
      "requirements": {
        "requireCustomer": true,
        "requireCustomerMobile": true,
        "requireCustomerEmail": true,
        "requireCustomerDeliveryAddress": true
      },
      "coverImage": {
        "productMediaUid": "text",
        "mainUrl": "text",
        "thumbnailUrl": "text"
      },
      "imageCount": 1,
      "relevance": 1,
      "visibility": "ALWAYS_VISIBLE",
      "commission": 1,
      "productWarrantyUid": "text",
      "excludeFromStatistics": true,
      "purchasePrice": 1,
      "numberOfPieces": 1,
      "limitToStoreUids": [
        "text"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Update category

put

https://api.flowretail.com/v2https://api.stage.flowretail.com/v2

/tenants/{tenantUid}/categories/{categoryUid}

Update a category

Required permission: TENANT.BACKOFFICE

Authorizations

accessTokenauthTokenintegrationToken

AuthorizationstringRequired

Accesstoken recevied after user login with a deviceToken

Path parameters

tenantUidstringRequired

Reference to a tenant.

Pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-_]+

categoryUidstringRequired

Reference to a Category.

Pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-_]+

Body

application/json

externalIdstringOptional

namestringRequired

parentUidstringOptionalPattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-_]*

productUidsstring[]Optional

Responses

200

Example response

application/json

categoryUidstringRequiredPattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-_]+

createdAtstring · date-timeRequired

externalIdstringRequired

lastModifiedAtstring · date-timeRequired

namestringRequired

parentUidstringRequiredPattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-_]*

put/tenants/{tenantUid}/categories/{categoryUid}

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

PUT /v2/tenants/{tenantUid}/categories/{categoryUid} HTTP/1.1
Host: api.flowretail.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 77

{
  "externalId": "text",
  "name": "text",
  "parentUid": "text",
  "productUids": [
    "text"
  ]
}

200

Example response

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "categoryUid": "text",
      "createdAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
      "externalId": "text",
      "lastModifiedAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
      "name": "text"
    }
  ],
  "categoryUid": "text",
  "createdAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
  "externalId": "text",
  "lastModifiedAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
  "name": "text",
  "parentUid": "text",
  "products": [
    {
      "storeProductDetails": {
        "grossProfitAmount": 1,
        "grossProfitPercentage": 1,
        "costPrice": 1,
        "price": 1,
        "campaignPrice": 1,
        "campaignName": "text",
        "quantityReserved": 1,
        "quantityStock": 1,
        "quantityOrdered": 1
      },
      "allowAddon": true,
      "allowCredit": true,
      "allowPurchase": true,
      "allowQuantity": true,
      "allowSale": "YES",
      "allowSaleDate": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
      "allowDelivery": "YES",
      "allowDeliveryDate": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
      "availableForWeb": true,
      "brandUid": "text",
      "brandName": "text",
      "calculationFactor": 1,
      "categoryUids": [
        "text"
      ],
      "createdAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
      "customerAgeRestriction": 1,
      "description": "text",
      "discontinuedFrom": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
      "externalId": "text",
      "externalInfo": "text",
      "externalUrl": "text",
      "gtins": [
        {
          "gtin": "text",
          "primary": true,
          "type": "text"
        }
      ],
      "height": 1,
      "internalInfo": "text",
      "lastModifiedAt": "2026-07-19T08:22:32.550Z",
      "ledgerNumber": "text",
      "length": 1,
      "name": "text",
      "optionProperties": [
        {
          "productPropertyUid": "text",
          "propertyName": "text",
          "propertyOptionName": "text",
          "propertyType": "TEXT",
          "propertyText": "text",
          "propertyUid": "text",
          "propertyOptionUid": "text",
          "required": true
        }
      ],
      "priceOverride": true,
      "productGroupUid": "text",
      "productGroupPath": [
        {
          "name": "text",
          "parentUid": "text",
          "productGroupUid": "text"
        }
      ],
      "productUid": "text",
      "productType": "STOCK",
      "recommendedRetailPrice": 1,
      "requiredVariantPropertyUids": [
        "text"
      ],
      "serialNoRequired": "NO",
      "shortDescription": "text",
      "sku": "text",
      "manufacturerSku": "text",
      "suppliers": [
        {
          "name": "text",
          "supplierUid": "text"
        }
      ],
      "textProperties": [
        {
          "productPropertyUid": "text",
          "propertyName": "text",
          "propertyOptionName": "text",
          "propertyType": "TEXT",
          "propertyText": "text",
          "propertyUid": "text",
          "propertyOptionUid": "text",
          "required": true
        }
      ],
      "unitLabel": "text",
      "variantProductUids": [
        "text"
      ],
      "variantParentProductUid": "text",
      "vatCodeUid": "text",
      "weight": 1,
      "width": 1,
      "links": [
        {
          "productLinkUid": "text",
          "linkType": "INSURANCE",
          "productUid": "text"
        }
      ],
      "parents": [
        {
          "productLinkUid": "text",
          "linkType": "INSURANCE",
          "productUid": "text"
        }
      ],
      "requirements": {
        "requireCustomer": true,
        "requireCustomerMobile": true,
        "requireCustomerEmail": true,
        "requireCustomerDeliveryAddress": true
      },
      "coverImage": {
        "productMediaUid": "text",
        "mainUrl": "text",
        "thumbnailUrl": "text"
      },
      "imageCount": 1,
      "relevance": 1,
      "visibility": "ALWAYS_VISIBLE",
      "commission": 1,
      "productWarrantyUid": "text",
      "excludeFromStatistics": true,
      "purchasePrice": 1,
      "numberOfPieces": 1,
      "limitToStoreUids": [
        "text"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Delete a category

delete

https://api.flowretail.com/v2https://api.stage.flowretail.com/v2

/tenants/{tenantUid}/categories/{categoryUid}

This will delete a category and all its sub-categories.

Required permission: TENANT.BACKOFFICE

Authorizations

accessTokenauthTokenintegrationToken

AuthorizationstringRequired

Accesstoken recevied after user login with a deviceToken

Path parameters

tenantUidstringRequired

Reference to a tenant.

Pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-_]+

categoryUidstringRequired

Reference to a Category.

Pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9-_]+

Responses

204

No Content

No content

delete/tenants/{tenantUid}/categories/{categoryUid}

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

DELETE /v2/tenants/{tenantUid}/categories/{categoryUid} HTTP/1.1
Host: api.flowretail.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Accept: */*

204

No Content

No content