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POST
/
instances
/
{instanceId}
/
token
/
{token}
/
business
/
categories
Assign categories
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.z-api.io/instances/{instanceId}/token/{token}/business/categories \
  --header 'Client-Token: <api-key>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "categories": [
    {}
  ]
}
'
{
  "success": true
}

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Overview

This method is responsible for assigning categories to the WhatsApp Business profile.
Maximum of 3 categories (minimum 1). Values must be IDs or labels returned by the List categories API.

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Attributes

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instanceId
string
required
Your instance ID. Available in the Z-API panel under Instances.
​
token
string
required
Your Z-API instance token.

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Required

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categories
array
required
Category IDs or labels

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Request Body

{
  "categories": ["RESTAURANT", "FINANCE", "629412378414563"]
}

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Response

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201

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success
boolean
true if successful, false if it failed
{
  "success": true
}

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405

Make sure you are correctly sending the method specification, that is, verify that you sent POST or GET as specified at the beginning of this topic.

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415

If you receive a 415 error, make sure to add the “Content-Type” header to your request, which in most cases is “application/json”.