---
title: "Create a new DocumentCategory"
method: POST
path: "/document_categories.json"
tags: ["Document Categories"]
---

# Create a new DocumentCategory

`POST /document_categories.json`

Outlines the parameters and data fields used when creating a new DocumentCategory

## Query parameters

- `fields` string

## Headers

- `X-API-VERSION` string

## Request body

- object
  - `data` object, required
    - `name` string, required — What the DocumentCategory should be called.

## Response `201`

Created

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity
- `429` — Too Many Requests

---

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