---
title: "Create facet option"
method: POST
path: "/v1/facets/{facet_name}/options"
tags: ["Facets"]
---

# Create facet option

`POST /v1/facets/{facet_name}/options`

**🔐 This endpoint requires [HTTP authentication](https://docs.constructor.com/reference/main-authentication) (either [Basic](https://docs.constructor.com/reference/main-authentication#basic-authentication) or [Bearer](https://docs.constructor.com/reference/main-authentication#bearer-authentication)).**
For authenticating with Bearer token, required scopes are: `facets(w)`.

Create facet option for the given `facet_name`.

## Path parameters

- `facet_name` string, required

## Query parameters

- `key` string, required — The key of the index to use.
- `section` string — The section of the index to use. Defaults to `Products`.
- `c` string — The ID of the client and version that the request is coming from, such as `cio-js-2.90`.

## Request body

- FacetOptionListPostRequestBody
  - `value` string, required — A value for this facet option. Must be unique for particular facet.
  - `value_alias` string — A value alias. It is used to merge several different but semantically similar facet options into one. For example, 'dark blue' and 'light blue' can be aliased to 'blue'.
  - `replace_value_alias` boolean — Determines the handling of a value alias when present. If set to `true`, exclusively considers the aliased value. If `false`, both the original and the aliased values are used.
  - `display_name` string — A display name for this facet option.
  - `position` integer — Used to order facet options.
  - `data` object — Dictionary with any extra facet option data. Default value is `null`.
  - `hidden` boolean — Specifies whether the facet option is hidden from users.

## Response `200`

OK

- FacetOptionListPostResponse
  - `value` string, required — A value for this facet option. Must be unique for particular facet.
  - `value_alias` string — A value alias. It is used to merge several different but semantically similar facet options into one. For example, 'dark blue' and 'light blue' can be aliased to 'blue'.
  - `replace_value_alias` boolean — Determines the handling of a value alias when present. If set to `true`, exclusively considers the aliased value. If `false`, both the original and the aliased values are used.
  - `display_name` string — A display name for this facet option.
  - `position` integer — Used to order facet options.
  - `data` object — Dictionary with any extra facet option data. Default value is `null`.
  - `hidden` boolean — Specifies whether the facet option is hidden from users.

## Other responses

- `400` — Validation Error
- `401` — Credentials are not passed or action is forbidden.
- `403` — The supplied token does not have the required permissions.
- `404` — Not Found
- `409` — Conflict
- `429` — Rate limit breached

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