---
title: "Create Metadata Category"
method: POST
path: "/metadata_categories"
tags: ["metadata_categories", "Metadata Categories"]
---

# Create Metadata Category

`POST /metadata_categories`

Create Metadata Category

## Response `201`

The MetadataCategories object.

- MetadataCategoryEntity — MetadataCategoryEntity model
  - `id` integer — Metadata Category ID
  - `name` string — Name of the metadata category.
  - `definitions` object — Map of key names to arrays of allowed values. An empty array means free-form text.
  - `default_columns` string[] — Metadata keys that should appear as columns in the UI by default.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `405` — Method Not Allowed
- `409` — Conflict
- `412` — Precondition Failed
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity
- `423` — Locked
- `429` — Too Many Requests

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