---
title: "POST /sub_category"
method: POST
path: "/sub_category"
tags: ["sub_categories"]
---

# POST /sub_category

`POST /sub_category`

## Request body

- SubCategory[]
  - `background_color` string, required — Represents a color for a sub-category in hexadecimal format #RRGGBB.
  - `code` string, required
  - `color` string, required — Represents a color for a sub-category in hexadecimal format #RRGGBB.
  - `hovered_color` string, required — Represents a color for a sub-category in hexadecimal format #RRGGBB.
  - `main_category` 'HIGH_SPEED_TRAIN' | 'INTERCITY_TRAIN' | 'REGIONAL_TRAIN' | 'NIGHT_TRAIN' | 'COMMUTER_TRAIN' | 'FREIGHT_TRAIN' | 'FAST_FREIGHT_TRAIN' | 'TRAM_TRAIN' | 'TOURISTIC_TRAIN' | 'WORK_TRAIN', required
  - `name` string, required

## Response `200`

Create sub categories

- SubCategory[]
  - `background_color` string, required — Represents a color for a sub-category in hexadecimal format #RRGGBB.
  - `code` string, required
  - `color` string, required — Represents a color for a sub-category in hexadecimal format #RRGGBB.
  - `hovered_color` string, required — Represents a color for a sub-category in hexadecimal format #RRGGBB.
  - `main_category` 'HIGH_SPEED_TRAIN' | 'INTERCITY_TRAIN' | 'REGIONAL_TRAIN' | 'NIGHT_TRAIN' | 'COMMUTER_TRAIN' | 'FREIGHT_TRAIN' | 'FAST_FREIGHT_TRAIN' | 'TRAM_TRAIN' | 'TOURISTIC_TRAIN' | 'WORK_TRAIN', required
  - `name` string, required

---

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