---
title: "Create a rule category"
method: PUT
path: "/rules/categories"
tags: ["Rules"]
---

# Create a rule category

`PUT /rules/categories`

Create a new rule category

## Request body

- RuleCategory
  - `parent` string, uuid, required — The parent category of the rules
  - `id` string, uuid — Rule category id, only provide it when needed.
  - `name` string, required — Name of the rule category
  - `description` string — Rules category description

## Response `200`

Rules category information

- object
  - `result` 'success' | 'error', required — Result of the request
  - `action` 'CreateRuleCategory', required — The id of the action
  - `data` object, required
    - `ruleCategories` RuleCategory[], required
      - `parent` string, uuid, required — The parent category of the rules
      - `id` string, uuid — Rule category id, only provide it when needed.
      - `name` string, required — Name of the rule category
      - `description` string — Rules category description

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