Create catalog

Use /catalogs/create to create a new catalog. You are allowed to create up to 5 catalogs per project.

Create

post

Creates a new catalog.

Authorizations

Header parameters

X-Batch-ProjectstringRequired

The unique project key, identifying a project on the Batch platform

Example: project_0664hxvwffvbpn278gxdyhsadddqgna6

Body

namestringRequired

Unique identifier of the catalog.

Example: products

Responses

201

Resource created successfully

application/json

Responseobject

400

The request is malformed

application/json

401

The Rest API Key is not valid for this project

application/json

429

Too Many Requests

application/json

500

Unexpected error

application/json

503

Batch's services are under maintenance. Please try again later

application/json

post

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

POST /2.6/catalogs/create HTTP/1.1
Host: api.batch.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
X-Batch-Project: text
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 62

{
  "name": "products",
  "fields": [
    {
      "name": "price",
      "type": "float"
    }
  ]
}

{}

Request structure

Route

The Catalog API exposes a POST endpoint that allows to create an audience:

/catalogs/create

You will be allowed to create up to 5 catalogs for a project. A catalog can have up to 25 fields.

Headers and authentication

See Overview → Using Project APIs.

Post data

The body of the request must contain a valid JSON payload describing the operations to be executed on the audience.

Here is a how a complete JSON payload looks like:

{
    "name": "MOVIES",
    "fields": [
        {
            "name": "director",
            "type": "string"
        },
        {
            "name": "title",
            "type": "string"
        },
        {
            "name": "release_year",
            "type": "integer"
        },
        {
            "name": "cast",
            "type": "array"
        }
        {
            "name": "description",
            "type": "string"
        }
    ]
}

Responses

Success

If the call to the API endpoint is successful you will receive an HTTP 201 confirmation.

Failure

If the POST data does not meet the API requirements you will receive an actionable error message. Contact us at [e-mail] if you need further support.