Shop Categories

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.example.com/v1/data/shop-categories \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "records": [
    {
      "shop_category_id": {},
      "shop_id": {},
      "category_id": {},
      "region": "<string>",
      "created": {},
      "updated": {},
      "is_deleted": true
    }
  ]
}
'

import requests

url = "https://api.example.com/v1/data/shop-categories"

payload = { "records": [
        {
            "shop_category_id": {},
            "shop_id": {},
            "category_id": {},
            "region": "<string>",
            "created": {},
            "updated": {},
            "is_deleted": True
        }
    ] }
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({
    records: [
      {
        shop_category_id: {},
        shop_id: {},
        category_id: {},
        region: '<string>',
        created: {},
        updated: {},
        is_deleted: true
      }
    ]
  })
};

fetch('https://api.example.com/v1/data/shop-categories', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.example.com/v1/data/shop-categories",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'records' => [
        [
                'shop_category_id' => [
                                
                ],
                'shop_id' => [
                                
                ],
                'category_id' => [
                                
                ],
                'region' => '<string>',
                'created' => [
                                
                ],
                'updated' => [
                                
                ],
                'is_deleted' => true
        ]
    ]
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.example.com/v1/data/shop-categories"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"records\": [\n    {\n      \"shop_category_id\": {},\n      \"shop_id\": {},\n      \"category_id\": {},\n      \"region\": \"<string>\",\n      \"created\": {},\n      \"updated\": {},\n      \"is_deleted\": true\n    }\n  ]\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.example.com/v1/data/shop-categories")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"records\": [\n    {\n      \"shop_category_id\": {},\n      \"shop_id\": {},\n      \"category_id\": {},\n      \"region\": \"<string>\",\n      \"created\": {},\n      \"updated\": {},\n      \"is_deleted\": true\n    }\n  ]\n}")
  .asString();

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.example.com/v1/data/shop-categories")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"records\": [\n    {\n      \"shop_category_id\": {},\n      \"shop_id\": {},\n      \"category_id\": {},\n      \"region\": \"<string>\",\n      \"created\": {},\n      \"updated\": {},\n      \"is_deleted\": true\n    }\n  ]\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

Important: Shop category records have dependencies on both shops and categories. The system validates both the shop_id and category_id fields against existing records in the database. You should upload shops and categories before uploading shop category mappings to ensure proper data validation.

Authentication Required

This endpoint requires API key authentication via Bearer token in the Authorization header.

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json

About the Data API

This endpoint is part of the Cobi Data API (/v1/data/:type), which provides a consistent interface for uploading different types of structured data.

Request Body

array

required

An array of shop category mapping records (up to 5000)

Show Shop Category Record

string (UUID)

required

Unique identifier for the shop category mapping

string (UUID)

required

ID of the shop (must reference an existing shop)

string (UUID)

required

ID of the category (must reference an existing category)

string

required

Geographic region (2-letter country code, e.g., “CA” for Canada)

string (date-time)

Timestamp when the record was created

string (date-time)

Timestamp when the record was last updated

boolean

Flag indicating if the record is marked as deleted

Response

The API returns a JSON response with the following fields:

{
  "request_id": "string", // Unique ID for the overall request
  "type": "shop-categories", // Type of data being processed
  "batches": [
    {
      "batch": 1, // Sequential batch number
      "status": 200, // HTTP-like status code (200, 207, 400, 500)
      "data": {
        "status": "success", // "success", "partial", or "error"
        "type": "shop-categories", // Matches the top-level type
        "message": "Records uploaded successfully", // Summary message
        "request_id": "string",
        "batch_id": "string",
        "error": "" // Optional — empty or null on success; contains error details otherwise
      }
    }
  ]
}

Field	Type	Description
`request_id`	string	Unique ID for the overall request
`type`	string	Type of data being processed (e.g., “shop-categories”)
`batches`	array	Array of batch results
`batches[].batch`	int	Sequential batch number
`batches[].status`	int	HTTP-like status code (200, 207, 400, 500)
`batches[].data`	object	Batch result details
`batches[].data.status`	string	”success”, “partial”, or “error”
`batches[].data.type`	string	Matches the top-level type
`batches[].data.message`	string	Summary message of the batch result
`batches[].data.request_id`	string	Unique request ID for the batch
`batches[].data.batch_id`	string	Unique batch ID
`batches[].data.error`	string	Error details (empty or null on success)

Error Codes

Status Code	Description	data.status value
200	All records processed successfully	success
207	Some records failed, others succeeded	partial
400	Validation or dependency error	error
500	Internal or unexpected server error	error
401	Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key	error

Example

curl -X POST https://api.hellocobi.com/v1/data/shop-categories \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "records": [
      {
        "shop_category_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
        "shop_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001",
        "category_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440002",
        "region": "CA",
        "created": "2023-01-15T14:30:00Z",
        "updated": "2023-06-22T09:15:30Z",
        "is_deleted": false
      }
    ]
  }'

Best Practices

Upload Order: Upload shops and categories before shop-categories to ensure references exist
Batch Size: Upload up to 5000 records at a time for optimal performance
Data Validation: Ensure all required fields are present and properly formatted
Error Handling: Implement proper error handling for failed requests
Rate Limiting: Be mindful of API rate limits

Need help? Contact our support team at [email protected]

​Authentication Required

​About the Data API

​Request Body

​Response

​Error Codes

​Example

​Best Practices

Authentication Required

About the Data API

Request Body

Response

Error Codes

Example

Best Practices