# POST /api/v1/catalog-items

> Create catalog item

- **Tag:** catalog-items
- **Operation ID:** `create_catalog_item_api_v1_catalog_items_post`

## Description

Create a new Products & Services catalog item.

## Authentication

Bearer token in `Authorization` header.
Required header: `x-business-id: <business uuid>`.

## Request body

Schema: `CatalogItemCreateRequest`

- `name` (string · required) — Item name.
- `item_type` (string) — One of: service, non_inventory, inventory, bundle.
- `sku` (string) — Optional SKU/code.
- `description` (string) — Default sales description for line items.
- `unit_price` (integer) — Default sales price in cents (e.g. 15000 = $150.00).
- `purchase_cost` (integer) — Default purchase cost in cents.
- `is_sold` (boolean) — Item is available on sales documents.
- `is_purchased` (boolean) — Item is available on purchase documents.
- `taxable` (boolean) — Item is taxable by default.
- `income_ledger_id` (string) — Revenue ledger account used when this item is sold.
- `expense_ledger_id` (string) — Expense ledger account used when this item is purchased.

## Responses

### 201 — Successful Response

Schema: `CatalogItemResponse`

- `id` (string · required) — Catalog item UUID.
- `business_id` (string · required) — Business UUID.
- `name` (string · required)
- `item_type` (string · required)
- `sku` (string)
- `description` (string)
- `unit_price` (integer)
- `purchase_cost` (integer)
- `is_sold` (boolean · required)
- `is_purchased` (boolean · required)
- `taxable` (boolean · required)
- `income_ledger_id` (string)
- `expense_ledger_id` (string)
- `income_ledger_name` (string)
- `expense_ledger_name` (string)
- `is_active` (boolean · required)
- `created_at` (string · date-time · required)
- `updated_at` (string · date-time · required)

### 400 — Bad Request - Invalid input

### 401 — Unauthorized - Authentication required

### 403 — Forbidden - Insufficient permissions

### 404 — Not Found - Resource does not exist

### 409 — Conflict - Resource already exists

### 422 — Validation Error

Schema: `HTTPValidationError`

- `detail` (array · ValidationError) → `ValidationError`
  - `loc` (array · string | integer · required)
  - `msg` (string · required)
  - `type` (string · required)
  - `input` (object)
  - `ctx` (object)

## Code samples

### cURL

```bash
curl -X POST 'https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/catalog-items' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer dz_your_token' \
  -H 'x-business-id: YOUR_BUSINESS_ID' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "name": "string"
}'
```

### JavaScript

```javascript
const response = await fetch('https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/catalog-items', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Bearer dz_your_token',
    'x-business-id': 'YOUR_BUSINESS_ID',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "name": "string"
}),
});
const data = await response.json();
```

### Python

```python
import httpx

headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer dz_your_token",
    "x-business-id": "YOUR_BUSINESS_ID",
}

payload = {
  "name": "string"
}

response = httpx.post("https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/catalog-items", headers=headers, json=payload)
data = response.json()
```

## See also

- HTML version: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/catalog-items/create-catalog-item
- OpenAPI slice: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/catalog-items/create-catalog-item/openapi.json
- Other endpoints in **catalog-items**: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/catalog-items