Create Material

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POST/v1/catalog/materials

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Creates a material with the specified SKU and category.

Inventory tracking for the new material starts at a zero on-hand quantity in the category's base unit.

Permissions requiredValues:materials:createcustomers:updatesuppliers:update
The role behind your API key or agent must grant every one of these permissions.
include[]optional arrayenumValues:itemitem.categoryitem.category.properties

Sub-objects to expand in the response. When omitted, sub-objects are returned as null.

skustring

Stock keeping unit code for the material.

Must be unique within the account; creating a material with a SKU already used by another item fails with a conflict error.

descriptionoptional string

Free-form description of the material.

notesoptional string

Free-form notes about the material.

category_idstring

ID of the item category to place the material in.

The category's unit group determines the base unit used for the material's rates (unit_value, unit_cost, burn_rate).

order_pointoptional object

Reorder threshold: when on-hand stock falls to this quantity, the material should be reordered.

When omitted, the order point is initialized to a zero quantity in the category's base unit.

valuestring

Decimal value of the quantity.

unit_idstring

ID of the unit the value is expressed in.

lead_timeoptional object

Expected time between placing an order for this material and receiving it, expressed as a quantity in a time unit (e.g. days).

When omitted, the lead time is initialized to a zero quantity in the category's base unit.

valuestring

Decimal value of the quantity.

unit_idstring

ID of the unit the value is expressed in.

unit_priceoptional object

Initial selling price per unit.

numerator_unit_id must reference a currency unit and denominator_unit_id must reference a non-currency unit (e.g. $5 per ea). When omitted, the price is initialized to a zero rate in the category's base unit.

valuestring (decimal)

Decimal value of the rate, expressed as the amount of the numerator unit per one denominator unit.

numerator_unit_idstring

ID of the unit for the rate's numerator (e.g. the currency of a price).

denominator_unit_idstring

ID of the unit for the rate's denominator (the per-unit basis).

unit_costoptional object

Initial cost per unit.

Follows the same unit rule as unit_price: currency numerator, non-currency denominator. When omitted, the cost is initialized to a zero rate in the category's base unit.

valuestring (decimal)

Decimal value of the rate, expressed as the amount of the numerator unit per one denominator unit.

numerator_unit_idstring

ID of the unit for the rate's numerator (e.g. the currency of a price).

denominator_unit_idstring

ID of the unit for the rate's denominator (the per-unit basis).

attribute_idsoptional array of string

IDs of existing attributes to link to the material at creation time.

idstring

Material ID.

objectstringenumValues:material

Resource type identifier.

itemitemExpandablenullable

The underlying inventory item this material record extends with material-specific fields such as order point and lead time.

idstring

Item ID.

objectstringenumValues:item

Resource type identifier.

skustring

Stock keeping unit code, unique within the account.

descriptionstringnullable

Item description.

notesstringnullable

Free-form notes about the item.

typestringenumValues:productmaterialpart

What kind of item this is.

  • product: a finished product.
  • material: a raw material or component consumed in production.
  • part: a part used in production.
categoryitem_categoryExpandablenullable

The category this item belongs to.

The category's unit group determines the base unit the item's rates (unit_value, unit_cost, burn_rate) are expressed in.

idstring

Item category ID.

objectstringenumValues:item_category

Resource type identifier.

namestring

Display name of the item category.

notesstringnullable

Free-form notes about the item category.

typestringenumValues:material_categoryproduct_category

What kind of items this category groups.

An item can only be assigned to a category whose type matches the item's type.

  • material_category: groups raw materials and components (items of type material).
  • product_category: groups finished products and parts (items of type product or part).
ownerownernullable

Owner of the item category.

System-owned categories are platform defaults (the owner.type is system and owner.account is null); account-owned categories were created by your organization.

Always returned as null in this endpoint.
propertieslistExpandablenullable

Properties associated with this item category.

objectstringenumValues:list

Resource type identifier.

page_infoobject

Pagination metadata.

next_page_urlstringnullable

Relative URL that fetches the next page of results.

null when the last page has been reached.

previous_page_urlstringnullable

Relative URL that fetches the previous page of results.

null while on the first page.

has_next_pageboolean

Whether more results exist after this page.

has_prev_pageboolean

Whether results exist before this page.

dataarray of property

Resources in this page.

idstring

Property ID.

objectstringenumValues:property

Resource type identifier.

namestring

Display name of the property, such as Color or Size.

attributeslistnullable

Attributes belonging to this property.

Always returned as null in this endpoint.
created_atstring (date-time)

Creation timestamp.

updated_atstring (date-time)

Last update timestamp.

unit_groupunit_groupExpandablenullable

Unit group associated with this item category.

This unit group determines the units of measure available to items in this category throughout your production process.

idstring

Unit group ID.

objectstringenumValues:unit_group

Resource type identifier.

namestring

Display name of the unit group.

Unique within the account.

notesstringnullable

Free-form notes about the unit group.

typestringenumValues:currencyquantitytime

Physical dimension shared by every unit in this group, such as mass, volume, or currency.

Only units of this dimension can belong to the group.

base_unitunitnullable

The reference unit designated for this group.

Always returned as null in this endpoint.
associated_unitslistnullable

Units associated with this group, each with its own discount and customer portal visibility settings.

Always returned as null in this endpoint.
ownerownernullable

Owner of this resource.

Always returned as null in this endpoint.
created_atstring (date-time)

Creation timestamp.

updated_atstring (date-time)

Last updated timestamp.

created_atstring (date-time)

Creation timestamp.

updated_atstring (date-time)

Last updated timestamp.

unit_valuerateExpandablenullable

Selling value per unit, expressed as a rate (e.g. $25.50 / kg).

idstring

Rate ID.

objectstringenumValues:rate

Resource type identifier.

valuestring (decimal)

Decimal value of the rate, as a string to preserve precision.

Expressed as the amount of the numerator unit per one denominator unit.

numerator_unitunitnullable

Unit of the rate's numerator (e.g. the currency of a price).

Always returned as null in this endpoint.
denominator_unitunitnullable

Unit of the rate's denominator (the per-unit basis, e.g. kilograms for a price per kilogram).

Always returned as null in this endpoint.
display_valuestring

Human-readable formatted value (e.g. "$25.50 / kg" or "100 kg / hr").

created_atstring (date-time)

Creation timestamp.

updated_atstring (date-time)

Last updated timestamp.

unit_costrateExpandablenullable

Cost per unit, expressed as a rate (e.g. $10.00 / kg).

idstring

Rate ID.

objectstringenumValues:rate

Resource type identifier.

valuestring (decimal)

Decimal value of the rate, as a string to preserve precision.

Expressed as the amount of the numerator unit per one denominator unit.

numerator_unitunitnullable

Unit of the rate's numerator (e.g. the currency of a price).

Always returned as null in this endpoint.
denominator_unitunitnullable

Unit of the rate's denominator (the per-unit basis, e.g. kilograms for a price per kilogram).

Always returned as null in this endpoint.
display_valuestring

Human-readable formatted value (e.g. "$25.50 / kg" or "100 kg / hr").

created_atstring (date-time)

Creation timestamp.

updated_atstring (date-time)

Last updated timestamp.

burn_raterateExpandablenullable

Rate at which this item is consumed in production, expressed as a quantity over time (e.g. 100 kg / hr).

idstring

Rate ID.

objectstringenumValues:rate

Resource type identifier.

valuestring (decimal)

Decimal value of the rate, as a string to preserve precision.

Expressed as the amount of the numerator unit per one denominator unit.

numerator_unitunitnullable

Unit of the rate's numerator (e.g. the currency of a price).

Always returned as null in this endpoint.
denominator_unitunitnullable

Unit of the rate's denominator (the per-unit basis, e.g. kilograms for a price per kilogram).

Always returned as null in this endpoint.
display_valuestring

Human-readable formatted value (e.g. "$25.50 / kg" or "100 kg / hr").

created_atstring (date-time)

Creation timestamp.

updated_atstring (date-time)

Last updated timestamp.

attributeslistExpandablenullable

Attributes assigned to this item.

objectstringenumValues:list

Resource type identifier.

page_infoobject

Pagination metadata.

next_page_urlstringnullable

Relative URL that fetches the next page of results.

null when the last page has been reached.

previous_page_urlstringnullable

Relative URL that fetches the previous page of results.

null while on the first page.

has_next_pageboolean

Whether more results exist after this page.

has_prev_pageboolean

Whether results exist before this page.

dataarray of attribute

Resources in this page.

idstring

Attribute ID.

objectstringenumValues:attribute

Resource type identifier.

valuestring

The selectable value this attribute represents, such as Red for a Color property or Large for a Size property.

colorstringenumValues:bluebrowndefault

Swatch color used to display this attribute in the UI.

The named colors are arbitrary display choices; default is a neutral fallback used when no specific swatch applies.

sort_orderinteger

Position of this attribute relative to its siblings within the property, starting at 1.

Positions are kept contiguous: creating, reordering, or deleting an attribute automatically shifts its siblings.

propertypropertynullable

The property this attribute belongs to.

Populated only when the attribute is returned under an item's attributes list.

Always returned as null in this endpoint.
created_atstring (date-time)

Creation timestamp.

updated_atstring (date-time)

Last update timestamp.

created_atstring (date-time)

Creation timestamp.

updated_atstring (date-time)

Last updated timestamp.

order_pointquantitynullable

Reorder threshold: when on-hand stock falls to this quantity, the material should be reordered.

Initialized to a zero quantity in the category's base unit when not provided at creation.

idstring

Quantity ID.

objectstringenumValues:quantity

Resource type identifier.

valuestring (decimal)

Raw decimal value of the quantity, as a string to preserve precision.

This is the unformatted machine value; see display_value for the human-readable rendering with unit and thousands separators.

display_valuestring

Formatted value with unit abbreviation (e.g. "$1,234.56" or "100 kg").

unitunitnullable

Unit of measure for this value (e.g. a currency, mass, or count unit).

lead_timequantitynullable

Expected time between placing an order for this material and receiving it, expressed as a quantity in a time unit (e.g. days).

Initialized to a zero quantity in the category's base unit when not provided at creation.

idstring

Quantity ID.

objectstringenumValues:quantity

Resource type identifier.

valuestring (decimal)

Raw decimal value of the quantity, as a string to preserve precision.

This is the unformatted machine value; see display_value for the human-readable rendering with unit and thousands separators.

display_valuestring

Formatted value with unit abbreviation (e.g. "$1,234.56" or "100 kg").

unitunitnullable

Unit of measure for this value (e.g. a currency, mass, or count unit).

created_atstring (date-time)

Creation timestamp.

updated_atstring (date-time)

Last updated timestamp.

Responses

201

Successful response for Create Material