Update Product Category

PATCH /wp-json/content-api/v1/product-category/

Updates a specific product category by ID.

Content API Version: 1.0.3

Authentication

This endpoint requires a Bearer token in the Authorization header. To authenticate:

1. Go to Content API > Settings in your WordPress admin panel.
2. Set a secure token in the “Token” field and save it.
3. Include the token in your request header as follows:

Authorization: Bearer 

Replace with the token you configured.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required
id	integer	The ID of the product category to update	Yes
taxonomy	string	Taxonomy name (defaults to product_cat)	No
name	string	The updated name of the product category	No
description	string	The updated description of the product category	No
slug	string	The updated slug of the product category	No
parent	integer	The ID of the parent product category (set to 0 to remove parent)	No
yoast	object	Yoast SEO meta fields (title, description, premium social data)	No

Example Request

PATCH /wp-json/content-api/v1/product-category/
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "id": 1,
  "taxonomy": "product_cat",
  "name": "Updated Sunglasses",
  "description": "Updated description for Sunglasses",
  "slug": "updated-sunglasses",
  "parent": 0,
  "yoast": {
    "title": "Updated Sunglasses Title",
    "description": "Updated Sunglasses Description",
    "premium": {
      "social_appearance": {
        "title": "Updated Social Title",
        "description": "Updated Social Description",
        "image": "https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/updated-sunglasses.jpg"
      },
      "x": {
        "title": "Updated X Title",
        "description": "Updated X Description",
        "image": "https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/updated-sunglasses-x.jpg"
      }
    }
  }
}

Example Response

{
  "success": true,
  "product_category_id": 1,
  "message": "Product category updated successfully."
}

Possible Errors

Code	Message	Description	HTTP Status
missing_identifier	Product category ID is required	No product category ID was provided in the request.	400
product_category_not_found	Product category not found	No product category was found matching the provided ID.	404
invalid_parent	The specified parent product category does not exist.	The provided parent ID does not correspond to an existing product category .	400
term_update_failed	Failed to update product category term	An error occurred while updating the product category term.	500
not_authorized	Not Authorized	The provided Bearer token is invalid or does not match the configured token.	401