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# Create Product

> Create a new product via the WISEPIM API with attributes, pricing, inventory, and categories. Includes request body parameters, validation rules, and examples.

Create a new product with the specified attributes and settings.

### Body Parameters

<ParamField body="sku" type="string" required>
  Unique identifier for the product within a project
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="name" type="string" required>
  Product name
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="project" type="integer" required>
  ID of the project this product belongs to
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="description" type="string">
  Rich text description of the product
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="short_description" type="string">
  Brief product description for listings
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="price" type="decimal">
  Product price (defaults to 0.00)
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="product_type" type="string" default="simple">
  Type of product. One of: simple, configurable, virtual, bundle, grouped
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="status" type="string" default="active">
  Product status. One of: active, inactive, pending, archived
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="categories" type="array">
  Array of category IDs this product belongs to
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="attributes" type="object">
  Key-value pairs of product attributes and their values
</ParamField>

### Response

<ResponseField name="id" type="integer">
  The unique identifier for the created product
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="sku" type="string">
  The product SKU
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="created_at" type="string">
  Timestamp when the product was created
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "sku": "PROD-001",
    "name": "Example Product",
    "project": 1,
    "description": "Detailed product description",
    "short_description": "Brief overview",
    "price": 99.99,
    "product_type": "simple",
    "status": "active",
    "categories": [1, 2],
    "attributes": {
      "color": "blue",
      "size": "medium"
    }
  }
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "id": 1,
    "sku": "PROD-001",
    "name": "Example Product",
    "created_at": "2024-01-01T12:00:00Z",
    "status": "active",
    "project": 1
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>