> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL. > For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.lettbestilt.no/llms.txt. > For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.lettbestilt.no/_mcp/server. # Add a category to a menu POST https://www.lettbestilt.no/api/v1/partner/restaurants/{slug}/menus/{menuId}/categories Content-Type: application/json **Partner key + restaurant key.** A new category in the menu with `name`, `description`, `sortOrder` and `isActive` (active or not; default true). Without `sortOrder` it is placed last. At most 60 categories per menu (counted in this menu only, subcategories included; other menus do not count). Names and descriptions are trimmed and cleaned (links, email addresses, HTML, `javascript:` and invisible direction marks are removed); the count is in `textCleaned`, and a name that ends up empty gives 422. `GET /api/v1/menu` is CDN-cached (`s-maxage=30, stale-while-revalidate=300`, at most 330 seconds), so the website can show the old menu for up to six minutes; the response has `notice` about it. Reference: https://docs.lettbestilt.no/api-reference/partner/create-partner-category ## Authentication - `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — The partner key (`lbp_test_…` or `lbp_live_…`), sent as `Authorization: Bearer lbp_…` and created in LettBestilt Partner under **Partner key**. It belongs to the whole partner, not to a restaurant, and only works against `/api/v1/partner`. Server to server only: a request with an `Origin` header is rejected with `403 FORBIDDEN`, and the key must never be in a browser. A TEST key sees and creates only sandboxes; LIVE keys work once LettBestilt Partner is open. A suspended or archived partner, a revoked key and a restaurant key (`lbs_…`) here give `401 UNAUTHORIZED`; an expired key gives `401 KEY_EXPIRED`. - `X-LettBestilt-Restaurant-Key` header (required) — The restaurant's own key (`lbs_test_…` or `lbs_live_…`) for calls about one restaurant in the partner API, sent together with the partner key. The key must have full access (scope `*`, otherwise `403 INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE`), belong to a restaurant the partner owns and be in the same environment as the partner key. A restaurant that does not exist, belongs to another partner or does not match the key always gives the same `404 RESTAURANT_NOT_FOUND`. Older keys without an environment in the prefix (`lbs_`) are not accepted here; rotate them in LettBestilt Partner. ## Request ### Path parameters - `slug` (string, required) — The restaurant's slug. It must match the restaurant key in `X-LettBestilt-Restaurant-Key`. - `menuId` (string, required) — The menu's `id`. ### Body (application/json) This endpoint expects a PartnerCategoryCreate. - `name` (string, required) - `description` (string, optional, nullable) - `sortOrder` (integer, optional) — Left out = last in the menu. - `isActive` (boolean, optional) — Default true. ## Response ### 201 The category is created. - `data` (ApiV1PartnerRestaurantsSlugMenusMenuIdCategoriesPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, required) ## Errors ### 400 Bad Request Error `INVALID_JSON`: the body is not valid JSON. - `error` (ErrorBody, required) ### 401 Unauthorized Error `UNAUTHORIZED`: a key is missing, invalid or revoked, the two keys are from different environments (TEST and LIVE), or the partner is suspended or archived. `KEY_EXPIRED`: a key is past its expiry date. - `error` (ErrorBody, required) ### 403 Forbidden Error `FORBIDDEN`: the request has an `Origin` header (server to server only). `PARTNER_AGREEMENT_REQUIRED`: a LIVE key, but the partner agreements are not signed. `PARTNER_NOT_APPROVED`: LettBestilt has not approved the partner yet (all keys). `INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE`: the restaurant key does not have full access (`error.details.requiredScope` is `"*"`). - `error` (ErrorBody, required) ### 404 Not Found Error `RESTAURANT_NOT_FOUND` (the slug does not exist, belongs to another partner or does not match the restaurant key), or `MENU_NOT_FOUND` (the menu does not exist or belongs to another restaurant). - `error` (ErrorBody, required) ### 409 Conflict Error `CATEGORY_LIMIT` (the menu already has 60 categories), `RESTAURANT_ARCHIVED` (the restaurant is archived) or `DEMO_RESTAURANT` (the demo restaurant cannot be changed through the API). - `error` (ErrorBody, required) ### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error `VALIDATION_FAILED` with `error.details.issues` (path and message per field): a missing or too long name, an unknown field (also `expectedUpdatedAt`), or a name that is empty after cleaning. - `error` (ErrorBody, required) ### 429 Too Many Requests Error `RATE_LIMITED`: more than 120 calls per minute for this partner key, or more than 600 per minute for the partner across all its keys (reads and writes). Writes also share a bucket of 30 changes per minute per partner and environment. See `Retry-After`. - `error` (ErrorBody, required) ## Types ### ApiV1PartnerRestaurantsSlugMenusMenuIdCategoriesPostResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData - `id` (string, required) - `menuId` (string, required) - `name` (string, required) - `description` (string, required, nullable) - `isActive` (boolean, required) - `sortOrder` (integer, required) - `productCount` (integer, required) — All products in the category, active and inactive. - `textCleaned` (integer, required) — Number of text fields that were cleaned. - `notice` (string, required) — About the CDN cache on `GET /api/v1/menu`. ### ErrorBody - `code` (enum, required) — A machine-readable error code. - Allowed values: `MISSING_SLUG`, `MISSING_TOKEN`, `INVALID_JSON`, `INVALID_SUCCESS_URL`, `INVALID_CANCEL_URL`, `VALIDATION_FAILED`, `RESTAURANT_NOT_FOUND`, `ORDER_NOT_FOUND`, `RATE_LIMITED`, `BAD_REQUEST`, `UNAUTHORIZED`, `FORBIDDEN`, `INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE`, `KEY_EXPIRED`, `POPUP_NOT_AVAILABLE`, `PRICE_CHANGED`, `PAYMENT_INCOMPLETE`, `PAYMENT_PENDING`, `PAYMENT_PROVIDER_INVALID`, `FULFILLMENT_NOT_ALLOWED`, `IDEMPOTENCY_CONFLICT`, `DINE_IN_DISABLED`, `PARTY_TOO_LARGE`, `TOO_EARLY`, `NO_TABLE`, `INVALID_PARTY_SIZE`, `INTERNAL_ERROR`, `PARTNER_AGREEMENT_REQUIRED`, `IDEMPOTENCY_KEY_REQUIRED`, `SLUG_TAKEN`, `SANDBOX_LIMIT`, `RETENTION`, `RESTAURANT_ARCHIVED`, `KEY_NOT_FOUND`, `KEY_IN_USE`, `WEBHOOK_NOT_FOUND`, `WEBHOOK_LIMIT`, `CHANGED`, `PDF_TOO_LARGE`, `PDF_INVALID`, `PDF_PASSWORD`, `PDF_TOO_MANY_PAGES`, `PDF_NO_TEXT`, `PDF_PARSE_TIMEOUT`, `MENU_IMPORT_EMPTY`, `FILE_UNSUPPORTED`, `IMAGE_HEIC`, `IMAGE_INVALID`, `IMAGE_DIMENSIONS`, `MENU_IMPORT_UNAVAILABLE`, `MENU_IMPORT_AI_LIMIT`, `MENU_IMPORT_TOO_BIG`, `MENU_IMPORT_NOT_FOUND`, `MENU_IMPORT_CLOSED`, `PARTNER_NOT_APPROVED`, `PARTNER_DATA_LOCKED`, `DOMAIN_NOT_FOUND`, `DOMAIN_TAKEN`, `DOMAIN_LIMIT`, `DOMAIN_MANAGED`, `DOMAIN_NOT_VERIFIED`, `OWNER_EXISTS`, `OWNER_EMAIL_NOT_ALLOWED`, `OWNER_INVITE_NOT_FOUND`, `SANDBOX_NOT_SUPPORTED`, `INVITE_SEND_FAILED`, `GO_LIVE_NOT_REQUIRED`, `GO_LIVE_NOT_READY`, `GO_LIVE_CHECKS_FAILED`, `GO_LIVE_ALREADY_REQUESTED`, `GO_LIVE_ALREADY_APPROVED`, `GO_LIVE_NOTHING_TO_WITHDRAW`, `DEMO_RESTAURANT`, `LEGAL_LOCKED`, `HOURS_OVERRIDE_NOT_FOUND`, `HOURS_OVERRIDE_LIMIT`, `DELIVERY_ZONE_NOT_FOUND`, `DELIVERY_ZONE_LIMIT`, `MENU_NOT_FOUND`, `MENU_IS_DEFAULT`, `CATEGORY_NOT_FOUND`, `PRODUCT_NOT_FOUND`, `ADDON_GROUP_NOT_FOUND`, `CATEGORY_NOT_EMPTY`, `CATEGORY_LIMIT`, `PRODUCT_LIMIT`, `ADDON_GROUP_LIMIT`, `KEY_ROLE_FORBIDDEN`, `WHITE_LABEL_REQUIRED`, `LOGO_NOT_ALLOWED`, `FILE_TOO_LARGE`, `UPLOAD_FAILED`, `PARTNER_ARCHIVED`, `PARTNER_NEWS_FORBIDDEN`, `NEWS_NOT_FOUND`, `NOT_DRAFT`, `NOT_PUBLISHED`, `NOT_SCHEDULED`, `NOT_CLAIMABLE`, `NO_RECIPIENTS`, `IMAGE_NOT_ALLOWED`, `SENDER_DOMAIN_ALREADY_SET`, `SENDER_DOMAIN_NOT_SET`, `DOMAIN_EXISTS`, `SENDER_DOMAIN_REJECTED`, `EMAIL_SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE`, `HUMAN_REQUIRED`, `LENGTH_REQUIRED`, `PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE` - `message` (string, required) — A human-readable explanation, often in Norwegian. For business rules it is usually suitable to show the customer. - `requestId` (string, required) — The same value as the `X-Request-Id` response header. Search for it in the API log in LettBestilt Partner, and include it when you contact LettBestilt. - `details` (any, optional) — Extra data for some codes, for example `issues` for `VALIDATION_FAILED`, the totals for `PRICE_CHANGED` or `requiredScope` for `INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE`. ## Examples **Request** ```json { "name": "Pizza", "description": "Steinovnsbakt" } ``` **Response** ```json { "data": { "id": "string", "menuId": "string", "name": "string", "description": "string", "isActive": true, "sortOrder": 1, "productCount": 1, "textCleaned": 1, "notice": "string" } } ``` **SDK Code** ```python Partner_createPartnerCategory_example import requests url = "https://www.lettbestilt.no/api/v1/partner/restaurants/slug/menus/menuId/categories" payload = { "name": "Pizza", "description": "Steinovnsbakt" } headers = { "Authorization": "Bearer ", "Content-Type": "application/json" } response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers) print(response.json()) ``` ```javascript Partner_createPartnerCategory_example const url = 'https://www.lettbestilt.no/api/v1/partner/restaurants/slug/menus/menuId/categories'; const options = { method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer ', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, body: '{"name":"Pizza","description":"Steinovnsbakt"}' }; try { const response = await fetch(url, options); const data = await response.json(); console.log(data); } catch (error) { console.error(error); } ``` ```go Partner_createPartnerCategory_example package main import ( "fmt" "strings" "net/http" "io" ) func main() { url := "https://www.lettbestilt.no/api/v1/partner/restaurants/slug/menus/menuId/categories" payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"name\": \"Pizza\",\n \"description\": \"Steinovnsbakt\"\n}") req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload) req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer ") req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json") res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req) defer res.Body.Close() body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body) fmt.Println(res) fmt.Println(string(body)) } ``` ```ruby Partner_createPartnerCategory_example require 'uri' require 'net/http' url = URI("https://www.lettbestilt.no/api/v1/partner/restaurants/slug/menus/menuId/categories") http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port) http.use_ssl = true request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url) request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer ' request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json' request.body = "{\n \"name\": \"Pizza\",\n \"description\": \"Steinovnsbakt\"\n}" response = http.request(request) puts response.read_body ``` ```java Partner_createPartnerCategory_example import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse; import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest; HttpResponse response = Unirest.post("https://www.lettbestilt.no/api/v1/partner/restaurants/slug/menus/menuId/categories") .header("Authorization", "Bearer ") .header("Content-Type", "application/json") .body("{\n \"name\": \"Pizza\",\n \"description\": \"Steinovnsbakt\"\n}") .asString(); ``` ```php Partner_createPartnerCategory_example request('POST', 'https://www.lettbestilt.no/api/v1/partner/restaurants/slug/menus/menuId/categories', [ 'body' => '{ "name": "Pizza", "description": "Steinovnsbakt" }', 'headers' => [ 'Authorization' => 'Bearer ', 'Content-Type' => 'application/json', ], ]); echo $response->getBody(); ``` ```csharp Partner_createPartnerCategory_example using RestSharp; var client = new RestClient("https://www.lettbestilt.no/api/v1/partner/restaurants/slug/menus/menuId/categories"); var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST); request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer "); request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json"); request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n \"name\": \"Pizza\",\n \"description\": \"Steinovnsbakt\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody); IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request); ``` ```swift Partner_createPartnerCategory_example import Foundation let headers = [ "Authorization": "Bearer ", "Content-Type": "application/json" ] let parameters = [ "name": "Pizza", "description": "Steinovnsbakt" ] as [String : Any] let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: []) let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://www.lettbestilt.no/api/v1/partner/restaurants/slug/menus/menuId/categories")! as URL, cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy, timeoutInterval: 10.0) request.httpMethod = "POST" request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers request.httpBody = postData as Data let session = URLSession.shared let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in if (error != nil) { print(error as Any) } else { let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse print(httpResponse) } }) dataTask.resume() ```