Create a job category

Create a job category

Creates a new job category.

Tip

Check the Swagger page for more technical information on the endpoints.

Endpoint details

POST
https://<tenant>.myprotime.eu/connector/protimeapi/api/v1/job-categories

Headers: Authorization: Bearer {token}, User-Agent: {agent} Scope: connector-protimeapi-job-categories.write

Body properties

Field Type Required Writable Description
name.default string Yes Yes Default name of the job category.
name.translations object No Yes Translated names, keyed by ISO language code (for example nl, fr).
externalCode string No Yes External code for the job category. Maximum 50 characters.

External references

This endpoint does not accept the externalReferences query parameter. Register a custom external reference for the created job category with the external references endpoints.

Error responses

Status Condition
400 Validation failed (missing name.default, invalid translation key, value too long)
401 Missing or invalid access token, or insufficient scope

Success response

201 Created with a Location header pointing to the new job category. The response body is empty.

Examples

Create a job category

POST
https://<tenant>.myprotime.eu/connector/protimeapi/api/v1/job-categories

{
  "name": {
    "default": "Blue collar"
  },
  "externalCode": "JC-01"
}

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