# Product category update

Updates existing category.

Endpoint: PATCH /api/categories/{categoryGuid}
Version: 1.0.0
Security: shoptetAccessToken, shoptetPrivateApiToken

## Path parameters:

  - `categoryGuid` (string, required)
    Category's guid
    Example: "bffa3b98-d968-11e0-b04f-57a43310b728"

## Header parameters:

  - `Content-Type` (string, required)

## Request fields (application/json):

  - `data` (object, required)

  - `data.guid` (string)
    Category GUID. Must be unique if set. Optional.

  - `data.name` (string)
    Category name. Optional.

  - `data.parentGuid` (string,null)
    Parent category GUID. Category must exist if set. Optional.

  - `data.description` (string,null)
    Category description. Max length 65535 bytes. Optional.

  - `data.secondDescription` (string,null)
    Bottom category description. Max length 65535 bytes. Optional.

  - `data.sourceImageName` (string,null)
    Name of file in [Files upload](#section/basic-principles/files-upload) storage to be set as category image.

  - `data.sortBefore` (string)
    Guid of category before which you want to move the category from the request. Not possible to use with . Optional.

  - `data.sortAfter` (string)
    Guid of category after which you want to move the category from the request. Not possible to use with . Optional.

  - `data.indexName` (string)
    Last part of url. Optional, generated from name if not set.

  - `data.menuTitle` (string,null)
    Label for menu. Optional.

  - `data.title` (string,null)
    Meta tag title. Optional.

  - `data.metaTagDescription` (string,null)
    Meta tag description. Optional.

  - `data.visible` (boolean)
    Whether the category is visible. Optional, default .

  - `data.customerVisibility` (string)
    defines users of the e-shop who can see the category -  = all (default),  = registered users,  = non-registered users. Optional.
    Enum: "all", "registered", "unregistered"

  - `data.productOrdering` (string)
    defines how products are sorted in a category; see also [Sorting of products in category](#section/code-lists/sorting-of-products-in-category) code list
    Enum: "default", "most-selling", "cheapest", "most-expensive", "oldest", "newest", "alphabetically", "alphabetically-desc", "product-code", "product-code-desc", "category-priority", "category-priority-desc"

  - `data.similarProductsCategory` (string,null)
    Similar category guid. Optional.

  - `data.relatedProductsCategory` (string,null)
    Related category guid. Optional.

  - `data.imageName` (string,null)
    Category image. File must exist on the server. Optional. (Use  instead)

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `data` (object, required)

  - `data.guid` (string,null, required)
    unique category identificator

  - `data.name` (string, required)
    category name

  - `data.image` (string,null, required)
    header image (can be )

  - `data.description` (string,null, required)
    top category description (can be )

  - `data.secondDescription` (string,null, required)
    bottom category description (can be )

  - `data.indexName` (string, required)
    ending part of category URL

  - `data.url` (string, required)
    category URL in the e-shop

  - `data.parentGuid` (string,null, required)
    unique identifier of the parent category (, if there is no parent category)

  - `data.priority` (number,null, required)
    priority (specifies the order of categories)

  - `data.menuTitle` (string,null, required)
    category name in the e-shop menu

  - `data.title` (string,null, required)
    HTML title element in the HTML header of the category page

  - `data.metaTagDescription` (string,null, required)
    HTML META header  in category page

  - `data.visible` (boolean, required)
    flag, whether the category is visible

  - `data.similarProductsCategory` (string,null, required)
    GUID category, in which the products are similar to this category (can be )

  - `data.relatedProductsCategory` (string,null, required)
    GUID category, in which the products are related to this category (can be )

  - `data.customerVisibility` (string,null, required)
    defines, which users of the e-shop have the category shown -  = all,  = registered users,  = non-registered users

  - `data.productOrdering` (string,null, required)
    Defines, how products are sorted in a category. See also [Sorting of products in category](#section/code-lists/sorting-of-products-in-category) code list.

  - `data.catalogueMapping` (array, required)
    pairing to search engines such as Zboží, Heuréka, Google, etc. (can be )

  - `data.catalogueMapping.provider` (string, required)
    provider type

  - `data.catalogueMapping.category` (string, required)
    provider category

  - `errors` (array,null, required)

  - `errors.errorCode` (string, required)
    Short text error identification

  - `errors.message` (string, required)
    Descriptive error message

  - `errors.instance` (string, required)
    Identification of the entity referenced