Create a configurable product [Web API Tutorial]

Create an attribute set for our configurations

Let keep the Default attribute set from changing and create one new attribute set where we can add anything we will need.

Endpoint
POST http://<host>/rest/all/V1/products/attribute-sets

HTTP headers
Content-Type application/json
Authorization: Bearer <admin_token>

Payload

{
  "attributeSet": {
    "attribute_set_name": "Configurable Hoodies and Sweatshirts",
    "entity_type_id": 4
  },
  "skeletonId": 4
}

Response
Full information about the attribute set that was created with assigned attribute_set_id equal to 9

Complete cURL request sample

curl -X POST "$endpoint/all/V1/categories" \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -H "Authorization: Bearer $admin_token" \
 -d '{"attributeSet":{"attribute_set_name":"Configurable Hoodies and Sweatshirts","entity_type_id":4},"skeletonId":4}' | json_pp

POST /V1/products/attribute-sets/groups

{
  "group": {
    "attribute_group_id": "7",
    "attribute_group_name": "Product Details",
    "attribute_set_id": 4
    
  }
}

POST /V1/products/attribute-sets/attributes

{
  "attributeSetId": 9,
  "attributeGroupId": 7,
  "attributeCode": "size",
}

Step 2. Create a category

Endpoint
POST http:///rest/all/V1/categories"

HTTP headers
Content-Type application/json
Authorization: Bearer <admin_token>

Payload

{
	"category": {
		"parent_id": 2,
		"name": "Hoodies & Sweatshirts",
		"is_active": true,
		"level": 2,
		"include_in_menu": true,
		"custom_attributes": [{
			"attribute_code": "is_anchor",
			"value": "1"
		}, {
			"attribute_code": "url_key",
			"value": "hoodies-sweatshirts"
		}, {
			"attribute_code": "url_path",
			"value": "hoodies-sweatshirts"
		}]
	}
}

Response
Full information about the category that was created

Complete cURL request sample

curl -X POST "$endpoint/all/V1/categories" \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -H "Authorization: Bearer $admin_token" \
 -d '{"category":{"parent_id":2,"name":"Hoodies & Sweatshirts","is_active":true,"level":2,"include_in_menu":true,"custom_attributes":[{"attribute_code":"is_anchor","value":"1"},{"attribute_code":"url_key","value":"hoodies-sweatshirts"},{"attribute_code":"url_path","value":"hoodies-sweatshirts"}]}}' | json_pp

Step 3. Create the product

Endpoint
POST http://<host>/rest/test/V1/products

HTTP headers
Content-Type application/json
Authorization: Bearer <admin_token>

Payload

Response

Complete cURL request sample