Create a virtual product [Web API Tutorial]

Create a category

Endpoint
POST http://<host>/rest/all/V1/categories"

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

Payload

{
	"category": {
		"parent_id": 2,
		"name": "Promo Codes & Discounts",
		"is_active": true,
		"level": 2,
		"include_in_menu": true,
		"custom_attributes": [{
			"attribute_code": "is_anchor",
			"value": "1"
		}, {
			"attribute_code": "url_key",
			"value": "promo-codes-discounts"
		}, {
			"attribute_code": "url_path",
			"value": "promo-codes-discounts"
		}]
	}
}

Response
Full information about the category that was created

Complete cURL request sample

default_category_id=2 && curl -X POST "$endpoint/all/V1/categories" \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -H "Authorization: Bearer $admin_token" \
 -d '{"category":{"parent_id":2,"name":"Promo Codes & Discounts","is_active":true,"level":2,"include_in_menu":true,"custom_attributes":[{"attribute_code":"is_anchor","value":"1"},{"attribute_code":"url_key","value":"promo-codes-discounts"},{"attribute_code":"url_path","value":"promo-codes-discounts"}]}}' | json_pp | grep -i '"id"'

Create a Virtual product

After this step the virtual product with SKU '20% Discount' will be added to the products inventory.
Endpoint
POST http://<host>/rest/test/V1/products

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

Payload

{
	"product": {
		"sku": "20% Discount",
		"name": "20% Discount",
		"attribute_set_id": 4,
		"price": 100,
		"status": 1,
		"visibility": 4,
		"type_id": "virtual",
		"weight": 0.8,
		"extension_attributes": {
			"website_ids": ["2"],
			"category_links": [{
				"position": 0,
				"category_id": "8"
			}],
			"stock_item": {
				"qty": 250,
				"is_in_stock": true,
				"is_qty_decimal": false
			}
		}
	}
}

Response
Magento returns new entity.

Complete cURL request sample

discounts_category_id="3"; productSKU="20% Discount"; test_website_id="2" && curl -X POST "$endpoint/test/V1/products" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $admin_token" \
-d '{"product":{"sku":"20% Discount","name":"20% Discount","attribute_set_id":4,"price":100,"status":1,"visibility":4,"type_id":"virtual","weight":0.8,"extension_attributes":{"website_ids":["2"],"category_links":[{"position":0,"category_id":"3"}],"stock_item":{"qty":250,"is_in_stock":true,"is_qty_decimal":false}}}}' | json_pp

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