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POST
/
v3
/
inbox
/
threads
/
categories
Create inbox category
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.reply.io/v3/inbox/threads/categories \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "name": "Hot Leads",
  "color": "red"
}
'
{
  "id": 9,
  "name": "Hot Leads",
  "color": "red",
  "isReserved": false,
  "unreadThreadsCount": 0
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Authenticate every request with a Bearer token. Pass your Reply API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer <your-api-key>

Get your API key from the Reply dashboard: Settings → API Key.

Body

application/json
​
name
string
required
Required string length: 1 - 64
​
color
enum<string>
required
Available options:
gray,
green,
blue,
red,
yellow,
purple,
orange,
lightBlue,
olive

Response

Category created

Inbox thread category. Reserved categories are owned by the system and cannot be modified or deleted.

​
id
integer
required
​
name
string
required
Maximum string length: 64
​
color
enum<string>
required
Available options:
gray,
green,
blue,
red,
yellow,
purple,
orange,
lightBlue,
olive
​
isReserved
boolean
required

True for system-reserved categories (e.g., the default category). Reserved categories cannot be renamed, recoloured, or deleted.

​
unreadThreadsCount
integer
required

Number of unread threads currently assigned to this category.