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updateCategory

Update an existing category and its description.

Import​

import { updateCategory } from "@evershop/evershop/catalog/services";

Syntax​

updateCategory(uuid: string, data: CategoryData, context?: Record<string, any>): Promise<Category>

Parameters​

uuid

Type: string

Category UUID to update.

data

Type: CategoryData

Category data to update. All fields are optional.

context

Type: Record<string, any> (optional)

Context object for hooks.

Return Value​

Returns Promise<Category> with updated category data.

Examples​

Update Name​

import { updateCategory } from "@evershop/evershop/catalog/services";

await updateCategory('category-uuid-123', {
  name: "Updated Category Name"
});

Update Status​

import { updateCategory } from "@evershop/evershop/catalog/services";

await updateCategory('category-uuid-123', {
  status: 0
});

Update Multiple Fields​

import { updateCategory } from "@evershop/evershop/catalog/services";

const updated = await updateCategory('category-uuid-123', {
  name: "New Electronics",
  url_key: "new-electronics",
  // `description` is an array of block-editor rows, not a string:
  description: [{ id: 'r1', size: 12, columns: [{ id: 'c1', size: 12, data: { blocks: [] } }] }],
  position: 10
});

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