curl -X POST "https://server.smartlead.ai/api/v1/leads/categories?api_key=YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Follow Up Next Quarter",
    "sentiment_type": "positive",
    "colour_code": "#4CAF50"
  }'

import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

response = requests.post(
    "https://server.smartlead.ai/api/v1/leads/categories",
    params={"api_key": API_KEY},
    json={
        "name": "Follow Up Next Quarter",
        "sentiment_type": "positive",
        "colour_code": "#4CAF50"
    }
)

result = response.json()
if result.get('ok'):
    print(f"Created category {result['data']['id']}")

const API_KEY = 'YOUR_API_KEY';

const response = await fetch(
  `https://server.smartlead.ai/api/v1/leads/categories?api_key=${API_KEY}`,
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      name: 'Follow Up Next Quarter',
      sentiment_type: 'positive',
      colour_code: '#4CAF50'
    })
  }
);

const result = await response.json();
if (result.ok) {
  console.log(`Created category ${result.data.id}`);
}

{
  "ok": true,
  "data": {
    "id": 789,
    "name": "Follow Up Next Quarter",
    "user_id": 12345,
    "sentiment_type": "positive",
    "colour_code": "#4CAF50",
    "created_at": "2025-11-20T14:22:00.000Z"
  }
}

{
  "statusCode": 400,
  "error": "Bad Request",
  "message": "\"name\" is required"
}

{
  "ok": false,
  "message": "A category with this name already exists"
}