Move ticket category in hierarchy

Moves a ticket category under a new parent. Requires ticket_settings:update permission.

RBAC · ticket_settings

Request body

Content type: application/json · schema CategoryMoveRequest

category_idstring <uuid>Required

new_parent_idstring <uuid>Nullable

positioninteger

≥ 0

Response body

Success response 200

dataobjectRequired

Ticket category resource from the categories table, including optional hierarchy fields. The categories table has no description/updated_by/updated_at columns.

category_idstring <uuid>Required

category_namestringRequired

parent_categorystring <uuid>Nullable

board_idstring <uuid>RequiredNullable

display_ordernumber

is_from_itil_standardbooleanNullable

created_bystring <uuid>Required

created_atstring <date-time>

tenantstring <uuid>Required

childrenarray of any

itemsany

depthnumber

pathstring

children_countnumber

Response codes

200

Category moved successfully.

400

Invalid request payload.

401

Authentication failed.

403

Authenticated user lacks ticket settings update permission.

404

Category not found.

POST /api/v1/categories/ticket/move

cURL

curl -X POST "https://algapsa.com/api/v1/categories/ticket/move" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $ALGA_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "category_id": "01HN2K7VRB9PQ3Y0000000000",
  "new_parent_id": "01HN2K7VRB9PQ3Y0000000000",
  "position": 0
}'

TypeScript

const response = await fetch("https://algapsa.com/api/v1/categories/ticket/move", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "X-API-Key": "$ALGA_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "category_id": "01HN2K7VRB9PQ3Y0000000000",
    "new_parent_id": "01HN2K7VRB9PQ3Y0000000000",
    "position": 0
  })
});
const data = await response.json();

using var client = new HttpClient();
using var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, "https://algapsa.com/api/v1/categories/ticket/move");
request.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("X-API-Key", "$ALGA_API_KEY");
request.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.Content = new StringContent(@"{
  ""category_id"": ""01HN2K7VRB9PQ3Y0000000000"",
  ""new_parent_id"": ""01HN2K7VRB9PQ3Y0000000000"",
  ""position"": 0
}", Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
var body = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();

200 OK·application/json

{
  "data": {
    "category_id": "01HN2K7VRB9PQ3Y0000000000",
    "category_name": "string",
    "parent_category": "01HN2K7VRB9PQ3Y0000000000",
    "board_id": "01HN2K7VRB9PQ3Y0000000000",
    "display_order": 0,
    "is_from_itil_standard": false,
    "created_by": "01HN2K7VRB9PQ3Y0000000000",
    "created_at": "2026-04-18T15:22:14Z",
    "tenant": "01HN2K7VRB9PQ3Y0000000000",
    "children": [
      null
    ],
    "depth": 0,
    "path": "string",
    "children_count": 0
  }
}