> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://spreecommerce.org/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create a product > Creates a new product. Supports nested variants with prices and option types. Option types and values are auto-created if they don't exist. Prices are upserted by currency. Stock items are upserted by stock location. **Required scope:** `write_products` (for API-key authentication). ## OpenAPI ````yaml /api-reference/admin.yaml post /api/v3/admin/products openapi: 3.0.3 info: title: Admin API contact: name: Spree Commerce url: https://spreecommerce.org email: hello@spreecommerce.org description: > Spree Admin API v3 - Administrative API for managing products, orders, and store settings. ## Authentication The Admin API requires a secret API key passed in the `x-spree-api-key` header. Secret API keys can be generated in the Spree admin dashboard. ## Response Format All responses are JSON. List endpoints return paginated responses with `data` and `meta` keys. Single resource endpoints return a flat JSON object. ## Resource IDs Every resource is identified by an opaque string ID (e.g. `prod_86Rf07xd4z`, `variant_k5nR8xLq`, `or_UkLWZg9DAJ`). Use these IDs everywhere — URL paths, request bodies, and Ransack filters all accept them directly. ## Error Handling Errors return a consistent format: ```json { "error": { "code": "validation_error", "message": "Validation failed", "details": { "name": ["can't be blank"] } } } ``` version: v3 servers: - url: http://{defaultHost} variables: defaultHost: default: localhost:3000 security: [] tags: - name: Authentication description: Admin user authentication - name: Product Catalog description: Products, variants, and option types - name: Orders description: >- Order management — orders, items, payments, fulfillments, refunds, gift cards, store credits - name: Customers description: Customer management — profiles, addresses, store credits, credit cards - name: Configuration description: Store configuration — payment methods, tag autocomplete paths: /api/v3/admin/products: post: tags: - Product Catalog summary: Create a product description: >- Creates a new product. Supports nested variants with prices and option types. Option types and values are auto-created if they don't exist. Prices are upserted by currency. Stock items are upserted by stock location. **Required scope:** `write_products` (for API-key authentication). parameters: - name: x-spree-api-key in: header required: true schema: type: string - name: Authorization in: header required: true description: Bearer token for admin authentication schema: type: string requestBody: content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: name: type: string example: Premium T-Shirt description: type: string slug: type: string status: type: string enum: - draft - active - archived tax_category_id: type: string description: Tax category ID category_ids: type: array items: type: string description: Array of category IDs tags: type: array items: type: string example: - eco - sale variants: type: array description: >- Array of variant payloads. Variants can declare multiple option pairs via `options:` and per-currency prices via `prices:`. Stock counts go in `stock_items:` (per stock location). items: type: object properties: sku: type: string options: type: array description: >- One pair per option type the variant participates in (e.g. size + color). Option types and values are auto-created if missing. items: type: object required: - name - value properties: name: type: string example: size value: type: string example: Small prices: type: array description: Per-currency prices. Upserted by currency. items: type: object required: - currency - amount properties: currency: type: string example: USD amount: type: number example: 29.99 compare_at_amount: type: number example: 39.99 stock_items: type: array description: >- Per-stock-location inventory. Upserted by stock_location_id. items: type: object required: - stock_location_id - count_on_hand properties: stock_location_id: type: string description: Stock location ID (e.g. sloc_xxx) count_on_hand: type: integer example: 50 backorderable: type: boolean required: - name responses: '201': description: product created content: application/json: example: id: prod_gbHJdmfrXB name: New Product slug: new-product meta_title: null meta_description: null meta_keywords: null variant_count: 0 available_on: null purchasable: false in_stock: false backorderable: false available: false description: null description_html: null default_variant_id: variant_gbHJdmfrXB thumbnail_url: null tags: [] price: null original_price: null status: draft make_active_at: null discontinue_on: null metadata: {} deleted_at: null created_at: '2026-05-13T22:26:12.242Z' updated_at: '2026-05-13T22:26:12.245Z' tax_category_id: null schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Product' '422': description: validation error content: application/json: example: error: code: validation_error message: Name can't be blank details: name: - can't be blank schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse' security: - api_key: [] bearer_auth: [] x-codeSamples: - lang: javascript label: Spree Admin SDK source: |- import { createAdminClient } from '@spree/admin-sdk' const client = createAdminClient({ baseUrl: 'https://your-store.com', secretKey: 'sk_xxx', }) const product = await client.products.create({ name: 'Premium T-Shirt', description: 'Soft, organic cotton.', status: 'active', variants: [ { sku: 'TSHIRT-S-NAVY', options: [ { name: 'size', value: 'Small' }, { name: 'color', value: 'navy' }, ], prices: [ { currency: 'USD', amount: 29.99 }, { currency: 'EUR', amount: 27.99 }, ], stock_items: [ { stock_location_id: 'sloc_UkLWZg9DAJ', count_on_hand: 50 }, ], }, { sku: 'TSHIRT-M-NAVY', options: [ { name: 'size', value: 'Medium' }, { name: 'color', value: 'navy' }, ], prices: [{ currency: 'USD', amount: 29.99 }], stock_items: [ { stock_location_id: 'sloc_UkLWZg9DAJ', count_on_hand: 30 }, ], }, ], }) components: schemas: Product: type: object properties: id: type: string name: type: string slug: type: string meta_title: type: string nullable: true meta_description: type: string nullable: true meta_keywords: type: string nullable: true variant_count: type: number available_on: type: string nullable: true purchasable: type: boolean in_stock: type: boolean backorderable: type: boolean available: type: boolean description: type: string nullable: true description_html: type: string nullable: true default_variant_id: type: string thumbnail_url: type: string nullable: true tags: type: array items: type: string price: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Price' nullable: true original_price: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Price' nullable: true primary_media: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Media' media: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Media' variants: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Variant' default_variant: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Variant' option_types: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/OptionType' categories: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Category' custom_fields: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomField' prior_price: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PriceHistory' nullable: true status: type: string make_active_at: type: string nullable: true discontinue_on: type: string nullable: true metadata: type: object deleted_at: type: string nullable: true created_at: type: string updated_at: type: string tax_category_id: type: string nullable: true required: - id - name - slug - meta_title - meta_description - meta_keywords - variant_count - available_on - purchasable - in_stock - backorderable - available - description - description_html - default_variant_id - thumbnail_url - tags - price - original_price - status - make_active_at - discontinue_on - metadata - deleted_at - created_at - updated_at - tax_category_id x-typelizer: true ErrorResponse: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: code: type: string example: record_not_found message: type: string example: Record not found details: type: object description: Field-specific validation errors nullable: true example: name: - is too short - is required email: - is invalid required: - code - message required: - error example: error: code: validation_error message: Validation failed details: name: - is too short email: - is invalid Price: type: object properties: id: type: string amount: type: string nullable: true amount_in_cents: type: number nullable: true compare_at_amount: type: string nullable: true compare_at_amount_in_cents: type: number nullable: true currency: type: string nullable: true display_amount: type: string nullable: true display_compare_at_amount: type: string nullable: true price_list_id: type: string nullable: true variant_id: type: string nullable: true created_at: type: string updated_at: type: string variant: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Variant' required: - id - amount - amount_in_cents - compare_at_amount - compare_at_amount_in_cents - currency - display_amount - display_compare_at_amount - price_list_id - variant_id - created_at - updated_at x-typelizer: true Media: type: object properties: id: type: string product_id: type: string nullable: true variant_ids: type: array items: type: string position: type: number alt: type: string nullable: true media_type: type: string focal_point_x: type: number nullable: true focal_point_y: type: number nullable: true external_video_url: type: string nullable: true original_url: type: string nullable: true mini_url: type: string nullable: true small_url: type: string nullable: true medium_url: type: string nullable: true large_url: type: string nullable: true xlarge_url: type: string nullable: true og_image_url: type: string nullable: true created_at: type: string updated_at: type: string viewable_id: type: string download_url: type: string nullable: true metadata: type: object viewable_type: type: string required: - id - product_id - variant_ids - position - alt - media_type - focal_point_x - focal_point_y - external_video_url - original_url - mini_url - small_url - medium_url - large_url - xlarge_url - og_image_url - created_at - updated_at - viewable_id - download_url - metadata - viewable_type x-typelizer: true Variant: type: object properties: id: type: string product_id: type: string sku: type: string nullable: true options_text: type: string track_inventory: type: boolean media_count: type: number thumbnail_url: type: string nullable: true purchasable: type: boolean in_stock: type: boolean backorderable: type: boolean weight: type: number nullable: true height: type: number nullable: true width: type: number nullable: true depth: type: number nullable: true price: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Price' original_price: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Price' nullable: true primary_media: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Media' media: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Media' option_values: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/OptionValue' custom_fields: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomField' prior_price: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PriceHistory' nullable: true metadata: type: object position: type: number cost_price: type: string nullable: true cost_currency: type: string nullable: true barcode: type: string nullable: true weight_unit: type: string nullable: true dimensions_unit: type: string nullable: true deleted_at: type: string nullable: true created_at: type: string updated_at: type: string tax_category_id: type: string nullable: true available_stock: type: number nullable: true reserved_quantity: type: number total_on_hand: type: number nullable: true product_name: type: string prices: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Price' stock_items: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/StockItem' required: - id - product_id - sku - options_text - track_inventory - media_count - thumbnail_url - purchasable - in_stock - backorderable - weight - height - width - depth - price - original_price - option_values - metadata - position - cost_price - cost_currency - barcode - weight_unit - dimensions_unit - deleted_at - created_at - updated_at - tax_category_id - available_stock - reserved_quantity - total_on_hand - product_name x-typelizer: true OptionType: type: object properties: id: type: string name: type: string label: type: string position: type: number kind: type: string metadata: type: object created_at: type: string updated_at: type: string option_values: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/OptionValue' required: - id - name - label - position - kind - metadata - created_at - updated_at - option_values x-typelizer: true Category: type: object properties: id: type: string name: type: string permalink: type: string position: type: number depth: type: number meta_title: type: string nullable: true meta_description: type: string nullable: true meta_keywords: type: string nullable: true children_count: type: number parent_id: type: string nullable: true description: type: string description_html: type: string image_url: type: string nullable: true square_image_url: type: string nullable: true is_root: type: boolean is_child: type: boolean is_leaf: type: boolean parent: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Category' children: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Category' ancestors: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Category' custom_fields: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CustomField' metadata: type: object pretty_name: type: string lft: type: number rgt: type: number created_at: type: string updated_at: type: string required: - id - name - permalink - position - depth - meta_title - meta_description - meta_keywords - children_count - parent_id - description - description_html - image_url - square_image_url - is_root - is_child - is_leaf - metadata - pretty_name - lft - rgt - created_at - updated_at x-typelizer: true CustomField: type: object properties: id: type: string label: type: string type: type: string deprecated: true field_type: type: string enum: - short_text - long_text - rich_text - number - boolean - json key: type: string value: type: object created_at: type: string updated_at: type: string storefront_visible: type: boolean custom_field_definition_id: type: string required: - id - label - type - field_type - key - value - created_at - updated_at - storefront_visible - custom_field_definition_id x-typelizer: true PriceHistory: type: object properties: id: type: string amount: type: string amount_in_cents: type: number currency: type: string display_amount: type: string recorded_at: type: string variant_id: type: string price_id: type: string compare_at_amount: type: string nullable: true created_at: type: string required: - id - amount - amount_in_cents - currency - display_amount - recorded_at - variant_id - price_id - compare_at_amount - created_at x-typelizer: true OptionValue: type: object properties: id: type: string option_type_id: type: string name: type: string label: type: string position: type: number color_code: type: string nullable: true option_type_name: type: string option_type_label: type: string image_url: type: string nullable: true metadata: type: object created_at: type: string updated_at: type: string option_type: $ref: '#/components/schemas/OptionType' required: - id - option_type_id - name - label - position - color_code - option_type_name - option_type_label - image_url - metadata - created_at - updated_at x-typelizer: true StockItem: type: object properties: id: type: string count_on_hand: type: number backorderable: type: boolean stock_location_id: type: string nullable: true variant_id: type: string nullable: true metadata: type: object created_at: type: string updated_at: type: string allocated_count: type: number available_count: type: number stock_location: $ref: '#/components/schemas/StockLocation' variant: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Variant' required: - id - count_on_hand - backorderable - stock_location_id - variant_id - metadata - created_at - updated_at - allocated_count - available_count x-typelizer: true StockLocation: type: object properties: id: type: string state_abbr: type: string nullable: true name: type: string address1: type: string nullable: true city: type: string nullable: true zipcode: type: string nullable: true country_iso: type: string nullable: true country_name: type: string nullable: true state_text: type: string nullable: true admin_name: type: string nullable: true address2: type: string nullable: true state_name: type: string nullable: true phone: type: string nullable: true company: type: string nullable: true active: type: boolean default: type: boolean backorderable_default: type: boolean propagate_all_variants: type: boolean kind: type: string pickup_enabled: type: boolean pickup_stock_policy: type: string pickup_ready_in_minutes: type: number nullable: true pickup_instructions: type: string nullable: true created_at: type: string updated_at: type: string required: - id - state_abbr - name - address1 - city - zipcode - country_iso - country_name - state_text - admin_name - address2 - state_name - phone - company - active - default - backorderable_default - propagate_all_variants - kind - pickup_enabled - pickup_stock_policy - pickup_ready_in_minutes - pickup_instructions - created_at - updated_at x-typelizer: true securitySchemes: api_key: type: apiKey name: x-spree-api-key in: header description: Secret API key for admin access bearer_auth: type: http scheme: bearer bearerFormat: JWT description: JWT token for admin user authentication ````