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Create a colour

Adds a label to the palette. name is the join key products and events use; hex is how it renders in the app.

Errors

  • 422 color_name_required — no name, or a blank one.
  • 409 color_name_taken — that label already exists on the tenant.
  • 422 invalid_hex_formathex isn’t a valid hex colour.
POST/api/v1/colors
Authorization
AuthorizationBearer token (bloomcount_...) · headerrequired
Request body
requiredapplication/json
namestring
hexstring
#RRGGBB, case-insensitive.
Responses
201Created
colorIdstringrequired
namestringrequired
The label a variant's colors array is matched against.
hexstringrequired
isPresetbooleanrequired
Preset colours ship with the account and can't be deleted.
401Missing or invalid API key, or revoked / expired.
errorstringrequired
403Authenticated, but the key lacks the required scope or the tenant has no API access.
errorstringrequired
409The request is well formed, but it conflicts with the current state: a name already taken, a row the app protects (the hidden Default supplier, a preset colour or category), or a staff member who has an account.
errorstringrequired
422Request body or arguments failed validation.
errorstringrequired
429Per-minute rate limit (60/min) or per-month cap exceeded.
errorstringrequired
Try it
Server
Authorization
Bodyapplication/json
Request
curl -X POST "https://app.bloomcount.com/api/v1/colors" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "name": "Blush",
  "hex": "#f3c9c0"
}'
Response
{
  "colorId": "col_w2y7b4n9q1t6v3x8z5m0k7r2",
  "name": "Blush",
  "hex": "#f3c9c0",
  "isPreset": false
}