Create catalog selection

Use this endpoint to create a selection in your catalog.

Prerequisites

To use this endpoint, you’ll need an API key with the catalogs.create_selection permission.

Rate limit

This endpoint has a shared rate limit of 50 requests per minute between all asynchronous catalog fields and selections endpoints, as documented in API rate limits.

Path parameters

Request parameters

Selection object parameters

note

The sort_field and sort_order parameters must be used together. If you provide one without the other, or if you omit both parameters, the selection results are returned in a randomized order.

Example Request

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curl --location --request POST 'https://rest.iad-03.braze.com/catalogs/restaurants/selections' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR-REST-API-KEY' \
--data-raw '{
  "selection": {
    "name": "favorite-restaurants",
    "description": "Favorite restaurants in NYC",
    "external_id": "favorite-nyc-restaurants",
    "filters": [
      {
        "field": "City",
        "operator": "equals",
        "value": "NYC"
      },
      {
        "field": "Rating",
        "operator": "greater than",
        "value": 7
      }
    ],
    "results_limit": 10,
    "sort_field": "Rating",
    "sort_order": "desc"
  }
}'

Filter operators

note

The API supports a maximum of four filters per selection request. In the Braze dashboard, you can add up to 10 filters per selection. Filters are applied in the order they appear in the array.

Response

There are three status code responses for this endpoint: 202, 400, and 404.

Example success response

The status code 202 could return the following response body.

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{
  "message": "success"
}

Example error response

The status code 400 could return the following response body. Refer to Troubleshooting for more information about errors you may encounter.

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{
  "errors": [
    {
      "id": "catalog-not-found",
      "message": "Could not find catalog",
      "parameters": [
        "catalog_name"
      ],
      "parameter_values": [
        "restaurants"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "message": "Invalid Request"
}

Troubleshooting

The following table lists possible returned errors and their associated troubleshooting steps.