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title: Categories
slug: indexing-apis/categories
docTags: 
createdAt: 2023-10-12T15:16:54.208Z
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If you are using category merchandising and want to associate products with the categories, then first index a category item and then index products by creating their relationship with the category. Products can be mapped to multiple categories. Following is an example of how to do it.

:::BlockQuote
\[
    \{
        "id": "men-shirts",
        "type": "KLEVU\_CATEGORY",
        "attributes": \{
            "name": \{
                "default": "Shirts"
            },
            "url": "https\://test.myshopify.com/collections/men-shirts",
            "categoryPath": "Mens;Shirts"
        }
    },
    \{
        "id": "1",
        "type": "KLEVU\_PRODUCT",
        "relations": \{
            "categories": \{
                "values": \[
                    "men-shirts"
                ]
            }
        },
        "attributes": \{
            "name": \{
                "default": "Shirt"
            },
            "image": \{
                "default": \{
                    "url": "https\://4.imimg.com/data4/AO/DA/MY-24693421/comfortable-office-chair.jpg"
                }
            },
            "url": "https\://test.myshopify.com/products/black-shirt",
            "shortDescription": \{
                "default": "This is a black shirt available in different sizes."
            }
        }
    },
    \{
        "id": "2",
        "type": "KLEVU\_PRODUCT",
        "relations": \{
            "parentProduct": \{
                "values": \[
                    "1"
                ]
            },
            "categories": \{
                "values": \[
                    "men-shirts"
                ]
            }
        },
        "attributes": \{
            "name": \{
                "default": "Shirt"
            },
            "image": \{
                "default": \{
                    "url": "https\://4.imimg.com/data4/AO/DA/MY-24693421/comfortable-office-chair.jpg"
                }
            },
            "price": \{
                "GBP": \{
                    "salePrice": 80
                }
            },
            "url": "https\://test.myshopify.com/products/black-shirt-s",
            "shortDescription": \{
                "default": "Black Shirt"
            },
            "size": "s"
        }
    },
    \{
        "id": "3",
        "type": "KLEVU\_PRODUCT",
        "relations": \{
            "parentProduct": \{
                "values": \[
                    "1"
                ]
            },
            "categories": \{
                "values": \[
                    "men-shirts"
                ]
            }
        },
        "attributes": \{
            "name": \{
                "default": "Shirt"
            },
            "image": \{
                "default": \{
                    "url": "https\://4.imimg.com/data4/AO/DA/MY-24693421/comfortable-office-chair.jpg"
                }
            },
            "price": \{
                "GBP": \{
                    "salePrice": 100
                }
            },
            "url": "https\://test.myshopify.com/products/black-shirt-m",
            "shortDescription": \{
                "default": "Black Shirt"
            },
            "size": "m"
        }
    }
]
:::

:::hint{type="info"}
- For a complex product, ensure mapping all variants to the category.
- Items of different types like categories, products, etc can be part of the same request payload.
- Order should be maintained when objects are being related i.e. If you are mapping a product to a category, then the category should be created before the product.
:::