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  tags:
    - administration
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  description: >-
    Creates a new project category for organizing… Reference for the POST
    /administration/project-settings/categories endpoint in the Leadtime Public
    API API.
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  badge: POST
  label: Create project category
title: Create project category
type: openapi-operation
---
Creates a new project category for organizing projects by type or purpose.

**Required fields:**
- `name`: Display name for the category (e.g., "Development", "Support")
- `icon`: Icon identifier in format :icon_name: (e.g., ":rocket:", ":wrench:")
- `translations`: Array of translations for multilingual support

**Optional fields:**
- `description`: Additional context about when to use this category

**Multilingual support:**
Provide translations array with language codes (e.g., "en", "de") and corresponding names/descriptions. The system will automatically display the correct language based on user preferences.

**Note:** Categories are workspace-specific. Once created, they appear as options when creating or editing projects.

<Operation source="api-reference" id="projectsettingscontroller-createprojectcategory" />