# Create an event category

Create an event category (and its associated subcategories). Once created, the category 
(and one of its subcategories) can be used to classify events.

Endpoint: POST /categories
Version: 3.0.0
Security: SessionKey

## Request fields (application/json):

  - `name` (string, required)
    Unique name of the event category

  - `subcategories` (array)
    List of subtypes associated with this category

## Response 201 fields (application/json):

  - `self` (string)
    URI of the event category resource

  - `name` (string)
    Unique name of the event category

  - `subcategories` (array)
    List of subtypes associated with this category

## Response 400 fields (application/json):

  - `message` (string)
    Reason for the given response.

## Response 409 fields (application/json):

  - `message` (string)
    Reason for the given response.