Create Products with Attributes with WooCommerce API

There are two types of attributes in WooCommerce – custom attributes and predefined ones. Custom attributes can be created individually on the product pages, to create a predefined attribute, go to Products — Attributes in admin menu.

Create a Product with Custom Product Attributes

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$api_response = wp_remote_post( 'https://rudrastyh.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products', array(
	'headers' => array(
		'Authorization' => 'Basic ' . base64_encode( 'KEY:SECRET' )
	),
	'body' => array(
    		'name' => 'My test2',
  		'regular_price' => '21.99',
		'attributes' => array(
			array(
      				'name' => 'Color', // parameter for custom attributes
      				'visible' => true, // default: false
      				'options' => array(
        				'black',
        				'blue'
				)
			)
		)
	)
) );
 
$body = json_decode( $api_response['body'] );
//print_r( $body );
 
if( wp_remote_retrieve_response_message( $api_response ) === 'Created' ) {
	echo 'The product ' . $body->name . ' has been created successfully';
}

If you go to the edit product page, you will see something like this on the Attributes tab:

Custom product attributes created with WooCommerce API

Add Predefined Attributes to already Existing Products

If you want to use already existing attribute, you have to specify its ID which can be found on the Products — Attributes page, just find the attribute you need, click the Edit button and look at the URL.

$api_response = wp_remote_post( 'https://rudrastyh.com/wp-json/wc/v2/products/PRODUCT ID', array(
	'headers' => array(
		'Authorization' => 'Basic ' . base64_encode( 'KEY:SECRET' )
	),
	'body' => array(
		'attributes' => array(
			array(
      				'name' => 'Color',
				'position' => 1,
      				'visible' => true, // default: false
      				'options' => array(
        				'black',
        				'blue'
				)
			),
			array(
      				'id' => '2',
				'position' => 0,
				'variation' => true, // for variative products in case you would like to use it for variations
      				'options' => array(
        				'Big',
					'SuperBig' // if the attribute term doesn't exist, it will be created
				)
			)
		)
	)
) );
 
$body = json_decode( $api_response['body'] );
//print_r( $body );
 
if( wp_remote_retrieve_response_message( $api_response ) === 'OK' ) {
	echo 'The product ' . $body->name . ' has been updated';
}

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Comments — 3

Dennis

Hello thanks for the post
i dont understand where to add this code and is it possible to create the product using javascript?
i.e a user at the front end can create the product in my store. thanks alot for the help

- Misha
  
  Hello Dennis,
  
  This code can be added where you need it. In your custom function. Actually the code above is enough to create a UI for users. But of course there would be HTML forms, JS etc.
  
  Yes, it is possible with only JavaScript method but I have no ready code for it at this moment.
  
mandeep

Hi, its great have a try.

WooCommerce REST API – Create Products with Attributes

Create a Product with Custom Product Attributes

Add Predefined Attributes to already Existing Products

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