# Attribute strings

> An Attribute string is a free-text attribute that categories can carry.
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An **Attribute string** is a **free-text attribute** - a property whose values are open text, such as "Care" or "Material notes". It has a translatable `name` and the `categories` it applies to.

The attribute itself is just the definition. The actual text a product carries for it is an [Attribute string value](/api/product-management/attribute-string-values/).

## The Attribute string object

## Conventions

All requests require an OAuth 2.0 bearer token:

```
Authorization: Bearer <token>
```

For the translatable `name`, set `Flowkiwi-Locale`. `PATCH` uses [JSON Merge Patch](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7396).