diff --git a/src/api/category/content-types/category/schema.json b/src/api/category/content-types/category/schema.json
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+{
+  "kind": "collectionType",
+  "collectionName": "categories",
+  "info": {
+    "singularName": "category",
+    "pluralName": "categories",
+    "displayName": "Category",
+    "description": ""
+  },
+  "options": {
+    "draftAndPublish": true
+  },
+  "pluginOptions": {
+    "i18n": {
+      "localized": true
+    }
+  },
+  "attributes": {
+    "name": {
+      "pluginOptions": {
+        "i18n": {
+          "localized": true
+        }
+      },
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "slug": {
+      "pluginOptions": {
+        "i18n": {
+          "localized": true
+        }
+      },
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "categoryImage": {
+      "type": "media",
+      "multiple": false,
+      "required": false,
+      "allowedTypes": [
+        "images"
+      ],
+      "pluginOptions": {
+        "i18n": {
+          "localized": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "description": {
+      "pluginOptions": {
+        "i18n": {
+          "localized": true
+        }
+      },
+      "type": "blocks"
+    },
+    "parentCategories": {
+      "type": "relation",
+      "relation": "manyToMany",
+      "target": "api::category.category",
+      "inversedBy": "childCategories"
+    },
+    "childCategories": {
+      "type": "relation",
+      "relation": "manyToMany",
+      "target": "api::category.category",
+      "inversedBy": "parentCategories"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/api/category/controllers/category.ts b/src/api/category/controllers/category.ts
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+/**
+ * category controller
+ */
+
+import { factories } from '@strapi/strapi'
+
+export default factories.createCoreController('api::category.category');
diff --git a/src/api/category/routes/category.ts b/src/api/category/routes/category.ts
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+/**
+ * category router
+ */
+
+import { factories } from '@strapi/strapi';
+
+export default factories.createCoreRouter('api::category.category');
diff --git a/src/api/category/services/category.ts b/src/api/category/services/category.ts
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+/**
+ * category service
+ */
+
+import { factories } from '@strapi/strapi';
+
+export default factories.createCoreService('api::category.category');