# `POST /article/{sku}/father`

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Toggle father mode for an article

Enables or disables father article status. Enabling requires specifying an attributeNameId; disabling requires the article to have zero children.

## Path parameters

| Param | Required | Type | Description |
|-------|----------|------|-------------|
| `sku` | yes | string | Article SKU |

## Body (JSON)

| Field | Required | Type | Description |
|-------|----------|------|-------------|
| `isFather` | yes | boolean | True to make article a father, false to revert to regular article |
| `attributeNameId` | no | integer | Required when isFather is true. The attributename id for variants. |

```json
{
  "isFather": true,
  "attributeNameId": 1
}
```

## Response `200`

Updated article

```json
{
  "article": {
    "id": 1,
    "categoryId": 1,
    "name": "…",
    "sku": "…",
    "track_stock": true
  }
}
```

## Errors

| Status | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| 400 | Invalid input or article still has children |
| 404 | Article or attribute name not found |

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