Adding and removing objects in a single request API: POST /api/categories/IDA/categoryOptions JSON Payload: { "additions": [ { "id": "IDA" }, { "id": "IDB" }, { "id": "IDC" } ], "deletions": [ { "id": "IDD" }, { "id": "IDE" }, { "id": "IDF" } ] } https://docs.dhis2.org/en/develop/using-the-api/dhis-core-version-master/metadata.html#webapi_metadata_crud