401 Error using Oauth 2.0 when using APIs

Thank you for reaching out. We have tested the system and have confirmed that Bearer Token works as expected with the “Create Product” endpoint.

See https://woocommerce.github.io/woocommerce-rest-api-docs/?shell#create-a-product see how to use V3 of WooCommerce’s REST API.

The status 401 is due to an invalid access token or a token that belongs to a user that does not have the authority to create a product. Below is an example that is using a Bearer Token.

curl --location --request POST 'wordpress.local/wp-json/wc/v3/products/?_method=POST' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer axoj7hgtzzmnvrny7zw17ydsm9ewiucyljbkl2rc' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
  "name": "Premium Quality",
  "type": "simple",
  "regular_price": "21.99",
  "description": "Test Description",
  "short_description": "Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.",
  "categories": [],
  "status": "publish",
  "images": [
    {
      "src": "http://demo.woothemes.com/woocommerce/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2013/06/T_2_front.jpg"
    },
    {
      "src": "http://demo.woothemes.com/woocommerce/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2013/06/T_2_back.jpg"
    }
  ]
}'

If you experience an issue with a list of products simply being returned instead of a product being created, you may need to override the METHOD being used. See more at https://developer.ww.wp.xz.cn/rest-api/using-the-rest-api/global-parameters/#_method-or-x-http-method-override-header