> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://tyk.io/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Manage Catalogs

> How to configure Catalogs in Tyk developer portal

## Introduction

Catalogs are a way for you to tailor the audience for API products and Plans. You can, for example create a Partner Catalog, with a specific API product tailored to them and a preferential plan not available in your public portal.

In this section, you will learn about how catalogs work and how to create a new catalog to expose your API products and plans.

**Prerequisites**

* Connect to a provider [Tyk Self-Managed](/5.8/portal/overview/getting-started#connect-to-a-provider)
* Create [policies with enforced access rights](/5.8/portal/overview/getting-started#create-api-products-and-plans) (API Product in the Portal)
* Create one or more [policies with enforced rate limit and quotas](/5.8/portal/overview/getting-started#create-api-products-and-plans) (Plan in the Portal)

## Create a New Catalog

1. Navigate to the **Catalog section** section

   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/tyk/RUEpCcfQ3zk4RxhB/img/dashboard/portal-management/enterprise-portal/catalogue-menu.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=RUEpCcfQ3zk4RxhB&q=85&s=79157b9f6bb83f86db8eee93376fad20" alt="Catalogue menu" width="199" height="226" data-path="img/dashboard/portal-management/enterprise-portal/catalogue-menu.png" />

2. Click Create a new catalog

   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/tyk/UiKBFLPkIyNRnItY/img/dashboard/portal-management/enterprise-portal/portal-managing-access-create-catalogue.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=UiKBFLPkIyNRnItY&q=85&s=b0192e5dae2c4d8efcec4629966cdc05" alt="Create a new catalogue" width="2828" height="674" data-path="img/dashboard/portal-management/enterprise-portal/portal-managing-access-create-catalogue.png" />

3. Enter Name and Path URL

   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/tyk/UiKBFLPkIyNRnItY/img/dashboard/portal-management/enterprise-portal/portal-managing-access-add-name.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=UiKBFLPkIyNRnItY&q=85&s=a7a7726d0769ef51a6d5a5af0e2b71e5" alt="Name the new catalogue" width="1676" height="824" data-path="img/dashboard/portal-management/enterprise-portal/portal-managing-access-add-name.png" />

4. Set the access required for the catalog e.g. Public, Private or Custom

* Public: External developers can access the catalog
* Private: The catalog is only visible to developers that are logged in
* Custom: Only selected teams can access this catalog

5. \[If creating a custom catalog] Under Audience, select one or multiple teams that you want to have access to this catalog.

   <Note>
     For this audience to apply, the visibility needs to be set to custom.
   </Note>

6. Select the catalog content in terms of which API Products and plans this catalog should contain.