public function create_product_attribute( $data ) {
		global $wpdb;

		try {
			if ( ! isset( $data['product_attribute'] ) ) {
				throw new WC_API_Exception( 'woocommerce_api_missing_product_attribute_data', sprintf( __( 'No %1$s data specified to create %1$s', 'woocommerce' ), 'product_attribute' ), 400 );
			}

			$data = $data['product_attribute'];

			// Check permissions
			if ( ! current_user_can( 'manage_product_terms' ) ) {
				throw new WC_API_Exception( 'woocommerce_api_user_cannot_create_product_attribute', __( 'You do not have permission to create product attributes', 'woocommerce' ), 401 );
			}

			$data = apply_filters( 'woocommerce_api_create_product_attribute_data', $data, $this );

			if ( ! isset( $data['name'] ) ) {
				$data['name'] = '';
			}

			// Set the attribute slug
			if ( ! isset( $data['slug'] ) ) {
				$data['slug'] = wc_sanitize_taxonomy_name( stripslashes( $data['name'] ) );
			} else {
				$data['slug'] = preg_replace( '/^pa\_/', '', wc_sanitize_taxonomy_name( stripslashes( $data['slug'] ) ) );
			}

			// Set attribute type when not sent
			if ( ! isset( $data['type'] ) ) {
				$data['type'] = 'select';
			}

			// Set order by when not sent
			if ( ! isset( $data['order_by'] ) ) {
				$data['order_by'] = 'menu_order';
			}

			// Validate the attribute data
			$this->validate_attribute_data( $data['name'], $data['slug'], $data['type'], $data['order_by'], true );

			$insert = $wpdb->insert(
				$wpdb->prefix . 'woocommerce_attribute_taxonomies',
				array(
					'attribute_label'   => $data['name'],
					'attribute_name'    => $data['slug'],
					'attribute_type'    => $data['type'],
					'attribute_orderby' => $data['order_by'],
					'attribute_public'  => isset( $data['has_archives'] ) && true === $data['has_archives'] ? 1 : 0,
				),
				array( '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%d' )
			);

			// Checks for an error in the product creation
			if ( is_wp_error( $insert ) ) {
				throw new WC_API_Exception( 'woocommerce_api_cannot_create_product_attribute', $insert->get_error_message(), 400 );
			}

			$id = $wpdb->insert_id;

			do_action( 'woocommerce_api_create_product_attribute', $id, $data );

			// Clear transients
			delete_transient( 'wc_attribute_taxonomies' );
			WC_Cache_Helper::invalidate_cache_group( 'woocommerce-attributes' );

			$this->server->send_status( 201 );

			return $this->get_product_attribute( $id );
		} catch ( WC_API_Exception $e ) {
			return new WP_Error( $e->getErrorCode(), $e->getMessage(), array( 'status' => $e->getCode() ) );
		}
	}