# Fetch a category

This operation shows details for a single, specified category.

Endpoint: GET /categories/{id}
Version: BETA

## Path parameters:

  - `id` (string, required)
    Unique identifier for the category.
    Example: "51cd5c07-1583-4f5e-bd81-f1aa11510ea9"

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `category` (object)

  - `category.id` (string)
    Unique identifier for the category.
    Example: "cb65a918-ad7d-406a-80d8-09c9c8d0dbbd"

  - `category.name` (string)
    Name of the category.
    Example: "My first category"

  - `category.description` (string)
    A description for the category.
    Example: "This is a category description."

  - `category.parent_id` (string)
    Identifier to the parent category if one exists.

If the category is on top level and no parent exists, the value is an empty string.

Example: "parent_id": ""

If the category is under an existing parent category, the value is the id of the parent category.

Example: "parent_id": "cb65a918-ad7d-406a-80d8-09c9c8d0dbb"


Note: When updating a category the parent can be removed by setting parent_id to an empty string.
    Example: "cb65a918-ad7d-406a-80d8-09c9c8d0dbb"

## Response 401 fields (application/json):

  - `meta` (object, required)

  - `meta.status` (integer)

  - `meta.code` (string)

  - `meta.title` (string)

  - `meta.message` (string)

  - `meta.description` (string)

  - `meta.links` (array)

## Response 403 fields (application/json):

  - `meta` (object, required)

  - `meta.status` (integer)

  - `meta.code` (string)

  - `meta.title` (string)

  - `meta.message` (string)

  - `meta.description` (string)

  - `meta.links` (array)

## Response 404 fields (application/json):

  - `meta` (object, required)

  - `meta.status` (integer)

  - `meta.code` (string)

  - `meta.title` (string)

  - `meta.message` (string)

  - `meta.description` (string)

  - `meta.links` (array)

## Response 410 fields (application/json):

  - `meta` (object, required)

  - `meta.status` (integer)

  - `meta.code` (string)

  - `meta.title` (string)

  - `meta.message` (string)

  - `meta.description` (string)

  - `meta.links` (array)