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  1. Product Categories
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    • List Product Categories
      GET
    • Get a Product Category
      GET
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  1. Product Categories

Get a Product Category

GET
/store/product-categories/{id}
Product Categories
Retrieve a Product Category's details.
Request Request Example
Shell
JavaScript
Java
Swift
curl --location --request GET 'https://api.medusa-commerce.com/store/product-categories/'
Response Response Example
200 - Example 1
{
  "product_category": {
    "id": "pcat_01G2SG30J8C85S4A5CHM2S1NS2",
    "name": "Regular Fit",
    "description": "",
    "handle": "regular-fit",
    "mpath": "pcat_id1.pcat_id2.pcat_id3",
    "is_internal": false,
    "is_active": false,
    "rank": 0,
    "parent_category_id": null,
    "parent_category": {},
    "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
    "updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
    "category_children": [
      {}
    ],
    "products": [
      {}
    ],
    "metadata": {
      "car": "white"
    }
  }
}

Request

Path Params
id
string 
required
The ID of the Product Category
Query Params
fields
string 
optional
Comma-separated fields that should be expanded in the returned product category.
expand
string 
optional
Comma-separated relations that should be expanded in the returned product category.

Responses

🟢200OK
application/json
Body
The product category's details.
product_category
object (Product Category) 
required
A product category can be used to categorize products into a hierarchy of categories.
id
string 
required
The product category's ID
Example:
pcat_01G2SG30J8C85S4A5CHM2S1NS2
name
string 
required
The product category's name
Example:
Regular Fit
description
string 
optional
The product category's description.
Default:
handle
string 
required
A unique string that identifies the Product Category - can for example be used in slug structures.
Example:
regular-fit
mpath
string  | null 
required
A string for Materialized Paths - used for finding ancestors and descendents
Example:
pcat_id1.pcat_id2.pcat_id3
is_internal
boolean 
required
A flag to make product category an internal category for admins
Default:
false
is_active
boolean 
required
A flag to make product category visible/hidden in the store front
Default:
false
rank
integer 
optional
An integer that depicts the rank of category in a tree node
Default:
0
parent_category_id
string  | null 
required
The ID of the parent category.
Default:
null
parent_category
object  | null 
optional
The details of the parent of this category.
created_at
string <date-time>
required
The date with timezone at which the resource was created.
updated_at
string <date-time>
required
The date with timezone at which the resource was updated.
category_children
array [object] 
required
The details of the category's children.
products
array [object] 
optional
The details of the products that belong to this category.
metadata
object  | null 
required
An optional key-value map with additional details
Example:
{"car":"white"}
🟠400Client Error or Multiple Errors
🟠401User is not authorized. Must log in first
🟠404Not Found Error
🟠409Invalid State Error
🟠422Invalid Request Error
🔴500Server Error
Modified at 2023-11-27 13:05:07
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