---
title: "Get all categories"
method: GET
path: "/categories"
tags: ["Categories"]
---

# Get all categories

`GET /categories`

> ⚠️
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> **Authentication**
> This endpoint requires [app-scoped](/reference/api-akahu-io-authentication#app-scoped-endpoints) authentication.

Gets a list of all NZFCC categories that may be returned on a transaction.

- [📚 Explore NZFCC Categories](https://nzfcc.org)

## Response `200`

Successful response.

- object
  - `success` boolean
  - `items` Category[] — List all NZFCC Categories.
    - `_id` string — The NZFCC Category ID
    - `name` string — The NZFCC Category name
    - `groups` CategoryGroups — Higher level groupings that a category belongs to.

## Other responses

- `400` — Your request was malformed or otherwise unacceptable. More details are provided under the `message` key in the response.
- `401` — You are not authorised to access this content.
- `403` — You are not allowed to access this content.
- `500` — An internal error has prevented us from processing the request. More detail may be supplied in the `message` key.

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