---
title: "Get project category by ID"
method: GET
path: "/rest/api/3/projectCategory/{id}"
tags: ["Project categories"]
---

# Get project category by ID

`GET /rest/api/3/projectCategory/{id}`

Returns a project category.

**[Permissions](#permissions) required:** Permission to access Jira.

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Response `200`

Returned if the request is successful.

- ProjectCategory — A project category.
  - `description` string — The description of the project category.
  - `id` string — The ID of the project category.
  - `name` string — The name of the project category. Required on create, optional on update.
  - `self` string, uri — The URL of the project category.

## Other responses

- `401` — Returned if the authentication credentials are incorrect or missing.
- `404` — Returned if the project category is not found.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-3.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/atlassian/apis/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-3/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/atlassian/the-jira-cloud-platform-rest-api-3/revisions/9029bb1c5ebd/schema)