---
title: "List categories (datagrid parity)"
method: GET
path: "/catalog/categories"
tags: ["Admin Catalog: Categories"]
---

# List categories (datagrid parity)

`GET /catalog/categories`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://localhost:8000/api/admin`
- URL: `http://localhost:8000/api/admin/catalog/categories`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/bagisto/apis/bagisto-admin-api/docs/catalog/categories/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Paginated, filterable, sortable category list mirroring the admin Catalog → Categories datagrid.

## Query parameters

- `page` integer
- `per_page` integer
- `category_id` string
- `name` string
- `position` integer
- `status` 0 | 1
- `parent_id` integer
- `locale` string
- `sort` 'id' | 'name' | 'position' | 'status'
- `order` 'asc' | 'desc'

## Response `200`

Paginated list of category rows in the { data, meta } envelope.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/bagisto/apis/bagisto-admin-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/bagisto/apis/bagisto-admin-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/bagisto/apis/bagisto-admin-api/revisions/3198f11be70f?raw)