---
title: "Get a single active category"
method: GET
path: "/categories/{id}"
tags: ["Category"]
---

# Get a single active category

`GET /categories/{id}`

## Request

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

Returns one active category by ID. Public endpoint.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Headers

- `X-STOREFRONT-KEY` string, required
- `X-Locale` string
- `X-Channel` string
- `X-Currency` string

## Response `200`

Category detail.

## Other responses

- `404`: Category not found.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/bagisto/apis/bagisto-shop-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/bagisto/apis/bagisto-shop-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/bagisto/apis/bagisto-shop-api/revisions/f619df36bf29?raw)