---
title: "Browse Whatnot live shows by category"
method: GET
path: "/whatnot/browse"
tags: ["Whatnot"]
---

# Browse Whatnot live shows by category

`GET /whatnot/browse`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1`
- URL: `https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/whatnot/browse`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`

Returns the live and upcoming shows currently listed under a Whatnot category: seller, title, status, start time, thumbnail, and tags.

## Query parameters

- `category` string, required

## Headers

- `x-api-key` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- WhatnotBrowseResponseDoc
  - `code` integer
  - `data` WhatnotBrowseResponse
    - `category` string
    - `shows` WhatnotLiveShow[]
      - `id` string: pass as the :id path param to /whatnot/live/{id}
      - `seller_username` string
      - `start_time_ms` integer
      - `status` 'PLAYING' | 'CREATED': Status is the show's own lifecycle state: PLAYING (currently live) or CREATED (scheduled, not yet started). An ended-show state almost certainly also exists but was not observed in live testing -- ended shows drop out of Whatnot's own Browse/category feeds essentially immediately.
      - `tags` string[]
      - `thumbnail_url` string
      - `title` string
      - `url` string
  - `msg` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `404`: Not Found
- `500`: Internal Server Error
- `503`: Service Unavailable

---

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