---
title: "Lookup a CategoryGroup"
method: GET
path: "/data/entities/category_groups/{entity_id}"
tags: ["Entity"]
---

# Lookup a CategoryGroup

`GET /data/entities/category_groups/{entity_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.crunchbase.com/v4`
- URL: `https://api.crunchbase.com/v4/data/entities/category_groups/{entity_id}`
- Auth: API key in header `X-cb-user-key`

## Path parameters

- `entity_id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `field_ids` CategoryGroupFieldId[]
- `card_ids` string[]

## Response `200`

Single CategoryGroup result

- CategoryGroupEntity
  - `cards` object
    - `fields` CategoryGroup
      - `categories` EntityIdentifier[]: Descriptive keyword for an Organization (e.g. SaaS, Android, Cloud Computing, Medical Device)
        - `entity_def_id` 'acquisition' | 'acquisition_prediction' | 'address' | 'category' | 'category_group' | 'closure_prediction' | 'degree' | 'diversity_spotlight' | 'event' | 'event_appearance' | 'fund' | 'funding_prediction' | 'funding_round' | 'growth_prediction' | 'investment' | 'ipo' | 'ipo_prediction' | 'job' | 'layoff_prediction' | 'location' | 'remain_private_prediction' | 'organization' | 'ownership' | 'person' | 'press_reference', required
        - `image_id` string
        - `permalink` string
        - `uuid` string, uuid, required: Universally Unique Identifier
        - `value` string
      - `created_at` string, date-time
      - `entity_def_id` 'category_group': * category_group - Industry Group
      - `identifier` EntityIdentifier, required: Every entity in the system has a unique identifier that contains all necessary properties to represent it.
        - `entity_def_id` 'acquisition' | 'acquisition_prediction' | 'address' | 'category' | 'category_group' | 'closure_prediction' | 'degree' | 'diversity_spotlight' | 'event' | 'event_appearance' | 'fund' | 'funding_prediction' | 'funding_round' | 'growth_prediction' | 'investment' | 'ipo' | 'ipo_prediction' | 'job' | 'layoff_prediction' | 'location' | 'remain_private_prediction' | 'organization' | 'ownership' | 'person' | 'press_reference', required
        - `image_id` string
        - `permalink` string
        - `uuid` string, uuid, required: Universally Unique Identifier
        - `value` string
      - `name` string: Descriptive name of the Industry Group
      - `updated_at` string, date-time
      - `uuid` string, uuid
  - `properties` CategoryGroup
    - `categories` EntityIdentifier[]: Descriptive keyword for an Organization (e.g. SaaS, Android, Cloud Computing, Medical Device)
      - `entity_def_id` 'acquisition' | 'acquisition_prediction' | 'address' | 'category' | 'category_group' | 'closure_prediction' | 'degree' | 'diversity_spotlight' | 'event' | 'event_appearance' | 'fund' | 'funding_prediction' | 'funding_round' | 'growth_prediction' | 'investment' | 'ipo' | 'ipo_prediction' | 'job' | 'layoff_prediction' | 'location' | 'remain_private_prediction' | 'organization' | 'ownership' | 'person' | 'press_reference', required
      - `image_id` string
      - `permalink` string
      - `uuid` string, uuid, required: Universally Unique Identifier
      - `value` string
    - `created_at` string, date-time
    - `entity_def_id` 'category_group': * category_group - Industry Group
    - `identifier` EntityIdentifier, required: Every entity in the system has a unique identifier that contains all necessary properties to represent it.
      - `entity_def_id` 'acquisition' | 'acquisition_prediction' | 'address' | 'category' | 'category_group' | 'closure_prediction' | 'degree' | 'diversity_spotlight' | 'event' | 'event_appearance' | 'fund' | 'funding_prediction' | 'funding_round' | 'growth_prediction' | 'investment' | 'ipo' | 'ipo_prediction' | 'job' | 'layoff_prediction' | 'location' | 'remain_private_prediction' | 'organization' | 'ownership' | 'person' | 'press_reference', required
      - `image_id` string
      - `permalink` string
      - `uuid` string, uuid, required: Universally Unique Identifier
      - `value` string
    - `name` string: Descriptive name of the Industry Group
    - `updated_at` string, date-time
    - `uuid` string, uuid

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `404`: Not Found
- `500`: Request Failed

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