---
title: "Changes to Retrieve all categories."
method: GET
path: "/categories"
---

# Changes to Retrieve all categories.

`GET /categories`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 6 of 54 revisions.

- **2026-06-24** `00145cade28a`: 1 info
- **2026-06-15** `2fa29f1e745b`: 2 info
- **2026-06-04** `ed2eca881e4c`: 3 info
- **2026-05-22** `5b6e0475c79a`: 2 breaking, 1 info
- **2026-05-14** `5ee1a2809632`: 1 info
- **2025-05-05** `7a89c3c933f1`: 1 breaking, 7 warning, 1 info

## Changes

- **2026-06-24** `00145cade28a`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `items/entries/items/categories/items/metadata` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-06-15** `2fa29f1e745b`: 2 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `limit`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `offset`
- **2026-06-04** `ed2eca881e4c`: 3 info
  - added the optional property `items/entries/items/categories/items/aiManaged` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `items/entries/items/categories/items/curator` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `items/entries/items/curator` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-05-22** `5b6e0475c79a`: 2 breaking, 1 info
  - the `items/displayName` response property's maxLength was increased from `50` to `90` for the response status `200`
  - the `items/name` response property's maxLength was increased from `39` to `90` for the response status `200`
  - the `items/name` response's property pattern was changed from `[a-zA-Z](-?[a-zA-Z\d]){0,38}` to `[a-zA-Z](-?[a-zA-Z\d]){0,89}` for the status `200`
- **2026-05-14** `5ee1a2809632`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `items/metadata` to the response with the `200` status
- **2025-05-05** `7a89c3c933f1`: 1 breaking, 7 warning, 1 info
  - the `items/topic` response property's maxLength was unset from `255` for the response status `200`
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `limit`
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `offset`
  - removed the optional property `items/entries/items/categories/items/aiManaged` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `items/entries/items/categories/items/curator` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `items/entries/items/categories/items/metadata` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `items/entries/items/curator` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `items/metadata` from the response with the `200` status
  - the `items/name` response's property pattern was changed from `[a-zA-Z](-?[a-zA-Z\d]){0,89}` to `[a-zA-Z](-?[a-zA-Z\d]){0,38}` for the status `200`

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/dockstore/apis/dockstore-api/docs/categories/get.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/dockstore/apis/dockstore-api.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/dockstore/apis/dockstore-api/changes/categories/get)