---
title: "Gets a File Category"
method: GET
path: "/FileCategories/{id}"
tags: ["FileCategories"]
---

# Gets a File Category

`GET /FileCategories/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.insightly.com/v3.1`
- URL: `https://api.insightly.com/v3.1/FileCategories/{id}`
- Auth: none declared. Required headers: `Authorization`

This endpoint returns the graph for a specific file category.

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Headers

- `Authorization` string, required

## Response `200`

Request succeeded.

- object
  - `CATEGORY_ID` integer
  - `CATEGORY_NAME` string, required
  - `ACTIVE` boolean
  - `BACKGROUND_COLOR` string, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Often missing or invalid parameter.
- `401`: Authentication failed.
- `404`: File Category not found.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/insightly/apis/insightly-api-v3-1.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/insightly/apis/insightly-api-v3-1/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/insightly/apis/insightly-api-v3-1/revisions/e7df0c3b65fb?raw)