---
title: "One top-level category (by slug, default `ecommerce`) with every level-2 and level-3 category under it and the public brands and active ads filed under each, in one read. A category with no public brand is left out. The same totals as categories.list."
method: GET
path: "/v1/categories/tree"
tags: ["categories"]
---

# One top-level category (by slug, default \`ecommerce\`) with every level-2 and level-3 category under it and the public brands and active ads filed under each, in one read. A category with no public brand is left out. The same totals as categories.list.

`GET /v1/categories/tree`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.storequant.com`
- URL: `https://api.storequant.com/v1/categories/tree`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

One top-level category (by slug, default `ecommerce`) with every level-2 and level-3 category under it and the public brands and active ads filed under each, in one read. A category with no public brand is left out. The same totals as categories.list. Scope `categories:read`; cache `daily`.

## Query parameters

- `top` string

## Response `200`

Success.

- object
  - `data` object, required
    - `top` object, required
      - `id` string, uuid, required
      - `slug` string, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `level` integer, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
      - `parent` object, nullable, required
        - `id` string, uuid, required
        - `slug` string, required
        - `name` string, required
      - `brands` integer, required
      - `active_ads` integer, required
      - `as_of` string, date-time, required
    - `categories` object[], required
      - `id` string, uuid, required
      - `slug` string, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `level` integer, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
      - `parent` object, nullable, required
        - `id` string, uuid, required
        - `slug` string, required
        - `name` string, required
      - `brands` integer, required
      - `active_ads` integer, required
      - `as_of` string, date-time, required
    - `subcategories` object[], required
      - `id` string, uuid, required
      - `slug` string, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `level` integer, required
      - `url` string, uri, required
      - `parent` object, nullable, required
        - `id` string, uuid, required
        - `slug` string, required
        - `name` string, required
      - `brands` integer, required
      - `active_ads` integer, required
      - `as_of` string, date-time, required
  - `meta` object, required
    - `request_id` string, required
    - `as_of` string, date-time, required
    - `lag_hours` number
    - `cursor` string
    - `count` integer

## Other responses

- `4XX`: The one error shape.
- `5XX`: The one error shape.

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