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url: https://docs.youcan.shop/store-admin/categories/get.md
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# Get Category

Endpoint: `https://api.youcan.shop/categories/{id}`

Method: `GET`

## Required Scopes

* `read-categories`

## Response

\[200]

```json
{
  "id": "07cbf517-f3b0-4215-a970-0253af95a7b1",
  "name": "Default category",
  "image": null,
  "slug": "default-category",
  "show_on_collection": false,
  "public_url": "http://my-store.youcan.shop/collections/default-category",
  "description": "This is the default category.",
  "has_parent": false,
  "parent_id": null,
  "is_default": false,
  "images": [],
  "depth": 0,
  "meta": {
    "title": "Default category",
    "description": "This is the default category.",
    "images": [],
    "images_urls": []
  },
  "created_at": "2021-04-12T11:25:00+00:00",
  "updated_at": "2021-04-12T11:25:00+00:00",
  "deleted_at": null,
  "parent": []
}
```