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# Get Category

> Retrieve details for a specific category with enhanced data.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json get /api/v2/categories/{category_uuid}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Legitmark Partner API
  description: Comprehensive partner integration API for Legitmark authentication platform
  version: 2.0.0
  contact:
    name: Legitmark Support
    email: support@legitmark.com
    url: https://legitmark.com
servers:
  - url: https://api.legitmark.com
    description: Production API
security:
  - BearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Service Requests
    description: Create, retrieve, and manage authentication service requests.
  - name: Media Management
    description: Upload images for service request authentication.
  - name: Taxonomy
    description: Browse categories, types, brands, models, and services to build requests.
paths:
  /api/v2/categories/{category_uuid}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Taxonomy
      summary: Get Category
      description: Retrieve details for a specific category with enhanced data.
      parameters:
        - name: category_uuid
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          example: cc30b104-7c47-11ef-a623-02595575faeb
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Category retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  message:
                    type: string
                    example: Category fetched successfully
                  category:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - SUCCESS
                    example: SUCCESS
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Category'
                  rc_hit:
                    type: boolean
                    description: Indicates if the response was served from cache
                    example: false
                  rc_key:
                    type: string
                    description: Cache key used for this response
                    example: categories:abc123
                required:
                  - message
                  - category
                  - data
              example:
                message: Category fetched successfully
                category: SUCCESS
                data:
                  uuid: cc30b104-7c47-11ef-a623-02595575faeb
                  name: Bag
                  sides:
                    - 3c14c21f-8134-11ef-9e85-02d0d7ecc26b
                    - 3c14e254-8134-11ef-9e85-02d0d7ecc26b
                  media: >-
                    https://cdn.legitmark.com/categories/cc30b104-7c47-11ef-a623-02595575faeb.png
                  feature: true
                  ordinal: 2
                  active: true
                  created_at: '2024-09-26T20:42:08.000Z'
                  updated_at: '2025-11-26T16:21:04.000Z'
                rc_hit: true
                rc_key: categories:dd694701b7ae644dfbc319d2645dec0c
        '404':
          description: Category not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      security:
        - BearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    Category:
      type: object
      properties:
        uuid:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
          example: Bag
        active:
          type: boolean
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        sides:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          description: Array of side UUIDs associated with this category
        media:
          type: string
          format: uri
          nullable: true
          description: Media URL for the category image
        feature:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether this category is featured
        ordinal:
          type: integer
          description: Display order
        has_brands:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether this category has associated brands
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          example: false
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: integer
            timestamp:
              type: string
              format: date-time
            message:
              type: string
            details:
              type: string
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        Bearer token authentication. Use your API key in the format: Bearer
        leo_xxxxxxxx
      x-default: leo_your_api_key_here

````