Akeneo

Akeneo Category API

A category is a way of classifying products. Categories constitute category trees and in Akeneo, you can have multiple category trees with an unlimited number of levels (categories, subcategories, subsubcategories..).

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Operations 8

GET /api/rest/v1/categories Get the list of categories #
POST /api/rest/v1/categories Create a new category #
PATCH /api/rest/v1/categories Create or update several categories #
GET /api/rest/v1/categories/{code} Get a category #
PATCH /api/rest/v1/categories/{code} Create or update a category #
GET /api/rest/v1/category-templates Get a list of category templates #
POST /api/rest/v1/category-media-files Create a category media file #
GET /api/rest/v1/category-media-files/{file_path}/download Download a category media file #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://api.akeneo.com/api-reference-index.html
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GettingStarted
https://api.akeneo.com/getting-started.html

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/akeneo/refs/heads/main/openapi/akeneo-category-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

akeneo-category-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Akeneo API REFERENCE Category API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: 'This is the reference documentation for the Akeneo PIM REST API.

    It provides detailed information about the available endpoints, request and response formats, and authentication methods.


    For more information, visit the Akeneo PIM documentation.'
  license:
    name: Open Software License 3.0
    url: http://opensource.org/licenses/OSL-3.0
  contact:
    name: Akeneo Support
    url: https://www.akeneo.com/support-help-center/
    email: contact@akeneo.com
servers:
- url: '{your-pim-url}'
  variables:
    your-pim-url:
      default: ''
      description: 'Set the PIM url you want to target ex: https://my-pim.cloud.akeneo.com or https://localhost:8443'
tags:


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