# Akeneo Category API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-category-api/  
**Provider:** Akeneo — https://apis.io/providers/akeneo/  
**Base URL:** https://api.akeneo.com  
**Documentation:** https://api.akeneo.com/api-reference-index.html

Akeneo Category API is one of 42 APIs that [Akeneo](https://apis.io/providers/akeneo/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Category. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and a getting-started guide.

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..).

## Operations (8)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/akeneo/refs/heads/main/openapi/akeneo-category-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://api.akeneo.com/api-reference-index.html
- **GettingStarted** — https://api.akeneo.com/getting-started.html

## Other Akeneo APIs (12)

- [Akeneo Authentication API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-authentication-api/)
- [Akeneo Catalogs API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-catalogs-api/)
- [Akeneo System API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-system-api/)
- [Akeneo Workflows API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-workflows-api/)
- [Akeneo Asset API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-asset-api/)
- [Akeneo Asset attribute API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-asset-attribute-api/)
- [Akeneo Asset attribute option API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-asset-attribute-option-api/)
- [Akeneo Asset family API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-asset-family-api/)
- [Akeneo Asset media file API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-asset-media-file-api/)
- [Akeneo Association type API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-association-type-api/)
- [Akeneo Attribute API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-attribute-api/)
- [Akeneo Attribute group API](https://apis.io/apis/akeneo/akeneo-attribute-group-api/)

## Tags

Category

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