Mealie Organizer: Categories API

The Organizer: Categories API from Mealie — 5 operation(s) for organizer: categories.

Operations 8

GET /api/organizers/categories Get All #
POST /api/organizers/categories Create One #
GET /api/organizers/categories/empty Get All Empty #
POST /api/organizers/categories/merge Merge Categories #
GET /api/organizers/categories/{item_id} Get One #
PUT /api/organizers/categories/{item_id} Update One #
DELETE /api/organizers/categories/{item_id} Delete One #
GET /api/organizers/categories/slug/{category_slug} Get One By Slug #

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mealie-organizer-categories-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: 'Mealie Organizer: Categories API'
  description: '

    Mealie is a web application for managing your recipes, meal plans, and shopping lists. This is the Restful

    API interactive documentation that can be used to explore the API. If you''re justing getting started with

    the API and want to get started quickly, you can use the

    [API Usage | Mealie Docs](https://docs.mealie.io/documentation/getting-started/api-usage/)

    as a reference for how to get started.



    If you have any questions or comments about mealie, please use the discord server to talk to the developers or other

    community members. If you''d like to file an issue, please use the

    [GitHub Issue Tracker | Mealie](https://github.com/mealie-recipes/mealie/issues/new/choose)



    ## Helpful Links

    - [Home Page](https://mealie.io)

    - [Documentation](https://docs.mealie.io)

    - [Discord](https://discord.gg/QuStdQGSGK)

    - [Demo](https://demo.mealie.io)

    '
  version: nightly
tags:
- name: 'Organizer: Categories'
paths:
  /api/organizers/categories:
    get:
      tags:
      - 'Organizer: Categories'
      summary: Get All
      description: Returns a list of available categories in the database
      operationId: get_all_api_organizers_categories_get
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: search
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Search
      - name: orderBy
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Orderby
      - name: orderByNullPosition
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderByNullPosition'
          - type: 'null'
          title: Orderbynullposition
      - name: orderDirection
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderDirection'
          default: desc
      - name: queryFilter
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Queryfilter
      - name: paginationSeed
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Paginationseed
      - name: page
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
          title: Page
      - name: perPage
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 50
          title: Perpage
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RecipeCategoryPagination'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
    post:
      tags:
      - 'Organizer: Categories'
      summary: Create One
      description: Creates a Category in the database
      operationId: create_one_api_organizers_categories_post
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CategoryIn'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
  /api/organizers/categories/empty:
    get:
      tags:
      - 'Organizer: Categories'
      summary: Get All Empty
      description: Returns a list of categories that do not contain any recipes
      operationId: get_all_empty_api_organizers_categories_empty_get
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/CategoryBase'
                title: Response Get All Empty Api Organizers Categories Empty Get
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
  /api/organizers/categories/merge:
    post:
      tags:
      - 'Organizer: Categories'
      summary: Merge Categories
      description: Merges the from_id category into the to_id category, then deletes from_id.
      operationId: merge_categories_api_organizers_categories_merge_post
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CategoryMerge'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CategoryOut'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
  /api/organizers/categories/{item_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - 'Organizer: Categories'
      summary: Get One
      description: Returns a list of recipes associated with the provided category.
      operationId: get_one_api_organizers_categories__item_id__get
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: item_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Item Id
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CategorySummary'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
    put:
      tags:
      - 'Organizer: Categories'
      summary: Update One
      description: Updates an existing Tag in the database
      operationId: update_one_api_organizers_categories__item_id__put
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: item_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Item Id
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CategoryIn'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CategorySummary'
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
    delete:
      tags:
      - 'Organizer: Categories'
      summary: Delete One
      description: 'Removes a recipe category from the database. Deleting a

        category does not impact a recipe. The category will be removed

        from any recipes that contain it'
      operationId: delete_one_api_organizers_categories__item_id__delete
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: item_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Item Id
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
  /api/organizers/categories/slug/{category_slug}:
    get:
      tags:
      - 'Organizer: Categories'
      summary: Get One By Slug
      description: Returns a category object with the associated recieps relating to the category
      operationId: get_one_by_slug_api_organizers_categories_slug__category_slug__get
      security:
      - OAuth2PasswordBearer: []
      parameters:
      - name: category_slug
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          title: Category Slug
      - name: accept-language
        in: header
        required: false
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Accept-Language
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema: {}
        '422':
          description: Validation Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError'
components:
  schemas:
    CategoryIn:
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      title: CategoryIn
    CategorySummary:
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Id
        slug:
          type: string
          title: Slug
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
      type: object
      required:
      - id
      - slug
      - name
      title: CategorySummary
    CategoryBase:
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Id
        groupId:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
            format: uuid4
          - type: 'null'
          title: Groupid
        slug:
          type: string
          title: Slug
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - id
      - slug
      title: CategoryBase
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
          title: Detail
      type: object
      title: HTTPValidationError
    OrderDirection:
      type: string
      enum:
      - asc
      - desc
      title: OrderDirection
    RecipeCategory:
      properties:
        id:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
            format: uuid4
          - type: 'null'
          title: Id
        groupId:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
            format: uuid4
          - type: 'null'
          title: Groupid
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
        slug:
          type: string
          title: Slug
        recipeCount:
          type: integer
          title: Recipecount
          default: 0
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - slug
      title: RecipeCategory
    CategoryMerge:
      properties:
        fromId:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Fromid
        toId:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Toid
      type: object
      required:
      - fromId
      - toId
      title: CategoryMerge
    RecipeCategoryPagination:
      properties:
        page:
          type: integer
          title: Page
          default: 1
        per_page:
          type: integer
          title: Per Page
          default: 10
        total:
          type: integer
          title: Total
          default: 0
        total_pages:
          type: integer
          title: Total Pages
          default: 0
        items:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/RecipeCategory'
          type: array
          title: Items
        next:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Next
        previous:
          anyOf:
          - type: string
          - type: 'null'
          title: Previous
      type: object
      required:
      - items
      title: RecipeCategoryPagination
    CategoryOut:
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          title: Name
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Id
        groupId:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Groupid
        slug:
          type: string
          title: Slug
        recipeCount:
          type: integer
          title: Recipecount
          default: 0
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - id
      - groupId
      - slug
      title: CategoryOut
    ValidationError:
      properties:
        loc:
          items:
            anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: integer
          type: array
          title: Location
        msg:
          type: string
          title: Message
        type:
          type: string
          title: Error Type
        input:
          title: Input
        ctx:
          type: object
          title: Context
      type: object
      required:
      - loc
      - msg
      - type
      title: ValidationError
    OrderByNullPosition:
      type: string
      enum:
      - first
      - last
      title: OrderByNullPosition
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2PasswordBearer:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        password:
          scopes: {}
          tokenUrl: /api/auth/token