Mealie

Mealie Organizer: Categories API

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

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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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OpenAPI Specification

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.
  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:
    CategoryMerge:
      properties:
        fromId:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Fromid
        toId:
          type: string
          format: uuid4
          title: Toid
      type: object
      required:
      - fromId
      - toId
      title: CategoryMerge
    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
    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
    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
    OrderDirection:
      type: string
      enum:
      - asc
      - desc
      title: OrderDirection
    OrderByNullPosition:
      type: string
      enum:
      - first
      - last
      title: OrderByNullPosition
    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
    HTTPValidationError:
      properties:
        detail:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
          type: array
          title: Detail
      type: object
      title: HTTPValidationError
    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
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2PasswordBearer:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        password:
          scopes: {}
          tokenUrl: /api/auth/token