VTEX Category Specification API

The Category Specification API from VTEX — 2 operation(s) for category specification.

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openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: VTex Anti-fraud Provider Account Category Specification API
  description: ">ℹ️ Onboarding guide\r\n>\r\n> Check the new [Payments onboarding guide](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/guides/payments-overview). We created this guide to improve the onboarding experience for developers at VTEX. It assembles all documentation on our Developer Portal about Payments and is organized by focusing on the developer's journey.\r\n\r\nThe Anti-fraud Provider Protocol is a set of definitions to help you integrate your anti-fraud service API into VTEX platform.\r\n\r\nTo achieve this, you need to implement a web API (REST) following the specifications described in this documentation.\r\n\r\n>⚠️ You can also access our [template on GitHub](https://github.com/vtex-apps/antifraud-provider-example) to help you quickly develop your anti-fraud connector using the Anti-fraud Provider Protocol and VTEX IO.\r\n\r\nTo learn more about the Anti-fraud Provider Protocol, check our [developer guide](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/guides/how-the-integration-protocol-between-vtex-and-antifraud-companies-works).\r\n\r\n## Anti-fraud Provider API Index\r\n\r\n### Anti-fraud  Flow\r\n\r\n- `POST` [Send Anti-fraud Pre-Analysis Data (optional)](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/api-reference/antifraud-provider-protocol#post-/pre-analysis)\r\n- `POST` [Send Anti-fraud Data](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/api-reference/antifraud-provider-protocol#post-/transactions)\r\n- `PUT` [Update Anti-fraud Transactions (optional)](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/api-reference/antifraud-provider-protocol#put-/transactions/-transactionId-)\r\n- `GET` [List Anti-fraud Provider Manifest](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/api-reference/antifraud-provider-protocol#get-/manifest)\r\n- `GET` [Get Anti-fraud Status](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/api-reference/antifraud-provider-protocol#get-/transactions/-transactions.id-)\r\n- `DELETE` [Stop Anti-fraud Analysis (optional)](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/api-reference/antifraud-provider-protocol#delete-/transactions/-transactions.Id-)\r\n\r\n### OAuth Flow\r\n\r\n1. `POST` [Retrieve Token](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/api-reference/antifraud-provider-protocol#post-/authorization/token)\r\n2. `GET` [Redirect](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/api-reference/antifraud-provider-protocol#get-/redirect)\r\n3. `GET` [Return to VTEX](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/api-reference/antifraud-provider-protocol#get-/authorizationCode)\r\n4. `GET` [Get Credentials](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/api-reference/antifraud-provider-protocol#get-/authorization/credentials)"
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://{providerApiEndpoint}
  description: Anti-fraud provider endpoint URL.
  variables:
    providerApiEndpoint:
      description: Anti-fraud provider endpoint URL.
      default: '{providerApiEndpoint}'
tags:
- name: Category Specification
paths:
  /api/catalog_system/pub/specification/field/listByCategoryId/{categoryId}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Category Specification
      summary: VTex Get specifications by category ID
      description: "Retrieves all specifications from a category by its ID.\r\n\r\n## Permissions\r\n\r\nAny user or [application key](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/guides/api-authentication-using-application-keys) must have at least one of the appropriate [License Manager resources](https://help.vtex.com/en/tutorial/license-manager-resources--3q6ztrC8YynQf6rdc6euk3) to be able to successfully run this request. Otherwise they will receive a status code `403` error. These are the applicable resources for this endpoint:\r\n\r\n| **Product** | **Category** | **Resource** |\r\n| --------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- |\r\n| Catalog | Content | **Groups** |\r\n\r\nThere are no applicable [predefined roles](https://help.vtex.com/en/tutorial/predefined-roles--jGDurZKJHvHJS13LnO7Dy) for this resource list. You must [create a custom role](https://help.vtex.com/en/tutorial/roles--7HKK5Uau2H6wxE1rH5oRbc#creating-a-role) and add at least one of the resources above in order to use this endpoint. To learn more about machine authentication at VTEX, see [Authentication overview](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/guides/authentication).\r\n\r\n>❗ To prevent integrations from having excessive permissions, consider the [best practices for managing app keys](https://help.vtex.com/en/tutorial/best-practices-application-keys--7b6nD1VMHa49aI5brlOvJm) when assigning License Manager roles to integrations."
      operationId: SpecificationsByCategoryId
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Content-Type'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Accept'
      - name: categoryId
        in: path
        description: Category ID.
        required: true
        style: simple
        schema:
          type: integer
          example: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CategorySpecification'
              example:
              - Name: Specification A
                CategoryId: 1
                FieldId: 33
                IsActive: true
                IsStockKeepingUnit: false
              - Name: Specification B
                CategoryId: 1
                FieldId: 34
                IsActive: true
                IsStockKeepingUnit: false
              - Name: Specification C
                CategoryId: 1
                FieldId: 35
                IsActive: false
                IsStockKeepingUnit: false
      deprecated: false
  /api/catalog_system/pub/specification/field/listTreeByCategoryId/{categoryId}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Category Specification
      summary: VTex Get specifications tree by category ID
      description: "Lists all specifications including the current category and the level zero specifications from a category by its ID.\r\n\r\n## Permissions\r\n\r\nAny user or [application key](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/guides/api-authentication-using-application-keys) must have at least one of the appropriate [License Manager resources](https://help.vtex.com/en/tutorial/license-manager-resources--3q6ztrC8YynQf6rdc6euk3) to be able to successfully run this request. Otherwise they will receive a status code `403` error. These are the applicable resources for this endpoint:\r\n\r\n| **Product** | **Category** | **Resource** |\r\n| --------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- |\r\n| Catalog | Content | **Groups** |\r\n\r\nThere are no applicable [predefined roles](https://help.vtex.com/en/tutorial/predefined-roles--jGDurZKJHvHJS13LnO7Dy) for this resource list. You must [create a custom role](https://help.vtex.com/en/tutorial/roles--7HKK5Uau2H6wxE1rH5oRbc#creating-a-role) and add at least one of the resources above in order to use this endpoint. To learn more about machine authentication at VTEX, see [Authentication overview](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/guides/authentication).\r\n\r\n>❗ To prevent integrations from having excessive permissions, consider the [best practices for managing app keys](https://help.vtex.com/en/tutorial/best-practices-application-keys--7b6nD1VMHa49aI5brlOvJm) when assigning License Manager roles to integrations."
      operationId: SpecificationsTreeByCategoryId
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Content-Type'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Accept'
      - name: categoryId
        in: path
        description: Category ID.
        required: true
        style: simple
        schema:
          type: integer
          example: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CategorySpecification'
              example:
              - Name: Specification A
                CategoryId: 1
                FieldId: 33
                IsActive: true
                IsStockKeepingUnit: false
              - Name: Specification B
                CategoryId: 1
                FieldId: 34
                IsActive: true
                IsStockKeepingUnit: false
              - Name: Specification C
                CategoryId: 1
                FieldId: 35
                IsActive: false
                IsStockKeepingUnit: false
      deprecated: false
components:
  schemas:
    CategorySpecification:
      required:
      - Name
      - CategoryId
      - FieldId
      - IsActive
      - IsStockKeepingUnit
      type: array
      description: Array of objects.
      items:
        type: object
        description: Object containing specification information.
        properties:
          Name:
            type: string
            description: Specification name. Limited to 100 characters.
            example: Composition
          CategoryId:
            type: integer
            description: Category ID.
            example: 1
          FieldId:
            type: integer
            description: Specification field ID.
            example: 1
          IsActive:
            type: boolean
            description: Defines if the specification is active.
            example: true
          IsStockKeepingUnit:
            type: boolean
            description: Defines if it is an SKU specification.
            example: true
      example:
      - Name: Specification A
        CategoryId: 1
        FieldId: 33
        IsActive: true
        IsStockKeepingUnit: false
      - Name: Specification B
        CategoryId: 1
        FieldId: 34
        IsActive: true
        IsStockKeepingUnit: false
      - Name: Specification C
        CategoryId: 1
        FieldId: 35
        IsActive: false
        IsStockKeepingUnit: false
  parameters:
    Accept:
      name: Accept
      in: header
      description: HTTP Client Negotiation _Accept_ Header. Indicates the types of responses the client can understand.
      required: true
      style: simple
      schema:
        type: string
        default: application/json
    Content-Type:
      name: Content-Type
      in: header
      description: Type of the content being sent.
      required: true
      style: simple
      schema:
        type: string
        default: application/json
  securitySchemes:
    VtexIdclientAutCookie:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: VtexIdclientAutCookie
      description: '[User token](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/guides/api-authentication-using-user-tokens), valid for 24 hours.'