Get a category

Returns a single category with its parent information and content count.

Required permissions

categories.view

GET/categories/{id}

Base URLhttps://api.lynkow.com/v1

Path parameters

idstringrequired: Unique identifier

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.lynkow.com/v1/categories/<id>' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer $API_TOKEN'

{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "Tutorials",
  "slug": "tutorials",
  "locale": "en",
  "parent": null,
  "contents": {
    "data": [
      {
        "id": 42,
        "slug": "getting-started-with-lynkow",
        "title": "Getting Started with Lynkow",
        "status": "published"
      }
    ],
    "meta": {
      "total": 12,
      "perPage": 15,
      "lastPage": 1,
      "currentPage": 1
    }
  },
  "parentId": null,
  "createdAt": "2025-01-10T09:00:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-02-20T16:45:00.000Z",
  "description": "Step-by-step guides and how-tos",
  "contentCount": 12
}

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