Category
Retrieves the information about a MercadoLibres category.
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}- Allowed methods
- Retrieves information of a category and its configuration.
- GET
- /categories/:id
- Attributes
- attribute_types
- Possible values: variations|attributes|none
- children_categories
- List of subcategories that depends on this category
- id
- ID
- name
- Name of the category
- path_from_root
- Path of categories from this level up to the root category
- permalink
- PermaLink
- picture
- Category picture url
- settings
- Configuration for this category.
- Attributes
- adult_content
- Indicate if this category contains adult content
- buyer_protection_programs
- Indicates the buyer protection programs available for this category
- Attributes
- delivered
- Delivered
- undelivered
- Undelivered
- buying_allowed
- Indicate if it is possible to buy an item that belongs to this category
- buying_modes
- Buying modes allowed in this category
- Attributes
- auction
- Auction
- buy_it_now
- Buy it now
- classified
- Classified
- coverage_areas
- Indicates if it is possible to set coverage areas for the items that belong to this category
- Attributes
- not_allowed
- Not allowed
- optional
- Optional
- immediate_payment
- Indicates if online payment is mandatory for the items that belong to this category
- item_conditions
- Item conditions allowed for items that belongs to this category
- Attributes
- new
- New
- not_especified
- Not specified
- used
- Used
- item_reviews_allowed
- Indicates if reviews can be made for items that belong to this category
- listing_allowed
- Indicates if items can be listed in this category
- max_pictures_per_item
- Maximum number of pictures that can have an item listed in this category
- max_pictures_per_item_var
- Maximum number of pictures per variation that can have an item listed in this category. This setting overrides max_pictures_per_item
- mirror_category
- Indicates if there is a mirror category for this category
- mirror_master_category
- Indicates which is the mirror master category of this mirror slave category. Mirror categories are equivalent categories, with the same configurations, structure and items. Mirror master categories are the ones that receive changes in their configurations.
- mirror_slave_categories
- Indicates which are the mirror slave categories of this mirror master category. Mirror categories are equivalent categories, with the same configurations, structure and items. Mirror slave categories are copies of a mirror master category in other category trees.
- price
- Indicates if price is mandatory for the items that belong to this category
- Attributes
- optional
- Optional
- required
- Required
- seller_contact
- Indicates if seller contact information is mandatory for the items that belong to this category
- Attributes
- now_allowed
- Not allowed
- optional
- Optional
- required
- Required
- shipping_modes
- Shipping modes available for items that belong to this category
- Attributes
- carrier
- me2
- custom
- not_especified
- shipping_options
- Shipping options available for items that belong to this category
- Attributes
- carrier
- Set by carrier
- custom
- Set by seller
- shipping_profile
- Indicates if items that belong to this category have a shipping profile associated
- Attributes
- now_allowed
- Not allowed
- optional
- Optional
- show_contact_information
- Indicates if seller contact information must be shown for items that belong to this category
- simple_shipping
- Indicates if the seller can add shipping information for posible locations
- Attributes
- now_allowed
- Not allowed
- optional
- Optional
- stock
- Indicates if items that belong to this category can handle stock
- Attributes
- optional
- Optional
- required
- Required
- tags
- Tags for this category
- vip_subdomain
- Subdomain for this category
- total_items_in_this_category
- Number of active items listed in this category or in one of his subcategories
- Related resources
- attributes
- categories
- shipping