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Categories - GET

View the available categories.

Categories usage depends on the item type but typically they are used to group items together. For the allocated expenses item type, an item can have zero or more categories, for the game item type, categories can be thought of as a synonym for players.

Categories are defined for a resource type and are this shareable among all the items of that resource type.

Request

URL : /v3/resource-types/{resource_type_id}/categories

Method : GET

Parameters :

Parameter	Type	Default	Description	Example
collection	boolean	false	Override pagination and return the entire collection	collection=true
limit	integer	25	Limit the collection	limit=25
offset	integer	0	Limit offset	offset=0
search	string		Search collection fields	search=field1:partial_search_term
sort	string		Sort collection	sort=field1:asc

Response

Code : 200 OK

Content :

[
    {
        "id": "98WLap7Bx3",
        "name": "Essential",
        "description": "The costs that we see as absolutely necessary in raising a child and in essence, keeping them healthy and well, alive.",
        "created": "2018-09-06 22:04:39",
        "resource_type": {
            "uri": "/v3/resource-types/d185Q15grY",
            "id": "d185Q15grY",
            "name": "The Blackborough boys"
        },
        "subcategories": {
            "uri": "/v3/resource-types/d185Q15grY/categories/98WLap7Bx3/subcategories",
            "count": 8
        }
    },
    {
        "id": "Gwg7zgL316",
        "name": "Hobbies and Interests",
        "description": "All the fun extras.",
        "created": "2018-09-06 22:04:39",
        "resource_type": {
            "uri": "/v3/resource-types/d185Q15grY",
            "id": "d185Q15grY",
            "name": "The Blackborough boys"
        },
        "subcategories": {
            "uri": "/v3/resource-types/d185Q15grY/categories/Gwg7zgL316/subcategories",
            "count": 10
        }
    },
    {
        "id": "RjXM5VJDw6",
        "name": "Non-Essential",
        "description": "The optional costs of raising a child and those which spark lively debate between Mummy and Daddy.",
        "created": "2018-09-06 22:04:39",
        "resource_type": {
            "uri": "/v3/resource-types/d185Q15grY",
            "id": "d185Q15grY",
            "name": "The Blackborough boys"
        },
        "subcategories": {
            "uri": "/v3/resource-types/d185Q15grY/categories/RjXM5VJDw6/subcategories",
            "count": 22
        }
    }
]