Get category
Retrieve a single product category by ID. Accepts both publishable and secret API keys.
curl --request GET \
--url https://api.tybritelabs.com/v1/categories/{id} \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'import requests
url = "https://api.tybritelabs.com/v1/categories/{id}"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};
fetch('https://api.tybritelabs.com/v1/categories/{id}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.tybritelabs.com/v1/categories/{id}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.tybritelabs.com/v1/categories/{id}"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.tybritelabs.com/v1/categories/{id}")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.tybritelabs.com/v1/categories/{id}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"id": "28186b12-5790-4a50-ab87-a7b70d301d00",
"name": "Bags & Accessories",
"description": "Handbags, wallets, belts",
"created_at": "2026-06-19T20:07:35.277495+00:00",
"updated_at": "2026-06-20T10:11:03.932255+00:00",
"active": true,
"image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1553062407-98eeb64c6a62?w=800&q=80"
}{
"error": {
"code": "invalid_request",
"message": "Invalid request parameters",
"details": "The 'email' field is required"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "unauthorized",
"message": "Missing or invalid Authorization header"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "forbidden",
"message": "This operation requires a secret key. Publishable keys cover catalogue reads and the actions a shopper takes for themselves."
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "not_found",
"message": "Resource not found"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "rate_limited",
"message": "Too many requests for this API key. Please slow down and try again shortly.",
"remaining": 0,
"reset": 1706198400
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "server_error",
"message": "An unexpected error occurred"
}
}Authorizations
API Key Authentication
Use your API key in the Authorization header:
Authorization: Bearer tybrite_sk_live_YOUR_KEY
Key Types:
Secret Keys (Server-Side Only):
- Format:
tybrite_sk_live_*(production) ortybrite_sk_test_*(sandbox) - Full read/write access to all endpoints
- ⚠️ NEVER expose in client-side code or public repositories
- Required for: every write a shopper does not make for themselves, authentication, payment verification, AI recommendations
Publishable Keys (Client-Safe):
- Format:
tybrite_pk_live_*(production) ortybrite_pk_test_*(sandbox) - Catalogue reads, plus the actions a shopper takes for themselves
- ✅ Safe for client-side JavaScript, mobile apps, and public code
- Allowed for: browsing products, search, CMS content, pricing queries, cart and wishlist, reviews, storefront events, and the Agent API's quotes, cart drafts and checkout intents
Endpoint-Specific Requirements:
- Authentication endpoints (
/v1/auth/*): Secret key required - Payment verification (
POST /v1/payments/verify): Secret key required - AI Recommendations (
POST /v1/recommendations): Secret key required - Semantic Search (
POST /v1/search): Both key types allowed (read-only operation) - Shopper actions (cart, wishlist, reviews, storefront events, Agent API quotes, cart drafts and checkout intents): Both key types allowed
- All other write operations: Secret key required
- All read operations: Both key types allowed
Using a publishable key for restricted operations returns 403 Forbidden.
Path Parameters
Query Parameters
Comma-separated list of fields to include in the response.
Response
Success
"Electronics"
URL-safe identifier for the category, stable across renames — use it to build a durable category page URL rather than deriving one from the name. Categories are a fixed platform-wide set, so the same slug identifies the same category in every store.
"electronics"
URL of the category image
Whether the category is active
The standard category this one behaves like. For a standard category it is the category's own name; for a category created for a particular marketplace or reseller it is the closest standard category, which is the reliable key for choosing a storefront style or product-detail layout.
"Fabrics & Textiles"
curl --request GET \
--url https://api.tybritelabs.com/v1/categories/{id} \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'import requests
url = "https://api.tybritelabs.com/v1/categories/{id}"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};
fetch('https://api.tybritelabs.com/v1/categories/{id}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.tybritelabs.com/v1/categories/{id}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.tybritelabs.com/v1/categories/{id}"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.tybritelabs.com/v1/categories/{id}")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.tybritelabs.com/v1/categories/{id}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"id": "28186b12-5790-4a50-ab87-a7b70d301d00",
"name": "Bags & Accessories",
"description": "Handbags, wallets, belts",
"created_at": "2026-06-19T20:07:35.277495+00:00",
"updated_at": "2026-06-20T10:11:03.932255+00:00",
"active": true,
"image": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1553062407-98eeb64c6a62?w=800&q=80"
}{
"error": {
"code": "invalid_request",
"message": "Invalid request parameters",
"details": "The 'email' field is required"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "unauthorized",
"message": "Missing or invalid Authorization header"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "forbidden",
"message": "This operation requires a secret key. Publishable keys cover catalogue reads and the actions a shopper takes for themselves."
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "not_found",
"message": "Resource not found"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "rate_limited",
"message": "Too many requests for this API key. Please slow down and try again shortly.",
"remaining": 0,
"reset": 1706198400
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "server_error",
"message": "An unexpected error occurred"
}
}
