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GET
/
products
/
category
/
{category}
Get category
curl --request GET \
  --url https://store.salesive.com/api/v1/products/category/{category} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'x-shop-id: <api-key>'
{
  "id": "<string>",
  "name": "<string>",
  "slug": "<string>",
  "description": "<string>",
  "image": "<string>"
}

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Request

GET /products/category/accessories-1?page=1&limit=10
x-shop-id: {{shopId}}
You can pass the category ID or slug in the category path segment.

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Headers

HeaderTypeDescription
x-shop-idstringIdentify the shop context.

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Path parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
categorystringCategory ID or slug to filter products by.

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Query parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
pageintegerPage number to return (default: 1).
limitintegerMaximum number of products per page (default: 10).
qstringOptional search string applied within the chosen category.
Food-enabled storefronts return catalogType: "food" and include a foods alias alongside products.

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Successful response

{
    "status": 200,
    "success": true,
    "message": "Foods found",
    "data": {
        "products": [
            {
                "_id": "68e5bb463a1fc56a8ac150c0",
                "shop": {
                    "_id": "68b8f52575da81b332af29f1",
                    "name": "Sample Kitchen",
                    "currency": {
                        "_id": "68c54dd440e9beff3260c2b2",
                        "name": "Nigerian Naira",
                        "symbol": "₦",
                        "code": "NGN",
                        "id": "68c54dd440e9beff3260c2b2"
                    },
                    "logo": "https://cdn.salesive.com/logos/shop.webp",
                    "id": "68b8f52575da81b332af29f1"
                },
                "category": {
                    "_id": "69fb494ddf63302ed89ba11d",
                    "name": "Pizza",
                    "id": "69fb494ddf63302ed89ba11d"
                },
                "createdAt": "2026-05-06T13:59:42.799Z",
                "description": "<p>Stone-baked pizza with basil and tomato sauce</p>",
                "featured": false,
                "images": [
                    "https://cdn.salesive.com/foods/margherita.webp"
                ],
                "name": "Margherita Pizza",
                "price": 8500,
                "promoPrice": 7500,
                "updatedAt": "2026-05-06T14:44:04.903Z",
                "rating": 0,
                "numReviews": 0,
                "available": true,
                "addons": [
                    {
                        "_id": "68e5bb463a1fc56a8ac150d1",
                        "name": "Extra Cheese",
                        "description": "A richer mozzarella finish baked on top.",
                        "price": 1500,
                        "maxQuantity": 3,
                        "image": null,
                        "available": true
                    }
                ],
                "id": "68e5bb463a1fc56a8ac150c0",
                "inWishlist": false,
                "itemType": "food"
            }
        ],
        "foods": [
            {
                "_id": "68e5bb463a1fc56a8ac150c0",
                "name": "Margherita Pizza",
                "itemType": "food"
            }
        ],
        "catalogType": "food",
        "pagination": {
            "total": 61,
            "page": 1,
            "limit": 10,
            "pages": 7,
            "hasNext": true,
            "hasPrev": false,
            "nextPage": 2,
            "prevPage": null
        }
    }
}

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Error response

{
    "status": 404,
    "success": false,
    "message": "Category not found",
    "data": {}
}

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

JWT issued by the Salesive Store API for authenticated shoppers.

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x-shop-id
string
header
required

Optional storefront identifier sent as a header to scope responses to a specific shop. Try It requests remember this value once provided.

Headers

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x-shop-id
string

Optional identifier that scopes responses to a specific storefront when the referer cannot be inferred.

Path Parameters

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category
string
required

Category ID, slug, or name.

Response

Category detail response.

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id
string
required

Unique category identifier.

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name
string
required

Display name of the category.

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slug
string
required

URL-friendly identifier for the category.

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description
string

Optional description of the category.

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image
string<uri>

Optional image URL for the category.