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Discourse Categories API

The Categories API from Discourse — 5 operation(s) for categories.

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Discourse Categories API is one of 16 APIs that Discourse publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Categories. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 6 operations across 5 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version latest.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{defaultHost}.

6 operations 5 paths 0 schemas 4 GET1 POST1 PUT

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
latest
Base URL
https://meta.discourse.org
License
MIT
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 6

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 4 GET, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Categories 6
POST
/categories.json
Creates a category
createCategory body → 200
GET
/categories.json
Retrieves a list of categories
listCategories 1 param → 200
PUT
/categories/{id}.json
Updates a category
updateCategory 1 param body → 200
GET
/c/{slug}/{id}.json
List topics
listCategoryTopics 2 params → 200
GET
/c/{id}/show.json
Show category
getCategory 1 param → 200
GET
/site.json
Get site info
getSite → 200

Specification

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Source

discourse-categories-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
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discourse:discourse-categories-api
Base URL
https://meta.discourse.org
Docs
https://www.discourse.org/
Provider
Discourse
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