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TheMealDB Categories.php API

The Categories.php API from TheMealDB — 1 operation(s) for categories.php.

TheMealDB Categories.php API is one of 7 APIs that TheMealDB publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/{apiKey}.

1 operations 1 paths 1 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Categories.php 1
GET
/categories.php
List all meal categories
listCategories → 200

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is Category (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Category
object
Meal category record.
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

mealdb-categories-php-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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