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Nuvemshop / Tiendanube Categories API

Hierarchical catalog categories.

Nuvemshop / Tiendanube Categories API is one of 10 APIs that Nuvemshop / Tiendanube 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, API documentation, and an API reference.

This API exposes 5 operations across 2 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 2025-03.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.tiendanube.com/2025-03/{store_id}, https://api.nuvemshop.com.br/2025-03/{store_id}.

5 operations 2 paths 4 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
2025-03
Base URL
https://api.tiendanube.com/2025-03/{store_id}
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Nuvemshop / Tiendanube Categories API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authentication (authenticationHeader). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • authenticationHeader — NON-STANDARD auth header. Send the OAuth 2 access token as Authentication: bearer ACCESSTOKEN - the header name must be Authentication (not Authorization) and…

Paths & Operations 5

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Categories 5

Hierarchical catalog categories.

GET
/categories
List categories
listCategories → 200401
POST
/categories
Create a category
createCategory body → 201401422
GET
/categories/{id}
Get a category
getCategory 1 param → 200401404
PUT
/categories/{id}
Update a category
updateCategory 1 param body → 200401404
DELETE
/categories/{id}
Delete a category
deleteCategory 1 param → 200401404

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are CategoryInput (4 properties), Error (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Category
Error
object
3 properties
LocalizedString
object
A map of language code to localized text (e.g. {"es":"...","pt":"..."}).
CategoryInput
object
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

nuvemshop-categories-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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