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RapidAPI Categories API

Endpoints for browsing API categories available on the marketplace, including Data, Sports, Finance, Travel, and Entertainment.

RapidAPI Categories API is one of 29 APIs that RapidAPI publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 6 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Categories. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 6 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 5 operations across 3 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://gateway.rapidapi.com/v1.

5 operations 3 paths 4 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0
Server
https://gateway.rapidapi.com/v1
Authentication
API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

RapidAPI Categories API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-RapidAPI-Key (rapidApiKey). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • rapidApiKey — RapidAPI key used for authenticating requests to the Gateway API.

Paths & Operations 5

Across 3 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

Endpoints for browsing API categories available on the marketplace, including Data, Sports, Finance, Travel, and Entertainment.

GET
/categories
List marketplace categories
listHubCategories → 200401
POST
/categories
Create a category
createCategory body → 201400401
GET
/categories/{categorySlug}/apis
List APIs in a category
listApisByCategory 3 params → 200401404
PUT
/categories/{categoryId}
Update a category
updateCategory 1 param body → 200400401404
DELETE
/categories/{categoryId}
Delete a category
deleteCategory 1 param → 204401404

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ApiSummary (10 properties), HubCategory (4 properties), Category (3 properties), CategoryInput (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Category
object
3 properties
CategoryInput
object
1 property 1 required
ApiSummary
object
10 properties
HubCategory
object
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

rapidapi-categories-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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