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Zapier Categories API

Refers to resources interacting with 'Categories' associated resources

Zapier Categories API is one of 13 APIs that Zapier publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Categories. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 2024.11.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.zapier.com.

1 operations 1 paths 2 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
2024.11.0
Base URL
https://api.zapier.com
Authentication
API Key, OAuth 2.0
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Zapier Categories API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as client_id (ClientIDAuthentication). It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth) using the authorizationCode and implicit flows, exposing 8 scopes.

  • ClientIDAuthentication — See our authentication documentation for how to find your Client ID
  • OAuth — See our OAuth2 authentication documentation here: https://docs.zapier.com/powered-by-zapier/api-reference/authentication

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 1

Refers to resources interacting with 'Categories' associated resources

GET
/v1/categories
Zapier Get Categories
v1_categories_list 2 params → 403401409429503504200

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are AppCategory (8 properties), CategoriesResponse (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

CategoriesResponse
object
A page of returned Categories.
4 properties 4 required
AppCategory
object
Category an app belongs to.
8 properties 8 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

zapier-categories-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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