Category Details

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https://api.yelp.com/v3/categories/{alias}

This endpoint returns detailed information about the Yelp category specified by a Yelp category alias. The alias for each category can be found either by using the /v3/categories endpoint, or the category list.

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This endpoint is part of Yelp Places API, visit Yelp Places API to learn more.

Responses

code	description
UNAUTHORIZED_API_KEY	The API key provided is not currently able to query this endpoint.
TOKEN_INVALID	Invalid API key or authorization header.

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200A category was returned.

400Bad Request. Message varies depending on failure scenario

401The API key has either expired or doesn't have the required scopes to query this endpoint. codedescriptionUNAUTHORIZED_API_KEYThe API key provided is not currently able to query this endpoint.TOKEN_INVALIDInvalid API key or authorization header.

403The API key provided is not currently able to query this endpoint.

404Resource Not Found

413The length of the request exceeded the maximum allowed

429You have either exceeded your daily quota, or have exceeded the queries-per-second limit for this endpoint. Try reducing the rate at which you make queries.

500Internal Server Error

503Service Unavailable