# Show category

`GET /c/{id}/show.json`

Authentication: no security requirement declared for this operation.

Parameters:

- `id` (path, integer, required)
  Type: integer

Responses:

- 200: response

Content type: application/json

Type: any

- `category` (required)
  Type: object
  
  - `id` (required)
    Type: integer
  
  - `name` (required)
    Type: string
  
  - `color` (required)
    Type: string
  
  - `text_color` (required)
    Type: string
  
  - `style_type` (required)
    Type: string
  
  - `emoji` (required)
    Type: string; nullable
  
  - `icon` (required)
    Type: string; nullable
  
  - `slug` (required)
    Type: string
  
  - `locale` (optional)
    Type: string; nullable
  
  - `topic_count` (required)
    Type: integer
  
  - `post_count` (required)
    Type: integer
  
  - `position` (required)
    Type: integer
  
  - `description` (required)
    Type: string; nullable
  
  - `description_text` (required)
    Type: string; nullable
  
  - `description_excerpt` (required)
    Type: string; nullable
  
  - `topic_url` (required)
    Type: string; nullable
  
  - `read_restricted` (required)
    Type: boolean
  
  - `permission` (required)
    Type: integer; nullable
  
  - `notification_level` (required)
    Type: integer
  
  - `can_edit` (required)
    Type: boolean
  
  - `topic_template` (required)
    Type: string; nullable
  
  - `topic_title_placeholder` (required)
    Type: string; nullable
  
  - `form_template_ids` (optional)
    Type: Array<any>
    
    Items:
      Type: any
  
  - `has_children` (required)
    Type: boolean; nullable
  
  - `subcategory_count` (required)
    Type: integer; nullable
  
  - `sort_order` (required)
    Type: string; nullable
  
  - `sort_ascending` (required)
    Type: string; nullable
  
  - `show_subcategory_list` (required)
    Type: boolean
  
  - `num_featured_topics` (required)
    Type: integer
  
  - `default_view` (required)
    Type: string; nullable
  
  - `subcategory_list_style` (required)
    Type: string
  
  - `default_top_period` (required)
    Type: string
  
  - `default_list_filter` (required)
    Type: string
  
  - `minimum_required_tags` (required)
    Type: integer
  
  - `navigate_to_first_post_after_read` (required)
    Type: boolean
  
  - `custom_fields` (required)
    Type: object
    
    Additional properties: false
  
  - `allowed_tags` (optional)
    Type: Array<any>
    
    Items:
      Type: any
  
  - `allowed_tag_groups` (optional)
    Type: Array<any>
    
    Items:
      Type: any
  
  - `allow_global_tags` (optional)
    Type: boolean
  
  - `required_tag_groups` (required)
    Type: Array<object>
    
    Items:
      Type: object
      
      - `name` (required)
        Type: string
      
      - `min_count` (required)
        Type: integer
      
      Additional properties: false
  
  - `category_setting` (optional)
    Type: object
    
    - `auto_bump_cooldown_days` (optional)
      Type: integer
    
    - `num_auto_bump_daily` (optional)
      Type: integer; nullable
    
    - `require_reply_approval` (optional)
      Type: boolean; nullable
    
    - `require_topic_approval` (optional)
      Type: boolean; nullable
    
    - `nested_replies_default` (optional)
      Type: boolean; nullable
    
    - `topic_posting_review_mode` (optional)
      Type: string
    
    - `reply_posting_review_mode` (optional)
      Type: string
    
    Additional properties: false
  
  - `category_localizations` (optional)
    Type: Array<any>
    
    Items:
      Type: any
  
  - `read_only_banner` (required)
    Type: string; nullable
  
  - `permission_groups` (optional)
    Type: Array<object>
    
    Items:
      Type: object
      
      - `id` (required)
        Type: integer
      
      - `name` (required)
        Type: string
      
      Additional properties: false
  
  - `available_groups` (required)
    Type: Array<any>
    
    Items:
      Type: any
  
  - `auto_close_hours` (required)
    Type: string; nullable
  
  - `auto_close_based_on_last_post` (required)
    Type: boolean
  
  - `allow_unlimited_owner_edits_on_first_post` (required)
    Type: boolean
  
  - `default_slow_mode_seconds` (required)
    Type: string; nullable
  
  - `group_permissions` (required)
    Type: Array<object>
    
    Items:
      Type: object
      
      - `permission_type` (required)
        Type: integer
      
      - `group_name` (required)
        Type: string
      
      - `group_id` (required)
        Type: integer
      
      Additional properties: false
  
  - `email_in` (required)
    Type: string; nullable
  
  - `email_in_allow_strangers` (required)
    Type: boolean
  
  - `mailinglist_mirror` (required)
    Type: boolean
  
  - `all_topics_wiki` (required)
    Type: boolean
  
  - `can_delete` (required)
    Type: boolean
  
  - `allow_badges` (required)
    Type: boolean
  
  - `topic_featured_link_allowed` (required)
    Type: boolean
  
  - `search_priority` (required)
    Type: integer
  
  - `topic_posting_review_group_ids` (required)
    Type: Array<integer>
    
    Items:
      Type: integer
  
  - `reply_posting_review_group_ids` (required)
    Type: Array<integer>
    
    Items:
      Type: integer
  
  - `uploaded_logo` (required)
    Type: string; nullable
  
  - `uploaded_logo_dark` (required)
    Type: string; nullable
  
  - `uploaded_background` (required)
    Type: string; nullable
  
  - `uploaded_background_dark` (required)
    Type: string; nullable
  
  - `category_types` (optional)
    Type: object
  
  - `category_type_settings` (optional)
    Type: object
  
  - `available_category_types` (optional)
    Type: Array<object>
    
    Items:
      Type: object
      
      - `id` (required)
        Type: string
      
      - `name` (required)
        Type: string
      
      - `title` (required)
        Type: string
      
      - `description` (required)
        Type: string
      
      - `icon` (required)
        Type: string
      
      - `available` (required)
        Type: boolean
      
      - `visible` (required)
        Type: boolean
      
      - `configuration_schema` (required)
        Type: object
      
      Additional properties: false
  
  Additional properties: false

Additional properties: false

## Examples

### cURL

```bash
curl -X GET 'https://discourse.example.com/c/0/show.json'
```

### JavaScript

```javascript
const response = await fetch('https://discourse.example.com/c/0/show.json', {
  method: 'GET',
});

const data = await response.text();
```

### Python

```python
import requests

response = requests.get('https://discourse.example.com/c/0/show.json')
print(response.text)
```