> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.thepublive.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Category Details

> Returns full details for a single category by ID or slug.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/content-delivery.json get /publisher/{publisher_id}/category/{identifier}/
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Publive Content Delivery API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Read-only API for delivering publisher content, configuration, and static
    assets. All endpoints require HTTP Basic Auth and are GET requests.
servers:
  - url: https://cds.thepublive.com
security:
  - basicAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Site Configuration
  - name: Content
  - name: Posts
  - name: Forms
  - name: Static Files
  - name: Sitemaps
paths:
  /publisher/{publisher_id}/category/{identifier}/:
    get:
      tags:
        - Content
      summary: Category Details
      description: Returns full details for a single category by ID or slug.
      operationId: getCategoryDetails
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PublisherId'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Identifier'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Category details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
                  message:
                    type: string
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: integer
                      name:
                        type: string
                      slug:
                        type: string
                      content:
                        type: string
                      category_brand_color:
                        type: string
                      child_categories:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            id:
                              type: integer
                            name:
                              type: string
                            slug:
                              type: string
                      parent_category:
                        type: object
                      meta_title:
                        type: string
                      meta_description:
                        type: string
                      og_title:
                        type: string
                      og_description:
                        type: string
                      og_image:
                        type: string
                      twitter_title:
                        type: string
                      twitter_description:
                        type: string
                      twitter_image:
                        type: string
                      absolute_url:
                        type: string
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  parameters:
    PublisherId:
      name: publisher_id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Your Publisher ID
    Identifier:
      name: identifier
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Numeric ID or slug
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Invalid or missing credentials
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorDetail'
          example:
            detail: Invalid Auth Credentials
  schemas:
    ErrorDetail:
      type: object
      properties:
        detail:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: HTTP Basic Auth using your Publive API key pair, base64-encoded.

````