---
title: "Retrieve all categories."
method: GET
path: "/categories"
tags: ["categories"]
---

# Retrieve all categories.

`GET /categories`

Retrieve all categories.

## Query parameters

- `name` string
- `include` string
- `limit` integer
- `offset` integer

## Response `200`

Successfully retrieved categories

- Category[]
  - `aliases` object
  - `dbCreateDate` integer
  - `dbUpdateDate` integer
  - `description` string — Description of the collection
  - `displayName` string
  - `entries` CollectionEntry[]
    - `categories` CategorySummary[]
      - `aiManaged` boolean
      - `curator` 'USER' | 'DOCKSTORE' | 'AI'
      - `description` string
      - `displayName` string
      - `id` integer
      - `metadata` object
      - `name` string
      - `topic` string
    - `curator` 'USER' | 'DOCKSTORE' | 'AI'
    - `dbUpdateDate` integer
    - `descriptorTypes` string[]
    - `entryPath` string
    - `entryType` string
    - `id` integer
    - `isApprovedAITopic` boolean
    - `labels` string[]
    - `topic` string
    - `topicSelection` 'AUTOMATIC' | 'MANUAL' | 'AI'
    - `verified` boolean
    - `versionName` string
  - `id` integer — Implementation specific ID for the collection in this web service
  - `metadata` object — Arbitrary metadata for this collection, settable only by admins and curators
  - `name` string, required — Name of the collection
  - `notebooksLength` integer — Number of notebooks inside this collection
  - `organizationID` integer
  - `organizationName` string
  - `servicesLength` integer — Number of services inside this collection
  - `toolsLength` integer — Number of tools inside this collection
  - `topic` string, required — Short description of the collection
  - `workflowsLength` integer — Number of workflows inside this collection

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