---
title: "Variable categories"
method: GET
path: "/v3/variableCategories"
tags: ["variables"]
---

# Variable categories

`GET /v3/variableCategories`

The variable categories include Activity, Causes of Illness, Cognitive Performance, Conditions, Environment, Foods, Location, Miscellaneous, Mood, Nutrition, Physical Activity, Physique, Sleep, Social Interactions, Symptoms, Treatments, Vital Signs, and Goals.

## Response `200`

Successful operation

- VariableCategory[]
  - `appType` string — Ex: mood
  - `causeOnly` boolean — Ex: false
  - `combinationOperation` string — Ex: MEAN
  - `createdTime` string — UTC ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss
  - `unitAbbreviatedName` string — Ex: /5
  - `unitId` integer — Ex: 10
  - `durationOfAction` integer — User-Defined Variable Setting: The amount of time over which a predictor/stimulus event can exert an observable influence on an outcome variable value. For instance, aspirin (stimulus/predictor) typically decreases headache severity for approximately four hours (duration of action) following the onset delay. Unit: Seconds
  - `fillingValue` integer — Ex: -1. Unit: Variable category default unit.
  - `helpText` string — Ex: What emotion do you want to rate?
  - `id` integer — Ex: 1
  - `imageUrl` string — Ex: https://static.quantimo.do/img/variable_categories/theatre_mask-96.png
  - `ionIcon` string — Ex: ion-happy-outline
  - `manualTracking` boolean — Ex: true
  - `maximumAllowedValue` string — Unit: Variable category default unit.
  - `measurementSynonymSingularLowercase` string — Ex: rating
  - `minimumAllowedValue` string — Unit: Variable category default unit.
  - `moreInfo` string — Ex: Do you have any emotions that fluctuate regularly? If so, add them so I can try to determine which factors are influencing them.
  - `name` string, required — Category name
  - `onsetDelay` integer — Ex: 0
  - `outcome` boolean — Ex: true
  - `pngPath` string — Ex: img/variable_categories/emotions.png
  - `pngUrl` string — Ex: https://web.quantimo.do/img/variable_categories/emotions.png
  - `public` boolean — Ex: true
  - `svgPath` string — Ex: img/variable_categories/emotions.svg
  - `svgUrl` string — Ex: https://web.quantimo.do/img/variable_categories/emotions.svg
  - `updated` integer — Ex: 1
  - `updatedTime` string — UTC ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss
  - `variableCategoryName` 'Activity' | 'Books' | 'Causes of Illness' | 'Cognitive Performance' | 'Conditions' | 'Emotions' | 'Environment' | 'Foods' | 'Goals' | 'Locations' | 'Miscellaneous' | 'Movies and TV' | 'Music' | 'Nutrients' | 'Payments' | 'Physical Activities' | 'Physique' | 'Sleep' | 'Social Interactions' | 'Software' | 'Symptoms' | 'Treatments' | 'Vital Signs' — Ex: Emotions, Treatments, Symptoms...
  - `variableCategoryNameSingular` string — Ex: Emotion

## Other responses

- `401` — Not Authenticated

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