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Endpoint

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method
string
default:"GET"
GET
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endpoint
string
/api/category
This endpoint does not require authentication. It is publicly accessible.

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Response

Returns a JSON object containing all categories in the system.
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code
number
HTTP status code (200 for success)
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status
string
Response status (‘success’)
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categories
array
Array of category objects
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id
number
Category ID
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name
string
Category name
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created_at
string
Timestamp when the category was created
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updated_at
string
Timestamp when the category was last updated

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Example Request

cURL
curl -X GET http://your-domain.com/api/category

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Example Response

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Success Response (200)

{
  "code": 200,
  "status": "success",
  "categories": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "name": "Technology",
      "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000000Z",
      "updated_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000000Z"
    },
    {
      "id": 2,
      "name": "Travel",
      "created_at": "2024-01-16T14:20:00.000000Z",
      "updated_at": "2024-01-16T14:20:00.000000Z"
    }
  ]
}

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Implementation Details

This endpoint is defined in CategoryController.php:20 and uses Laravel’s Eloquent ORM to retrieve all categories from the database without pagination.

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