Overview The Retrieve Expense Category endpoint allows you to get detailed information about a specific expense category by its ID. This works for both system default categories and your custom categories.
Path Parameters The unique identifier of the expense category to retrieve
Query Parameters When true, includes all subcategories under this category in the response (only applicable for parent categories)
Response The expense category object with full details Show Category Object Properties
Unique identifier for the category
Parent category ID (0 for root categories, null if no parent)
Whether this is a system default category
Whether the category is visible and active for use
Category type: "system" for default categories, "custom" for user-created categories
Array of subcategory objects (only included when include_children=true and category has subcategories) Show Child Category Properties
Whether child is a system category
Whether child category is visible
Access Control
You can only retrieve categories that belong to your firm
Both system and custom categories are accessible
Category must exist and not be deleted
Basic Retrieval
With Children
Basic Retrieval
With Children
Basic Retrieval
With Children
curl -X GET "https://api.contazen.ro/v1/expense-categories/5" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
200 - Success (Root Category)
200 - Success (With Children)
200 - Success (Subcategory)
400 - Missing ID
404 - Not Found
401 - Unauthorized
{ "success" : true , "category" : { "id" : 5 , "name" : "Marketing Expenses" , "parent_id" : 0 , "is_default" : false , "is_visible" : true , "type" : "custom" } }
Use your API key (sk_live_xxx or sk_test_xxx)
