GET/v1/categories/:categoryPublic

Get a single category with its units

Returns a single measurement category and all units it contains. Use the id field from GET /v1/categories as the :category path parameter.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`category`	string	Yes	Category id (path parameter)

Possible errors

UNKNOWN_CATEGORY

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cURL

curl "https://api.unifyunits.com/v1/categories/mass"

Response 200

json

{
  "data": {
    "id": "mass",
    "name": "Mass",
    "base_unit": "kg",
    "unit_count": 10,
    "units": [
      {
        "id": "kg",
        "name": "Kilogram",
        "category": "mass",
        "aliases": ["kilograms", "kilo", "kilos"],
        "verification": "legacy",
        "factor": "1"
      }
    ]
  }
}