Category Instance – Django REST framework

This endpoint presents the RouteConverter API for categories in the system.

GET /v1/categories/2382/?format=api

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Last-Modified: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:48:11 GMT
Vary: Accept

{
    "parent": "https://api.routeconverter.com/v1/categories/254/?format=api",
    "name": "_Harz",
    "children": [],
    "routes": [
        {
            "description": "Wanderung August 2010/Route Drei Annen Hohne - Ilsenburg/Zwischenziele",
            "creator_name": "gerdc",
            "localFileUrl": {
                "file": "https://api.routeconverter.com/files/29dd7ffa-6254-4c9c-940e-f8d09aee03c5"
            },
            "remoteUrl": null,
            "url": "https://api.routeconverter.com/v1/routes/8099/?format=api",
            "metadata": {
                "length": 22889,
                "lengthKind": "straight-line",
                "positionLists": 2,
                "positions": 587,
                "size": 8834,
                "format": "Google Earth 5 Compressed (*.kmz)",
                "elevationGain": 0,
                "elevationLoss": 0,
                "country": "DE"
            }
        }
    ],
    "url": "https://api.routeconverter.com/v1/categories/2382/?format=api"
}