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

GET /v1/categories/298/?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Last-Modified: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 09:27:51 GMT
Vary: Accept

{
    "parent": "https://api.routeconverter.com/v1/categories/254/?format=api",
    "name": "Sachsen",
    "children": [
        {
            "name": "Sächsische Schweiz",
            "url": "https://api.routeconverter.com/v1/categories/1164/?format=api"
        },
        {
            "name": "_Schwarzwald",
            "url": "https://api.routeconverter.com/v1/categories/2720/?format=api"
        }
    ],
    "routes": [
        {
            "description": "Rotkehlchenstiege",
            "creator_name": "KnutSi",
            "localFileUrl": {
                "file": "https://api.routeconverter.com/files/92199dd6-efb2-494f-a73b-3cd75a0c428c"
            },
            "remoteUrl": null,
            "url": "https://api.routeconverter.com/v1/routes/921/?format=api"
        },
        {
            "description": "AFFENSTEINPROMENADE.KML/Tracks/AFFENSTEINPROMENADE/Path",
            "creator_name": "Schulz_O",
            "localFileUrl": {
                "file": "https://api.routeconverter.com/files/467e014f-d32e-4b7e-a8c8-609aff89ee6c"
            },
            "remoteUrl": null,
            "url": "https://api.routeconverter.com/v1/routes/4492/?format=api"
        }
    ],
    "url": "https://api.routeconverter.com/v1/categories/298/?format=api"
}