Category Instance – Django REST framework

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

GET /v1/categories/8079/

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Last-Modified: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:09:57 GMT
Vary: Accept

{
    "parent": "https://api.routeconverter.com/v1/categories/8019/",
    "name": "South Africa",
    "children": [],
    "routes": [
        {
            "description": "Bp to Kitty Hawk",
            "creator_name": "archive",
            "localFileUrl": {
                "file": "https://api.routeconverter.com/files/890c210a-b597-4590-a682-802fd295e7aa"
            },
            "remoteUrl": null,
            "url": "https://api.routeconverter.com/v1/routes/54704/",
            "metadata": {
                "length": 117245,
                "lengthKind": "track",
                "duration": 10791,
                "positionLists": 1,
                "positions": 1026,
                "size": 158278,
                "format": "GPS Exchange Format 1.1 (*.gpx)",
                "startTime": "2014-03-29T12:08:17+00:00",
                "elevationGain": 925,
                "elevationLoss": 770,
                "country": "ZA"
            }
        }
    ],
    "url": "https://api.routeconverter.com/v1/categories/8079/"
}