Category

Category API

API endpoints to manage categories, sub categories, and sub sub categories.

Endpoints Overview

Method	Route	Description	Access
GET	/api/categories	Get all categories	category:read
POST	/api/categories	Create category	category:create
GET	/api/categories/:id	Get a specific category	category:read
PUT	/api/categories/:id	Update category	category:update
DELETE	/api/categories/:id	Delete category	category:delete

GET /api/categories

Fetch all categories.
Access: category:read

router
  .route('/')
  .get(protect, requirePermission('category', 'read'), getCategories)

GET /api/categories/:id

Fetch one category.
Access: category:read

router
  .route('/:id')
  .get(protect, requirePermission('category', 'read'), getCategory)

POST /api/categories

Create a new category.
Access: category:create

router
  .route('/')
  .post(protect, requirePermission('category', 'create'), createCategory)

PUT /api/categories/:id

Update category (name, description, status, sub categories).
Access: category:update

router
  .route('/:id')
  .put(protect, requirePermission('category', 'update'), updateCategory)

DELETE /api/categories/:id

Delete a category.
Access: category:delete

router
  .route('/:id')
  .delete(protect, requirePermission('category', 'delete'), deleteCategory)