curl -X GET https://api.mercadolibre.com/catalog_domains/DOMAIN_ID/categories

curl -X GET https://api.mercadolibre.com/catalog_domains/MLA-CELLPHONES/categories

[{"id":"MLA1055","name":"Celulares y Smartphones"}]

Categorías por site

El recurso /sites puede ofrecerte la estructura de categorías para un país en particular, en este caso Argentina.

Llanmada:

curl -X GET -H 'Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN' https://api.mercadolibre.com/sites/$SITE_ID/categories

Ejemplo:

curl -X GET -H 'Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN' https://api.mercadolibre.com/sites/MLA/categories

Respuesta:

[
  {
    "id": "MLA5725",
    "name": "Accesorios para Vehículos"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1512",
    "name": "Agro"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1403",
    "name": "Alimentos y Bebidas"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1071",
    "name": "Animales y Mascotas"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1367",
    "name": "Antigüedades y Colecciones"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1368",
    "name": "Arte, Librería y Mercería"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1743",
    "name": "Autos, Motos y Otros"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1384",
    "name": "Bebés"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1246",
    "name": "Belleza y Cuidado Personal"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1039",
    "name": "Cámaras y Accesorios"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1051",
    "name": "Celulares y Teléfonos"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1648",
    "name": "Computación"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1144",
    "name": "Consolas y Videojuegos"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1500",
    "name": "Construcción"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1276",
    "name": "Deportes y Fitness"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA5726",
    "name": "Electrodomésticos y Aires Ac."
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1000",
    "name": "Electrónica, Audio y Video"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA2547",
    "name": "Entradas para Eventos"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA407134",
    "name": "Herramientas"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1574",
    "name": "Hogar, Muebles y Jardín"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1499",
    "name": "Industrias y Oficinas"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1459",
    "name": "Inmuebles"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1182",
    "name": "Instrumentos Musicales"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA3937",
    "name": "Joyas y Relojes"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1132",
    "name": "Juegos y Juguetes"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA3025",
    "name": "Libros, Revistas y Comics"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1168",
    "name": "Música, Películas y Series"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1430",
    "name": "Ropa y Accesorios"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA409431",
    "name": "Salud y Equipamiento Médico"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1540",
    "name": "Servicios"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA9304",
    "name": "Souvenirs, Cotillón y Fiestas"
  },
  {
    "id": "MLA1953",
    "name": "Otras categorías"
  }
]

Detalle de una categoría

Llamada:

curl -X GET -H 'Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN' https://api.mercadolibre.com/categories/$CATEGORY_ID

Ejemplo:

curl -X GET -H 'Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN' https://api.mercadolibre.com/categories/MLA3530

Respuesta:

{
  "id": "MLA3530",
  "name": "Otros",
  "picture": "http://resources.mlstatic.com/category/images/985c3a8d-ea5b-4266-a0cf-a3dc51f6e12f.png",
  "permalink": null,
  "total_items_in_this_category": 180778,
  "path_from_root": [
    {
      "id": "MLA1953",
      "name": "Otras categorías"
    },
    {
      "id": "MLA3530",
      "name": "Otros"
    }
  ],
  "children_categories": [
  ],
  "attribute_types": "attributes",
  "settings": {
    "adult_content": false,
    "buying_allowed": true,
    "buying_modes": [
      "buy_it_now",
      "auction"
    ],
    "catalog_domain": "MLA-UNCLASSIFIED_PRODUCTS",
    "coverage_areas": "not_allowed",
    "currencies": [
      "ARS"
    ],
    "fragile": false,
    "immediate_payment": "required",
    "item_conditions": [
      "new",
      "not_specified",
      "used"
    ],
    "items_reviews_allowed": false,
    "listing_allowed": true,
    "max_description_length": 50000,
    "max_pictures_per_item": 12,
    "max_pictures_per_item_var": 10,
    "max_sub_title_length": 70,
    "max_title_length": 60,
    "max_variations_allowed": 100,
    "maximum_price": null,
    "maximum_price_currency": "ARS",
    "minimum_price": 99,
    "minimum_price_currency": "ARS",
    "mirror_category": null,
    "mirror_master_category": null,
    "mirror_slave_categories": [
    ],
    "price": "required",
    "reservation_allowed": "not_allowed",
    "restrictions": [
    ],
    "rounded_address": false,
    "seller_contact": "not_allowed",
    "shipping_modes": null,
    "shipping_options": [
      "custom",
      "carrier"
    ],
    "shipping_profile": "optional",
    "show_contact_information": false,
    "simple_shipping": "optional",
    "stock": "required",
    "sub_vertical": "other",
    "subscribable": false,
    "tags": [
      "others"
    ],
    "vertical": "other",
    "vip_subdomain": "articulo",
    "buyer_protection_programs": [
      "delivered",
      "undelivered"
    ],
    "status": "enabled"
  },
  "channels_settings": [
    {
      "channel": "private",
      "settings": {
        "minimum_price": null,
        "price": "optional",
        "status": "enabled",
        "stock": "optional"
      }
    },
    {
      "channel": "mshops",
      "settings": {
        "minimum_price": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "channel": "proximity",
      "settings": {
        "status": "disabled"
      }
    },
    {
      "channel": "mp-merchants",
      "settings": {
        "buying_modes": [
          "buy_it_now"
        ],
        "immediate_payment": "required",
        "minimum_price": 1,
        "status": "enabled"
      }
    }
  ],
  "meta_categ_id": null,
  "attributable": false,
  "date_created": "2018-04-25T08:12:56.000Z"
}

Path from root

Cuando estás en una categoría, puedes conocer el path from root de la categoría seleccionada. Observa cómo MercadoLibre utiliza esta ruta para mostrar la categoría del artículo:

Descargar categorías

Por último, y en caso de no poder utilizar el Predictor de categorías, podrás descargar el árbol de categorías.

Siguiente: Publica productos.