Return the idealo.de category tree. Each node has the category ID, the name and its sub categories. is_leaf is true for a category that lists products. Use the IDs with search, deals and shop_products.
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Response Schema
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Example response fields
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meta
success
categories
Common categories fields
id
url
name
is_leaf
{
"meta": {
"duration_ms": 40,
"upstream_calls": 0
},
"success": true,
"categories": [
{
"id": "30311",
"url": "https://www.idealo.de/preisvergleich/SubProductCategory/30311.html",
"name": "Elektroartikel",
"is_leaf": false,
"children": [
{
"id": "19194",
"name": "Back\u00f6fen",
"is_leaf": true,
"children": []
}
]
}
]
}Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Validation Error
Returned when a required parameter is missing or a value is out of range. No credits are charged.
Not Found
Returned when idealo does not know the product, shop or page. No credits are charged.
Service Unavailable
Returned when idealo could not be read after several attempts. Failed requests are not charged. Try again.
Unexpected Response
Returned when idealo answers with a page this API cannot read. Failed requests are not charged.
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