Kijiji Category API returns the name, parent id and full path of one Kijiji category id, so you can label category_id values from search and listing results. The root id 0 is Classifieds and has no parent. An unknown category id returns a non-billable 404. Common ids: Canada 0, Alberta 9003, Ontario 9004, Calgary 1700199, Toronto 1700273; Buy & Sell 10, Cars & Vehicles 27, Cars & Trucks 174, Bikes 644, Cell phones 760.
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Parameters
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Runnable path
1 required parameter needed before sending a request.
integer
Required
Numeric Kijiji category id, e.g. 644. Example: 644.
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Response Schema
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data
meta
success
{
"data": {
"id": 644,
"name": "Bikes",
"path": [
{
"id": 10,
"name": "Buy & Sell"
},
{
"id": 644,
"name": "Bikes"
}
],
"parent_id": 10
},
"meta": {
"billable": true,
"endpoint_family": "category"
},
"success": true
}Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Validation Error
The id is missing or not a non-negative integer. This response is not billable.
{
"errors": {
"id": [
"The id is required."
]
},
"message": "The request validation failed"
}Category Not Found
No Kijiji category exists for the id. This response is not billable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": false,
"endpoint_family": "category"
},
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "The requested Kijiji resource was not found."
},
"success": false
}Upstream Unavailable
Kijiji is temporarily unreachable, blocked the request or answered with data that does not match the documented shape (error code PARSER_DRIFT). Retry later; this response is not billable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": true,
"endpoint_family": "category"
},
"error": {
"code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
"message": "The Kijiji API is temporarily unavailable. Please retry."
},
"success": false
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