Trader Joe's Categories API returns the full category tree of traderjoes.com, for example Food and Beverages with their sub categories. Each category has an id, name, slug and product count. The slug matches the category slugs in search and product items.
The route has no parameters. Costs 1 credit per successful request. Failed requests are free.
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{
"data": {
"categories": [
{
"id": 8,
"name": "Food",
"slug": "food",
"children": [
{
"id": 11,
"name": "Bakery",
"slug": "bakery",
"children": [
{
"id": 14,
"name": "Sliced Bread",
"slug": "sliced-bread",
"product_count": 23
},
{
"id": 17,
"name": "Loaves, Rolls, Buns",
"slug": "loaves-rolls-buns",
"product_count": 35
},
{
"id": 20,
"name": "Bagels",
"slug": "bagels",
"product_count": 11
},
{
"id": 23,
"name": "Tortillas & Flatbreads",
"slug": "tortillas-flatbreads",
"product_count": 13
},
{
"id": 26,
"name": "Sweet Stuff",
"slug": "sweet-stuff",
"product_count": 110
}
],
"product_count": 192
},
{
"id": 29,
"name": "Cheese",
"slug": "cheese",
"children": [
{
"id": 32,
"name": "Slices, Shreds, Crumbles",
"slug": "slices-shreds-crumbles",
"product_count": 42
},
{
"id": 35,
"name": "Packaged for Snacking",
"slug": "packaged-for-snacking",
"product_count": 4
},
{
"id": 38,
"name": "Wedges, Wheels, Loaves, Logs",
"slug": "wedges-wheels-loaves-logs",
"product_count": 122
},
{
"id": 41,
"name": "Cream and Creamy Cheeses",
"slug": "cream-and-creamy-cheeses",
"product_count": 41
}
],
"product_count": 209
}
],
"product_count": 2710
},
{
"id": 182,
"name": "Beverages",
"slug": "beverages",
"children": [
{
"id": 185,
"name": "Juices & More",
"slug": "juices-more",
"product_count": 85
},
{
"id": 188,
"name": "Water (Sparkling & Still)",
"slug": "water-sparkling-still",
"product_count": 30
}
],
"product_count": 499
}
],
"total_products": 28708
},
"meta": {
"credits": 1,
"billable": true,
"endpoint_family": "categories"
},
"success": true
}Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Upstream Unavailable
Trader Joe's could not be reached after several tries. This response is not billable. Retry shortly.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": true,
"endpoint_family": "categories"
},
"error": {
"code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
"message": "Trader Joe's could not be reached. Please retry shortly."
},
"success": false
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