---
title: "Mercado Libre API: Categories | Perceptlayer"
description: "Categories from Mercado Libre as JSON. 1 credit per successful call."
url: https://perceptlayer.com/apis/mercadolibre/categories
---

[APIs](https://perceptlayer.com/apis) / [Mercado Libre](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/mercadolibre) / Categories

# Mercado Libre: Categories

Categories from Mercado Libre as JSON. 1 credit per successful call.

GET `/v1/mercadolibre/categories`

## Parameters

Send parameters in the query string.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `site` | string | Optional | MLA, MLB, MLM, MLC, MCO, MPE, MLU, MEC, MLV |
| `category_id` | string | Optional | Any |

## Example request

cURL shell 

```
curl "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/mercadolibre/categories?site=MLA&category_id=MLA1574" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY"
```

[Run this endpoint in the playground](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/mercadolibre?try=categories#playground) with your own parameters. 1 credit per successful call; failed calls are free.