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# Fetch an inventory category

> Fetches an inventory category by its ID.

An **inventory category** groups related inventory codes together (e.g., Vaccines, Controlled Substances, General Supplies). This is a global reference table, not scoped to a specific organization.



## OpenAPI

````yaml get /ext/v2/inventory-categories/{inventory_category_id}/
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  description: ''
  title: NinjaAPI
  version: 2.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://connect.vetcove.com/
security: []
paths:
  /ext/v2/inventory-categories/{inventory_category_id}/:
    get:
      tags:
        - Inventory
      summary: Fetch an inventory category
      description: >-
        Fetches an inventory category by its ID.


        An **inventory category** groups related inventory codes together (e.g.,
        Vaccines, Controlled Substances, General Supplies). This is a global
        reference table, not scoped to a specific organization.
      operationId: inventory_category_get
      parameters:
        - description: The ID of the inventory category to fetch
          in: path
          name: inventory_category_id
          required: true
          schema:
            description: The ID of the inventory category to fetch
            title: Inventory Category Id
            type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalInventoryCategoryDetailSchema'
          description: OK
      security:
        - ExternalAPIAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    ExternalInventoryCategoryDetailSchema:
      properties:
        id:
          description: The unique identifier for the inventory category
          title: Id
          type: integer
        name:
          description: The name of the category
          title: Name
          type: string
      required:
        - id
        - name
      title: ExternalInventoryCategoryDetailSchema
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    ExternalAPIAuth:
      scheme: bearer
      type: http

````