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# Fetch a tax category

> This endpoint is available to Group API Keys only.

Fetches a tax category by its ID.

A **tax category** groups services and products for tax purposes (e.g., taxable services, exempt medications, taxable products). Each category determines how tax is applied to items in that group.



## OpenAPI

````yaml get /ext/v2/tax-categories/{tax_category_id}/
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  description: ''
  title: NinjaAPI
  version: 2.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://connect.vetcove.com/
security: []
paths:
  /ext/v2/tax-categories/{tax_category_id}/:
    get:
      tags:
        - Taxes
      summary: Fetch a tax category
      description: >-
        This endpoint is available to Group API Keys only.


        Fetches a tax category by its ID.


        A **tax category** groups services and products for tax purposes (e.g.,
        taxable services, exempt medications, taxable products). Each category
        determines how tax is applied to items in that group.
      operationId: tax_categories_get
      parameters:
        - description: The ID of the tax category to fetch
          in: path
          name: tax_category_id
          required: true
          schema:
            description: The ID of the tax category to fetch
            title: Tax Category Id
            type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalTaxCategoryDetailSchema'
          description: OK
      security:
        - ExternalAPIAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    ExternalTaxCategoryDetailSchema:
      description: >-
        Each tax category has a code and status, and tax statuses at the state,
        county, and city level can be configured per clinic for each category,
        determining whether the clinic's tax rates apply to items in that
        category.
      properties:
        code:
          description: The code representing this tax category.
          title: Code
          type: string
        id:
          description: The unique identifier for the tax category.
          title: Id
          type: integer
        name:
          description: The display name of this tax category.
          title: Name
          type: string
        status:
          anyOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/TaxCategoryStatus'
            - const: ''
              type: string
          description: The status of this tax category.
          title: Status
      required:
        - id
        - name
        - code
        - status
      title: Tax Category
      type: object
    TaxCategoryStatus:
      enum:
        - ACTIVE
        - INACTIVE
      title: TaxCategoryStatus
      type: string
  securitySchemes:
    ExternalAPIAuth:
      scheme: bearer
      type: http

````