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updatedAt: 2026-06-04T14:03:47.000Z
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# Get an application category

Lists details for a specific application category.

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "externalDocs": {
    "description": "See documentation for Akamai's Enterprise Application Access API",
    "url": "https://techdocs.akamai.com/eaa-api/reference"
  },
  "info": {
    "license": {
      "name": "Apache 2.0",
      "url": "https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html"
    },
    "title": "Applications",
    "version": "v1"
  },
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "paths": {
    "/mgmt-pop/appcategories/{appCategoryId}": {
      "get": {
        "description": "Lists details for a specific application category.",
        "externalDocs": {
          "description": "See documentation for this operation in Akamai's Enterprise Application Access API",
          "url": "https://techdocs.akamai.com/eaa-api/reference/get-app-category"
        },
        "operationId": "get-app-category",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "description": "The Akamai contract identifier for your Enterprise Application Access product.",
            "in": "query",
            "name": "contractId",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "example": "K-0N7RAK7",
              "type": "string"
            },
            "x-akamai": {
              "file-path": "parameters/contract-id-query.yaml"
            }
          },
          {
            "description": "When set to `true`, includes additional members in the request.",
            "in": "query",
            "name": "expand",
            "schema": {
              "example": true,
              "type": "boolean"
            },
            "x-akamai": {
              "file-path": "parameters/expand-query.yaml"
            }
          },
          {
            "description": "For customers who manage more than one account, this [runs the operation from another account](https://techdocs.akamai.com/developer/docs/manage-many-accounts-with-one-api-client). The Identity and Access Management API provides a [list of available account switch keys](https://techdocs.akamai.com/iam-api/reference/get-client-account-switch-keys).",
            "in": "query",
            "name": "accountSwitchKey",
            "required": false,
            "schema": {
              "example": "1-5C0YLB:1-8BYUX",
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "example": {
                  "app_details": [],
                  "color_hex_code": null,
                  "created_at": "2021-05-25T15:40:47.920319",
                  "description": "DB app category",
                  "modified_at": "2021-05-25T15:40:47.920330",
                  "name": "DB_apps",
                  "resource_uri": "/api/v1/appcategories/d01cd4a2-efb7-47ae-9d7d-5f0ea6899c4b",
                  "uuid_url": "iNSex9QrQnCljLXHk5FHbQ"
                },
                "schema": {
                  "additionalProperties": false,
                  "description": "Details about an application in an application category.",
                  "properties": {
                    "app_details": {
                      "description": "Detailed application data for the this application category.",
                      "items": {
                        "additionalProperties": false,
                        "description": "Details about an application in an application category.",
                        "properties": {
                          "name": {
                            "description": "Name of the application.",
                            "minLength": 1,
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "uuid_url": {
                            "description": "A unique identifier for the application.",
                            "minLength": 1,
                            "type": "string"
                          }
                        },
                        "required": [
                          "name",
                          "uuid_url"
                        ],
                        "type": "object",
                        "x-akamai": {
                          "file-path": "schemas/app-category-details.yaml"
                        }
                      },
                      "minItems": 0,
                      "type": "array"
                    },
                    "color_hex_code": {
                      "description": "The display color for the application category.",
                      "nullable": true,
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "created_at": {
                      "description": "__Read-only__ ISO 8601 timestamp marking this object's creation.",
                      "readOnly": true,
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "description": {
                      "description": "A description of the application category. Specify `null` if you want to provide this later.",
                      "minLength": 1,
                      "nullable": true,
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "modified_at": {
                      "description": "__Read-only__ ISO 8601 timestamp marking this object's last modification. If the object wasn't modified since first being created, the value matches `created_at`.",
                      "readOnly": true,
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "name": {
                      "description": "A display label for the application category.",
                      "minLength": 1,
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "resource_uri": {
                      "description": "Specifies the location of the application category.",
                      "minLength": 1,
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "uuid_url": {
                      "description": "A unique identifier for the application category.",
                      "minLength": 1,
                      "type": "string"
                    }
                  },
                  "required": [
                    "app_details",
                    "description",
                    "uuid_url",
                    "name"
                  ],
                  "type": "object",
                  "x-akamai": {
                    "file-path": "schemas/app-category.yaml"
                  }
                }
              }
            },
            "description": "Successful response."
          }
        },
        "summary": "Get an application category",
        "tags": [
          "Application categories"
        ]
      },
      "parameters": [
        {
          "description": "A unique identifier for each application category.",
          "in": "path",
          "name": "appCategoryId",
          "required": true,
          "schema": {
            "example": "ojxkXzwyQZiBkoRee0XcnA",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "x-akamai": {
            "file-path": "parameters/app-category-id-path.yaml"
          }
        }
      ],
      "x-akamai": {
        "file-path": "paths/app-category.yaml",
        "path-info": "/mgmt-pop/appcategories/{appCategoryId}"
      }
    }
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://{hostname}/crux/v1"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "description": "Manage application categories.",
      "name": "Application categories"
    }
  ],
  "x-akamai": {
    "auth-type": "EDGE_GRID",
    "file-path": "03-apps.yaml"
  },
  "x-readme": {
    "explorer-enabled": false,
    "samples-languages": [
      "curl",
      "python",
      "node"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Sibling pages

* [Create an application category](https://techdocs.akamai.com/eaa-api/reference/post-app-category.md)
* [List application categories](https://techdocs.akamai.com/eaa-api/reference/get-app-categories.md)
* [Modify an application category](https://techdocs.akamai.com/eaa-api/reference/put-app-category.md)
* [Delete an application category](https://techdocs.akamai.com/eaa-api/reference/delete-app-category.md)