---
title: "Get advertising categories"
type: reference
method: GET
path: /rest-api/categories/advertising.do
tag: "Banners"
---

# Get advertising categories

`GET https://YOUR-NETWORK-DOMAIN/rest-api/categories/advertising.do`

Returns the complete list of all configured advertising categories, sorted by ID in ascending order. Categories are used to classify banners for targeting and filtering purposes. Each category in the response contains an id and a human-readable name.

## Responses

- `200` — List of advertising categories
- `400` — Bad request — invalid or missing parameters
- `401` — Authentication error
- `403` — Forbidden — insufficient permissions

## Example request

```bash
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://YOUR-NETWORK-DOMAIN/rest-api/categories/advertising.do' \
  --header 'X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY'
```

Source: https://epom.com/ad-server/docs/api/banners/get-categories-advertising