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# List categories

> Lists available categories for WhatsApp Business

## Overview

This method is responsible for listing all available categories for configuration on the WhatsApp Business profile.

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## Attributes

### Header

<ParamField path="instanceId" type="string" required>
  Your instance ID. Available in the Z-API panel under **Instances**.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="token" type="string" required>
  Your Z-API instance token.
</ParamField>

### Query Parameters

<ParamField query="query" type="string">
  Search by category
</ParamField>

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## Response

### 200

<ResponseField name="displayName" type="string">
  Category display name
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="label" type="string">
  Category label
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="id" type="string">
  Category ID
</ResponseField>

```json theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"poimandres"}}
[
  {
    "displayName": "Outras empresas",
    "label": "OTHER_COMPANIES",
    "id": "629412378414563"
  }
]
```

### 405

Make sure you are correctly sending the method specification, that is, verify that you sent POST or GET as specified at the beginning of this topic.

### 415

If you receive a 415 error, make sure to add the "Content-Type" header to your request, which in most cases is "application/json".