Get category
ps_get_category
Read-onlyContent & SEO and Catalog · writes right awayWorks in TellMyShop FreeVisible right after install
Reads the texts and settings of one category.
TellMyShop Free: Yes. This tool is in TellMyShop Free, which costs nothing. It only reads your store and never changes anything.
Ask Claude
„Read the Sofas category in Polish and English.”
Example answer
Sofas (ID 12), parent Living room. 31 products, active. pl: description 120 characters, additional description empty. en: meta title "Sofas".
Technical details
Content of one category: name, description, additional description (below the product list), meta title and description, slug and URL, in one language or all. Also the parent category, number of products and active status. Use it before changing category content.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| category_id | integer | yes | Category ID (from ps_get_category_tree). |
| lang | string | no | ISO language code. Empty = all active languages. |
| shop_id | integer | no | Shop ID in a multistore installation. Defaults to the shop in the connector address. IDs are listed by ps_get_shop_info. |
Limits
One category per call.
Related tools
- Category tree ps_get_category_tree
- Update category content ps_update_category_content
- Change URL (slug) ps_change_url
Use cases with this tool
- Find out why a product is not showing in a category
- Audit the category tree: empty categories and missing texts
- Write SEO texts for category pages
- Rename a category's page address after a reorganisation
- Translate category texts and information pages
- Refresh category texts for the season, and switch them back later
Last updated: 2026-10-11