Title: Get Product Category and Product Key Mapping Using the API  
PrimaryCategory: API  
Type: Informational  
Tags: product_category, product_keys, api, authentication, mapping  
Source UI Terms: None  
Source Reference: Get ProductCategory-ProductKeys Mapping  

Key Info:  
This article describes how to retrieve a mapping between product categories and product keys using an API call. It defines the required authentication parameters and provides details about the API request method, example URL, and expected response.

Parameters:

| Name         | Data Type | Required / Optional | Description               |
|--------------|-----------|---------------------|---------------------------|
| auth-userid  | Integer   | Required            | Authentication Parameter  |
| api-key      | String    | Required            | Authentication Parameter  |

HTTP Method:  
GET

Example Test URL Request:  
`https://test.httpapi.com/api/products/category-keys-mapping.json?auth-userid=0&amp;api-key=key`

Response:  
The API returns a map containing the product category to product key mappings.

Summary:  
This article explains how to use an authenticated GET API call to obtain the mapping of product categories to product keys.

Evaluation Pairs:  
Q: What authentication parameters are required to get the product category and product key mapping?  
A: The required authentication parameters are auth-userid (Integer) and api-key (String).  

Q: What HTTP method is used to retrieve the product category to product key mapping?  
A: The GET method is used to retrieve the mapping.  

Q: What is the expected response when calling the category-keys-mapping API?  
A: The response returns a map with the appropriate product category to product key mappings.

<p>When you want to retrieve the mapping of product categories and product keys using the API. This article explains the required authentication parameters, API request format, and category-to-product key mapping response information.</p>
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<h2>Description</h2>
<p>Gets the mapping of product category to product keys.</p>
<h2>Parameters</h2>
<table class="codetable"><tbody><tr><th colspan="1" rowspan="1">Name</th><th colspan="1" rowspan="1">Data Type</th><th colspan="1" rowspan="1">Required / Optional</th><th colspan="1" rowspan="1">Description</th></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">auth-userid</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Integer</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Required</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Authentication Parameter</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">api-key</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">String</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Required</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Authentication Parameter</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h2>HTTP Method</h2>
<p>GET</p>
<h2>Example Test URL Request</h2>
<p><code>https://test.httpapi.com/api/products/category-keys-mapping.json?auth-userid=0&amp;api-key=key</code></p>
<h2>Response</h2>
<p>Returns a map with appropriate category-keys mapping.</p>
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When you want to retrieve the mapping of product categories and product keys using the API. This article explains the required authentication parameters, API request format, and category-to-product key mapping response information.

Name	Data Type	Required / Optional	Description
auth-userid	Integer	Required	Authentication Parameter
api-key	String	Required	Authentication Parameter