List all project categories

Returns a list of all project categories configured in the workspace.

What are Project Categories? Categories classify projects by functional area or project type (e.g., Onboarding, Support, Implementation, Website Development). They help organize and filter projects in the workspace. Categories can be configured in workspace settings and support multi-language translations.

What is returned: Each category includes:

Unique identifier (ID)
Name and description
Icon identifier
Multi-language translations (if configured)

This is a read-only endpoint optimized for common list data retrieval.

GET/projects/categories

Authorization

AuthorizationOAuth2 access token · headerrequired

Scopes:api:read

AuthorizationBearer token (JWT) · headerrequired

Responses

200Project categories retrieved successfully

Array of ProjectCategoryDto

descriptionobject

Category description

iconstringrequired

Icon identifier in the format `:icon_name:` (e.g., `:rocket:`, `:wrench:`, `:briefcase:`)

idstringrequired

Project category ID

namestringrequired

Project category name

translationsTranslationDto[]required

Translations

Show properties

Array of TranslationDto

descriptionobject

Translated description

languagestringrequired

Language code (e.g., en, es, fr)

namestringrequired

Translated name

401Unauthorized - Invalid or missing authentication token

403Forbidden - Insufficient API scopes or permissions

Request

curl -X GET "https://leadtime.app/api/public/projects/categories" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"

const response = await fetch("https://leadtime.app/api/public/projects/categories", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
  }
});

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://leadtime.app/api/public/projects/categories",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
    },
)

Response

[
  {
    "description": {},
    "icon": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "translations": [
      {
        "description": {},
        "language": "string",
        "name": "string"
      }
    ]
  }
]