Meesho Catalog API reference

Meesho Category Tree

meesho.catalog.categories

Get Meesho's category menu, with its sections and subcategories.

Meesho Category Tree API: overview and live sample

At a glance

Endpoint ID: meesho.catalog.categories
Price: 0.25 credits per call; failed calls are free
Runs for up to: 30 seconds
Request: POST /execute; Run an endpoint
MCP tool when pinned: meesho__catalog__categories; Pin tools
OpenAPI: openapi.json; Download

Request

Send the endpoint ID as capability and its fields as input. Set UPSCRAPE_API_KEY to your key first.

curl --request POST \  --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \  --header "Authorization: Bearer $UPSCRAPE_API_KEY" \  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \  --header "Prefer: wait=30" \  --data '{  "capability": "meesho.catalog.categories",  "input": {}}'

import jsonimport osimport requestspayload = json.loads(r'''{  "capability": "meesho.catalog.categories",  "input": {}}''')response = requests.post(    "https://data.upscrape.com/execute",    headers={        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['UPSCRAPE_API_KEY']}",        "Content-Type": "application/json",        "Prefer": "wait=30",    },    json=payload,)response.raise_for_status()print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))

const response = await fetch("https://data.upscrape.com/execute", {  method: "POST",  headers: {    "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.UPSCRAPE_API_KEY}`,    "Content-Type": "application/json",    "Prefer": "wait=30",  },  body: JSON.stringify({  "capability": "meesho.catalog.categories",  "input": {}}),});if (!response.ok) {  throw new Error(`Upscrape request failed: ${response.status}`);}console.log(JSON.stringify(await response.json(), null, 2));

Input

This endpoint takes an empty input object.

Response

A finished call answers with HTTP 200; the data is in results[0].data, and billing.credits_charged is what it cost. A call still running after the wait answers 202: see jobs and results.

This is results[0].data from a real run:

results[0].data

{  "categories": [    {      "title": "Popular",      "icon_url": "https://images.meesho.com/images/android/popular_images.png",      "id": 20,      "children": [        {          "title": "Featured On Meesho",          "id": 61,          "children": [            {              "title": "Top Brands",              "icon_url": "https://images.meesho.com/images/marketing/1727197481998.png",              "id": 709,              "page_id": "3u77",              "page_path": "top-brands"            },            {              "title": "Shimla Apples",              "icon_url": "https://images.meesho.com/images/marketing/1755006760129.png",              "id": 710,              "page_id": "6myd",              "page_path": "shimla-apples"            }          ]        },        {          "title": "All Popular",          "id": 62,          "children": [            {              "title": "Jewellery",              "icon_url": "https://images.meesho.com/images/marketing/1697424924417.jpg",              "id": 711,              "page_id": "9tx",              "page_path": "jewellery"            },            {              "title": "Men Fashion",              "icon_url": "https://images.meesho.com/images/marketing/1697424940664.jpg",              "id": 712,              "page_id": "1iue",              "page_path": "men-fashion"            }          ]        }      ]    },    {      "title": "Kurti, Saree & Lehenga",      "icon_url": "https://images.meesho.com/images/android/women_ethnic_images.png",      "id": 21,      "page_id": "4aus",      "page_path": "western-wear-women",      "children": [        {          "title": "Sarees",          "id": 63,          "children": [            {              "title": "All Sarees",              "icon_url": "https://images.meesho.com/images/marketing/1663324521306.png",              "id": 725,              "page_id": "3iy",              "page_path": "sarees"            },            {              "title": "Georgette Sarees",              "icon_url": "https://images.meesho.com/images/marketing/1663325138869.png",              "id": 726,              "page_id": "3m1",              "page_path": "georgette-sarees"            }          ]        },        {          "title": "Kurtis",          "id": 64,          "children": [            {              "title": "All Kurtis",              "icon_url": "https://images.meesho.com/images/marketing/1661506236402.png",              "id": 733,              "page_id": "3j0",              "page_path": "women-kurtis"            },            {              "title": "Anarkali Kurtis",              "icon_url": "https://images.meesho.com/images/marketing/1661506126751.png",              "id": 734,              "page_id": "4pn",              "page_path": "anarkali-kurtis"            }          ]        }      ]    }  ]}

Fields

Field	Type	What it is	Example
`categories[].children[].title`	string	The subcategory group's name as Meesho shows it.	Featured On Meesho
`categories[].title`	string	The category name as Meesho shows it.	Popular
`categories[].children`	array	Subcategories under this one.	2 records
`categories[].children[].children`	array	The categories inside this group.	2 records
`categories[].children[].id`	integer	Meesho's ID for the group.	61
`categories[].icon_url`	string	The category's icon.	https://images.meesho.com/images/android/popular_images.png
`categories[].id`	integer	Meesho's ID for it.	20
`categories`	array	Meesho's categories.	3 records

If a call fails

A failed call costs nothing. The response carries an error.code you can branch on; Errors and retries lists every code and which ones to retry.

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