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# Get Business Category

Retrieve a single business category by its identifier.

## Discussion

This endpoint returns the full `BusinessCategory` object for the specified category ID. Use this endpoint to look up the `qualifiedId`, display name, and eligibility status for a specific category. The `id` is the MUID, which you can obtain from the Query Business Categories endpoint.

## Payload Examples

**Get by ID:**

### Request

```
GET https://api.ads.apple.com/v1/business-categories/cat-din-001
```

### Response

```json
{
 "result": {
   "id": "cat-din-001",
   "name": "Restaurant",
   "qualifiedId": "dining.restaurant",
   "creationTime": "2024-06-01T00:00:00Z",
   "modificationTime": "2024-06-01T00:00:00Z",
   "eligibility": {
     "status": "ELIGIBLE",
     "blockedGroups": [],
     "allowedGroups": []
   }
 }
}
```

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