Searching for Categories by ID

The DynaMed API GET /categories/{categoriesId} endpoint returns the category matching the id provided.

To Perform a Search for Categories by ID (example):

Gather the following information for the request:

• An access token.  Please see Use the Client Credentials Grant for further information.
• A category ID.  For version 1, this is the id returned from the v1 categories response, not the categoryId.

Request

GET https://apis.ebsco.com/medsapi-dynamed/v1/categories/cardiology

Response

{
  "id": "cardiology",
  "title": "Cardiology",
  "links": [
    {
      "rel": "self",
      "href": "https://apis.ebsco.com/medsapi-dynamed/v1/categories/cardiology"
    },
    {
      "rel": "collection",
      "href": "https://apis.ebsco.com/medsapi-dynamed/v1/categories"
    }
  ],
  "children": [
    {
      "title": "Acute Coronary Syndromes",
      "children": [
        {
          "title": "Non-ST-elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes (NSTE-ACS)",
          "children": [
            {
              "title": "Types",
              "resources": [
                {
                  "title": "Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome",
                  "slug": "/condition/suspected-acute-coronary-syndrome",
                  "id": "T906417",
                  "links": [
                    {
                      "rel": "self",
                      "href": "https://apis.ebsco.com/medsapi-dynamed/v1/articles/T906417"
                    }
                  ]
                },
                {
                  "title": "Acute Coronary Syndromes",
                  "slug": "/condition/acute-coronary-syndromes",
                  "id": "T116779",
                  "links": [
                    {
                      "rel": "self",
                      "href": "https://apis.ebsco.com/medsapi-dynamed/v1/articles/T116779"
                    }
                  ]
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "title": "Management",
              "resources": [
                {
                  "title": "Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Drugs for Acute Coronary Syndromes",
                  "slug": "/management/antiplatelet-and-anticoagulant-drugs-for-acute-coronary-syndromes",
                  "id": "T353497",
                  "links": [
                    {
                      "rel": "self",
                      "href": "https://apis.ebsco.com/medsapi-dynamed/v1/articles/T353497"
                    }
                  ]
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Stable Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)",
      "children": [
        {
          "title": "Testing and Approach",
          "resources": [
            {
              "title": "Chest Pain in Adults - Approach to the Patient",
              "slug": "/approach-to/chest-pain-in-adults-approach-to-the-patient",
              "id": "T909990",
              "links": [
                {
                  "rel": "self",
                  "href": "https://apis.ebsco.com/medsapi-dynamed/v1/articles/T909990"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Error Response Codes

The DynaMed search for categories by ID endpoint can return one of the error response codes.