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# Get v1spendingcategories



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://external.vin.gs/api/openapi.json get /v1/spending/categories
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Vings External API
  version: 0.1.0
  description: Readonly external API for authenticated Vings financial data.
servers:
  - url: https://external.vin.gs/api
    description: Production
security: []
tags:
  - name: Transactions
    description: Transaction search and recurring payments
  - name: Cashflow
    description: Cashflow summaries
  - name: Spending
    description: Spending aggregates and merchants
  - name: Budgets
    description: Budget categories and summaries
  - name: Banks
    description: Connected bank status
  - name: Portfolio
    description: Portfolio snapshots and history
  - name: Preferences
    description: User preferences
  - name: OAuth
    description: OAuth protected-resource metadata (RFC 9728)
  - name: Health
    description: Liveness and readiness
  - name: User
    description: Authenticated user
  - name: MCP
    description: Model Context Protocol JSON-RPC transport
paths:
  /v1/spending/categories:
    get:
      tags:
        - Spending
      parameters:
        - schema:
            type: string
            example: '2026-01-01'
          required: false
          name: dateFrom
          in: query
        - schema:
            type: string
            example: '2026-01-31'
          required: false
          name: dateTo
          in: query
        - schema:
            type: string
            enum:
              - 1m
              - 3m
              - 6m
              - 1y
              - all
          required: false
          name: timeRange
          in: query
        - schema:
            type: string
          required: false
          name: categories
          in: query
        - schema:
            type: string
          required: false
          name: topN
          in: query
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Category spending breakdown
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  totalExpense:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      amount_cents:
                        type: number
                      currency:
                        type: string
                    required:
                      - amount_cents
                      - currency
                    description: Total expense amount in user's preferred currency
                  categories:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        category:
                          anyOf:
                            - type: string
                              enum:
                                - BOOKS
                                - CINEMA
                                - CONCERT
                                - HOBBY
                                - MUSIC
                                - NIGHTLIFE
                                - SPORTS
                                - SUBSCRIPTIONS
                                - VACATION
                                - VIDEO_GAMES
                            - type: string
                              enum:
                                - DRINKS
                                - COFFEE
                                - DELIVERY
                                - FAST_FOOD
                                - GROCERIES
                                - RESTAURANT
                                - VENDING_MACHINE
                            - type: string
                              enum:
                                - DOCTOR
                                - DENTIST
                                - MEDICINE
                                - PHARMACY
                                - THERAPY
                                - VISION
                            - type: string
                              enum:
                                - ELECTRICITY
                                - FURNITURE
                                - HARDWARE
                                - INTERNET
                                - MAINTANANCE
                                - PHONE
                                - RENT
                                - HYDRO
                            - type: string
                              enum:
                                - BEAUTY
                                - CHARITY
                                - CLOTHING
                                - EDUCATION
                                - GYM
                                - HAIR
                                - HOTEL
                                - PET
                                - SHOPPING
                            - type: string
                              enum:
                                - ATM
                                - CREDIT_CARD
                                - CAR_LOAN
                                - MORTGAGE
                                - INSURANCE
                                - STUDENT_LOAN
                                - TAXES
                                - TRANSFER_OUT
                            - type: string
                              enum:
                                - ACCOUNTING
                                - BANK_COST
                                - CHILDCARE
                                - ELECTRONICS
                                - GIFTS
                                - SHIPPING
                                - SUPPLIES
                                - OTHER
                            - type: string
                              enum:
                                - BIKESHARE
                                - BUS
                                - GAS
                                - FLIGHT
                                - PARKING
                                - REPAIR
                                - TAXI
                                - TRAIN
                          description: Expense category name
                        total:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            amount_cents:
                              type: number
                            currency:
                              type: string
                          required:
                            - amount_cents
                            - currency
                          description: Total spending in this category
                        percentOfTotal:
                          type: number
                          description: Percentage of total expense
                      required:
                        - category
                        - total
                        - percentOfTotal
                    description: Top categories sorted by spending amount
                required:
                  - totalExpense
                  - categories
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid bearer token
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              example: UNAUTHORIZED
            message:
              type: string
              example: Missing bearer token
            details:
              nullable: true
            requestId:
              type: string
          required:
            - code
            - message
      required:
        - error
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: >-
        Vings OAuth access token or personal access token (`vng_pat_…`). Use
        `Authorization: Bearer …`.

````