Sephora Category Data API
Scrape Sephora Category Data data with one API call. Returns one Sephora category: id, display name, SEO copy, and child categories. Feed a child id into GET /v1/sephora/category to walk that slice of the catalogue.
Last updated October 2026Maintained by the SocialCrawl team
Returns one Sephora category with its child categories, display name, and SEO copy.
Use it when you have a category id and need the children before walking products.
Searching 68 platforms in parallel
What can you do with the Category Data API?
The Category Data endpoint gives you structured Sephora data with computed fields in a single request. No scraping infrastructure to build or maintain.
Example Request
curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/sephora/category/data?id=cat1100057"import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/sephora/category/data",
params={
'id': 'cat1100057',
},
headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
data = response.json()const response = await fetch(
"https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/sephora/category/data?id=cat1100057",
{
headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
},
);
const data = await response.json();Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | Yes | Sephora category id, for example cat1100057. Ids come from GET /v1/sephora/categories. |
What does the Sephora Category Data API return?
Every response follows one unified schema. Here is a real, unmodified response body, so you can see the exact fields you get back before spending a credit.
Example response
{
"success": true,
"platform": "sephora",
"endpoint": "/v1/sephora/category/data",
"data": {
"categoryId": "cat1100057",
"displayName": "Luxury Beauty",
"hasChildCategories": true,
"enableNoindexMetaTag": false,
"seoMetaDescription": "Shop luxury & designer beauty products to elevate your routine at Sephora. Treat yourself to high end makeup, skincare, hair care, and fragrance & get your products today with Same-Day Delivery* (terms/exclusions apply)",
"seoName": "luxury-beauty",
"seoTitle": "Luxury & Designer Beauty Products | Sephora",
"targetUrl": "/shop/luxury-beauty",
"childCategories": [
{
"categoryId": "cat5000014",
"displayName": "user_5e84d7",
"hasChildCategories": false,
"targetUrl": "/shop/luxury-makeup"
},
{
"categoryId": "cat5000015",
"displayName": "user_2d8cdc",
"hasChildCategories": false,
"targetUrl": "/shop/luxury-skincare"
}
]
},
"credits_used": 1,
"request_id": "req_example000000",
"cached": false,
"credits_remaining": 9999,
"source": "captured",
"captured_at": "2026-10-02T15:39:36.722Z",
"redacted": true
}Live sample illustrating the unified response shape. Field values reflect the record you query.
How does the Sephora Category Data API work?
Send a GET request with your API key and get back clean, structured JSON in our unified schema. Supported computed fields are populated when the source provides the required inputs.
Method
GET
Response
JSON
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import requests
response = requests.get(
'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json(){
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"followers": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
}Ready to scrape Sephora Category Data data?
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