Use this endpoint to get a list of all catalogs.
API at a glance
Description: This API retrieves a list of all catalogs in your Blueshift account with details including UUID, name, item count, upload method, update frequency, last processed time, and status.
Authentication & testing
Testing the API on this page
How to try it here
- Use your User API Key as the Username (leave Password blank).
- Select the appropriate API endpoint based on your Blueshift region.
- Enter the necessary parameters and click Try It to run the request.


Authentication using Base64 encoding
Note for developers
API requests require authentication using HTTP Basic Authentication with an API key.
The API key serves as the username, while the password field should be left empty.
The format to encode is: your_api_key: (note the trailing colon).
This string must be Base64-encoded and included in the request's Authorization header as follows:
Authorization: Basic encoded_valueYou can generate the encoded value using a trusted Base64 encoder.
Postman collection
Try it with Postman: Explore the API using Blueshift's Postman collection.
Things to know before you start
- No request parameters required: Returns all catalogs in your account.
- Key information returned: UUID, catalog name, item count, update method (API/file), update frequency, last processed timestamp, feed status, and archived status.
- Use case: Best for catalog management, auditing catalog inventory, and integrating catalog data with external systems.
Request parameters
Check out the request parameters
Query parameters
No query parameters required. This endpoint returns all catalogs.
Example requests & responses
Get all catalogs
GET /api/v1/catalogs{
"catalogs": [
{
"uuid": "dd0d2987-9e57-47d4-9380-8a3e959cbe8e",
"name": "Books",
"catalog_type": "ecommerce",
"upload_method": "file",
"url": "https://www.example.com/catalog/books",
"update_frequency": "daily",
"product_count": 9882,
"status": "success",
"last_processed": "2024-10-03T04:58:34.000Z",
"archived": false,
"author": "John Doe",
"product_id_column_name": "sku",
"product_name_column_name": "title",
"product_price_column_name": "price",
"product_image_column_name": "image_url",
"product_url_column_name": "product_url",
"product_brand_column_name": "author",
"catalog_headers": ["title", "price", "image_url", "author", "isbn", "url", "sku"],
"is_active": true,
"is_passive": false
}
]
} 400Bad request - The request was invalid or cannot be otherwise served. An accompanying error message will explain further.
404Resource not found - Can happen due to resource conflicts. Re-try with exponential backoff. Contact us on [email protected] if the issue persists.
409Conflict error, please retry - The request could not be completed due to a conflict with the current state of the target resource, re-try with exponential backoff.
413You can upload maximum 50 users in one api call - The server is refusing to process a request because the request payload is larger than the server is willing or able to process.
429Rate limit exceeded - Too many requests. Contact us on [email protected] for recommended throughput.
500Internal Server Error - Please contact blueshift for more information.
502Service unavailable, please retry - Bad Gateway, re-try with exponential backoff.
503Service unavailable, please retry - Service Unavailable, re-try with exponential backoff.
504Service unavailable, please retry - Gateway Timeout, please re-try with exponential backoff.