> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.instacloud.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# List template categories

> **Token scope:** `account` · `org` · `project` — read-only tokens allowed.

List the template categories, in the order galleries show them. Public — no auth required.

The one list the console, the marketing site and InstaCloud OSS label categories from. A community template's category must be one of these slugs.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/account.json get /template-categories
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: InstaCloud API — Account level
  version: 0.1.0
  description: >-
    Endpoints that act as the token's owner: their organizations, their API
    tokens, and the public catalog. Creating an organization needs an
    account-wide token.


    Generated from the platform's own OpenAPI document
    (https://api.instacloud.com/openapi.json); see the [API
    overview](/reference/api/overview) for authentication and token scopes.
servers:
  - url: https://api.instacloud.com
    description: InstaCloud
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Account
    description: The caller, their organizations and API tokens.
  - name: Catalog
    description: 'Public catalogs: templates and regions. No token needed.'
paths:
  /template-categories:
    get:
      tags:
        - Catalog
      summary: List template categories
      description: >-
        **Token scope:** `account` · `org` · `project` — read-only tokens
        allowed.


        List the template categories, in the order galleries show them. Public —
        no auth required.


        The one list the console, the marketing site and InstaCloud OSS label
        categories from. A community template's category must be one of these
        slugs.
      operationId: listTemplateCategories
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Default Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  categories:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        slug:
                          type: string
                        label:
                          type: string
                      required:
                        - slug
                        - label
                required:
                  - categories
      security: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Session access JWT or an API token (`insta_<prefix>_<secret>`).

````