# Get TikTok Shop category breadcrumbs

Returns the ancestor breadcrumb chain for `category_id`, ordered from the root category down, in the chosen `region`.

- Platform: TikTok Shop
- Request: `GET https://api.toolzerhub.com/v1/tiktok-shop/category/breadcrumbs`
- Auth: `x-api-key` header
- Cost: 1 credit per successful request. Failed requests are not billed.
- Page: https://docs.toolzerhub.com/reference/tiktok-shop/category/get-tik-tok-shop-category-breadcrumbs-v2

| Parameter | In | Required | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `category_id` | query | no | integer | Numeric TikTok Shop category ID, for example 601450. |
| `region` | query | no | enum: US, GB, SG, MY, PH, TH, VN, JP, MX | TikTok Shop storefront to read from, such as US or GB. Results, pricing, and availability are region-specific. Default: US. |

## Example request

```bash
curl "https://api.toolzerhub.com/v1/tiktok-shop/category/breadcrumbs" \
  -H "x-api-key: $TOOLZERHUB_API_KEY"
```

Success responses are wrapped as `{ "data": ... }`. Errors return `{ "error": { "code", "status", "message", "retryable", "details" } }`. See https://docs.toolzerhub.com/docs/responses-and-errors.