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

# List the asset categories a purchase can be classified as



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json get /api/assets/categories
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Equated API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Agent-facing accounting API. Authenticate with a bearer token issued from
    Settings → API Keys and MCP, or via the in-app session cookie when called
    from the web client.
servers:
  - url: https://app.equated.co
    description: API server
security: []
paths:
  /api/assets/categories:
    get:
      tags:
        - Assets
      summary: List the asset categories a purchase can be classified as
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Catalog of asset kinds with their default book useful life
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  categories:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/AssetCategory'
                required:
                  - categories
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    AssetCategory:
      type: object
      properties:
        key:
          type: string
        label:
          type: string
        emoji:
          type: string
        usefulLifeMonths:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
          minimum: 0
          exclusiveMinimum: true
        lifeReason:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: >-
            Why the default life is the usual one, in owner-facing words. A book
            estimate, not a tax rule.
        examples:
          type: string
      required:
        - key
        - label
        - emoji
        - usefulLifeMonths
        - lifeReason
        - examples
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: API token issued from the Equated app under Settings → API Keys and MCP.

````

This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.