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

# Get a genre

> One genre by slug, with its description and display colour.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json get /v1/genres/{slug}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Diskograf API
  description: >-
    A public, read-only REST API over the Diskograf catalogue of Malaysian
    music.


    No authentication is required and no endpoint writes. Requests are rate
    limited

    to 60 per 60 seconds per IP address.


    Every successful response is wrapped in an envelope. List endpoints return

    `{ "data": [...], "meta": { "total", "limit", "offset" } }`; detail
    endpoints

    return `{ "data": {...} }`. Errors return `{ "error": { "code", "message" }
    }`.
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.diskograf.com
    description: Production
security: []
tags:
  - name: Songs
    description: The catalogue of published songs and their credits.
  - name: Artists
    description: Performers, writers and producers, and their discographies.
  - name: Genres
    description: The genre taxonomy and the songs in each genre.
  - name: Labels
    description: Record labels and their releases.
  - name: Users
    description: Public contributor profiles. Private account fields are never returned.
  - name: Search
    description: Cross-category keyword search.
  - name: Meta
    description: Service index, statistics and health.
paths:
  /v1/genres/{slug}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Genres
      summary: Get a genre
      description: One genre by slug, with its description and display colour.
      operationId: getV1GenresBySlug
      parameters:
        - name: slug
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The genre.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: integer
                        minimum: -9007199254740991
                        maximum: 9007199254740991
                      slug:
                        type: string
                      title:
                        type: string
                      description:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: 'null'
                      color:
                        anyOf:
                          - type: string
                          - type: 'null'
                    required:
                      - id
                      - slug
                      - title
                      - description
                      - color
                required:
                  - data
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource does not exist, or is not public.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: object
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - not_found
                      - bad_request
                      - internal_error
                  message:
                    type: string
                required:
                  - code
                  - message
            required:
              - error

````