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title: Locate Category ID
description: "In this guide, you will learn to find a category ID easily. 1. Navigate to [manage.acadiapos.com](https://manage.acadiapos.com) for **Retail** or [rfsm.acadiapos.com](https://rfsm.acadiapos.com) for **Restaurant** ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-12-30/0b279d1b-7ef8-495d-88a4-4b4b50942608/screenshot_3440c1b28e8a4fb78b2ecb8535daae60_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) 2. Click \"Items\" ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-12-30/91209096-1b43-418e-ab68-2b8acab0b6e1/screenshot_bd4f70e6f8224991ad007af4dec4e873_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) 3. Click \"View Categories\" ![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-12-30/806119e0-30e4-4afc-8660-ed9ef3845a37/user_cropped_screenshot_e64536cf2ecf44dfbf432b308c616fff_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1) 4. Locate the category, then click the **edit**…"
url: "https://acadiapos.com/doc/locate-category-id/"
updated: "2026-07-07"
category: Inventory / Categories
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# Locate Category ID

In this guide, you will learn to find a category ID easily.

1. Navigate to [manage.acadiapos.com](https://manage.acadiapos.com) for **Retail** or [rfsm.acadiapos.com](https://rfsm.acadiapos.com) for **Restaurant**

![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-12-30/0b279d1b-7ef8-495d-88a4-4b4b50942608/screenshot_3440c1b28e8a4fb78b2ecb8535daae60_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1)

2. Click "Items"

![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-12-30/91209096-1b43-418e-ab68-2b8acab0b6e1/screenshot_bd4f70e6f8224991ad007af4dec4e873_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1)

3. Click "View Categories"

![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-12-30/806119e0-30e4-4afc-8660-ed9ef3845a37/user_cropped_screenshot_e64536cf2ecf44dfbf432b308c616fff_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1)

4. Locate the category, then click the **edit** **tool** icon.

![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-12-30/e1d54bf6-2ed2-460e-a9b1-d104f63c3510/user_cropped_screenshot_2a1dac0a45214601987636a870a00054_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1)

5. In the upper left hand corner, you'll see the "Category ID number"

![](https://i0.wp.com/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-12-30/2239f595-675e-4350-bbcf-90180cf17ab3/user_cropped_screenshot_fd6ec35dad7240959350cbb5563f394f_text_export.jpeg?w=780&ssl=1)