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# Product

### Definition

In the POS API, a product is an item available for sale at the point of sale. It holds a name, a price, a category, and optionally a tax rate.

<Note>
  "Product" also exists in the [E-commerce API](/unified-apis/ecommerce/concepts/product) (an item listed in an online store) and the [Invoicing API](/unified-apis/invoicing/concepts/product) (an item on an invoice line).
</Note>

### Purpose

Products define what can be sold. They appear as line items on orders and sales.

### Relationships

* A product belongs to a product category.
* It is referenced by order and sale line items.
* It can have an accounting category.

### Endpoints

#### Products

| Method | Endpoint                                                            | Description                   |
| ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| GET    | [Get products](/api-reference/endpoints/point-of-sale/get-products) | Retrieve the list of products |

#### Categories

| Method | Endpoint                                                                                | Description                             |
| ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| GET    | [Get product categories](/api-reference/endpoints/point-of-sale/get-product-categories) | Retrieve the list of product categories |

### See also

* [Orders](/unified-apis/pos/concepts/order)