diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/article_categories_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/article_categories_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce29cb0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/article_categories_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+class Api::V1::ArticleCategoriesController < Api::V1::BaseController
+  include Concerns::CollectionScope
+
+  def index
+    render json: search_scope
+  end
+
+  def show
+    render json: scope.find(params.require(:id))
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def max_per_page
+    nil
+  end
+
+  def default_per_page
+    nil
+  end
+
+  def scope
+    ArticleCategory.all
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/app/models/article_category.rb b/app/models/article_category.rb
index 7a89e076..7e4ecd11 100644
--- a/app/models/article_category.rb
+++ b/app/models/article_category.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ class ArticleCategory < ApplicationRecord
   # @!attribute articles
   #   @return [Array<Article>] Articles with this category.
   has_many :articles
+  # @!attribute order_articles
+  #   @return [Array<OrderArticle>] Order articles with this category.
+  has_many :order_articles, through: :articles
+  # @!attribute orders
+  #   @return [Array<Order>] Orders with articles in this category.
+  has_many :orders, through: :order_articles
 
   normalize_attributes :name, :description
 
@@ -16,6 +22,14 @@ class ArticleCategory < ApplicationRecord
 
   before_destroy :check_for_associated_articles
 
+  def self.ransackable_attributes(auth_object = nil)
+    %w(id name)
+  end
+
+  def self.ransackable_associations(auth_object = nil)
+    %w(articles order_articles orders)
+  end
+
   # Find a category that matches a category name; may return nil.
   # TODO more intelligence like remembering earlier associations (global and/or per-supplier)
   def self.find_match(category)
diff --git a/app/serializers/article_category_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/article_category_serializer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e5df51e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/serializers/article_category_serializer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class ArticleCategorySerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
+  attributes :id, :name
+end
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 7789e4d7..676e8c36 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
         resources :orders, only: [:index, :show]
         resources :order_articles, only: [:index, :show]
         resources :group_order_articles
+        resources :article_categories, only: [:index, :show]
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/doc/swagger.v1.yml b/doc/swagger.v1.yml
index 131e2e20..1c5c4cc2 100644
--- a/doc/swagger.v1.yml
+++ b/doc/swagger.v1.yml
@@ -469,6 +469,58 @@ paths:
             $ref: '#/definitions/Error404'
       security:
         - foodsoft_auth: ['orders:read', 'orders:write']
+  /article_categories:
+    get:
+      summary: article categories
+      tags:
+        - 2. Category
+      parameters:
+        - $ref: '#/parameters/page'
+        - $ref: '#/parameters/per_page'
+      responses:
+        200:
+          description: success
+          schema:
+            type: object
+            properties:
+              article_categories:
+                type: array
+                items:
+                  $ref: '#/definitions/ArticleCategory'
+              meta:
+                $ref: '#/definitions/Meta'
+        401:
+          description: not logged-in
+          schema:
+            $ref: '#/definitions/Error401'
+
+      security:
+        - foodsoft_auth: ['all']
+  /article_categories/{id}:
+    parameters:
+      - $ref: '#/parameters/idInUrl'
+    get:
+      summary: find article category by id
+      tags:
+        - 2. Category
+      responses:
+        200:
+          description: success
+          schema:
+            type: object
+            properties:
+              article_category:
+                $ref: '#/definitions/ArticleCategory'
+        401:
+          description: not logged-in
+          schema:
+            $ref: '#/definitions/Error401'
+        404:
+          description: not found
+          schema:
+            $ref: '#/definitions/Error404'
+      security:
+        - foodsoft_auth: ['all']
 
   /financial_transaction_classes:
     get:
@@ -734,6 +786,15 @@ definitions:
         description: name of the class of the transaction
     required: ['id', 'name', 'financial_transaction_class_id', 'financial_transaction_class_name']
 
+  ArticleCategory:
+    type: object
+    properties:
+      id:
+        type: integer
+      name:
+        type: string
+    required: ['id', 'name']
+
   Order:
     type: object
     properties:
diff --git a/spec/api/v1/swagger_spec.rb b/spec/api/v1/swagger_spec.rb
index c4031300..15b8311b 100644
--- a/spec/api/v1/swagger_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/api/v1/swagger_spec.rb
@@ -216,6 +216,18 @@ describe 'API v1', type: :apivore, order: :defined do
       it_handles_invalid_token_and_scope(:get, '/order_articles')
       it_handles_invalid_token_and_scope(:get, '/order_articles/{id}', ->{ api_auth({'id' => order_article.id}) })
     end
+
+    context 'article_categories' do
+      let!(:cat_1) { create :article_category }
+      let!(:cat_2) { create :article_category }
+
+      it { is_expected.to validate(:get, '/article_categories', 200, api_auth) }
+      it { is_expected.to validate(:get, '/article_categories/{id}', 200, api_auth({'id' => cat_2.id})) }
+      it { is_expected.to validate(:get, '/article_categories/{id}', 404, api_auth({'id' => cat_2.id + 1})) }
+
+      it_handles_invalid_token(:get, '/article_categories')
+      it_handles_invalid_token(:get, '/article_categories/{id}', ->{ api_auth({'id' => cat_1.id }) })
+    end
   end
 
   # needs to be last context so it is always run at the end