diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CategoriesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CategoriesController.php
index f299d09e92..944f049f6f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CategoriesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/CategoriesController.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class CategoriesController extends Controller
         $this->authorize('view', Category::class);
         $allowed_columns = ['id', 'name','category_type','use_default_eula','require_acceptance','checkin_email'];
 
-        $categories = Category::select(['id', 'name','category_type','use_default_eula','require_acceptance','checkin_email'])
+        $categories = Category::select(['id', 'created_at', 'updated_at', 'name','category_type','use_default_eula','require_acceptance','checkin_email'])
             ->withCount('assets', 'accessories', 'consumables', 'components');
 
         if ($request->has('search')) {
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ class CategoriesController extends Controller
     {
         $this->authorize('view', Category::class);
         $category = Category::findOrFail($id);
-        return $category;
+        return (new CategoriesTransformer)->transformCategory($category);
+
     }
 
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Transformers/CategoriesTransformer.php b/app/Http/Transformers/CategoriesTransformer.php
index 45c2e3b379..67433da0ce 100644
--- a/app/Http/Transformers/CategoriesTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Http/Transformers/CategoriesTransformer.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace App\Http\Transformers;
 use App\Models\Category;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection;
 use Gate;
+use App\Helpers\Helper;
 
 class CategoriesTransformer
 {
@@ -26,11 +27,14 @@ class CategoriesTransformer
                 'name' => e($category->name),
                 'type' => e($category->category_type),
                 'use_default_eula' => ($category->use_default_eula =='1') ? true : false,
+                'checkin_email' => ($category->checkin_email =='1') ? true : false,
                 'require_acceptance' => ($category->require_acceptance =='1') ? true : false,
                 'assets_count' => $category->assets_count,
                 'accessories_count' => $category->accessories_count,
                 'consumables_count' => $category->consumables_count,
                 'components_count' => $category->components_count,
+                'created_at' => Helper::getFormattedDateObject($category->created_at, 'datetime'),
+                'updated_at' => Helper::getFormattedDateObject($category->updated_at, 'datetime'),
             ];
 
             $permissions_array['available_actions'] = [