diff --git a/blog-service/handlers.go b/blog-service/handlers.go
index 1116096..a4d7e26 100644
--- a/blog-service/handlers.go
+++ b/blog-service/handlers.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"blog/contracttesting/db"
 	"blog/contracttesting/models"
 	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
@@ -78,3 +79,31 @@ func deleteblogHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"message": "Blog deleted successfully"})
 }
+
+func getAllCategoriesHandler(c *gin.Context) {
+	// Implement logic to fetch all categories
+	categories, err := db.GetAllCategories()
+	if err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "Failed to retrieve categories"})
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, categories)
+}
+
+func getCategoriesByBlogIDHandler(c *gin.Context) {
+	// Implement logic to fetch categories by blog ID
+	blogID := c.Param("blogID")
+	intBlogID, err := strconv.Atoi(blogID)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "Invalid blog ID"})
+		return
+	}
+	categories, err := db.GetCategoriesByBlogID(intBlogID)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "Failed to retrieve categories for blog"})
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, categories)
+}
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diff --git a/blog-service/main.go b/blog-service/main.go
index a5a0fba..553b21d 100644
--- a/blog-service/main.go
+++ b/blog-service/main.go
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ func main() {
 	// Define routes
 	r.GET("/", healthCheckHandler)
 	r.GET("/blogs/:blogID", getblogHandler)
+	r.GET("/categories", getAllCategoriesHandler)
+	r.GET("/blogs/:blogID/categories", getCategoriesByBlogIDHandler)
 	r.DELETE("/blogs/:blogID", deleteblogHandler)
 	r.POST("/blogs", createblogHandler)
 	r.PUT("/blogs", updateblogHandler)
diff --git a/db/get.go b/db/get.go
index 392302e..a949559 100644
--- a/db/get.go
+++ b/db/get.go
@@ -188,4 +188,53 @@ func GetCommentForCommentID(commentID string) (*models.Comment, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return comment, nil
+}
+
+func GetAllCategories() ([]*models.Category, error) {
+	query := "SELECT id, name FROM categories"
+	rows, err := db.Query(query)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error executing query: %v\n", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	categories := []*models.Category{}
+	for rows.Next() {
+		category := &models.Category{}
+		err := rows.Scan(&category.ID, &category.Name)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Error scanning category row: %v\n", err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		categories = append(categories, category)
+	}
+	return categories, nil
+}
+
+func GetCategoriesByBlogID(blogID int) ([]*models.Category, error) {
+	query := `
+		SELECT c.id, c.name 
+		FROM categories c
+		JOIN category_assignments ca ON c.id = ca.category_id
+		WHERE ca.blog_id = $1
+	`
+	rows, err := db.Query(query, blogID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error executing query: %v\n", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	categories := []*models.Category{}
+	for rows.Next() {
+		category := &models.Category{}
+		err := rows.Scan(&category.ID, &category.Name)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Error scanning category row: %v\n", err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		categories = append(categories, category)
+	}
+	return categories, nil
 }
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diff --git a/models/models.go b/models/models.go
index 4bdb9e2..53dff9d 100644
--- a/models/models.go
+++ b/models/models.go
@@ -7,6 +7,17 @@ type User struct {
 	Password string
 }
 
+type Category struct {
+	ID   int    `json:"id"`
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+}
+
+type CategoryAssignment struct {
+	ID         int `json:"id"`
+	CategoryID int `json:"category_id"`
+	BlogID     int `json:"blog_id"`
+}
+
 type BlogPost struct {
 	ID                 int    `json:"id"`
 	UserID             int    `json:"user_id"`