diff --git a/components/CategoryCard.vue b/components/CategoryCard.vue
index 2388837..80d4f93 100644
--- a/components/CategoryCard.vue
+++ b/components/CategoryCard.vue
@@ -1,30 +1,28 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import type { Category } from "~/types/category";
+
+defineProps<{
+  category: Category;
+}>();
+</script>
+
 <template>
-  <NuxtLink
-    :to="`/category/${category.strCategory}`"
+  <nuxt-link
+    :to="`/category/${category.name}`"
     class="block max-w-sm rounded-lg border border-gray-200 bg-white p-6 shadow hover:bg-gray-100 dark:border-gray-700 dark:bg-gray-800 dark:hover:bg-gray-700"
   >
     <img
-      :src="category.strCategoryThumb"
-      :alt="category.strCategory"
+      :src="category.picture"
+      :alt="category.name"
       class="mb-4 h-48 w-full object-cover rounded"
     />
-    <h5 class="mb-2 text-2xl font-bold tracking-tight text-gray-900 dark:text-white">
-      {{ category.strCategory }}
+    <h5
+      class="mb-2 text-2xl font-bold tracking-tight text-gray-900 dark:text-white"
+    >
+      {{ category.name }}
     </h5>
     <p class="font-normal text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-400">
-      {{ category.strCategoryDescription }}
+      {{ category.description }}
     </p>
-  </NuxtLink>
+  </nuxt-link>
 </template>
-
-<script setup lang="ts">
-interface Category {
-  strCategory: string
-  strCategoryThumb: string
-  strCategoryDescription: string
-}
-
-defineProps<{
-  category: Category
-}>()
-</script>
diff --git a/pages/categories.vue b/pages/categories/index.vue
similarity index 80%
rename from pages/categories.vue
rename to pages/categories/index.vue
index edf2bca..894880b 100644
--- a/pages/categories.vue
+++ b/pages/categories/index.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 const { data: categories, status, error } = useCategories();
 
+console.log(categories.value);
+
 if (error.value) {
   throw createError({
     statusCode: 500,
@@ -15,25 +17,26 @@ if (error.value) {
       <span class="loading loading-spinner loading-lg text-primary" />
     </div>
 
-
     <div
-      v-else-if="categories?.length > 0"
+      v-else-if="categories!.length > 0"
       class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-6 my-8"
     >
       <div
         v-for="category in categories"
-        :key="category.strCategory"
+        :key="category.name"
         class="card bg-base-100 shadow-xl h-[28rem] sm:h-[32rem] md:h-[36rem] lg:h-[32rem]"
       >
         <figure>
-          <img :src="category.strCategoryThumb" :alt="category.strCategory" />
+          <img :src="category.picture" :alt="category.name" />
         </figure>
         <div class="card-body">
-          <h2 class="card-title">{{ category.strCategory }}</h2>
-          <p class="line-clamp-6 text-sm">{{ category.strCategoryDescription }}</p>
+          <h2 class="card-title">{{ category.name }}</h2>
+          <p class="line-clamp-6 text-sm">
+            {{ category.description }}
+          </p>
           <div class="card-actions justify-end">
             <nuxt-link
-              :to="`/category/${category.strCategory}`"
+              :to="`/category/${category.name}`"
               class="btn btn-primary"
             >
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diff --git a/server/trpc/routers/categories.ts b/server/trpc/routers/categories.ts
index 83671ad..34f0eb0 100644
--- a/server/trpc/routers/categories.ts
+++ b/server/trpc/routers/categories.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,28 @@
 import { publicProcedure, router } from "../trpc";
+import {} from "~/types/recipe";
+import {
+  categoriesResponseSchema,
+  type CategoriesResponse,
+} from "~/types/category";
 
 const { apiUrl } = useRuntimeConfig();
 
-type Category = {
-  idCategory: string;
-  strCategory: string;
-  strCategoryThumb: string;
-  strCategoryDescription: string;
-};
-
 export const categoryRouter = router({
   listCategories: publicProcedure.query(async () => {
-    const data = await $fetch<{ categories: Category[] }>(
-      new URL("categories.php", apiUrl).toString(),
+    const response = await $fetch<CategoriesResponse>(
+      new URL("categories.php", apiUrl).href,
     );
 
-    if (!data?.categories) {
+    const result = categoriesResponseSchema.safeParse(response);
+
+    if (!result.success) {
       throw createError({
         statusCode: 500,
-        statusMessage: "Failed to fetch categories",
+        statusMessage: "Invalid API response format",
+        data: result.error,
       });
     }
 
-    return data.categories;
+    return result.data.categories.sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name));
   }),
 });
diff --git a/types/category.ts b/types/category.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..921ec92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/category.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { z } from "zod";
+
+const categorySchema = z
+  .object({
+    idCategory: z.string(),
+    strCategory: z.string(),
+    strCategoryThumb: z.string().url(),
+    strCategoryDescription: z.string(),
+  })
+  .transform((c) => ({
+    identity: c.idCategory,
+    name: c.strCategory,
+    picture: c.strCategoryThumb,
+    description: c.strCategoryDescription,
+  }));
+
+export const categoriesResponseSchema = z.object({
+  categories: z.array(categorySchema),
+});
+
+export type Category = z.infer<typeof categorySchema>;
+export type CategoriesResponse = z.infer<typeof categoriesResponseSchema>;
diff --git a/types/recipe.ts b/types/recipe.ts
index 4e89722..3ff7605 100644
--- a/types/recipe.ts
+++ b/types/recipe.ts
@@ -72,4 +72,5 @@ export const apiResponseSchema = z.object({
 });
 
 export type Meal = z.infer<typeof mealSchema>;
+
 export type ApiResponse = z.infer<typeof apiResponseSchema>;