# GetCategoryDescription(ushort)

> Retrieves Profiler category information such as name or color.

## Definition

* **Type:** Method
* **Namespace:** [Unity.Profiling.LowLevel.Unsafe](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/profiling/lowlevel/unsafe.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEngine.CoreModule

```csharp
public static ProfilerCategoryDescription GetCategoryDescription(ushort categoryId)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[ushort]\(https\://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.uint16)): Profiler category identifier.

### Returns

| Type                                                                                                                          | Description                          |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| [ProfilerCategoryDescription](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unity/profiling/lowlevel/unsafe/profilercategorydescription.md) | Returns description of the category. |