diff --git a/AsbCloudWebApi/Controllers/WellOperationController.cs b/AsbCloudWebApi/Controllers/WellOperationController.cs
index c5174f2c..5492ea24 100644
--- a/AsbCloudWebApi/Controllers/WellOperationController.cs
+++ b/AsbCloudWebApi/Controllers/WellOperationController.cs
@@ -51,14 +51,15 @@ namespace AsbCloudWebApi.Controllers
         /// <summary>
         /// Возвращает список имен типов операций на скважине
         /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="includeParents">флаг, нужно ли включать родителей в список</param>
         /// <returns></returns>
         [HttpGet]
         [Route("categories")]
         [Permission]
         [ProducesResponseType(typeof(IEnumerable<WellOperationCategoryDto>), (int)System.Net.HttpStatusCode.OK)]
-        public IActionResult GetCategories()
+        public IActionResult GetCategories(bool includeParents = true)
         {
-            var result = operationRepository.GetCategories(false);
+            var result = operationRepository.GetCategories(includeParents);
             return Ok(result);
         }