diff --git a/backend/app/schemas/nspd_bulk.py b/backend/app/schemas/nspd_bulk.py
index 1bef84ae..9a463c34 100644
--- a/backend/app/schemas/nspd_bulk.py
+++ b/backend/app/schemas/nspd_bulk.py
@@ -69,8 +69,13 @@ class NSPDBulkFeature(BaseModel):
 
     @property
     def category_id(self) -> int | None:
-        """categoryId из properties (ключ для routing к target table)."""
-        val = self.properties.get("categoryId")
+        """category из properties (ключ для routing к target table).
+
+        NSPD response shape: `properties.category` (НЕ `categoryId`).
+        Field name был неверно interpretirovan в initial PR2 implementation
+        based on HAR audit, тратили на debug проверял nspd_lite headers.
+        """
+        val = self.properties.get("category") or self.properties.get("categoryId")
         return int(val) if val is not None else None
 
     @property
diff --git a/backend/app/scrapers/nspd_bulk_client.py b/backend/app/scrapers/nspd_bulk_client.py
index f45c98b9..725f6a5d 100644
--- a/backend/app/scrapers/nspd_bulk_client.py
+++ b/backend/app/scrapers/nspd_bulk_client.py
@@ -242,7 +242,9 @@ class NSPDBulkClient:
             return QuarterSnapshot(quarter=quarter, fetched_at=fetched_at)
 
         raw_features: list[dict[str, Any]] = data_block.get("features") or []
-        raw_meta: list[dict[str, Any]] = data_block.get("meta") or []
+        # meta лежит на TOP level: {"data": {features}, "meta": [...]}
+        # fallback на data.meta для legacy shape (just in case)
+        raw_meta: list[dict[str, Any]] = payload.get("meta") or data_block.get("meta") or []
 
         features = [NSPDBulkFeature.model_validate(f) for f in raw_features]