Get category with an ID

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/v2/Categories/{categoryId}

Security

API Key

Header parameter nameapi_token

Enter REST API key. To generate a key, go to Settings → Knowledge base portal → API tokens

Path parameters

categoryId

stringRequired

The ID of the category

Query parameters

langCode

string

If the language code is empty, the default language of the category will be taken into account.

Responses

200

Success

Success Response

This is an example for get category succes response. \n Here you can view diffrent data included with multiple article associated with a category.

{
  "data": {
    "id": "5b291e6b-fa40-4ab9-941e-f8fffc23b376",
    "name": "Category name",
    "description": null,
    "project_version_id": "46f48bc7-760f-4b07-b2d2-fce4aa8ba234",
    "order": 11,
    "parent_category_id": null,
    "hidden": false,
    "articles": [
      {
        "id": "cf8f67da-77c7-48b1-b207-70875caa2f55",
        "title": "New article 1",
        "public_version": 1,
        "latest_version": 1,
        "language_code": "en",
        "hidden": false,
        "status": 2,
        "order": 2,
        "slug": "new-article-1",
        "content_type": null
      },
      {
        "id": "925b69b9-f241-4d89-9e3e-208a98dfc8eb",
        "title": "New article 2",
        "public_version": 1,
        "latest_version": 1,
        "language_code": "en",
        "hidden": false,
        "status": 2,
        "order": 2,
        "slug": "new-article-2",
        "content_type": null
      }
    ],
    "child_categories": [
      {
        "id": "5b291e6b-fa40-4ab9-941e-f8fffc23b376",
        "name": "Child category name",
        "description": null,
        "project_version_id": "46f48bc7-760f-4b07-b2d2-fce4aa8ba234",
        "order": 11,
        "parent_category_id": null,
        "hidden": false,
        "articles": [
          {
            "id": "cf8f67da-77c7-48b1-b207-70875caa2f55",
            "title": "New article 3",
            "public_version": 1,
            "latest_version": 1,
            "language_code": "en",
            "hidden": false,
            "status": 2,
            "order": 2,
            "slug": "new-article-3",
            "content_type": null
          },
          {
            "id": "925b69b9-f241-4d89-9e3e-208a98dfc8eb",
            "title": "New article 4",
            "public_version": 1,
            "latest_version": 1,
            "language_code": "en",
            "hidden": false,
            "status": 2,
            "order": 2,
            "slug": "new-article-4",
            "content_type": null
          }
        ],
        "child_categories": [],
        "icon": null,
        "slug": "category-name",
        "language_code": null,
        "category_type": 2,
        "created_at": "2023-09-26T06:34:59.4605678Z",
        "modified_at": "2023-09-26T06:34:59.4605686Z"
      }
    ],
    "icon": null,
    "slug": "category-name",
    "language_code": null,
    "category_type": 2,
    "created_at": "2023-09-26T06:34:59.4605688Z",
    "modified_at": "2023-09-26T06:34:59.4605689Z"
  },
  "extension_data": null,
  "success": true,
  "errors": [],
  "warnings": [],
  "information": []
}

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object

data

object (CategoryDataCustomer)

string

The ID of the category

name

string

Name of the category

description

string

Description of the category

project_version_id

string

The ID of the project version where this category is located

order

integer (int32)

The position the category inside the parent category

parent_category_id

string

The ID of the parent category ( null if top-level )

hidden

boolean

Indicates if the category is visible on the site ( If "false," all the child categories and articles will be hidden as well )

articles

Array of object (ArticleSimpleDataCustomer)

The list of articles attached to this category

object

string

The ID of the article

title

string

The article title

public_version

integer (int32)

The article version number(revision) that is currently published

latest_version

integer (int32)

The latest version number of this article

language_code

string

Language code of the article

hidden

boolean

Indicates if the article is visible on the site

status

integer (int32)

The status of the category page: 0 - Draft, 1 - In review, 2 - Public, 3 - Published, 4 - Deleted, 5 - Forked

Valid values[0,1,2,3,4,5]

order

integer (int32)

The position of the article inside the parent category

slug

string

The slug of the article

content_type

integer (int32)

0 - Markdown content; 1 - HTML content; 2 - Block Content

Valid values[0,1,2]

child_categories

Array of object (CategoryDataCustomer)

The list of categories attached to this category

object Recursive

icon

string

Unicode representation of the icon or image URL

slug

string

The slug of the category

language_code

string

Language code of the category

category_type

integer (int32)

0 - Folder, 1 - Page, 2 - Index

Valid values[0,1,2]

created_at

string (date-time)

Category created date time

modified_at

string (date-time)

Category modified date time

extension_data

object (ExtensionDataObject)

success

boolean

Status indication for customer API response

errors

Array of object (BaseError)

Errors in the customer API response

object

extension_data

object (ExtensionDataObject)

stack_trace

string

Stack trace for error response message

description

string

Description for error cause

error_code

string

Error code for Api resonse

custom_data

object

warnings

Array of object (BaseWarning)

Warning in the customer API response

object

extension_data

object (ExtensionDataObject)

description

string

Warning description

warning_code

string

warning code for customer Api base response

information

Array of object (BaseInformation)

Information passed by the customer API response

object

extension_data

object (ExtensionDataObject)

description

string

status description for customer Api response information

400

Bad Request

Category Not Found

Kindly verify the Categotry Id, and peroform the task again.

{
  "data": null,
  "extension_data": null,
  "success": false,
  "errors": [
    {
      "extension_data": null,
      "stack_trace": null,
      "description": "Cannot find category with id 5b291e6b-fa40-4ab9-941e-f8fffc23b3761",
      "error_code": null,
      "custom_data": null
    }
  ],
  "warnings": [],
  "information": []
}

Language Not Found

Kindly verify the langCode, and peroform the task again.

{
  "data": null,
  "extension_data": null,
  "success": false,
  "errors": [
    {
      "extension_data": null,
      "stack_trace": null,
      "description": "Language code not found",
      "error_code": null,
      "custom_data": null
    }
  ],
  "warnings": [],
  "information": []
}

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object

data

object (CategoryDataCustomer)

string

The ID of the category

name

string

Name of the category

description

string

Description of the category

project_version_id

string

The ID of the project version where this category is located

order

integer (int32)

The position the category inside the parent category

parent_category_id

string

The ID of the parent category ( null if top-level )

hidden

boolean

Indicates if the category is visible on the site ( If "false," all the child categories and articles will be hidden as well )

articles

Array of object (ArticleSimpleDataCustomer)

The list of articles attached to this category

object

string

The ID of the article

title

string

The article title

public_version

integer (int32)

The article version number(revision) that is currently published

latest_version

integer (int32)

The latest version number of this article

language_code

string

Language code of the article

hidden

boolean

Indicates if the article is visible on the site

status

integer (int32)

The status of the category page: 0 - Draft, 1 - In review, 2 - Public, 3 - Published, 4 - Deleted, 5 - Forked

Valid values[0,1,2,3,4,5]

order

integer (int32)

The position of the article inside the parent category

slug

string

The slug of the article

content_type

integer (int32)

0 - Markdown content; 1 - HTML content; 2 - Block Content

Valid values[0,1,2]

child_categories

Array of object (CategoryDataCustomer)

The list of categories attached to this category

object Recursive

icon

string

Unicode representation of the icon or image URL

slug

string

The slug of the category

language_code

string

Language code of the category

category_type

integer (int32)

0 - Folder, 1 - Page, 2 - Index

Valid values[0,1,2]

created_at

string (date-time)

Category created date time

modified_at

string (date-time)

Category modified date time

extension_data

object (ExtensionDataObject)

success

boolean

Status indication for customer API response

errors

Array of object (BaseError)

Errors in the customer API response

object

extension_data

object (ExtensionDataObject)

stack_trace

string

Stack trace for error response message

description

string

Description for error cause

error_code

string

Error code for Api resonse

custom_data

object

warnings

Array of object (BaseWarning)

Warning in the customer API response

object

extension_data

object (ExtensionDataObject)

description

string

Warning description

warning_code

string

warning code for customer Api base response

information

Array of object (BaseInformation)

Information passed by the customer API response

object

extension_data

object (ExtensionDataObject)

description

string

status description for customer Api response information

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