category query

The category query has been deprecated. Use the categories query instead.

The category query allows you to search for a single category definition or the entire category tree.

You cannot return the entire category tree if the total number of nodes in the request exceeds the value specified in the queryDepth attribute defined in the GraphQL di.xml file. By default, this value is 20. Query security further describes query depths.

Syntax

category (
  id: int
): CategoryTree
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category (
  id: int
): CategoryTree

Reference

The category reference provides detailed information about the types and fields defined in this query.

Example usage

Return the category tree of a top-level category

The following query returns information about category ID 20 and four levels of subcategories. In the sample data, category ID 20 is assigned to the Women category.

Request:

{
  category(id: 20) {
    products {
      total_count
      page_info {
        current_page
        page_size
      }
    }
    children_count
    children {
      id
      level
      name
      path
      children {
        id
        level
        name
        path
        children {
          id
          level
          name
          path
          children {
            id
            level
            name
            path
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
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{
  category(id: 20) {
    products {
      total_count
      page_info {
        current_page
        page_size
      }
    }
    children_count
    children {
      id
      level
      name
      path
      children {
        id
        level
        name
        path
        children {
          id
          level
          name
          path
          children {
            id
            level
            name
            path
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Response:

{
  "data": {
    "category": {
      "products": {
        "total_count": 0,
        "page_info": {
          "current_page": 1,
          "page_size": 20
        }
      },
      "children_count": "8",
      "children": [
        {
          "id": 22,
          "level": 3,
          "name": "Bottoms",
          "path": "1/2/20/22",
          "children": [
            {
              "id": 27,
              "level": 4,
              "name": "Pants",
              "path": "1/2/20/22/27",
              "children": []
            },
            {
              "id": 28,
              "level": 4,
              "name": "Shorts",
              "path": "1/2/20/22/28",
              "children": []
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": 21,
          "level": 3,
          "name": "Tops",
          "path": "1/2/20/21",
          "children": [
            {
              "id": 23,
              "level": 4,
              "name": "Jackets",
              "path": "1/2/20/21/23",
              "children": []
            },
            {
              "id": 24,
              "level": 4,
              "name": "Hoodies & Sweatshirts",
              "path": "1/2/20/21/24",
              "children": []
            },
            {
              "id": 25,
              "level": 4,
              "name": "Tees",
              "path": "1/2/20/21/25",
              "children": []
            },
            {
              "id": 26,
              "level": 4,
              "name": "Bras & Tanks",
              "path": "1/2/20/21/26",
              "children": []
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
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{
  "data": {
    "category": {
      "products": {
        "total_count": 0,
        "page_info": {
          "current_page": 1,
          "page_size": 20
        }
      },
      "children_count": "8",
      "children": [
        {
          "id": 22,
          "level": 3,
          "name": "Bottoms",
          "path": "1/2/20/22",
          "children": [
            {
              "id": 27,
              "level": 4,
              "name": "Pants",
              "path": "1/2/20/22/27",
              "children": []
            },
            {
              "id": 28,
              "level": 4,
              "name": "Shorts",
              "path": "1/2/20/22/28",
              "children": []
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": 21,
          "level": 3,
          "name": "Tops",
          "path": "1/2/20/21",
          "children": [
            {
              "id": 23,
              "level": 4,
              "name": "Jackets",
              "path": "1/2/20/21/23",
              "children": []
            },
            {
              "id": 24,
              "level": 4,
              "name": "Hoodies & Sweatshirts",
              "path": "1/2/20/21/24",
              "children": []
            },
            {
              "id": 25,
              "level": 4,
              "name": "Tees",
              "path": "1/2/20/21/25",
              "children": []
            },
            {
              "id": 26,
              "level": 4,
              "name": "Bras & Tanks",
              "path": "1/2/20/21/26",
              "children": []
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

The following query returns breadcrumb information about the women's Tops category (id = 25).

Request:

{
  category (
   id: 25
) {
    id
    level
    name
    breadcrumbs {
      category_id
      category_name
      category_level
      category_url_key
      category_url_path
    }
  }
}
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{
  category (
   id: 25
) {
    id
    level
    name
    breadcrumbs {
      category_id
      category_name
      category_level
      category_url_key
      category_url_path
    }
  }
}

Response:

{
  "data": {
    "category": {
      "id": 25,
      "level": 4,
      "name": "Tees",
      "breadcrumbs": [
        {
          "category_id": 20,
          "category_name": "Women",
          "category_level": 2,
          "category_url_key": "women",
          "category_url_path": "women"
        },
        {
          "category_id": 21,
          "category_name": "Tops",
          "category_level": 3,
          "category_url_key": "tops-women",
          "category_url_path": "women/tops-women"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
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{
  "data": {
    "category": {
      "id": 25,
      "level": 4,
      "name": "Tees",
      "breadcrumbs": [
        {
          "category_id": 20,
          "category_name": "Women",
          "category_level": 2,
          "category_url_key": "women",
          "category_url_path": "women"
        },
        {
          "category_id": 21,
          "category_name": "Tops",
          "category_level": 3,
          "category_url_key": "tops-women",
          "category_url_path": "women/tops-women"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Errors

Error	Description
`Category doesn't exist`	The specified category ID value does not exist.
`Field "category" argument "id" requires type Int, found "XXX"`	The specified `id` argument value has the wrong type.

category query

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Reference

Example usage

Return the category tree of a top-level category.css-jmmyhj{margin-left:var(--spectrum-global-dimension-size-50);}

Return breadcrumb information

Errors

Syntax

Return the category tree of a top-level category