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# QueryCategories

# Package: services

# Namespace: ServicesService

# Method link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/bookings/services/services-v2/query-categories.md

## Permission Scopes:
Wix Multilingual - Nile Wrapper Domain Events Read: SCOPE.MULTILINGUAL.NILE_WRAPPER_DOMAIN_EVENTS_READ

## Introduction

Retrieves a list of [service categories](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/bookings/services/categories-v2/introduction.md), given the provided filtering.

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## REST API

### Schema

```
 Method: queryCategories
 Description: Retrieves a list of [service categories](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/bookings/services/categories-v2/introduction.md), given the provided filtering.   ### Defaults  Query Categories has the following default setting, which you can't override: Sorted by `id` in ascending order.  ### Filters  When using date filters, you must use [UTC time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time).  ### See also  To learn about working with Query methods, see [API Query Language](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/articles/work-with-wix-apis/data-retrieval/about-the-wix-api-query-language.md) and [Sorting and Paging](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/articles/work-with-wix-apis/data-retrieval/about-sorting-and-paging.md).
 URL: https://www.wixapis.com/_api/bookings/v2/services/categories/query
 Method: POST
 Method parameters:
   param name: filter | type: QueryCategoriesFilter   
        - name: services | type: object | description: Service filter. See [Query Services](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/bookings/services/services-v2/query-services.md) for a list of supported filters. 
        - name: categoryIds | type: array | description: List of category GUIDs to filter by. 
 Return type: QueryCategoriesResponse
  - name: categories | type: array<Category> | description: Retrieved categories. 
     - name: id | type: string | description: Category GUID. 
     - name: name | type: string | description: Category name. 
     - name: sortOrder | type: integer | description: Order of a category within a category list. 


```

### Examples

### Query categories
```curl
curl -X POST 'https://www.wixapis.com/bookings/v2/services/categories/query' \
-H 'Authorization: <AUTH>' \
-d '{
  "filter": {
    "name": {
      "$startsWith": "Our"
    }
  }
}'
```

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## JavaScript SDK

### Schema

```
 Method: wixClientAdmin.services.ServicesService.queryCategories(options)
 Description: Retrieves a list of [service categories](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/bookings/services/categories-v2/introduction.md), given the provided filtering.   ### Defaults  Query Categories has the following default setting, which you can't override: Sorted by `id` in ascending order.  ### Filters  When using date filters, you must use [UTC time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time).  ### See also  To learn about working with Query methods, see [API Query Language](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/articles/work-with-wix-apis/data-retrieval/about-the-wix-api-query-language.md) and [Sorting and Paging](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/articles/work-with-wix-apis/data-retrieval/about-sorting-and-paging.md).
 Method parameters:
   param name: options | type: QueryCategoriesOptions  none 
        - name: filter | type: QueryCategoriesFilter | description: Filter. 
           - name: services | type: object | description: Service filter. See [Query Services](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/bookings/services/services-v2/query-services.md) for a list of supported filters. 
           - name: categoryIds | type: array | description: List of category GUIDs to filter by. 
 Return type: PROMISE<QueryCategoriesResponse>
  - name: categories | type: array<Category> | description: Retrieved categories. 
     - name: _id | type: string | description: Category GUID. 
     - name: name | type: string | description: Category name. 
     - name: sortOrder | type: integer | description: Order of a category within a category list. 


```

### Examples

### queryCategories
```javascript
import { services } from '@wix/bookings';

async function queryCategories(options) {
  const response = await services.queryCategories(options);
};
```

### queryCategories (with elevated permissions)
```javascript
import { services } from '@wix/bookings';
import { auth } from '@wix/essentials';

async function myQueryCategoriesMethod(options) {
  const elevatedQueryCategories = auth.elevate(services.queryCategories);
  const response = await elevatedQueryCategories(options);
}
```

### queryCategories (self-hosted)
Self-hosted SDK calls require you to [create a client](https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/articles/work-with-the-sdk/about-the-wix-client.md).

```javascript
import { createClient } from '@wix/sdk';
import { services } from '@wix/bookings';
// Import the auth strategy for the relevant access type
// Import the relevant host module if needed

const myWixClient = createClient ({
  modules: { services },
  // Include the auth strategy and host as relevant
});


async function queryCategories(options) {
  const response = await myWixClient.services.queryCategories(options);
};
```

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