updateCategory( )


Updates an existing category.

Authentication

This function requires elevated permissions and runs only on the backend and on dashboard pages.

Permissions
Manage Events - all permissions
Learn more about app permissions.
Method Declaration
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function updateCategory(
  _id: string,
  category: UpdateCategory,
): Promise<Category>;
Method Parameters
_idstringRequired

Category ID.


categoryUpdateCategoryRequired
Returns
Return Type:Promise<Category>
JavaScript
import { categories } from "wix-events.v2"; import { webMethod, Permissions } from "wix-web-module"; import { elevate } from "wix-auth"; const elevatedUpdateCategory = elevate(categories.updateCategory); /* * Sample _id value: "6ec293a8-1b47-4337-9c4e-9a6aeb35e66a" * Sample category value: * { * "name": "workshop-leather" * } */ export const myUpdateCategoryFunction = webMethod( Permissions.Anyone, async (_id, category) => { try { const updatedCategory = await elevatedUpdateCategory(_id, category); console.log("Updated category: ", updatedCategory); return updatedCategory; } catch (error) { console.error(error); // Handle the error } }, ); /* Promise resolves to: * { * "name": "workshop-leather", * "states": [ * "MANUAL" * ], * "_id": "6ec293a8-1b47-4337-9c4e-9a6aeb35e66a", * "_createdDate": "2022-12-13T11:03:19.174Z" * } */
Errors

This method doesn’t return any custom errors, but may return standard errors. Learn more about standard Wix errors.

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