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categoryId

string

Options specifying which fields to return.

options

GetCategoryOptions

import { categories } from 'wix-forum.v2';

async function getCategory(categoryId, options) {
  try {
    const result = await categories.getCategory(categoryId, options);
    return result;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
    // Handle the error
  }
}


getCategory example for dashboard page code

import { categories } from 'wix-forum.v2';
import { webMethod, Permissions } from 'wix-web-module';
import { elevate } from 'wix-auth';

const elevatedGetCategory = elevate(categories.getCategory);

export const getCategory = webMethod(
  Permissions.Anyone,
  async (categoryId, options) => {
    try {
      const result = await elevatedGetCategory(categoryId, options);
      return result;
    } catch (error) {
      console.error(error);
      // Handle the error
    }
  }
);


getCategory example for exporting from backend code

getCategory

slug

GetCategoryBySlugOptions

import { categories } from 'wix-forum.v2';

async function getCategoryBySlug(slug, options) {
  try {
    const result = await categories.getCategoryBySlug(slug, options);
    return result;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
    // Handle the error
  }
}


getCategoryBySlug example for dashboard page code

import { categories } from 'wix-forum.v2';
import { webMethod, Permissions } from 'wix-web-module';
import { elevate } from 'wix-auth';

const elevatedGetCategoryBySlug = elevate(categories.getCategoryBySlug);

export const getCategoryBySlug = webMethod(
  Permissions.Anyone,
  async (slug, options) => {
    try {
      const result = await elevatedGetCategoryBySlug(slug, options);
      return result;
    } catch (error) {
      console.error(error);
      // Handle the error
    }
  }
);


getCategoryBySlug example for exporting from backend code

getCategoryBySlug

CategoryResponse

Options for sorting, filtering, paging, and specifying return fields.

QueryCategoriesOptions

Retrieves a list of categories, given the provided paging, filtering, and sorting.

Query Categories runs with these defaults, which you can override:

- `paging.limit` is `10`
- `paging.offset` is `0`

For field support for filters and sorting,
see [Categories: Supported Filters and Sorting](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/api-reference/wix-forum/wix-forum/filter-and-sort#category-api-supported-filters-and-sorting).

To learn about working with _Query_ endpoints, see
[API Query Language](https://dev.wix.com/api/rest/getting-started/api-query-language),
[Sorting and Paging](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/articles/getting-started/sorting-and-paging),
and [Field Projection](https://dev.wix.com/api/rest/getting-started/field-projection).

import { categories } from 'wix-forum.v2';

async function queryCategories(options) {
  try {
    const result = await categories.queryCategories(options);
    return result;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
    // Handle the error
  }
}


queryCategories example for dashboard page code

import { categories } from 'wix-forum.v2';
import { webMethod, Permissions } from 'wix-web-module';
import { elevate } from 'wix-auth';

const elevatedQueryCategories = elevate(categories.queryCategories);

export const queryCategories = webMethod(
  Permissions.Anyone,
  async (options) => {
    try {
      const result = await elevatedQueryCategories(options);
      return result;
    } catch (error) {
      console.error(error);
      // Handle the error
    }
  }
);


queryCategories example for exporting from backend code

queryCategories

QueryCategoriesResponse

SubscribeContactToCategoryOptions

Subscribes a contact to a specific forum category.

By default a contact isn't subscribed to any forum categories.

By subscribing a contact to a category, the contact receives notifications for that category.

If `contactId` is not provided, it is implicitly resolved from the caller's context.

import { categories } from 'wix-forum.v2';

async function subscribeContactToCategory(categoryId, options) {
  try {
    const result = await categories.subscribeContactToCategory(categoryId, options);
    return result;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
    // Handle the error
  }
}


subscribeContactToCategory example for dashboard page code

import { categories } from 'wix-forum.v2';
import { webMethod, Permissions } from 'wix-web-module';
import { elevate } from 'wix-auth';

const elevatedSubscribeContactToCategory = elevate(categories.subscribeContactToCategory);

export const subscribeContactToCategory = webMethod(
  Permissions.Anyone,
  async (categoryId, options) => {
    try {
      const result = await elevatedSubscribeContactToCategory(categoryId, options);
      return result;
    } catch (error) {
      console.error(error);
      // Handle the error
    }
  }
);


subscribeContactToCategory example for exporting from backend code

subscribeContactToCategory

void

UnsubscribeContactFromCategoryOptions

Unsubscribes a contact from a specific forum category.


By default a contact isn't subscribed to any forum categories.

By unsubscribing a contact from a category, the contact won’t receive notifications for that category.

If `contactId` is not provided, it is implicitly resolved from the caller's context.

import { categories } from 'wix-forum.v2';

async function unsubscribeContactFromCategory(categoryId, options) {
  try {
    const result = await categories.unsubscribeContactFromCategory(categoryId, options);
    return result;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
    // Handle the error
  }
}


unsubscribeContactFromCategory example for dashboard page code

import { categories } from 'wix-forum.v2';
import { webMethod, Permissions } from 'wix-web-module';
import { elevate } from 'wix-auth';

const elevatedUnsubscribeContactFromCategory = elevate(categories.unsubscribeContactFromCategory);

export const unsubscribeContactFromCategory = webMethod(
  Permissions.Anyone,
  async (categoryId, options) => {
    try {
      const result = await elevatedUnsubscribeContactFromCategory(categoryId, options);
      return result;
    } catch (error) {
      console.error(error);
      // Handle the error
    }
  }
);


unsubscribeContactFromCategory example for exporting from backend code

unsubscribeContactFromCategory

---
title: Introduction
---

# Introduction

&nbsp;

<div style="background-color: #FEF1D1; padding: 18px 24px; border-radius: 6px; border: 1px solid #FDB10C; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block">
    <b>Developer Preview</b>
    <br/>
    <span>APIs in <a href="https://www.wix.com/velo/reference/api-overview/developer-preview">Developer Preview</a> are subject to change and are not intended for use in production.<br/><a href="mailto:velo-preview-feedback@wix.com">Send us</a> your suggestions for improving this API. Your feedback is valuable to us.</span>
</div>

&nbsp;


The Categories API allows a site visitor to get and query forum categories.
Categories allow you to sort your forum posts into different groups. They give your 
readers a general idea of what your forum posts are about. 





To use the Categories API, import `{ categories }` from the `wix-forum.v2` module:

```javascript
import { categories } from 'wix-forum.v2';
```

# Categories: Supported Filters and Sorting

The following table shows field support for filters and sorting
for the Category object:

| Field           | Supported Filters                             | Sortable |
| --------------- | --------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| `id`            | `$eq`, `$ne`, `$hasSome`                      | Sortable |
| `parentId`      | `$eq`, `$ne`, `$contains`, `$hasSome`, `$urlized`, `$startsWith`, `$endsWith`, `$hasSome`	   |  |
| `name`          | `$eq`, `$ne`, `$contains`, `$hasSome`, `$urlized`, `$startsWith`, `$endsWith`, `$hasSome`	  |          |
| `rank`          | `$eq`, `$ne`, `$lt`, `$lte`, `$gt`, `$gte`	  | Sortable |
| `headerTitle`   | `$eq`, `$ne`, `$contains`, `$hasSome`, `$urlized`, `$startsWith`, `$endsWith`, `$hasSome`	 |  |
| `headerType`    | `$eq`, `$ne`, `$contains`, `$hasSome`, `$urlized`, `$startsWith`, `$endsWith`, `$hasSome`	|          |
| `description`   | `$eq`, `$ne`, `$contains`, `$hasSome`, `$startsWith`, `$endsWith`, `$hasSome`   |          |
| `postCount`     | `$eq`, `$ne`, `$contains`, `$hasSome`, `$urlized`, `$startsWith`, `$endsWith`, `$hasSome`	   | Sortable |
| `postViewCount` | `$eq`, `$ne`, `$contains`, `$hasSome`, `$urlized`, `$startsWith`, `$endsWith`, `$hasSome`	 | Sortable |
| `slug`          | `$eq`, `$ne`, `$contains`, `$hasSome`, `$urlized`, `$startsWith`, `$endsWith`, `$hasSome`	 |          |

__Related content:__
[API Query Language](https://www.wix.com/velo/reference/api-overview/api-query-language),
[queryCategories( )](https://www.wix.com/velo/reference/wix-forum-v2/categories/querycategories)


velo-deps_wix-forum.v2_categories

Access

CategoriesPaging

limit

number

Number of items to skip in the current sort order.

offset

CategoriesSort

Records can be sorted by:
rank
postCount
postViewCount

fieldName

Records can be sorted in ascending (default) or descending order.

order

Order

CategoryFieldField

ColorComponent

color

opacity

CommentOrder

CreateCategoryOptions

DeleteCategoryResponse

Field

Array of extra category fields to be included in the response.

extraFields

HeaderType

Interaction

Keyword

Whether the keyword is the main focus keyword.

isMain

boolean

term

MarkAllPostsAsReadOptions

PostInteraction

PostType

Filter object (e.g., { $and: [{ postViewCount: { $gt: 0 } }, { postCount: { $gt: 0 }] } )

getCategoryBySlug( )