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# Method name: listEventCategories(eventId: string)

# Method package: wixEventsV2

# Method menu location: wixEventsV2 --> categories --> listEventCategories

# Method Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/apis/wix-events-v2/categories/list-event-categories.md

# Method Description:

Retrieves a list of categories that are not in the `HIDDEN` state.



# Method Code Examples:

*** Note: do not assume any prop names or enum values other than the ones in the example.

## List event categories (export from backend code) 

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

const elevatedListEventCategories = elevate(categories.listEventCategories);

// Sample eventId value: "4e5e4adb-9778-4171-a9bb-44e27834ac89"

export const myListEventCategoriesFunction = webMethod(
  Permissions.Anyone,
  async (eventId) => {
    try {
      const listedCategories = await elevatedListEventCategories(eventId);
      console.log('Event categories: ', listedCategories);
      return listedCategories;
    } catch (error) {
      console.error(error);
      // Handle the error
    }
  }
);

/* Promise resolves to:
 *  {
 *    "categories": [
 *     {
 *       "name": "workshop",
 *       "states": [
 *         "MANUAL"
 *       ],
 *       "_id": "6ec293a8-1b47-4337-9c4e-9a6aeb35e66a",
 *       "_createdDate": "2022-12-13T11:03:19.174Z"
 *     },
 *     {
 *       "name": "technology",
 *       "states": [
 *         "MANUAL"
 *       ],
 *       "_id": "89d3e8d4-45bc-4439-9e74-7e21b3418c88",
 *       "_createdDate": "2023-07-12T11:07:35.776Z"
 *     }
 *   ]
 * }
 */
```

## List event categories 

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

// Sample eventId value: "4e5e4adb-9778-4171-a9bb-44e27834ac89"

export async function myListEventCategoriesFunction(eventId) {
  try {
    const listedCategories = await categories.listEventCategories(eventId);
    console.log('Event categories: ', listedCategories);
    return listedCategories;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
    // Handle the error
  }
}

/* Promise resolves to:
 * {
 *   "categories": [
 *     {
 *       "name": "workshop",
 *       "states": [
 *         "MANUAL"
 *       ],
 *       "_id": "6ec293a8-1b47-4337-9c4e-9a6aeb35e66a",
 *       "_createdDate": "2022-12-13T11:03:19.174Z"
 *     },
 *     {
 *       "name": "technology",
 *       "states": [
 *         "MANUAL"
 *       ],
 *       "_id": "89d3e8d4-45bc-4439-9e74-7e21b3418c88",
 *       "_createdDate": "2023-07-12T11:07:35.776Z"
 *     }
 *   ]
 * }
 */
```

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