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# Method name: queryCategories(options: QueryCategoriesOptions)

# Method package: wixForumV2

# Method menu location: wixForumV2 --> categories --> queryCategories

# Method Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/apis/wix-forum-v2/categories/query-categories.md

# Method Description:

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.md#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.md),
and [Field Projection](https://dev.wix.com/api/rest/getting-started/field-projection).



# Method Code Examples:

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

## queryCategories example for dashboard page code

```javascript
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 exporting from backend code

```javascript
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
    }
  }
);

```

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