Category Object
Represents a single category of products. Categories allow to organize products in a tree-hierarchies which can be used for navigation in the storefront.
type Category implements Node, ObjectWithMetadata {
  id: ID!
  privateMetadata: [MetadataItem!]!
  privateMetafield(
    key: String!
  ): String
  privateMetafields(
    keys: [String!]
  ): Metadata
  metadata: [MetadataItem!]!
  metafield(
    key: String!
  ): String
  metafields(
    keys: [String!]
  ): Metadata
  seoTitle: String
  seoDescription: String
  name: String!
  description: JSONString
  slug: String!
  parent: Category
  level: Int!
  descriptionJson: JSONString @deprecated
  updatedAt: DateTime!
  ancestors(
    before: String
    after: String
    first: Int
    last: Int
  ): CategoryCountableConnection
  products(
    filter: ProductFilterInput
    where: ProductWhereInput
    sortBy: ProductOrder
    channel: String
    before: String
    after: String
    first: Int
    last: Int
  ): ProductCountableConnection
  children(
    before: String
    after: String
    first: Int
    last: Int
  ): CategoryCountableConnection
  backgroundImage(
    size: Int
    format: ThumbnailFormatEnum = ORIGINAL
  ): Image
  translation(
    languageCode: LanguageCodeEnum!
  ): CategoryTranslation
}
Fields
Category.id ● ID! non-null scalar miscellaneous
The ID of the category.
Category.privateMetadata ● [MetadataItem!]! non-null object miscellaneous
List of private metadata items. Requires staff permissions to access.
Category.privateMetafield ● String scalar miscellaneous
A single key from private metadata. Requires staff permissions to access.
Tip: Use GraphQL aliases to fetch multiple keys.
Category.privateMetafield.key ● String! non-null scalar miscellaneous
Category.privateMetafields ● Metadata scalar miscellaneous
Private metadata. Requires staff permissions to access. Use keys to control which fields you want to include. The default is to include everything.
Category.privateMetafields.keys ● [String!] list scalar miscellaneous
Category.metadata ● [MetadataItem!]! non-null object miscellaneous
List of public metadata items. Can be accessed without permissions.
Category.metafield ● String scalar miscellaneous
A single key from public metadata.
Tip: Use GraphQL aliases to fetch multiple keys.
Category.metafield.key ● String! non-null scalar miscellaneous
Category.metafields ● Metadata scalar miscellaneous
Public metadata. Use keys to control which fields you want to include. The default is to include everything.
Category.metafields.keys ● [String!] list scalar miscellaneous
Category.seoTitle ● String scalar miscellaneous
SEO title of category.
Category.seoDescription ● String scalar miscellaneous
SEO description of category.
Category.name ● String! non-null scalar miscellaneous
Name of category
Category.description ● JSONString scalar miscellaneous
Description of the category.
Rich text format. For reference see https://editorjs.io/
Category.slug ● String! non-null scalar miscellaneous
Slug of the category.
Category.parent ● Category object products
Parent category.
Category.level ● Int! non-null scalar miscellaneous
Level of the category.
Category.descriptionJson ● JSONString deprecated scalar miscellaneous
This field will be removed in Saleor 4.0. Use the description field instead.
Description of the category.
Rich text format. For reference see https://editorjs.io/
Category.updatedAt ● DateTime! non-null scalar miscellaneous
The date and time when the category was last updated.
Category.ancestors ● CategoryCountableConnection object products
List of ancestors of the category.
Category.ancestors.before ● String scalar miscellaneous
Return the elements in the list that come before the specified cursor.
Category.ancestors.after ● String scalar miscellaneous
Return the elements in the list that come after the specified cursor.
Category.ancestors.first ● Int scalar miscellaneous
Retrieve the first n elements from the list. Note that the system only allows fetching a maximum of 100 objects in a single query.
Category.ancestors.last ● Int scalar miscellaneous
Retrieve the last n elements from the list. Note that the system only allows fetching a maximum of 100 objects in a single query.
Category.products ● ProductCountableConnection object products
List of products in the category.
Category.products.filter ● ProductFilterInput input products
Filtering options for products.
Category.products.where ● ProductWhereInput input products
Filtering options for products.
Category.products.sortBy ● ProductOrder input products
Sort products.
Category.products.channel ● String scalar miscellaneous
Slug of a channel for which the data should be returned.
Category.products.before ● String scalar miscellaneous
Return the elements in the list that come before the specified cursor.
Category.products.after ● String scalar miscellaneous
Return the elements in the list that come after the specified cursor.
Category.products.first ● Int scalar miscellaneous
Retrieve the first n elements from the list. Note that the system only allows fetching a maximum of 100 objects in a single query.
Category.products.last ● Int scalar miscellaneous
Retrieve the last n elements from the list. Note that the system only allows fetching a maximum of 100 objects in a single query.
Category.children ● CategoryCountableConnection object products
List of children of the category.
Category.children.before ● String scalar miscellaneous
Return the elements in the list that come before the specified cursor.
Category.children.after ● String scalar miscellaneous
Return the elements in the list that come after the specified cursor.
Category.children.first ● Int scalar miscellaneous
Retrieve the first n elements from the list. Note that the system only allows fetching a maximum of 100 objects in a single query.
Category.children.last ● Int scalar miscellaneous
Retrieve the last n elements from the list. Note that the system only allows fetching a maximum of 100 objects in a single query.
Category.backgroundImage ● Image object miscellaneous
Background image of the category.
Category.backgroundImage.size ● Int scalar miscellaneous
Desired longest side the image in pixels. Defaults to 4096. Images are never cropped. Pass 0 to retrieve the original size (not recommended).
Category.backgroundImage.format ● ThumbnailFormatEnum enum miscellaneous
The format of the image. When not provided, format of the original image will be used.
Category.translation ● CategoryTranslation object products
Returns translated category fields for the given language code.
Category.translation.languageCode ● LanguageCodeEnum! non-null enum miscellaneous
A language code to return the translation for category.
Interfaces
Node interface miscellaneous
An object with an ID
ObjectWithMetadata interface miscellaneous
Returned By
category query
Member Of
Category object ● CategoryCountableEdge object ● CategoryCreate object ● CategoryCreated object ● CategoryDelete object ● CategoryDeleted object ● CategoryTranslatableContent object ● CategoryTranslate object ● CategoryUpdate object ● CategoryUpdated object ● MenuItem object ● Product object ● ProductCreated object ● ProductDeleted object ● ProductMetadataUpdated object ● ProductUpdated object
Implemented By
_Entity union