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This type contains information about a particular eBay category.

Types that use Category

CategoryAspectCategorySuggestionCategoryTreeNode

Calls that use Category

GET
/category_tree/{category_tree_id}/fetch_item_aspects
GET
/category_tree/{category_tree_id}
GET
/category_tree/{category_tree_id}/get_category_subtree
GET
/category_tree/{category_tree_id}/get_category_suggestions

Fields

Field
Type
Description
categoryId
string
The unique identifier of the eBay category within its category tree.

Note: The root node of a full default category tree includes the categoryId field, but its value should not be relied upon. It provides no useful information for application development.
categoryName
string
The name of the category identified by categoryId.