Business Software and Services Reviews | G2

Business Software and Services Reviews | G2 Categories API

The Categories API from Business Software and Services Reviews | G2 — 2 operation(s) for categories.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 2

GET /api/v2/categories List of categories #
GET /api/v2/categories/{id} Shows a single category #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://data.g2.com/api/v2/docs/index.html
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APIReference
https://data.g2.com/api/v2/docs/index.html
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Authentication
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/business-software-and-services-reviews-g2/refs/heads/main/authentication/business-software-and-services-reviews-g2-authentication.yml
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RateLimits
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Documentation
https://documentation.g2.com/docs/buyer-intent-data-reference

Specifications

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OpenAPI
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Portal
https://documentation.g2.com/
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OAuthScopes
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ErrorCatalog
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Conventions
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DataModel
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Sandbox
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OpenAPI Specification

business-software-and-services-reviews-g2-categories-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: G2 Categories API
  version: v2
  description: '## Rate Limiting


    Cloudflare limits requests to the G2 API to **100 requests per second** per source IP address.

    '
servers:
- url: https://{defaultHost}
  variables:
    defaultHost:
      default: data.g2.com
tags:
- name: Categories
paths:
  /api/v2/categories:
    get:
      summary: List of categories
      operationId: getCategories
      tags:
      - Categories
      description: '**No scope required.**



        '
      security:
      - AccountAPIToken: []
      parameters:
      - name: page[size]
        in: query
        required: false
        description: 'Number of records per page (default: 25, max: 250)'
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 250
          default: 25
      - name: page[after]
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Cursor for fetching the next page of results
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: page[before]
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Cursor for fetching the previous page of results
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: filter[updated_at_gt]
        description: Filter records updated after this date
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        in: query
      - name: filter[updated_at_lt]
        description: Filter records updated before this date
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        in: query
      - name: filter[created_at_gt]
        description: Filter records created after this date
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        in: query
      - name: filter[created_at_lt]
        description: Filter records created before this date
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        in: query
      - name: filter[name_eq]
        description: Filter by exact name match
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: filter[name_cont]
        description: Filter by partial name match
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: filter[slug_eq]
        description: Filter by exact slug match
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: filter[slug_cont]
        description: Filter by partial slug match
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: fields[categories]
        in: query
        explode: false
        description: Comma separated list of fields for categories to include in response
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - uuid
            - name
            - slug
            - description
            - updated_at
      - name: include
        in: query
        explode: false
        description: Comma-separated list of relationships to include (e.g. products,children,ancestors,descendants,parent)
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - products
            - children
            - ancestors
            - descendants
            - parent
      responses:
        '400':
          description: with invalid request parameters
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                errors:
                - status: '400'
                  title: 'Invalid parameter: "include"             contains unknown items: "foo"'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '401':
          description: Unauthenticated
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                errors:
                - status: '401'
                  title: Bad Credentials
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '200':
          description: Successful responses
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                data:
                - id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000003
                  type: categories
                  attributes:
                    uuid: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000003
                    name: Buyer Intent Data Providers
                    slug: buyer-intent-data-providers
                    description: Description
                    updated_at: '2022-01-01T00:00:00.000-06:00'
                  relationships:
                    products:
                      data: []
                      links:
                        related: http://data.lvh.me:63479/api/v2/products?filter%5Bcategory_id%5D=c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000003
                    children:
                      data: []
                    ancestors:
                      data:
                      - id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000001
                        type: product_categories
                      - id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000002
                        type: product_categories
                    descendants:
                      data: []
                    parent:
                      data:
                        id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000002
                        type: product_categories
                included:
                - id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000001
                  type: product_categories
                  attributes:
                    name: test
                    slug: test
                    description: test
                    updated_at: '2022-01-01T00:00:00.000-06:00'
                - id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000002
                  type: product_categories
                  attributes:
                    name: test
                    slug: test-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-000000000004
                    description: test
                    updated_at: '2022-01-01T00:00:00.000-06:00'
                links:
                  self: http://data.example.com/api/v2/categories?filter%5Bupdated_at_gt%5D=&filter%5Bupdated_at_lt%5D=&filter%5Bcreated_at_gt%5D=&filter%5Bcreated_at_lt%5D=&filter%5Bname_eq%5D=&filter%5Bname_cont%5D=&filter%5Bslug_eq%5D=&filter%5Bslug_cont%5D=&fields%5Bcategories%5D=uuid,name,slug,description,updated_at&include=products,children,ancestors,descendants,parent
                  next: null
                  prev: null
                meta:
                  record_count: 1
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - data
                - links
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        id:
                          type: string
                        type:
                          type: string
                        attributes:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            uuid:
                              type: string
                              description: Category UUID
                              example: a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890
                            name:
                              type: string
                              description: Category name
                              example: CRM Software
                            slug:
                              type: string
                              description: Category slug
                              example: crm
                            description:
                              type:
                              - string
                              - 'null'
                              description: Category description
                            updated_at:
                              type: string
                              description: Last updated timestamp
                              format: date-time
                        relationships:
                          type: object
                      required:
                      - id
                      - type
                      - attributes
                  included:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/included'
                  links:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/cursor_pagination'
  /api/v2/categories/{id}:
    get:
      summary: Shows a single category
      operationId: getCategory
      tags:
      - Categories
      description: '**No scope required.**



        '
      security:
      - AccountAPIToken: []
      parameters:
      - name: fields[categories]
        in: query
        explode: false
        description: Comma separated list of fields for categories to include in response
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - uuid
            - name
            - slug
            - description
            - updated_at
      - name: include
        in: query
        explode: false
        description: Comma-separated list of relationships to include (e.g. products,children,ancestors,descendants,parent)
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - products
            - children
            - ancestors
            - descendants
            - parent
      - name: id
        in: path
        description: Category UUID or Slug
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '400':
          description: with invalid request parameters
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                errors:
                - status: '400'
                  title: 'Invalid parameter: "include"             contains unknown items: "foo"'
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '401':
          description: Unauthenticated
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                errors:
                - status: '401'
                  title: Bad Credentials
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '404':
          description: With invalid id
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              example:
                errors:
                - status: '404'
                  title: Not Found
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '200':
          description: Category details with all fields included
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                - data
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: string
                      type:
                        type: string
                      attributes:
                        type: object
                        properties:
                          name:
                            type: string
                            description: Category name
                            example: CRM Software
                          slug:
                            type: string
                            description: Category slug
                            example: crm
                      relationships:
                        type: object
                  included:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/included'
              examples:
                when requesting by UUID:
                  value:
                    data:
                      id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000003
                      type: categories
                      attributes:
                        uuid: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000003
                        name: Buyer Intent Data Providers
                        slug: buyer-intent-data-providers
                        description: Description
                        updated_at: '2022-01-01T00:00:00.000-06:00'
                      relationships:
                        products:
                          data: []
                          links:
                            related: http://data.lvh.me:63479/api/v2/products?filter%5Bcategory_id%5D=c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000003
                        children:
                          data: []
                        ancestors:
                          data:
                          - id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000001
                            type: product_categories
                          - id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000002
                            type: product_categories
                        descendants:
                          data: []
                        parent:
                          data:
                            id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000002
                            type: product_categories
                    included:
                    - id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000001
                      type: product_categories
                      attributes:
                        name: test
                        slug: test
                        description: test
                        updated_at: '2022-01-01T00:00:00.000-06:00'
                    - id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000002
                      type: product_categories
                      attributes:
                        name: test
                        slug: test-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-000000000004
                        description: test
                        updated_at: '2022-01-01T00:00:00.000-06:00'
                when requesting with specific fields:
                  value:
                    data:
                      id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000003
                      type: categories
                      attributes:
                        name: Buyer Intent Data Providers
                        slug: buyer-intent-data-providers
                      relationships:
                        products:
                          data: []
                          links:
                            related: http://data.lvh.me:63479/api/v2/products?filter%5Bcategory_id%5D=c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000003
                        children:
                          data: []
                        ancestors:
                          data:
                          - id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000001
                            type: product_categories
                          - id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000002
                            type: product_categories
                        descendants:
                          data: []
                        parent:
                          data:
                            id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000002
                            type: product_categories
                    included:
                    - id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000001
                      type: product_categories
                      attributes:
                        name: test
                        slug: test
                        description: test
                        updated_at: '2022-01-01T00:00:00.000-06:00'
                    - id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000002
                      type: product_categories
                      attributes:
                        name: test
                        slug: test-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-000000000004
                        description: test
                        updated_at: '2022-01-01T00:00:00.000-06:00'
              example:
                data:
                  id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000003
                  type: categories
                  attributes:
                    name: Buyer Intent Data Providers
                    slug: buyer-intent-data-providers
                  relationships:
                    products:
                      data: []
                      links:
                        related: http://data.lvh.me:63479/api/v2/products?filter%5Bcategory_id%5D=c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000003
                    children:
                      data: []
                    ancestors:
                      data:
                      - id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000001
                        type: product_categories
                      - id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000002
                        type: product_categories
                    descendants:
                      data: []
                    parent:
                      data:
                        id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000002
                        type: product_categories
                included:
                - id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000001
                  type: product_categories
                  attributes:
                    name: test
                    slug: test
                    description: test
                    updated_at: '2022-01-01T00:00:00.000-06:00'
                - id: c6ef5673-90ca-4ddd-8c78-000000000002
                  type: product_categories
                  attributes:
                    name: test
                    slug: test-aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-000000000004
                    description: test
                    updated_at: '2022-01-01T00:00:00.000-06:00'
components:
  schemas:
    Errors:
      type: object
      properties:
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              status:
                type: string
              title:
                type: string
              links:
                type:
                - object
                - 'null'
              source:
                type:
                - object
                - 'null'
    cursor_pagination:
      type: object
      properties:
        next:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        prev:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        self:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
    included:
      type: array
      items:
        type: object
        properties:
          id:
            type: string
          type:
            type: string
          attributes:
            type: object
          relationships:
            type: object
  securitySchemes:
    AccountAPIToken:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
    G2OAuth:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          tokenUrl: https://www.g2.com/oauth/token
          authorizationUrl: https://www.g2.com/oauth/authorize
          scopes:
            openid: OpenID Connect default scope
            profile: Profile information on current user
            data_subscriptions.read: Read Data Subscription records
            data_subscriptions.read_write: Modify Data Subscription records
            partner:partner-id.read: Access records created in Partner realm
            performance_analytics.read: Read Performance Analytics data