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Zoho Community Category API

The CommunityCategory API from Zoho — 8 operation(s) for communitycategory.

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Operations 8

POST /api/v1/communityCategory/{categoryId}/disable Disable community category or forum #
POST /api/v1/communityCategory/{categoryId}/enable Enable community category or forum #
GET /api/v1/communityCategory List community categories #
POST /api/v1/communityCategory/{categoryId}/follow Follow a community category or forum #
POST /api/v1/communityCategory/{categoryId}/unfollow Unfollow a community category or forum #
GET /api/v1/communityCategory/{categoryId}/followers List followers of community category or forum #
GET /api/v1/communityCategory/{categoryId} Get community categories #

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OpenAPI Specification

zoho-communitycategory-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Helpcenter Community Category API
  version: 1.0.0
tags:
- name: CommunityCategory
paths:
  /api/v1/communityCategory/{categoryId}/disable:
    post:
      tags:
      - CommunityCategory
      summary: Disable community category or forum
      description: This API disables a community category or forum and restricts posting access to users.
      operationId: disableCommunityCategory
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/categoryId'
      - $ref: ./Common.json#/components/parameters/orgId
      responses:
        '422':
          $ref: ./Common.json#/components/responses/invalidDataErrorResponse
        '204':
          $ref: ./Common.json#/components/responses/emptyResponse
      security:
      - iam-oauth2-schema:
        - Desk.forums.UPDATE
        - Desk.community.UPDATE
      x-audience:
      - external-public
  /api/v1/communityCategory/{categoryId}/enable:
    post:
      tags:
      - CommunityCategory
      summary: Enable community category or forum
      description: This API enables a community category or forum and provides posting access to users.
      operationId: enableCommunityCategory
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/categoryId'
      - $ref: ./Common.json#/components/parameters/orgId
      responses:
        '422':
          $ref: ./Common.json#/components/responses/invalidDataErrorResponse
        '204':
          $ref: ./Common.json#/components/responses/emptyResponse
      security:
      - iam-oauth2-schema:
        - Desk.forums.UPDATE
        - Desk.community.UPDATE
      x-audience:
      - external-public
  /api/v1/communityCategory:
    get:
      tags:
      - CommunityCategory
      summary: List community categories
      description: This API lists a particular number of community categories.
      operationId: getCommunityCategory
      parameters:
      - name: departmentId
        in: query
        description: ID of the department for which the categories to be filtered.
        required: false
        style: form
        explode: true
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          - integer
          format: int64
          description: ID of the department for which the categories to be filtered.
          pattern: ([0-9]+)
      - $ref: ./Common.json#/components/parameters/orgId
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/listAllCommunityCategories'
      security:
      - iam-oauth2-schema:
        - Desk.forums.READ
        - Desk.community.READ
      x-audience:
      - external-public
  /api/v1/communityCategory/{categoryId}/follow:
    post:
      tags:
      - CommunityCategory
      summary: Follow a community category or forum
      description: 'This API helps users to follow a community category or forum. '
      operationId: followCommunityCategory
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/categoryId'
      - $ref: ./Common.json#/components/parameters/orgId
      responses:
        '422':
          $ref: ./Common.json#/components/responses/invalidDataErrorResponse
        '204':
          $ref: ./Common.json#/components/responses/emptyResponse
      security:
      - iam-oauth2-schema:
        - Desk.forums.UPDATE
        - Desk.community.UPDATE
      x-audience:
      - external-public
  /api/v1/communityCategory/{categoryId}/unfollow:
    post:
      tags:
      - CommunityCategory
      summary: Unfollow a community category or forum
      description: This API helps end-users unfollow a community category or forum.
      operationId: unfollowCommunityCategory
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/categoryId'
      - $ref: ./Common.json#/components/parameters/orgId
      responses:
        '422':
          $ref: ./Common.json#/components/responses/invalidDataErrorResponse
        '204':
          $ref: ./Common.json#/components/responses/emptyResponse
      security:
      - iam-oauth2-schema:
        - Desk.forums.UPDATE
        - Desk.community.UPDATE
      x-audience:
      - external-public
  /api/v1/communityCategory/{categoryId}/followers:
    get:
      tags:
      - CommunityCategory
      summary: List followers of community category or forum
      description: This API lists a particular number of users who follow a community category or forum, based on the limit defined.
      operationId: getCommunityCategoryFollowers
      parameters:
      - name: limit
        in: query
        description: Number of users to list
        required: false
        style: form
        explode: true
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          - integer
          format: int32
          description: Number of users to list
          minimum: 1
          pattern: ([0-9]+)
      - name: from
        in: query
        description: Index number, starting from which the users must be listed
        required: false
        style: form
        explode: true
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          - integer
          format: int32
          description: Index number, starting from which the users must be listed
          pattern: ([0-9]+)
      - name: userType
        in: query
        description: to filter agent and end user
        required: false
        style: form
        explode: true
        schema:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: to filter agent and end user
          enum:
          - AGENT
          - END_USER
          maxLength: 100
          minLength: 0
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/categoryId'
      - $ref: ./Common.json#/components/parameters/orgId
      responses:
        '422':
          $ref: ./Common.json#/components/responses/invalidDataErrorResponse
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/listAllCommunityCategoryFollowers'
      security:
      - iam-oauth2-schema:
        - Desk.forums.READ
        - Desk.community.READ
      x-audience:
      - external-public
  /api/v1/communityCategoryByPermalink:
    get:
      tags:
      - CommunityCategory
      summary: Get category or forum by permalink
      description: 'This API fetches the details of a community category or forum, based on the permalink in the API request. '
      operationId: getACategoryByPermalink
      parameters:
      - $ref: ./Common.json#/components/parameters/orgId
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/permalink'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/include'
      responses:
        '422':
          $ref: ./Common.json#/components/responses/internalErrorResponse
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/getACategoryByPermalinkResponse'
      security:
      - iam-oauth2-schema:
        - Desk.forums.READ
        - Desk.community.READ
      x-audience:
      - external-public
  /api/v1/communityCategory/{categoryId}:
    get:
      tags:
      - CommunityCategory
      summary: Get community categories
      description: This API get a community categories details.
      operationId: getACategory
      parameters:
      - $ref: ./Common.json#/components/parameters/orgId
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/categoryId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/include'
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/getACategoryByPermalinkResponse'
        '422':
          $ref: ./Common.json#/components/responses/internalErrorResponse
      security:
      - iam-oauth2-schema:
        - Desk.forums.READ
        - Desk.community.READ
      x-audience:
      - external-public
components:
  responses:
    listAllCommunityCategoryFollowers:
      description: listAllCommunityCategoryFollowers template definitions
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type:
            - 'null'
            - object
            additionalProperties: false
            properties:
              data:
                $ref: ./CommunityCategory.json#/components/schemas/categoryFollowersDetailsData
            required:
            - data
          examples:
            Valid responses Definitions:
              value:
                data:
                - photoUrl: https://desk.zoho.com/api/v1/agents/7000000015971/photo?orgId=123456
                  name: user 3
                  id: '7000000015971'
                  label:
                    preferences:
                      shape: RECTANGLE
                      bgColor: '#23F123'
                      textColor: '#2CA123'
                    name: Admin
                    id: '6000000158001'
                    logoUrl: https://desk.zoho.com/portal/api/publicImages/6000000158231?orgId=14132
                  type: AGENT
                - photoUrl: https://desk.zoho.com/api/v1/agents/7000000015972/photo?orgId=123456
                  name: user 2
                  id: '7000000015972'
                  label:
                    preferences:
                      shape: RECTANGLE
                      bgColor: '#23F123'
                      textColor: '#2CA123'
                    name: Admin
                    id: '6000000158001'
                    logoUrl: https://desk.zoho.com/portal/api/publicImages/6000000158231?orgId=14132
                  type: AGENT
    getACategoryByPermalinkResponse:
      description: communityCategorySecondaryPermalinks template definitions
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            ref: '#/components/schemas/communityGetCategoryJSON'
          examples:
            Valid responses Definitions:
              value:
                id: '20628000000020011'
                name: new dep
                description: description
                parentCategoryId: 'null'
                visibility: ALL_USERS
                moderation: NONE
                status: ENABLED
                position: '1'
                moderators:
                - id: '7000000015971'
                  name: user 2
                  photoUrl: https://desk.zoho.com/api/v1/agents/7000000015971/photo?orgId=123456
                  type: AGENT
                - id: '7000000015972'
                  name: user 3
                  photoUrl: https://desk.zoho.com/api/v1/agents/7000000015972/photo?orgId=123456
                  type: AGENT
                canAutoConvertTicket: true
                departmentId: '20628000000020011'
                photoUrl: null
                permalink: new-dep
                commentCount: '491'
                postCount: '246'
                followersCount: '38'
                isFollowing: 'true'
                post:
                  permission: ALL_USERS
                  groupIds: []
                respond:
                  permission: ALL_USERS
                  groupIds: []
                view:
                  permission: ALL_USERS
                  groupIds: []
                permissions:
                - POST
                - RESPOND
                associatedDepartmentIds:
                - '20628000000020011'
                deparmentIdForTicketCreation: '20628000000020011'
                childs:
                - isFollowing: false
                  photoUrl: null
                  child: []
                  moderators: []
                  parentCategoryId: '4000000003037'
                  visibility: ALL_USERS
                  moderation: null
                  departmentId: null
                  canAutoConvertTicket: null
                  name: forum
                  id: '4000000012009'
                  description: forum 1
                  status: ENABLED
                  position: '1'
                  commentCount: '491'
                  postCount: '246'
                  followersCount: '38'
                  permalink: forum-43
                  post:
                    permission: ALL_USERS
                    groupIds: []
                  respond:
                    permission: ALL_USERS
                    groupIds: []
                  view:
                    permission: ALL_USERS
                    groupIds: []
                  permissions:
                  - POST
                  - RESPOND
                  associatedDepartmentIds:
                  - '20628000000020011'
                  deparmentIdForTicketCreation: '20628000000020011'
    listAllCommunityCategories:
      description: listAllCommunityCategories template definitions
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type:
            - 'null'
            - object
            additionalProperties: false
            properties:
              categories:
                $ref: ./CommunityCategory.json#/components/schemas/communityCategoryJSONArray
            required:
            - categories
          examples:
            Valid responses Definitions:
              value:
                categories:
                - isFollowing: true
                  visibility: LOGGED_IN_USERS
                  departmentId: '2000000012968'
                  description: category
                  canAutoConvertTicket: false
                  photoUrl: null
                  permissions:
                  - POST
                  - RESPOND
                  moderation: NONE
                  name: category
                  parentCategoryId: null
                  id: '4000000000017'
                  position: '1'
                  permalink: category
                  child:
                  - isFollowing: false
                    visibility: null
                    departmentId: null
                    description: Forum 1
                    canAutoConvertTicket: null
                    photoUrl: null
                    permissions:
                    - POST
                    - RESPOND
                    moderation: null
                    name: forum 1
                    parentCategoryId: '4000000000017'
                    id: '4000000000033'
                    position: '1'
                    permalink: forum-1
                    child: []
                    moderators: []
                    status: ENABLED
                  moderators:
                  - photoUrl: null
                    name: User 1
                    id: '2000000016079'
                    type: AGENT
                  status: ENABLED
                - isFollowing: false
                  visibility: LOGGED_IN_USERS
                  departmentId: null
                  description: ''
                  canAutoConvertTicket: true
                  photoUrl: null
                  permissions:
                  - POST
                  - RESPOND
                  moderation: FIRST_POST
                  name: Dep 2
                  parentCategoryId: null
                  id: '4000000002005'
                  position: '2'
                  permalink: dep-2
                  child: []
                  moderators: []
                  status: ENABLED
  parameters:
    permalink:
      name: permalink
      in: query
      description: Permalink of the category or forum to fetch
      required: true
      schema:
        type:
        - string
        - 'null'
        minLength: 1
        maxLength: 1000
        pattern: '[a-zA-Z0-9%\-._/?\P{InBasicLatin}]+'
    include:
      name: include
      in: query
      description: 'Additional information related to the category or forum. Values allowed are: @postCount@, @followersCount@, and @commentCount@.'
      required: false
      style: simple
      explode: true
      schema:
        type:
        - 'null'
        - string
        enum:
        - postCount
        - followersCount
        - commentCount
        - groups
        maxLength: 100
        minLength: 0
    categoryId:
      name: categoryId
      in: path
      required: true
      style: simple
      explode: false
      schema:
        type:
        - string
        - 'null'
        - integer
        format: int64
        pattern: ([0-9]+)
  securitySchemes:
    iam-oauth2-schema:
      $ref: ./Common.json#/components/securitySchemes/iam-oauth2-schema
x-entity: Helpcenter