commercetools · Schema
Category
A category resource for organizing products in a hierarchical structure.
CommerceComposable CommerceE-CommerceGraphQLRESTSDK
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | string | System-generated unique identifier. |
| version | integer | Current version for optimistic concurrency control. |
| key | string | User-defined unique identifier. |
| name | object | |
| slug | object | |
| description | object | |
| parent | object | |
| ancestors | array | Ordered list of ancestor category references from root to immediate parent. |
| orderHint | string | Decimal string between 0 and 1 for ordering within siblings. |
| metaTitle | object | |
| metaDescription | object | |
| createdAt | string | ISO 8601 timestamp when the category was created. |
| lastModifiedAt | string | ISO 8601 timestamp when the category was last modified. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "#/components/schemas/Category",
"title": "Category",
"type": "object",
"description": "A category resource for organizing products in a hierarchical structure.",
"required": [
"id",
"version",
"name",
"slug",
"ancestors",
"orderHint"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "System-generated unique identifier."
},
"version": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Current version for optimistic concurrency control."
},
"key": {
"type": "string",
"description": "User-defined unique identifier."
},
"name": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/LocalizedString"
},
"slug": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/LocalizedString"
},
"description": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/LocalizedString"
},
"parent": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Reference"
},
"ancestors": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Reference"
},
"description": "Ordered list of ancestor category references from root to immediate parent."
},
"orderHint": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Decimal string between 0 and 1 for ordering within siblings."
},
"metaTitle": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/LocalizedString"
},
"metaDescription": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/LocalizedString"
},
"createdAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "ISO 8601 timestamp when the category was created."
},
"lastModifiedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "ISO 8601 timestamp when the category was last modified."
}
}
}
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