eBay · Schema
AncestorReference
This type contains information about one of the ancestors of a suggested category. An ordered list of these references describes the path from the suggested category to the root of the category tree it belongs to.
AuctionsCommerceProductMarketplaceFortune 500
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| categoryId | string | The unique identifier of the eBay ancestor category. Note: The root node of a full default category tree includes the categoryId field, but its |
| categoryName | string | The name of the ancestor category identified by categoryId. |
| categorySubtreeNodeHref | string | The href portion of the getCategorySubtree call that retrieves the subtree below the ancestor category node. |
| categoryTreeNodeLevel | integer | The absolute level of the ancestor category node in the hierarchy of its category tree. Note: The root node of any full category tree is always at leve |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "#/components/schemas/AncestorReference",
"title": "AncestorReference",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"categoryId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The unique identifier of the eBay ancestor category.<br><br><span class=\"tablenote\"> <strong>Note:</strong> The root node of a full default category tree includes the <b>categoryId</b> field, but its value should not be relied upon. It provides no useful information for application development.</span>"
},
"categoryName": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The name of the ancestor category identified by <b>categoryId</b>."
},
"categorySubtreeNodeHref": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The href portion of the <b>getCategorySubtree</b> call that retrieves the subtree below the ancestor category node."
},
"categoryTreeNodeLevel": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "The absolute level of the ancestor category node in the hierarchy of its category tree.<br><br><span class=\"tablenote\"> <strong>Note:</strong> The root node of any full category tree is always at level <code><b>0</b></code>. </span>",
"format": "int32"
}
},
"description": "This type contains information about one of the ancestors of a suggested category. An ordered list of these references describes the path from the suggested category to the root of the category tree it belongs to."
}
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