Categories

Categories are used to organize products and can be nested, creating a hierarchy that resembles a tree structure. Since categories aren't necessarily tied to store navigation, you may find uses for categories both visible and invisible to customers.

The category model

Fields

id

objectId

Unique identifier for the category.

name

stringrequired

A human-friendly name for the category.

active

boolean

Indicates the category may be visible to customers. Otherwise it will be hidden from view.

children

date_created

dateauto

Date and time the category was created.

date_updated

dateauto

Date and time the category was last updated.

demo

boolean

Indicates the category is a demo.

description

stringrequired

A long-form description of the category. Can contain HTML or other markup languages.

image

object

Image depicting the category.

images

array of object

List of images depicting the category.

meta_description

string

Page description used for search engine optimization purposes.

meta_keywords

string

Page keywords used for search engine optimization purposes.

meta_title

string

Page title used to override product name in storefronts.

parent_id

objectId

ID of the parent category, if applicable.

parent

products

array of Products

Expandable list of category products.

products_indexed

Product

Expandable list of products as indexed and sorted by their respective position.

slug

stringrequired

Unique identifier typically used in URLs. Defaults to name converted to lowercase and hyphenated. If the category has a parent, the default slug will be prefixed with the parent slug. Maximum length of 1,000 characters.

sort

int

Position of the category in a list.

sorting

string

Default product sorting applied when retrieving products using the category or categories filter. Can be one of popularity, price_asc, price_desc, date_asc. date_desc. If not specified, products are sorted by their manually defined sort value.

top

top_id

objectId

ID of the top level category in the hierarchy.

The category model

{
  "name": "Luck",
  "active": true,
  "sorting": null,
  "images": [
    {
      "file": {
        "id": "628bb4ba499bba0019b1ab7c",
        "date_uploaded": "2022-05-23T16:22:18.978Z",
        "length": 52772,
        "md5": "82fd851c2edcd4bd7ed941c561e605ea",
        "filename": null,
        "content_type": "image/gif",
        "metadata": null,
        "url": "https://cdn.schema.io/launch-storefront/628bb4ba499bba0019b1ab7c/82fd851c2edcd4bd7ed941c561e605ea",
        "width": 127,
        "height": 127
      },
      "id": "628bb4be499bba0019b1ab7e"
    }
  ],
  "description": "Luck affects all skills a little bit&mdash;with the exception of Acrobatics and Athletics.<br>",
  "meta_title": "Luck",
  "meta_description": "Luck affects all skills a little bit—not including Acrobatics and Athletics.",
  "parent_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
  "slug": "skills-luck",
  "top_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
  "date_created": "2022-05-23T16:06:40.137Z",
  "date_updated": "2022-05-23T16:22:22.300Z",
  "sort": 7,
  "id": "628bb1101869c10019b4205c"

Create a category

Create a new category. If you wish to generate your own unique ID for the record, it must use BSON ObjectID format for compatibility.

Arguments

name

stringrequired

A human-friendly name for the category.

active

boolean

Set true to make the category visible to customers in a storefront, otherwise it will be hidden from view.

description

string

A long-form description of the category, often containing HTML or other markup languages.

slug

string

POST/categories

const swell = require('swell-node').init('store-id', 'secret-key');

await swell.post('/categories', {
  name: 'Widgets',
  active: true,
});

Response

{
  "id": "5ca9871f9b14d199072432a1",
  "active": false,
  "name": "Widgets",
  "slug": "widgets",
  "date_created": "2019-04-01T00:00:00.000Z"
}

Retrieve a category

Retrieve an existing category using the ID that was returned when created.

Arguments

id

objectIdrequired

The id of the category to retrieve.

expand

string

Expanding link fields and child collections is performed using the expand argument.

For example, expand=account would return a related customer account if one exists.

When the field represents a collection, you can specify the query limit.

For example, expand=variants:10 would return up to 10 records of the variants collection.

See expanding for more details.

etails.

fields

string

Return only the specified fields in the result. For example fields=name,slug would return only the fields name and slug in the response. Supports nested object and array fields using dot-notation, for example, items.product_id. The category id is always returned.

include

string

Include one or more arbitrary queries in the response, possibly related to the main query.

See including for more details.

GET/categories/:id

const swell = require('swell-node').init('store-id', 'secret-key');

await swell.get('/categories/{id}', {
  id: '5ca9871f9b14d199072432a1',
});

Response

{
  "id": "5ca9871f9b14d199072432a1",
  "active": true,
  "name": "Widgets",
  "slug": "widgets",
  "date_created": "2019-04-01T00:00:00.000Z"
  "description": null,
  "images": [
    {
      "id": "5ca24abb9c077817e5fe2b37",
      "file": {
        "id": "5ca24abb9c077817e5fe2b38",
        "date_uploaded": "2019-04-02T00:26:23.399Z",
        "length": 66764,
        "md5": "99194f53bfdea832553e7fa8ae8fd80f",
        "content_type": "image/png",
        "url": "http://cdn.swell.store/test/5ca24abb9c077817e5fe2b36/99194f53bfdea832553e7fa8ae8fd80f",
        "width": 940,
        "height": 600
      }
    }
  ],
  "meta_title": null,
  "meta_keywords": null,
  "meta_description": null
}

Update a category

Update an existing category.

Arguments

id

objectIdrequired

The unique identifier of the category.

active

boolean

Set true to make the category visible to customers in a storefront, otherwise, it will be hidden from view.

description

string

A long-form description of the category, often containing HTML or other markup languages.

name

string

A human-friendly name for the category.

slug

string

PUT/categories/:id

const swell = require('swell-node').init('store-id', 'secret-key');

await swell.put('/categories/{id}', {
  id: '5ca9871f9b14d199072432a1',
  description: 'A bunch of widgets',
  active: false
});

Response

{
  "id": "5ca9871f9b14d199072432a1",
  "active": false,
  "name": "Widgets",
  "slug": "widgets",
  "date_created": "2019-04-01T00:00:00.000Z"
  "date_updated": "2019-04-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "description": 'A bunch of widgets',
  "images": [
    {
      "id": "5ca24abb9c077817e5fe2b37",
      "file": {
        "id": "5ca24abb9c077817e5fe2b38",
        "date_uploaded": "2019-04-02T00:26:23.399Z",
        "length": 66764,
        "md5": "99194f53bfdea832553e7fa8ae8fd80f",
        "content_type": "image/png",
        "url": "http://cdn.swell.store/test/5ca24abb9c077817e5fe2b36/99194f53bfdea832553e7fa8ae8fd80f",
        "width": 940,
        "height": 600
      }
    }
  ],
  "meta_title": null,
  "meta_keywords": null,
  "meta_description": null
}

List all categories

Return a list of product categories.

Arguments

expand

string

Expand link fields and child collections by using the expand argument.

For example, expand=account would return a related customer account if one exists.

When the field represents a collection, you can specify the query limit.

For example, expand=variants:10 would return up to 10 records of the variants collection.

See expanding for more details.

fields

string

Returns only the specified fields in the result.

For example fields=name,slug would return only the fields name and slug in the response.

Supports nested object and array fields using dot-notation.

For example, items.product_id. The product id is always returned.

include

object

Include one or more arbitrary queries in the response which are potentially related to the main query.

See including for more details.

limit

int

Limit the number of records returned, ranging between 1 and 1000. Defaults to 15.

page

int

The page number of results to return given the specified or default limit.

search

string

A text search is performed using the search argument. Searchable fields are defined by the model.

For example, search=red would return records containing the word "red" anywhere in the defined text fields.

See searching for more details.

sort

string

Expression to sort results by using a format similar to a SQL sort statement.

For example, sort=name asc would return records sorted by name ascending.

See sorting for more details.

where

object

An object with criteria to filter the result.

For example, active=true would return records containing a field active with the value true.

It's also possible to use query operators, for example, $eq, $ne, $gt, and more.

See querying for more details.

GET/categories

const swell = require('swell-node').init('store-id', 'secret-key');

await swell.get('/categories', {
  where: {
    active: true
  },
  limit: 25,
  page: 1
});

Response

{
  "count": 29,
  "results": [
    {
      "name": "Luck",
      "active": true,
      "sorting": null,
      "images": null,
      "description": null,
      "meta_title": null,
      "meta_description": null,
      "parent_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
      "slug": "skills-luck",
      "top_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
      "date_created": "2022-05-23T16:06:40.137Z",
      "date_updated": "2022-05-23T16:10:52.946Z",
      "sort": 7,
      "id": "628bb1101869c10019b4205c"
    },
    {
      "name": "Willpower",
      "active": true,
      "sorting": null,
      "images": null,
      "description": null,
      "meta_title": null,
      "meta_description": null,
      "parent_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
      "slug": "skills-willpower",
      "top_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
      "date_created": "2022-05-23T16:06:33.466Z",
      "date_updated": "2022-05-23T16:10:20.092Z",
      "sort": 5,
      "id": "628bb1091869c10019b4205a"
    },
    {
      "name": "Intelligence",
      "active": true,
      "sorting": null,
      "images": null,
      "description": null,
      "meta_title": null,
      "meta_description": null,
      "parent_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
      "slug": "skills-intelligence",
      "top_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
      "date_created": "2022-05-23T16:06:23.079Z",
      "date_updated": "2022-05-23T16:10:20.090Z",
      "sort": 6,
      "id": "628bb0ff1869c10019b42058"
    },
    {
      "name": "Personality",
      "active": true,
      "sorting": null,
      "images": null,
      "description": null,
      "meta_title": null,
      "meta_description": null,
      "parent_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
      "slug": "skills-personality",
      "top_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
      "date_created": "2022-05-23T16:06:13.645Z",
      "date_updated": "2022-05-23T16:10:52.955Z",
      "sort": 4,
      "id": "628bb0f5499bba0019b1ab25"
    },
    {
      "name": "Agility",
      "active": true,
      "sorting": null,
      "images": null,
      "description": null,
      "meta_title": null,
      "meta_description": null,
      "parent_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
      "slug": "skills-agility",
      "top_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
      "date_created": "2022-05-23T16:06:00.026Z",
      "date_updated": "2022-05-23T16:10:52.961Z",
      "sort": 3,
      "id": "628bb0e81869c10019b42056"
    },
    {
      "name": "Speed",
      "active": true,
      "sorting": null,
      "images": null,
      "description": null,
      "meta_title": null,
      "meta_description": null,
      "parent_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
      "slug": "skills-speed",
      "top_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
      "date_created": "2022-05-23T16:05:50.621Z",
      "date_updated": "2022-05-23T16:10:52.953Z",
      "sort": 2,
      "id": "628bb0de1869c10019b42054"
    },
    {
      "name": "Endurance",
      "active": true,
      "sorting": null,
      "images": null,
      "description": null,
      "meta_title": null,
      "meta_description": null,
      "parent_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
      "slug": "skills-endurance",
      "top_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
      "date_created": "2022-05-23T16:05:41.771Z",
      "date_updated": "2022-05-23T16:10:52.941Z",
      "sort": 1,
      "id": "628bb0d5499bba0019b1ab23"
    },
    {
      "name": "Strength",
      "active": true,
      "sorting": null,
      "images": null,
      "description": null,
      "meta_title": null,
      "meta_description": null,
      "parent_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
      "slug": "strength",
      "top_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
      "date_created": "2022-05-23T16:05:34.393Z",
      "date_updated": "2022-05-23T16:10:52.953Z",
      "sort": 0,
      "id": "628bb0ce499bba0019b1ab21"
    },
    {
      "name": "Speechcraft",
      "active": false,
      "sorting": null,
      "images": null,
      "description": null,
      "meta_title": null,
      "meta_description": null,
      "parent_id": "628bb0f5499bba0019b1ab25",
      "slug": "skills-speechcraft",
      "top_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
      "date_created": "2022-05-23T16:05:18.864Z",
      "date_updated": "2022-05-23T16:10:20.092Z",
      "sort": 1,
      "id": "628bb0be499bba0019b1ab1f"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mercantile",
      "active": false,
      "sorting": null,
      "images": null,
      "description": null,
      "meta_title": null,
      "meta_description": null,
      "parent_id": "628bb0f5499bba0019b1ab25",
      "slug": "skills-mercantile",
      "top_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
      "date_created": "2022-05-23T16:05:08.369Z",
      "date_updated": "2022-05-23T16:10:20.092Z",
      "sort": 0,
      "id": "628bb0b4499bba0019b1ab1d"
    },
    {
      "name": "Marksman",
      "active": false,
      "sorting": null,
      "images": null,
      "description": null,
      "meta_title": null,
      "meta_description": null,
      "parent_id": "628bb0e81869c10019b42056",
      "slug": "skills-marksman",
      "top_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
      "date_created": "2022-05-23T16:04:57.274Z",
      "date_updated": "2022-05-23T16:10:20.112Z",
      "sort": 2,
      "id": "628bb0a91869c10019b42052"
    },
    {
      "name": "Sneak",
      "active": false,
      "sorting": null,
      "images": null,
      "description": null,
      "meta_title": null,
      "meta_description": null,
      "parent_id": "628bb0e81869c10019b42056",
      "slug": "skills-sneak",
      "top_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
      "date_created": "2022-05-23T16:04:47.385Z",
      "date_updated": "2022-05-23T16:10:20.112Z",
      "sort": 0,
      "id": "628bb09f1869c10019b42050"
    },
    {
      "name": "Security",
      "active": false,
      "sorting": null,
      "images": null,
      "description": null,
      "meta_title": null,
      "meta_description": null,
      "parent_id": "628bb0e81869c10019b42056",
      "slug": "security",
      "top_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
      "date_created": "2022-05-23T16:04:37.967Z",
      "date_updated": "2022-05-23T16:10:20.114Z",
      "sort": 1,
      "id": "628bb0951869c10019b4204e"
    },
    {
      "name": "Light armor",
      "active": false,
      "sorting": null,
      "images": null,
      "description": null,
      "meta_title": null,
      "meta_description": null,
      "parent_id": "628bb0de1869c10019b42054",
      "slug": "skills-light-armor",
      "top_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
      "date_created": "2022-05-23T16:04:27.646Z",
      "date_updated": "2022-05-23T16:10:20.114Z",
      "sort": 2,
      "id": "628bb08b499bba0019b1ab1b"
    },
    {
      "name": "Acrobatics",
      "active": false,
      "sorting": null,
      "images": null,
      "description": null,
      "meta_title": null,
      "meta_description": null,
      "parent_id": "628bb0de1869c10019b42054",
      "slug": "skills-acrobatics",
      "top_id": "628bae71499bba0019b1aac2",
      "date_created": "2022-05-23T16:04:17.292Z",
      "date_updated": "2022-05-23T16:10:20.114Z",
      "sort": 1,
      "id": "628bb0811869c10019b4204c"
    }
  ],
  "page": 1,
  "pages": {
    "1": {
      "start": 1,
      "end": 15
    },
    "2": {
      "start": 16,
      "end": 29
    }
  }
}

Delete a category

Delete a category.

Arguments

id

objectIdrequired

The id of the category to delete.

DELETE/categories/:id

const swell = require('swell-node').init('store-id', 'secret-key');

await swell.delete('/categories/{id}', {
  id: '5ca9871f9b14d199072432a1',
});

Response

{
  "id": "5ca9871f9b14d199072432a1",
  "active": false,
  "name": "Widgets",
  "slug": "widgets",
  "date_created": "2019-04-01T00:00:00.000Z"
  "date_updated": "2019-04-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "description": 'A bunch of widgets',
  "images": [
    {
      "id": "5ca24abb9c077817e5fe2b37",
      "file": {
        "id": "5ca24abb9c077817e5fe2b38",
        "date_uploaded": "2019-04-02T00:26:23.399Z",
        "length": 66764,
        "md5": "99194f53bfdea832553e7fa8ae8fd80f",
        "content_type": "image/png",
        "url": "http://cdn.swell.store/test/5ca24abb9c077817e5fe2b36/99194f53bfdea832553e7fa8ae8fd80f",
        "width": 940,
        "height": 600
      }
    }
  ],
  "meta_title": null,
  "meta_keywords": null,
  "meta_description": null
}

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Categories

The category model

Fields

id

name

active

children

date_created

date_updated

demo

description

image

image.caption

image.file

file.id

file.filename

file.data

file.content_type

file.date_uploaded

file.height

file.length

file.metadata

file.md5

file.private

file.url

file.width

images

id

caption

file

file.id

file.content_type

file.data

file.date_uploaded

file.filename

file.height

file.length

file.md5

file.url

file.width

file.metadata

file.private

meta_description

meta_keywords

meta_title

parent_id

parent

products

products_indexed

slug

sort

sorting

top

top_id

The category model

Create a category

Arguments

name

active

description

slug

images

.id

.caption

.file

file.id

file.content_type

file.data

file.date_uploaded

file.filename

file.height

file.length

file.md5

file.url

file.width

file.metadata

file.private

meta_description

meta_keywords

meta_title