Get information about a single category.
Resource Information
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Method |
GET |
URL |
https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.1/sites/$site/categories/slug:$category |
Requires authentication? |
No |
Method Parameters
Parameter |
Type |
Description |
$site |
(int|string) |
Site ID or domain |
$category |
(string) |
The category slug |
Query Parameters
Parameter |
Type |
Description |
context |
(string) |
- display:
- (default) Formats the output as HTML for display. Shortcodes are parsed, paragraph tags are added, etc..
- edit:
- Formats the output for editing. Shortcodes are left unparsed, significant whitespace is kept, etc..
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http_envelope |
(bool) |
- false:
- (default)
- true:
- Some environments (like in-browser JavaScript or Flash) block or divert responses with a non-200 HTTP status code. Setting this parameter will force the HTTP status code to always be 200. The JSON response is wrapped in an "envelope" containing the "real" HTTP status code and headers.
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pretty |
(bool) |
- false:
- (default)
- true:
- Output pretty JSON
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meta |
(string) |
Optional. Loads data from the endpoints found in the 'meta' part of the response. Comma-separated list. Example: meta=site,likes |
fields |
(string) |
Optional. Returns specified fields only. Comma-separated list. Example: fields=ID,title |
callback |
(string) |
An optional JSONP callback function. |
Response Parameters
Parameter |
Type |
Description |
ID |
(int) |
The category ID. |
name |
(string) |
The name of the category. |
slug |
(string) |
The slug of the category. |
description |
(string) |
The description of the category. |
post_count |
(int) |
The number of posts using this category. |
feed_url |
(string) |
The URL of the feed for this category. |
parent |
(int) |
The parent ID for the category. |
meta |
(object) |
Meta data |
Resource Errors
This endpoint does not return any errors.