Overview

This node operation retrieves a specific category tree from the Fredhopper Product Discovery API. It is useful for scenarios where you need to fetch detailed hierarchical category data for a tenant and environment, such as for product categorization or navigation structures in e-commerce platforms.

Use Case Examples

1. Fetch a category tree named 'SpringCollection' version '1.0' for tenant 'TenantA' in the 'Production' environment to display product categories on a website.
2. Retrieve a specific version of a category tree to analyze or update category structures programmatically.

Properties

Output

JSON

• name - Name of the category tree.
• version - Version of the category tree.
• created - Timestamp when the category tree was created.
• updated - Timestamp when the category tree was last updated.
• description - Description of the category tree.
• categories - The hierarchical category data contained in the tree.

Dependencies

• Fredhopper Product Discovery API
• An API key credential for authentication

Troubleshooting

• Ensure the tenant, environment, category tree name, and version are correctly specified; incorrect values will result in errors or empty responses.
• Authentication failures may occur if the API credentials are invalid or expired; verify the API key and tenant authentication URL.
• Network issues or API endpoint changes can cause request failures; check connectivity and API documentation for updates.

Links

• Fredhopper Product Discovery API Documentation - Official API documentation for understanding endpoints and parameters related to category trees.