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Taxonomy → Get Category
AI-generatedSummary
Retrieve a Shopify taxonomy category by its global ID, optionally including ancestor, child, and parent IDs.
Inputs
- authentication — Choose Admin API credentials (default) or OAuth2 to authenticate with Shopify.
- categoryId (required) — Global Shopify taxonomy category ID to retrieve.
- returnFields — Choose additional fields: ancestorIds, childrenIds, and parentId. All three are selected by default; core identity fields are always returned.
- outputMode — Choose Simplified (default), Raw, or Selected Fields output.
- selectedFields — Specify fields to include when Output Mode is Selected Fields.
Output shape
A single taxonomy category record, with its representation controlled by Output Mode.
Additional relationship IDs depend on Fields to Return. The signature-only source does not reveal the exact core fields, raw response envelope, or behavior when the category is not found.