A Category represents a product categorization in your Liftoff account. Products are displayed to customers within categories.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
Id	int	The ID of the category.
AccountId	int	The ID of the Liftoff account that the category belongs to. (Note: This account ID will always correspond to the account code you use in your authentication credentials.)
Account (via $expand)	Account	The Liftoff account that the category belongs to.
Name	string	The name of the category. Displayed in category listings.
Description	string	A brief description of the category. Displayed in category listings.
IsPublished	boolean	Flag that indicates whether the category is active in your Liftoff account.
ParentCategoryId	int	The ID of the category's parent category. A value of 0 indicates the category is a top-level category and has no parent.
ImageFilename	string	The filename of the category's image. Displayed in category listings.
UrlPath	string	The URL path for the category's landing page. The URL path does not include https://, your domain name, or a leading slash.
Title	string	The title of the category's landing page.
PageText	string	The HTML that appears in the content area of your category's landing page.
MetaDescription	string	Content for the category landing page's meta description tag. This is an optional value for SEO purposes. Maximum length is 250 characters, but most search engines truncate this value to 150-160 characters.
MetaKeywords	string	Content for the category landing page's meta keywords tag. This is an optional value for SEO purposes. Place a comma between each keyword.
Sequence	int	The display sequence of this category relative to other categories with the same ParentCategoryId value.
SubcategoryDisplay	SubcategoryDisplay	Valid values are Grid and Dropdown. Specifies how subcategories within this category are displayed on the category landing page.
SelectionAction	SelectionAction	Valid values are Redirect and Append. Specifies whether a selected subcategory is displayed on its own page (Redirect) or on the original category's landing page (Append).
ProductDisplay	ProductDisplay	Valid values are Grid, BulkOrdering, GridWithBulkOrdering, and BulkOrderingWithGrid. Specifies whether a category is displayed as a standard grid or as a bulk ordering form, and whether the other option is presented to the customer via a toggle.
CategoryProducts (via $expand)	CategoryProduct	The collection of products that belong to the category.