Feature Pack 7

Get all the top level categories

The following example shows how to get all the top level categories.

Request


GET /wcs/resources/store/11051/categoryview/@top HTTP/1.1
Host: testserver.mycompany.com
Content-Type: application/json

Response


HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
   "CatalogGroupView": [
      {
         "identifier": "Furniture",
         "name": "Furniture",
         "productsURL": "http:\/\/testserver.mycompany.com\/wcs\/resources\/store\/11051\/productview\/byCategory\/10351",
         "resourceId": "http:\/\/testserver.mycompany.com\/wcs\/resources\/store\/11051\/categoryview\/byId\/10351",
         "shortDescription": "Furnish your entire home with this elegant collection",
         "thumbnail": "images\/catalog\/furniture\/FU_sm.jpg",
         "uniqueID": "10351"
      },
      {
         "identifier": "Tableware",
         "name": "Tableware",
         "productsURL": "http:\/\/testserver.mycompany.com\/wcs\/resources\/store\/11051\/productview\/byCategory\/10352",
         "resourceId": "http:\/\/testserver.mycompany.com\/wcs\/resources\/store\/11051\/categoryview\/byId\/10352",
         "shortDescription": "Tableware for all occasions",
         "thumbnail": "images\/catalog\/tableware\/TA_sm.jpg",
         "uniqueID": "10352"
      },
      {
         "identifier": "Kitchenware",
         "name": "Kitchenware",
         "productsURL": "http:\/\/testserver.mycompany.com\/wcs\/resources\/store\/11051\/productview\/byCategory\/10353",
         "resourceId": "http:\/\/testserver.mycompany.com\/wcs\/resources\/store\/11051\/categoryview\/byId\/10353",
         "shortDescription": "Kitchenware essentials for every home",
         "thumbnail": "images\/catalog\/kitchenware\/KI_sm.jpg",
         "uniqueID": "10353"
      },
      {
         "identifier": "Apparel",
         "name": "Apparel",
         "productsURL": "http:\/\/testserver.mycompany.com\/wcs\/resources\/store\/11051\/productview\/byCategory\/10379",
         "resourceId": "http:\/\/testserver.mycompany.com\/wcs\/resources\/store\/11051\/categoryview\/byId\/10379",
         "shortDescription": "The latest styles for young kids.",
         "thumbnail": "images\/catalog\/apparel\/Kids_clothing_sm.jpg",
         "uniqueID": "10379"
      },
      {
         "identifier": "Newsletters",
         "name": "Newsletters",
         "productsURL": "http:\/\/testserver.mycompany.com\/wcs\/resources\/store\/11051\/productview\/byCategory\/10401",
         "resourceId": "http:\/\/testserver.mycompany.com\/wcs\/resources\/store\/11051\/categoryview\/byId\/10401",
         "shortDescription": "Find newsletters on business, technology, personal finance and the financial industry.",
         "thumbnail": "images\/catalog\/newsletters\/newsletters.jpg",
         "uniqueID": "10401"
      },
      {
         "identifier": "GroceryHealth",
         "name": "Grocery\/Health",
         "productsURL": "http:\/\/testserver.mycompany.com\/wcs\/resources\/store\/11051\/productview\/byCategory\/10402",
         "resourceId": "http:\/\/testserver.mycompany.com\/wcs\/resources\/store\/11051\/categoryview\/byId\/10402",
         "shortDescription": "Wide variety of grocery and health related products coverign all your everyday needs.",
         "thumbnail": "images\/catalog\/grocery_health\/grocery_health.jpg",
         "uniqueID": "10402"
      }
   ],
   "MetaData": [
		{
			"metaData": "1"
		}
	],
	"recordSetComplete": "true",
	"recordSetCount": "6",
	"recordSetStartNumber": "0",
	"recordSetTotal": "6",
	"resourceId": "http:\/\/testserver.mycompany.com\/wcs\/resources\/store\/11051\/categoryview\/@top",
	"resourceName": "categoryview"
}