Get all the top level categories
The following example shows how to get all the top level categories.
Request
http://localhost/search/resources/store/10001/categoryview/@top?langId=-1&catalogId=10001¤cy=USD&responseFormat=json
Response
{
"catalogGroupView": [
{
"childCatalogGroupID": [
"10001_10005",
"10001_10004",
"10001_10003",
"10001_10002"
],
"identifier": "Apparel",
"name": "Apparel",
"parentCatalogGroupID": "-1",
"resourceId": "http:\/\/localhost\/search\/resources\/store\/10001\/categoryview\/byId\/10001",
"shortDescription": "The latest styles for the entire family.",
"storeID": "10001",
"thumbnail": "\/wcsstore\/Aurora\/images\/catalog\/apparel\/women\/category\/catr_wcl_pants.png",
"uniqueID": "10001"
},
{
"childCatalogGroupID": [
"10001_10028",
"10001_10029",
"10001_10030",
"10001_10031",
"10001_10032"
],
"identifier": "Electronics",
"name": "Electronics",
"parentCatalogGroupID": "-1",
"resourceId": "http:\/\/localhost\/search\/resources\/store\/10001\/categoryview\/byId\/10027",
"shortDescription": "Electronics",
"storeID": "10001",
"thumbnail": "\/wcsstore\/Aurora\/images\/catalog\/electronics\/category\/catr_cta_tablets.png",
"uniqueID": "10027"
},
{
"childCatalogGroupID": [
"10001_10034",
"10001_10035",
"10001_10036",
"10001_10037"
],
"identifier": "Grocery",
"name": "Grocery",
"parentCatalogGroupID": "-1",
"resourceId": "http:\/\/localhost\/search\/resources\/store\/10001\/categoryview\/byId\/10033",
"shortDescription": "Grocery",
"storeID": "10001",
"thumbnail": "\/wcsstore\/Aurora\/images\/catalog\/grocery\/category\/catr_gda_dairy.png",
"uniqueID": "10033"
},
{
"childCatalogGroupID": [
"10001_10039",
"10001_10040"
],
"identifier": "Health",
"name": "Health",
"parentCatalogGroupID": "-1",
"resourceId": "http:\/\/localhost\/search\/resources\/store\/10001\/categoryview\/byId\/10038",
"shortDescription": "Health",
"storeID": "10001",
"thumbnail": "\/wcsstore\/Aurora\/images\/catalog\/health\/category\/catr_hme_medicine.png",
"uniqueID": "10038"
},
{
"childCatalogGroupID": [
"10001_10042",
"10001_10043",
"10001_10044",
"10001_10045",
"10001_10046",
"10001_10047"
],
"identifier": "Home Furnishings",
"name": "Home & Furnishing",
"parentCatalogGroupID": "-1",
"resourceId": "http:\/\/localhost\/search\/resources\/store\/10001\/categoryview\/byId\/10041",
"shortDescription": "Home & Furnishing",
"storeID": "10001",
"thumbnail": "\/wcsstore\/Aurora\/images\/catalog\/homefurnishings\/category\/catr_hap_appliances.png",
"uniqueID": "10041"
},
{
"childCatalogGroupID": [
"10001_10049",
"10001_10050"
],
"identifier": "NewslettersAndMagazines",
"name": "Newsletters & Magazines",
"parentCatalogGroupID": "-1",
"resourceId": "http:\/\/localhost\/search\/resources\/store\/10001\/categoryview\/byId\/10048",
"shortDescription": "Newsletters & Magazines",
"storeID": "10001",
"thumbnail": "\/wcsstore\/Aurora\/images\/catalog\/newslettersmagazines\/category\/catr_nma_magazines.png",
"uniqueID": "10048"
}
],
"recordSetComplete": "true",
"recordSetCount": 6,
"recordSetStartNumber": 0,
"recordSetTotal": 6,
"resourceId": "http:\/\/localhost\/search\/resources\/store\/10001\/categoryview\/@top?langId=-1&catalogId=10001¤cy=USD&responseFormat=json",
"resourceName": "categoryview"
}