# Categories The WP Mobile Pack content API implements a series of endpoints that are responsible for exporting categories. These are as follows: | **Endpoint** | **Description** | | ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | | exportcategories | A list of all the categories with the latests posts for each of them. | | exportcategory | A category's details. | ## **Please note all endpoints support JSONP.** All URL’s are relative to the WP Mobile Pack installation folder, typically located at /wp-content/plugins/wordpress-mobile-pack. ## **1) Exporting categories** **Relative FREE URL:**/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-mobile-pack/export/content.php?content=exportcategories\&callback=CallbackMethod **Relative PRO URL:** /wp-content/plugins/wordpress-mobile-pack-pro/frontend/export/content.php?content=exportcategories\&callback=CallbackMethod Sample code: on [Gist](https://gist.github.com/appticles/d8c82615cc5d90af7f53#file-wpmp-content-api-exportcategories) **Parameters:** | **GET Params** | **Type** | **Required** | **Description** | | ----------------- | -------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | content | String | Yes | Equal to "exportcategories". | | callback | String | Yes | The callback method. | | limit | Integer | No | The number of articles that are exported for each category. Default value 7. | | withArticles | Integer | No | Pass a value different than 1 to export the categories without articles. | | page | Integer | No | Used for paginating categories. Default value 1. | | rows | Integer | No | Used for paginating categories, indicates the number of categories per page. Default value 5. | | descriptionLength | Integer | No | (Deprecated) The length (number of characters) of an article's description. Default value 200. | **Response type:** JSONP **Response format (for a category):** | **Field** | **Type** | **Required** | **Description** | | ---------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | id | Alphanumeric string or integer | Yes | The ID of the category. It is set to "0" (zero) for the "Latest" category which combines the newest articles from all categories. The "Latest" category is optional. | | order | Integer | Yes | The order in the categories menu. | | name | String | Yes | The category title. | | name\_slug | String | Yes | The category slug (used for url rewriting). | | parent\_id | Alphanumeric string | No | The parent's category ID. It is set to 0 (zero) for root categories. | | link | String, URL | No | The category's original link (used for setting a rel=canonical tag and prevent SEO duplicate content issues). Default value is " "(empty string) that indicates not to use a rel=canonical tag. | | image | Object or empty string | No | The icon, displayed in the categories menu. Click [ here](/content-api/posts.md) to see the specs for the image field. In case a category doesn't have an icon, this field is set to " " (empty string). | | articles | List | Yes | A list with the articles from the category. Click [here](/content-api/posts.md) to see the specs for an article. | ## **2) Exporting a category's details** **Relative FREE URL:**/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-mobile-pack/export/content.php?content=exportcategory\&categoryId=0\&callback=CallbackMethod **Relative PRO URL:** /wp-content/plugins/wordpress-mobile-pack-pro/frontend/export/content.php?content=exportcategory\&categoryId=0\&callback=CallbackMethod **Parameters:** | **GET Params** | **Type** | **Required** | **Description** | | -------------- | --------------------------------------- | ------------ | -------------------------- | | content | String | Yes | Equal to "exportcategory". | | callback | String | Yes | The callback method. | | categoryId | Alphanumeric string or integer | Yes | The ID of the category. | **Response type:** JSONP **Response format:** | **Field** | **Type** | **Required** | **Description** | | --------- | -------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | | category | Object | Yes | The category's details. See below the category's format. | **Category format** | **Field** | **Type** | **Required** | **Description** | | ---------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | id | Alphanumeric string or integer | Yes | The ID of the category. It is set to "0" (zero) for the "Latest" category. | | name | String | Yes | The category title. | | name\_slug | String | Yes | The category slug (used for url rewriting). | | parent\_id | Alphanumeric string | No | The parent category's ID. It is set to 0 (zero) for root categories. | | link | String, URL | No | The category's original link (used for setting a rel=canonical tag and prevent SEO duplicate content issues). Default value is " " (empty string) that indicates not to use a rel=canconical tag. | | image | Object or empty string | No | The icon, displayed in the categories menu. Click [here](/content-api/posts.md) to see the specs for the image field. In case a category doesnt' have an icon, this field is set to " " (empty string) or \[] (empty array). | --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.wpmobilepack.com/content-api/categories.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. 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