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REST Resource: categories
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Resource: Category
A category describing what this business is (not what it does). For a list of valid category IDs, and the mappings to their human-readable names, see categories.list.
| JSON representation |
{
"displayName": string,
"categoryId": string,
"serviceTypes": [
{
object (ServiceType)
}
],
"moreHoursTypes": [
{
object (MoreHoursType)
}
]
} |
| Fields |
displayName |
string
. The human-readable name of the category. This is set when reading the location. When modifying the location, categoryId must be set. Note: This field is used in responses only. Any value specified here in a request is ignored.
|
categoryId |
string
. A stable ID (provided by Google) for this category. The categoryId must be specified when modifying the category (when creating or updating a location). Note: This field is used in responses only. Any value specified here in a request is ignored.
|
serviceTypes[] |
object (ServiceType)
. A list of all the service types that are available for this business category. Note: This field is used in responses only. Any value specified here in a request is ignored.
|
moreHoursTypes[] |
object (MoreHoursType)
Output only. More hours types that are available for this business category.
|
ServiceType
A message describing a service type that the business offers.
| JSON representation |
{
"serviceTypeId": string,
"displayName": string
} |
| Fields |
serviceTypeId |
string
Output only. A stable ID (provided by Google) for this service type.
|
displayName |
string
Output only. The human-readable display name for the service type.
|
MoreHoursType
More hours types that a business can offers, in addition to its regular hours.
| JSON representation |
{
"hoursTypeId": string,
"displayName": string,
"localizedDisplayName": string
} |
| Fields |
hoursTypeId |
string
Output only. A stable ID provided by Google for this hours type.
|
displayName |
string
Output only. The human-readable English display name for the hours type.
|
localizedDisplayName |
string
Output only. The human-readable localized display name for the hours type.
|
Methods |
|
|
Returns a list of business categories for the provided language and GConcept ids. |
|
|
Returns a list of business categories. |
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For a list of valid category IDs, and the mappings to their human-readable names, see [categories.list](https://developers.google.com/my-business/reference/rest/v4/categories/list).\n\n| JSON representation ||\n|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|\n| ``` { \"displayName\": string, \"categoryId\": string, \"serviceTypes\": [ { object (/my-business/reference/rest/v4/categories#Category.ServiceType) } ], \"moreHoursTypes\": [ { object (/my-business/reference/rest/v4/categories#Category.MoreHoursType) } ] } ``` |\n\n| Fields ||\n|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `displayName` | `string` . The human-readable name of the category. This is set when reading the location. When modifying the location, `categoryId` must be set. Note: This field is used in responses only. Any value specified here in a request is ignored. |\n| `categoryId` | `string` . A stable ID (provided by Google) for this category. The `categoryId` must be specified when modifying the category (when creating or updating a location). Note: This field is used in responses only. Any value specified here in a request is ignored. |\n| `serviceTypes[]` | `object (`[ServiceType](/my-business/reference/rest/v4/categories#Category.ServiceType)`)` . A list of all the service types that are available for this business category. Note: This field is used in responses only. Any value specified here in a request is ignored. |\n| `moreHoursTypes[]` | `object (`[MoreHoursType](/my-business/reference/rest/v4/categories#Category.MoreHoursType)`)` Output only. More hours types that are available for this business category. |\n\n### ServiceType\n\nA message describing a service type that the business offers.\n\n| JSON representation ||\n|------------------------------------------------------------|---|\n| ``` { \"serviceTypeId\": string, \"displayName\": string } ``` |\n\n| Fields ||\n|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `serviceTypeId` | `string` Output only. A stable ID (provided by Google) for this service type. |\n| `displayName` | `string` Output only. The human-readable display name for the service type. |\n\n### MoreHoursType\n\nMore hours types that a business can offers, in addition to its regular hours.\n\n| JSON representation ||\n|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|\n| ``` { \"hoursTypeId\": string, \"displayName\": string, \"localizedDisplayName\": string } ``` |\n\n| Fields ||\n|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `hoursTypeId` | `string` Output only. A stable ID provided by Google for this hours type. |\n| `displayName` | `string` Output only. The human-readable English display name for the hours type. |\n| `localizedDisplayName` | `string` Output only. The human-readable localized display name for the hours type. |\n\n| Methods ------- ||\n|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ### [batchGet](/my-business/reference/rest/v4/categories/batchGet) | Returns a list of business categories for the provided language and GConcept ids. |\n| ### [list](/my-business/reference/rest/v4/categories/list) | Returns a list of business categories. |"]]