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# Data Category Detail

Gets data category details and the child categories by a given category. This resource can be used in API version 38.0 and later.

Salesforce Knowledge must be enabled in your organization. Use the language code format used in [Which Languages Does Salesforce Support?](https://help.salesforce.com/apex/HTViewHelpDoc?id=faq_getstart_what_languages_does.htm).

## URI

`/services/data/v{XX.X}/support/dataCategoryGroups/{group}/dataCategories/{category}`

## Method

GET

## Formats

JSON, XML

## Authentication

`Authorization: Bearer {token}`

## HTTP Headers

**Accept:** Optional. Can be either `application/json` or `application/xml`.

**Accept-language:** Optional. Language to translate the categories. Any ISO-639 language abbreviation, and an ISO-3166 country code subtag in the HTTP Accept-Language header. Only one language accepted. If no language specified, the non-translated labels are returned.

## Input

string `sObjectName`: Required. `KnowledgeArticleVersion` only.

## Output

Details of the category and a list of child categories (name, label, etc.).

**Data Category Detail**

Used for situations where the hierarchical representation of data categories is important. The child property contains a list of child data categories.

```nolang
{
    "name": String, // the unique name of the category
    "label":  String, // returns the translated version if it is available
    "url":  URL,
    "childCategories": [ Data Category Summary, ....],
}
```

**note:** If the category isn't visible to the current user the return is empty.

## Example Request

```nolang
curl https://MYDOMAINNAME.my.salesforce.com/services/data/v66.0/support/dataCategoryGroups/Doc/dataCategories/All?sObjectName=KnowledgeArticleVersion -H "Authorization: Bearer token"
```

## Example Response Body

```nolang
{
  "childCategories" : [ {
    "childCategories" : null,
    "label" : "Help",
    "name" : "Help",
    "url" : "/services/data/v66.0/support/dataCategoryGroups/Doc/dataCategories/Help?sObjectName=KnowledgeArticleVersion"
  }, {
    "childCategories" : null,
    "label" : "QA",
    "name" : "QA",
    "url" : "/services/data/v66.0/support/dataCategoryGroups/Doc/dataCategories/QA?sObjectName=KnowledgeArticleVersion"
  } ],
  "label" : "All",
  "name" : "All",
  "url" : "/services/data/v66.0/support/dataCategoryGroups/Doc/dataCategories/All?sObjectName=KnowledgeArticleVersion"
}
```