IDOL Category Component 24.2

# CategoryGetHierDetails

Returns the hierarchy details for a specified category (by default it returns the root category, which has the category ID `0`). This action returns the following information:

- the name and ID of the category

- the depth of the category in the hierarchy

- the location of the category in the hierarchy

- the number of children the category has

- the names and IDs of all the children of the category

## Example

    http://12.3.4.56:9020/action=CategoryGetHierDetails

This action returns the root category hierarchy details.

    http://12.3.4.56:9020/action=CategoryGetHierDetails&TaxonomyName=Recipe

This action returns details of the category hierarchy for the `Recipe` taxonomy.

## Optional Parameters

This action accepts the following optional parameters.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
Category | The ID of the category to return hierarchy details for.
Expand | The categories to expand in the hierarchy.
Fields | The category fields to display.
PrintFields | Displays fields that have been set for the category.
Schema | The ID of the category that acts as the virtual root.
TaxonomyName | The name of a taxonomy to get details for.
UserName | The name of the user that sends the action.

This action accepts the following standard ACI action parameters.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
ActionID | A string to use to identify an ACI action.
FileName | The file to write output to.
ForceTemplateRefresh | Forces the server to load the template from disk.
Output | Writes output to a file.
ResponseFormat | The format of the action output.
Template | The template to use for the action output.
TemplateParamCSVs | A list of variables to use for the specified template.

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Version 24.2 | Last updated March 2024

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Product: IDOL IDOL Category Component 24.2

Topic Title: CategoryGetHierDetails