REST Resource: categories

    • Categoryresource describes a business's type using a stable categoryId and provides human-readable names ( displayName ).

    • Each Categorycan optionally include ServiceTypeand MoreHoursTypeinformation detailing the services offered and special hours.

    • ServiceTypeobjects provide specific service details with unique IDs ( serviceTypeId ) and human-readable names ( displayName ).

    • MoreHoursTypeobjects specify additional hours beyond regular business hours using an ID ( hoursTypeId ) and localized display names.

    • Developers can access and utilize Category data using the batchGet and list methods documented in the Methodssection.

    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

    batchGet

    		Returns a list of business categories for the provided language and GConcept ids.

    list

    		Returns a list of business categories.
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