List Categories
wordpress.list_categories
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the WordPress API with the connection's credentials.
List category terms so a workflow can map a name to the id posts need.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- Username & password
- Providers
- WordPress
- Secret shape
- {"username": "…", "password": "… the application password …"}
- Config it needs
- site_url
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
10 fields, none required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
search Return only items matching this search string. | string | No | — | — | — |
slug Only the category with this slug. | string | No | — | — | — |
parent Only categories whose parent is this term id. | number | No | — | ≥ 0 | — |
post Only categories assigned to this post id. | number | No | — | ≥ 1 | — |
hide_empty Leave out categories that have no published posts. | boolean | No | false | — | — |
orderby Attribute the result set is sorted by. | string | No | — | one of "name", "id", "slug", "count", "description", "include" | — |
order Sort direction for the result set. | string | No | — | one of "asc", "desc" | — |
per_page How many items to return in one page, 1-100. WordPress defaults to 10. | number | No | — | 1–100 | — |
page Which 1-based page of the result set to return. | number | No | — | ≥ 1 | — |
context Response scope. 'view' returns rendered HTML only; 'edit' also returns the raw block markup (title.raw, content.raw) and needs edit rights on the item. | string | No | view | one of "view", "edit", "embed" | — |
Example configuration
Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.
{
"context": "view",
"hide_empty": false
}Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
items The objects WordPress returned for this page of results. | array | — |
count How many objects are in items. | number | — |
{
"count": 0,
"items": []
}Notes
- GET /wp/v2/categories.
See List Categories run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the WordPress connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.