Step 5: Retrieve Subcategories

curl -X GET "https://api.globalwebindex.com/v2/categories/500?include=children" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

{ 
    "category": { 
        "id": "500", 
        "name": "Social Media", 
        "child_categories": [ 
            { 
                "id": "520", 
                "name": "Social and Messaging Usage" 
            }, 
            ... 
        ] 
    } 
}

Next, drill down into the Social Media category to find the Social and Messaging Usage subcategory.

curl -X GET "https://api.globalwebindex.com/v2/categories/500?include=children" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

{ 
    "category": { 
        "id": "500", 
        "name": "Social Media", 
        "child_categories": [ 
            { 
                "id": "520", 
                "name": "Social and Messaging Usage" 
            }, 
            ... 
        ] 
    } 
}

From the response, note the id for the Social and Messaging Usage subcategory: 520.

Step 4: Access Categories in the GWI Core namespace Step 6: Retrieve Questions in the Subcategory

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Getting started

Use Cases

Transition from V1 to V2 API

Platform API

Step 5: Retrieve Subcategories