API Reference

Get All Categories

Retrieve a list of all available categories for organizing your blog posts.

GET

client.getCategories()

import { LightweightClient } from 'lightweight-client';

async function getCategories() {
  const key = process.env.LIGHTWEIGHT_API_KEY;
  if (!key) throw Error('LIGHTWEIGHT_API_KEY environment variable must be set. You can use the DEMO key a8c58738-7b98-4597-b20a-0bb1c2fe5772 for testing - please set it in the root .env.local file');

  const client = new LightweightClient(key);
  return client.getCategories();
}

Parameters

This endpoint does not require any parameters.

Response

[
  {
    "slug": "technology",
    "title": "Technology"
  },
  {
    "slug": "business",
    "title": "Business"
  },
  {
    "slug": "design",
    "title": "Design"
  },
  {
    "slug": "marketing",
    "title": "Marketing"
  },
  {
    "slug": "product-updates",
    "title": "Product Updates"
  },
  {
    "slug": "engineering",
    "title": "Engineering"
  },
  {
    "slug": "data-science",
    "title": "Data Science"
  }
]

Response Schema

Returns an array of category objects, each containing:

slugstring

URL-friendly identifier for the category. Used in API calls and routing.

titlestring

Human-readable display name for the category.

Usage Example

Here's how you might use the categories to filter posts:

// Get all categories
const categories = await client.getCategories();

// Display categories in a navigation menu
categories.forEach(category => {
  console.log(`<a href="/blog/${category.slug}">${category.title}</a>`);
});

// Filter posts by category slug
const techPosts = await client.getPostsByCategory('technology');

Notes

•Categories are predefined in your CMS and cannot be created via the API
•The slug field is used for URL routing and API filtering
•Categories are returned in alphabetical order by default
•Use the DEMO API key a8c58738-7b98-4597-b20a-0bb1c2fe5772 for testing