Categories

Note

These APIs are not frozen and can change at any time without warning. See the API versions available for alternatives if you need stability.

Category List

Categories are defined by a name, a slug and a type. Slugs are only guaranteed to be unique for a given type, and can therefore be re-used for different categories.

This endpoint is not paginated.

GET /api/v5/addons/categories/

Response JSON Object:

• id (int) – The category id.

• name (string) – The category name. Returns the already translated string.

• slug (string) – The category slug. See csv table for more possible values.

• misc (boolean) – Whether or not the category is miscellaneous.

• type (string) – Category type, see add-on type for more details.

• weight (int) – Category weight used in sort ordering.

• description (string|null) – The category description. Returns the already translated string.

Current categories

Name	Slug	Type
Alerts & Updates	alerts-updates	extension
Appearance	appearance	extension
Bookmarks	bookmarks	extension
Download Management	download-management	extension
Feeds, News & Blogging	feeds-news-blogging	extension
Games & Entertainment	games-entertainment	extension
Language Support	language-support	extension
Photos, Music & Videos	photos-music-videos	extension
Privacy & Security	privacy-security	extension
Search Tools	search-tools	extension
Shopping	shopping	extension
Social & Communication	social-communication	extension
Tabs	tabs	extension
Web Development	web-development	extension
Other	other	extension
General	general	dictionary
General	general	language
Abstract	abstract	statictheme
Causes	causes	statictheme
Fashion	fashion	statictheme
Film and TV	film-and-tv	statictheme
Firefox	firefox	statictheme
Foxkeh	foxkeh	statictheme
Holiday	holiday	statictheme
Music	music	statictheme
Nature	nature	statictheme
Other	other	statictheme
Scenery	scenery	statictheme
Seasonal	seasonal	statictheme
Solid	solid	statictheme
Sports	sports	statictheme
Websites	websites	statictheme