# KnowledgeBaseCategory

**Type:** GraphQL objects

**Description:**
A category that groups related knowledge base articles together.
Categories can be nested under parent categories for hierarchical organization.

## Fields
- _id (String)
- code (String): Unique code identifier for programmatic access.
- title (String): The category title.
- description (String): Description of what this category covers.
- articles (KnowledgeBaseArticle): Articles in this category, optionally filtered by status.
  - _id (String)
  - code (String): Unique code identifier for programmatic access.
  - title (String): The article title.
  - summary (String): Brief summary or excerpt of the article content.
  - content (String): Full article content (HTML).
  - status (String): Publication status: 'draft', 'publish', or 'scheduled'.
  - isPrivate (Boolean): Whether this article is only visible to team members.
  - reactionChoices (String): Available emoji reaction types for this article.
  - reactionCounts (JSON): Count of each reaction type received.
  - createdBy (String): User ID of the article creator.
  - createdUser (User): The resolved user who created this article.
  - createdDate (Date): When this article was created.
  - modifiedBy (String): User ID of the last modifier.
  - modifiedDate (Date): When this article was last modified.
  - topicId (String): The topic this article belongs to.
  - categoryId (String): The category this article belongs to.
  - viewCount (Int): Total number of times this article has been viewed.
  - attachments (Attachment): File attachments included with this article.
  - image (Attachment): Featured image for the article.
  - pdfAttachment (PdfAttachment): PDF attachment with extracted page images.
  - publishedUserId (String): User ID of who published this article.
  - publishedUser (User): The resolved user who published this article.
  - scheduledDate (Date): Scheduled publication date (for status 'scheduled').
  - forms (FormCode): Forms embedded in this article.
- icon (String): Icon identifier for the category.
- createdBy (String): User ID of the category creator.
- createdDate (Date): When this category was created.
- modifiedBy (String): User ID of the last modifier.
- modifiedDate (Date): When this category was last modified.
- parentCategoryId (String): Parent category ID for nested categorization.
- firstTopic (KnowledgeBaseTopic): The first topic this category belongs to.
  - _id (String)
  - code (String): Unique code identifier for programmatic access.
  - title (String): The topic title.
  - description (String): Description of the topic.
  - categories (KnowledgeBaseCategory): Categories within this topic.
  - workspace (Workspace)
  - color (String)
  - backgroundImage (String): URL of the background image for the topic page.
  - languageCode (String): ISO language code for the topic content (e.g. 'en', 'ar').
  - createdBy (String): User ID of the topic creator.
  - createdDate (Date): When this topic was created.
  - modifiedBy (String): User ID of the last modifier.
  - modifiedDate (Date): When this topic was last modified.
  - parentCategories (KnowledgeBaseParentCategory): Top-level parent categories within this topic.
- authors (User): Users who have authored articles in this category.
  - _id (String)
  - createdAt (Date)
  - username (String)
  - email (String)
  - userPreferences (JSON)
  - availability (UserChatStatus)
  - isActive (Boolean)
  - details (UserDetailsType)
  - links (JSON)
  - status (String)
  - emailSignatures (JSON)
  - groupIds (String)
  - workspaceIds (String)
  - isSubscribed (String)
  - customFieldsData (JSON)
  - workspaces (Workspace)
  - isOwner (Boolean)
  - permissionActions (JSON)
  - configs (JSON)
  - configsConstants (JSON)
  - onboardingHistory (OnboardingHistory)
  - departmentIds (String)
  - departments (Department)
  - branchIds (String)
  - branches (Branch)
  - positionIds (String)
  - positions (Position)
  - score (Float)
  - scoreCategories (ScoreCategories)
  - leaderBoardPosition (Int)
  - employeeId (String)
  - isOnline (Boolean)
- numOfArticles (Float): Count of articles in this category, optionally filtered by status.
- countArticles (Int): Total article count in this category.