{"title":"Article Category Object Reference","slug":"article-category-object-reference","url":"https://support.storeconnect.com/articles/article-category-object-reference","url_markdown":"https://support.storeconnect.com/articles/article-category-object-reference.md","subtitle":null,"summary":"Reference documentation for the Article Category object in StoreConnect.","type":"Developer_Documentation","video_url":"","keywords":"salesforce, object reference, Article Category, s_c__Article_Category__c, api","last_modified":"2026-08-21T07:12:35+0000","body_markdown":"## Overview\n\n| Property | Value |\n|----------|-------|\n| **API Name** | `s_c__Article_Category__c` |\n| **Label** | Article Category |\n| **Plural Label** | Article Categories |\n| **Type** | Custom Object |\n\n## Fields\n\n| Field Label | API Name | Type | Required | Description |\n|-------------|----------|------|----------|-------------|\n| Display Name | `s_c__Display_Name__c` | Text(255) | No | The name of the article category that you want to show up on the article category list on the website. |\n| Information Content (Markdown) | `s_c__Information_Markdown__c` | LongTextArea(131072) | No | Article Category information to display after all the articles on the article category page |\n| Introduction Content (Markdown) | `s_c__Introduction_Markdown__c` | LongTextArea(50000) | No | Article Category information to display before all the articles on the article category page. |\n| Meta Description | `s_c__Meta_Description__c` | LongTextArea(2500) | No | The content that appears within the meta description tag in the HEAD tag of the Article Category page. |\n| Meta Keywords | `s_c__Meta_Keywords__c` | Text(255) | No | The content that appears within the meta keywords tag in the HEAD tag of the Article Category page. |\n| Meta Title | `s_c__Meta_Title__c` | Text(255) | No | The content that appears within the meta title tag in the HEAD tag of the Article Category page. |\n| Parent Category | `s_c__Parent_Category_Id__c` | Lookup ([s_c__Article_Category__c](article-category-object-reference)) | No | The parent article category this article category belongs to |\n| Path | `s_c__Path__c` | Text(255) | No | The path at which this article category can be found (unique per store) |\n| Position | `s_c__Position__c` | Number(18,0) | No | The Position of this Article Category in navigation. Lower numbers are shown first, records without a number are sorted alphabetically by name |\n| Social Image | `s_c__Social_Image_Id__c` | Lookup ([s_c__Media__c](media-object-reference)) | No | The Image to show when the Category is shared on Social Media. If not provided, will use the Category's first image. |\n| Store | `s_c__Store_Id__c` | Lookup ([s_c__Store__c](store-object-reference)) | Yes | The store that this article category belongs to |\n| Article Category Type | `s_c__Type__c` | Picklist | No | The type of articles that this category contains |\n| Unique Store and Path | `s_c__Unique_Store_Path__c` | Text(255) | No | Internal use. This ensures a store can only have one article category with the same path |\n| StoreConnect External ID | `s_c__sC_Id__c` | Text(36) | No | StoreConnect External ID, do not modify in Salesforce |\n\n## Relationships\n\n| Field | Type | Related Object | Relationship Name |\n|-------|------|----------------|-------------------|\n| `s_c__Parent_Category_Id__c` | Lookup | [s_c__Article_Category__c](article-category-object-reference) | Sub_Categories |\n| `s_c__Social_Image_Id__c` | Lookup | [s_c__Media__c](media-object-reference) | Article_Category_Social_Images |\n| `s_c__Store_Id__c` | Lookup | [s_c__Store__c](store-object-reference) | Store_Article_Categories |\n\n## Referenced by\n\nThese objects hold a lookup or master-detail relationship to **Article Category** (`s_c__Article_Category__c`). Where the referring record exists to join things together, **Also links to** shows what it connects this object to.\n\n| Object | Field | Type | Relationship Name | Also links to |\n|--------|-------|------|-------------------|---------------|\n| [s_c__Article_Category__c](article-category-object-reference) | `s_c__Parent_Category_Id__c` | Lookup | Sub_Categories | [s_c__Media__c](media-object-reference), [s_c__Store__c](store-object-reference) |\n| [s_c__Articles_Article_Categories__c](articles-article-categories-object-reference) | `s_c__Category_Id__c` | MasterDetail | Article_Article_Categories | [s_c__Article__c](article-object-reference) |\n| [s_c__Menu_Item__c](menu-item-object-reference) | `s_c__Article_Category_Id__c` | Lookup | Article_Category_Menu_Item | — |"}