{"title":"Taxonomy Object Reference","slug":"taxonomy-object-reference","url":"https://support.storeconnect.com/articles/taxonomy-object-reference","url_markdown":"https://support.storeconnect.com/articles/taxonomy-object-reference.md","subtitle":null,"summary":"A Taxonomy__c is a collection of Product_Category__c objects, and every Product_Category__c belongs to exactly one Taxonomy__c. Each Taxonomy__c belongs to a Store__c, so you can show a different set of categories per store domain or after a user signs in, such as spare part categories for partners.","type":"Developer_Documentation","video_url":"","keywords":"salesforce, object reference, Taxonomy, s_c__Taxonomy__c, api","last_modified":"2026-08-21T07:12:35+0000","body_markdown":"## Overview\n\nA Taxonomy__c represents a collection of Product_Category__c objects. Every Product_Category__c belongs to exactly one Taxonomy__c. Each Taxonomy__c belongs to a Store__c object. Taxonomy__c objects can be used to show a different set of Product_Category__c objects either on each store domain or after a user has signed in, for example to show a special group of spare part categories to partners.\n\n| Property | Value |\n|----------|-------|\n| **API Name** | `s_c__Taxonomy__c` |\n| **Label** | Taxonomy |\n| **Plural Label** | Taxonomies |\n| **Type** | Custom Object |\n\n## Fields\n\n| Field Label | API Name | Type | Required | Description |\n|-------------|----------|------|----------|-------------|\n| Position | `s_c__Position__c` | Number(18,0) | No | The position of this taxonomy object. Lower numbers are shown first, objects without a number are sorted alphabetically by name. |\n| Store | `s_c__Store_Id__c` | Lookup ([s_c__Store__c](store-object-reference)) | Yes | The store this taxonomy belongs to. |\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__Store_Id__c` | Lookup | [s_c__Store__c](store-object-reference) | Taxonomies_Store |\n\n## Referenced by\n\nThese objects hold a lookup or master-detail relationship to **Taxonomy** (`s_c__Taxonomy__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__Product_Category__c](product-category-object-reference) | `s_c__Taxonomy_Id__c` | Lookup | Taxonomy_Categories | — |"}