Skill Categories API
The Skill Categories API is for administering Skill Category records in Skills Base which includes adding, retrieving, updating and deleting records.
Endpoint
/1.0/skillcategories
Objects used by this API
Skill Category object
| Name | Data type | Read only | Description |
| id | integer | Yes | The unique identifier for the record, used to reference the record in other API interactions. |
| parent_id | integer | No | Parent Skill Category id |
| name | string | No | Skill Category name |
Methods
GET /skillcategories
Returns all Skill Categories in the instance.
GET /skillcategories/:id
Returns a Skill Category matching the given id
POST /skillcategories/search
Searches Skill Category records. See Search APIs for a description of search functionality.
The available search parameters are:
| Name | Arrays | Wildcards |
| id | Yes | No |
| parent_id | Yes | No |
| name | No | Yes |
POST /skillcategories
Creates a new Skill Category record.
The following parameters can be POSTed
| Name | Required |
| name | Yes |
| parent_id | No |
PUT /skillcategories/:id
Updates an existing Skill Category record.
The following fields can be updated:
| Name |
| parent_id |
| name |
DELETE /skillcategories/:id
Deletes a Skill Category. Note that only empty Skill Categories can be deleted. That is, you cannot delete a Skill Category via this API if it contains other Skill Categories or Skills. You must remove each item before invoking this method, or alternatively delete the Skill Category via the Skills Base web application.