# 2025-09-29: Category Tree - filter unpublished categories

## Overview

Category tree endpoints exclude trees in which the root category has `published=false`, when only published categories are requested (`showUnpublished=false`).

## Modified endpoints

| Endpoint                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Description                                                                                                        |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [Retrieving the category trees](https://developer.emporix.io/api-references/api-guides/catalogs-and-categories/category-tree/api-reference/category-tree-resources#get-category-tenant-category-trees)                  | When `showUnpublished=false` is set in the query parameters, trees with an unpublished root node are not returned. |
| [Retrieving a specific category tree](https://developer.emporix.io/api-references/api-guides/catalogs-and-categories/category-tree/api-reference/category-tree-resources#get-category-tenant-category-trees-categoryid) | When `showUnpublished=false` is set in the query parameters, trees with an unpublished root node are not returned. |

## Known problems

There are no known problems.