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# 2025-11-07: Category Service - new search endpoint and query parameter

## Overview

The Category Service has been enhanced with a new search endpoint that allows searching for categories using a request body. Additionally, the existing GET categories endpoint now supports the `q` query parameter for filtering results.

## New endpoints

| Endpoint                                                                                                                                                                                            | Description                                                            |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Searching for categories](https://developer.emporix.io/api-documentation/api-guides/catalogs-and-categories/category-tree/api-reference/category-resources#post-category-tenant-categories-search) | New endpoint that allows searching for categories with a request body. |

## Updated endpoints

| Endpoint                                                                                                                                                                                           | Description                                                              |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [Retrieving a list of categories](https://developer.emporix.io/api-documentation/api-guides/catalogs-and-categories/category-tree/api-reference/category-resources#get-category-tenant-categories) | Added support for the standard `q` query parameter to filter categories. |

## Known problems

There are no known problems.


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