Social Categories
Retrieve social media content categories for organizing posts by theme, campaign, or content type. Categories structure the social content calendar.
A content calendar without categories is just a list of posts. Categories organize social content by theme, campaign, content type, or any other grouping that makes the calendar manageable. Through MCP, you can retrieve available categories for use when creating or filtering posts.
What This MCP Tool Does
List all content categories and retrieve individual category details. Categories are used when creating posts via Social Post CRUD and filtering via Social Post Search.
Endpoint Reference
List categories: GET /social-media-posting/categories
Get a category: GET /social-media-posting/category/{categoryId}
Authentication
Requires a Private Integration Token (PIT) with the social-media-posting scope enabled.
Important Notes
Categories are read-only through MCP. Category creation and management happens in the GHL UI. Plan your category structure before building automated posting pipelines.
Common category structures: content type (educational, promotional, testimonial, behind-the-scenes), campaign (Q1 launch, summer sale, holiday), or pillar (matching your marketing framework categories).
Related MCP Tools
- Social Post CRUD — Assign categories when creating posts
- Social Post Search — Filter posts by category
- Social Tags — Tags complement categories for finer organization
- Social CSV Import — CSV imports can include category assignments
- Social Accounts — Categories span across all accounts