# YouTube Data API . guideCategories

## Instance Methods

Returns a list of categories that can be associated with YouTube channels.

### Method Details

`list(part, regionCode=None, hl=None, id=None)`

    Returns a list of categories that can be associated with YouTube channels.

    Args:
      part: string, The part parameter specifies the guideCategory resource properties that the API response will include. Set the parameter value to snippet. (required)
      regionCode: string, The regionCode parameter instructs the API to return the list of guide categories available in the specified country. The parameter value is an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
      hl: string, The hl parameter specifies the language that will be used for text values in the API response.
      id: string, The id parameter specifies a comma-separated list of the YouTube channel category ID(s) for the resource(s) that are being retrieved. In a guideCategory resource, the id property specifies the YouTube channel category ID.

    Returns:
      An object of the form:

        {
        "eventId": "A String", # Serialized EventId of the request which produced this response.
        "nextPageToken": "A String", # The token that can be used as the value of the pageToken parameter to retrieve the next page in the result set.
        "kind": "youtube#guideCategoryListResponse", # Identifies what kind of resource this is. Value: the fixed string "youtube#guideCategoryListResponse".
        "visitorId": "A String", # The visitorId identifies the visitor.
        "items": [ # A list of categories that can be associated with YouTube channels. In this map, the category ID is the map key, and its value is the corresponding guideCategory resource.
          { # A guideCategory resource identifies a category that YouTube algorithmically assigns based on a channel's content or other indicators, such as the channel's popularity. The list is similar to video categories, with the difference being that a video's uploader can assign a video category but only YouTube can assign a channel category.
            "snippet": { # Basic details about a guide category. # The snippet object contains basic details about the category, such as its title.
              "channelId": "UCBR8-60-B28hp2BmDPdntcQ",
              "title": "A String", # Description of the guide category.
            },
            "kind": "youtube#guideCategory", # Identifies what kind of resource this is. Value: the fixed string "youtube#guideCategory".
            "etag": "A String", # Etag of this resource.
            "id": "A String", # The ID that YouTube uses to uniquely identify the guide category.
          },
        ],
        "tokenPagination": { # Stub token pagination template to suppress results.
        },
        "etag": "A String", # Etag of this resource.
        "prevPageToken": "A String", # The token that can be used as the value of the pageToken parameter to retrieve the previous page in the result set.
        "pageInfo": { # Paging details for lists of resources, including total number of items available and number of resources returned in a single page.
          "totalResults": 42, # The total number of results in the result set.
          "resultsPerPage": 42, # The number of results included in the API response.
        },
      }