openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Brightseed Site Content API (WordPress REST API) categories API
  version: wp/v2
  description: Public content API for the Brightseed corporate site (www.brightseedbio.com), served by
    the WordPress REST API `wp/v2` namespace. Read operations on posts, pages, categories, tags, users,
    media, comments, search, taxonomies, types and statuses were verified to respond anonymously on 2026-07-31;
    write operations require authentication via WordPress application passwords. This document was derived
    by the API Evangelist enrichment pipeline from the route metadata the server itself publishes at https://www.brightseedbio.com/wp-json/wp/v2
    — no operations, parameters or schemas were invented.
  contact:
    name: Brightseed
    url: https://www.brightseedbio.com/contact-us/
servers:
- url: https://www.brightseedbio.com/wp-json
  description: Brightseed WordPress REST API
security: []
tags:
- name: categories
paths:
  /wp/v2/categories:
    get:
      operationId: listWpV2Categories
      summary: GET /wp/v2/categories
      tags:
      - categories
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Authentication required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      parameters:
      - name: context
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - view
          - embed
          - edit
          default: view
        description: Scope under which the request is made; determines fields present in response.
      - name: page
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
        description: Current page of the collection.
      - name: per_page
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 10
        description: Maximum number of items to be returned in result set.
      - name: search
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Limit results to those matching a string.
      - name: exclude
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: array
          default: []
          items:
            type: integer
        description: Ensure result set excludes specific IDs.
      - name: include
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: array
          default: []
          items:
            type: integer
        description: Limit result set to specific IDs.
      - name: order
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
          default: asc
        description: Order sort attribute ascending or descending.
      - name: orderby
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - id
          - include
          - name
          - slug
          - include_slugs
          - term_group
          - description
          - count
          default: name
        description: Sort collection by term attribute.
      - name: hide_empty
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
        description: Whether to hide terms not assigned to any posts.
      - name: parent
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: Limit result set to terms assigned to a specific parent.
      - name: post
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: null
        description: Limit result set to terms assigned to a specific post.
      - name: slug
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        description: Limit result set to terms with one or more specific slugs.
    post:
      operationId: createWpV2Categories
      summary: POST /wp/v2/categories
      tags:
      - categories
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Authentication required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                description:
                  type: string
                  description: HTML description of the term.
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: HTML title for the term.
                slug:
                  type: string
                  description: An alphanumeric identifier for the term unique to its type.
                parent:
                  type: integer
                  description: The parent term ID.
                meta:
                  type: object
                  description: Meta fields.
              required:
              - name
      security:
      - applicationPassword: []
  /wp/v2/categories/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getWpV2CategoriesById
      summary: GET /wp/v2/categories/{id}
      tags:
      - categories
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Authentication required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      parameters:
      - &id001
        name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: context
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - view
          - embed
          - edit
          default: view
        description: Scope under which the request is made; determines fields present in response.
    post:
      operationId: createWpV2CategoriesById
      summary: POST /wp/v2/categories/{id}
      tags:
      - categories
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Authentication required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                description:
                  type: string
                  description: HTML description of the term.
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: HTML title for the term.
                slug:
                  type: string
                  description: An alphanumeric identifier for the term unique to its type.
                parent:
                  type: integer
                  description: The parent term ID.
                meta:
                  type: object
                  description: Meta fields.
      parameters:
      - *id001
      security:
      - applicationPassword: []
    put:
      operationId: replaceWpV2CategoriesById
      summary: PUT /wp/v2/categories/{id}
      tags:
      - categories
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Authentication required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                description:
                  type: string
                  description: HTML description of the term.
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: HTML title for the term.
                slug:
                  type: string
                  description: An alphanumeric identifier for the term unique to its type.
                parent:
                  type: integer
                  description: The parent term ID.
                meta:
                  type: object
                  description: Meta fields.
      parameters:
      - *id001
      security:
      - applicationPassword: []
    patch:
      operationId: updateWpV2CategoriesById
      summary: PATCH /wp/v2/categories/{id}
      tags:
      - categories
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Authentication required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                description:
                  type: string
                  description: HTML description of the term.
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: HTML title for the term.
                slug:
                  type: string
                  description: An alphanumeric identifier for the term unique to its type.
                parent:
                  type: integer
                  description: The parent term ID.
                meta:
                  type: object
                  description: Meta fields.
      parameters:
      - *id001
      security:
      - applicationPassword: []
    delete:
      operationId: deleteWpV2CategoriesById
      summary: DELETE /wp/v2/categories/{id}
      tags:
      - categories
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Authentication required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      parameters:
      - *id001
      - name: force
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
        description: Required to be true, as terms do not support trashing.
      security:
      - applicationPassword: []
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      description: WordPress REST API error envelope.
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable error code, e.g. rest_forbidden.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message.
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            status:
              type: integer
  securitySchemes:
    applicationPassword:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: WordPress application passwords. Authorize at https://www.brightseedbio.com/wp-admin/authorize-application.php
        (advertised in the /wp-json/ discovery document).