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# List Trust Center control categories

> Gets a list of control categories on a Trust Center.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /reference/manage-vanta.json get /trust-centers/{slugId}/control-categories
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Manage Vanta
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    The REST API lets customers query and mutate Vanta's data. Use this API to
    automate bulk actions, query data for custom workflows and dashboards, and
    bolster your security operations


    **Note for Vanta Gov (FedRAMP) customers:** Select `Vanta Gov (FedRAMP)`
    from the server dropdown to issue requests against
    `https://api.vanta-gov.com`. The OAuth token URL shown below defaults to the
    commercial host — replace it with `https://api.vanta-gov.com/oauth/token`.
  termsOfService: https://www.vanta.com/terms
  license:
    name: UNLICENSED
  contact:
    name: API Support
    url: https://help.vanta.com/
    email: support@vanta.com
servers:
  - url: https://api.vanta.com/v1
    description: Vanta (Commercial)
  - url: https://api.vanta-gov.com/v1
    description: Vanta Gov (FedRAMP)
security: []
paths:
  /trust-centers/{slugId}/control-categories:
    get:
      tags:
        - Trust Centers
      summary: List Trust Center control categories
      description: Gets a list of control categories on a Trust Center.
      operationId: GetTrustCenterControlCategories
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: slugId
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Ok
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ArrayResponse_TrustCenterControlCategory_'
              examples:
                Example 1:
                  value:
                    results:
                      - id: 93d69894dd525f806d7e5c48
                        name: Category name
                        visibility: PUBLIC
                        statusVisibilityOverride: null
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    ArrayResponse_TrustCenterControlCategory_:
      properties:
        results:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TrustCenterControlCategory'
          type: array
      required:
        - results
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
    TrustCenterControlCategory:
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the control category.
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the category.
        visibility:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TrustCenterControlVisibility'
          description: >-
            Visibility of the category's controls on the Trust Center.
            `SHAREABLE`

            categories are only visible to accounts with a matching access
            grant.
        statusVisibilityOverride:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/TrustCenterControlVisibilityMode'
          nullable: true
          description: |-
            Per-category status-visibility override. `null` means the category
            follows the Trust Center's global default.
      required:
        - id
        - name
        - visibility
        - statusVisibilityOverride
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
    TrustCenterControlVisibility:
      type: string
      enum:
        - PUBLIC
        - SHAREABLE
      description: >-
        Visibility of a control category's controls on the Trust Center.

        `SHAREABLE` categories are only visible to accounts with a matching
        access

        grant.
    TrustCenterControlVisibilityMode:
      type: string
      enum:
        - SHOW_OK_ONLY
        - SHOW_OK_AND_UNMAPPED
        - SHOW_ALL_WITHOUT_STATUS
        - SHOW_ALL_WITH_STATUS
      description: >-
        Which controls a Trust Center displays, and whether their pass/fail
        status is

        shown. Set as the Trust Center's global default, or per category to
        override

        that default.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````

## Related topics

- [List Trust Center controls](/api-reference/trust-centers/list-trust-center-controls.md)
- [Reorder controls in a Trust Center control category](/api-reference/trust-centers/reorder-controls-in-a-trust-center-control-category.md)
- [Reorder Trust Center control categories](/api-reference/trust-centers/reorder-trust-center-control-categories.md)
- [Delete Trust Center control category](/api-reference/trust-centers/delete-trust-center-control-category.md)
- [Get Trust Center control category](/api-reference/trust-centers/get-trust-center-control-category.md)