> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.birdeye.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get Listing Category List

> Get the list of available listing categories for a given platform and country.

```
get_listing_category_list
```

## Description

Returns the available business categories for a specific listing platform and country. Use this to find the correct category ID or name before updating a listing.

## Parameters

| Parameter     | Type   | Required | Default | Description                                       |
| ------------- | ------ | -------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| `sourceName`  | string | Yes      | —       | The listing platform. See supported values below. |
| `countryCode` | string | No       | `"US"`  | Country code. See supported values below.         |

### Supported `sourceName` Values

| Value        | Platform                        |
| ------------ | ------------------------------- |
| `GMB`        | Google Business Profile         |
| `FACEBOOK`   | Facebook                        |
| `BING`       | Bing Places                     |
| `APPLE`      | Apple Maps                      |
| `HEALTHCARE` | Healthcare-specific directories |
| `VENDOR`     | Vendor-specific directories     |

### Supported `countryCode` Values

`US`, `CA`, `AU`, `PR`, `NZ`, `MX`, `IN`, `UK`, `FR`, `IT`

## Example Usage

```
What Google Business categories are available in the US?
```

```
List Facebook listing categories for Canada.
```

## Notes

* For `VENDOR` source, each category includes a `primary` flag indicating if it can be set as the primary category.
* Category IDs from this tool can be used when updating listings through the Birdeye platform.