---
title: BusinessCategory
framework: Apple Ads Platform API
role: symbol
role_heading: Object
platforms: [apple ads platform api 1.0+]
path: apple-ads-platform-api/businesscategory
---

# BusinessCategory

A category in the Apple Maps business taxonomy used to classify brands and locations.

## Declaration

```data
object BusinessCategory
```

## Properties

id: MUID (Maps Unique Identifier) for this category. Read-only. name: English locale display name of the category. Example: "Association or Organization". Read-only. qualifiedId: Dot-delimited taxonomy path encoding the category hierarchy. A dot always marks a hierarchy boundary, but an individual level’s name can itself contain underscores (for example, association_or_organization). Example: "dining.restaurant". Use this value as the text on a CATEGORY match-type Keyword. Read-only. description: Human-readable description of the category. Example: "Sporting venues where animals are involved." Read-only. eligibility: Ad serving eligibility for this category. See Eligibility. Read-only.

## Discussion

Discussion The BusinessCategory object represents a leaf or branch node in the Apple Maps category taxonomy. Categories classify brands and locations and scope which businesses Apple Maps campaigns can reach. You can associate active Apple Maps campaigns only with categories that have eligibility.status: ELIGIBLE. Check eligibility before using a category in a production campaign. Example {   "id": "cat-restaurant-042",   "name": "Restaurant",   "qualifiedId": "dining.restaurant",   "description": "Establishments that prepare and serve food and beverages to customers.",   "eligibility": {     "status": "ELIGIBLE",     "blockedGroups": [],     "allowedGroups": [       {         "supplyPlacement": ["SEARCH_TAB", "SEARCH_RESULTS"],         "countryOrRegion": ["US", "GB"]       }     ],     "modificationTime": "2025-01-10T08:00:00.000"   } }

## See Also

- [Brand](apple-ads-platform-api/brand.md)
- [BrandResponse](apple-ads-platform-api/brandresponse.md)
- [BrandQueryResponse](apple-ads-platform-api/brandqueryresponse.md)
- [BrandRejectionReasonResponse](apple-ads-platform-api/brandrejectionreasonresponse.md)
- [BusinessCategoryResponse](apple-ads-platform-api/businesscategoryresponse.md)
- [BusinessCategoryQueryResponse](apple-ads-platform-api/businesscategoryqueryresponse.md)
- [Location](apple-ads-platform-api/location.md)
- [LocationResponse](apple-ads-platform-api/locationresponse.md)
- [LocationGroup](apple-ads-platform-api/locationgroup.md)
- [LocationGroupCreate](apple-ads-platform-api/locationgroupcreate.md)
- [LocationGroupUpdate](apple-ads-platform-api/locationgroupupdate.md)
- [LocationGroupResponse](apple-ads-platform-api/locationgroupresponse.md)
- [LocationGroupQueryResponse](apple-ads-platform-api/locationgroupqueryresponse.md)
- [LocationQueryResponse](apple-ads-platform-api/locationqueryresponse.md)
- [Eligibility](apple-ads-platform-api/eligibility.md)